The Pittsburgh Steelers head to Foxborough on Sunday for a Week 2 meeting with the reigning AFC champion New England Patriots, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET. CBS will carry the game on TV, and it will also be available to stream on-demand.
Pittsburgh arrives with a win in hand after opening the Mike McCarthy era with a 20-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium. That game was built on defense.
Aaron Rodgers handled the offense, but the Steelers’ front set the tone, and T.J. Watt delivered the signature moment early in the fourth quarter with a 35-yard interception return for his first career pick-six.
Watt also added two sacks. The secondary did its part too, blanking Atlanta tight end Kyle Pitts and limiting wide receiver Drake London to two catches while the Steelers faced backup quarterback Cooper Rush.
New England comes in after a rough 13-10 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 NFL season opener. The Patriots had a 10-point second-half lead in a Super Bowl 60 rematch before the game slipped away in Seattle.
Drake Maye got them rolling by connecting with rookie tight end Eli Raridon for the first touchdown of the NFL season, and New England took a 7-0 lead into halftime. But the offense faded after A.J.
Brown left early in the second half with an ankle injury. Maye was forced into tougher passing situations, couldn’t settle in against the Seahawks’ secondary, and finished with a career-high three interceptions, including a late one that helped Seattle complete the comeback and drain the clock.
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