Pittsburgh Steelers

More prime-time games likely for Steelers after NFL changes

NFL: APR 27 2023 Draft KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 27: Pittsburgh Steelers fans await their pick of the night during Round One of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday April 27, 2023 at Union Station in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH — Changes to the way the NFL schedules prime-time games could mean more of them for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In a multi-pronged effort to get better games on prime-time television, the NFL is taking several steps this offseason to get more of the teams that people want to see in front of more of the viewers.

One is a somewhat controversial plan to add flex scheduling to Monday Night and Thursday Night Football. Monday Night Football will have flex scheduling in 2023, for Weeks 13-17. The specifics of how those games will be flexed have not been fully released.

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