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Steelers Open Season at Home for First Time in Nine Years

The Pittsburgh Steelers kick off their season at Acrisure Stadium.
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Steelers Open Season at Home for First Time in Nine Years
Steelers Open Season at Home for First Time in Nine Years

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers finally open an NFL season at home. After eight straight seasons of opening the year on the road, fans will finally have the opportunity to cheer on the black and gold from the North Shore in Week 1. 

The Steelers will kick off the season against the San Francisco 49ers at Acrisure Stadium, according to a report from Adam Crowley of 93.7 The Fan. It would be the first season opener played in Pittsburgh since the 2014 season. 

The last time the Steelers opened up at home, they beat the Browns 30-27 behind 365 passing yards from Ben Roethlisberger, 109 yards and a touchdown on the ground from Le'Veon Bell and 116 yards and a score from Antonio Brown. Sean Suisham's 41-yard, game-winning field goal passed through the uprights with no time on the clock that afternoon. A vastly different cast of characters will be wearing black and gold when the ball is kicked on the North Shore. 

As for the 49ers, who will start under center is up in the air. Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 NFL Draft, Brock Purdy, who led San Francisco to the playoffs after both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garroppolo went down with injuries, is the presumed front-runner. But 49ers head coach Kyle Shannahan said both Lance and Sam Darnold are capable of starting as well. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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