{"id":273900,"date":"2025-08-09T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/273900\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:03:07","slug":"madden-nfl-26-simulates-pittsburgh-steelers-2025-season-game-by-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/273900\/","title":{"rendered":"Madden NFL 26 simulates Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 2025 season, game-by-game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Players are finally getting their hands on Madden NFL 26<\/a> with the deluxe editions and EA access trial releasing on Thursday. We at Steelers Wire, we used the new-and-improved franchise mode to simulate the entirety of the Steelers\u2019 2025 17-game schedule<\/a>. Here are the results from the simulation and how the Aaron Rodgers-led Steelers<\/a> fared:<\/p>\n

Week 1: Sept. 7 at New York JetsResult: 17-14, winRecord: 1-0Week 2: Sept. 14 vs. Seattle SeahawksResult: 15-21, lossRecord: 1-1Week 3: Sept. 21 at New England PatriotsResult: 19-17, winRecord: 2-1Week 4: Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota Vikings (Dublin, Ireland)Result: 20-7, winRecord: 3-1Week 5: Bye Week<\/p>\n

The Steelers showed promise heading into the bye, simulated at 3-1 \u2014 but some of their toughest matchups were still to come.<\/p>\n

Week 6: Oct. 12 vs. Cleveland BrownsResult: 30-15, winRecord: 4-1Week 7: Oct. 16 at Cincinnati Bengals (TNF)Result: 24-21, winRecord: 5-1Week 8: Oct. 26 vs. Green Bay Packers (SNF)Result: 21-24, lossRecord: 5-2Week 9: Nov. 2 vs. Indianapolis ColtsResult: 28-13, winRecord: 6-2Week 10: Nov. 9 at L.A. Chargers (SNF)Result: 23-17, winRecord: 7-2Week 11: Nov. 16 vs. Cincinnati BengalsResult: 22-24, lossRecord: 7-3Week 12: Nov. 23 at Chicago BearsResult: 31-15, winRecord: 8-3Week 13: Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo BillsResult: 13-21, lossRecord: 8-4Week 14: Dec. 7 at Baltimore RavensResult: 20-17, winRecord: 9-4Week 15: Dec. 15 vs. Miami Dolphins (MNF)Result: 24-14, winRecord: 10-4Week 16: Dec. 21 at Detroit LionsResult: 7-14, lossRecord: 10-5Week 17: Dec. 28 at Cleveland BrownsResult: 24-0, winRecord: 11-5Week 18: TBD vs. Baltimore RavensResult: 9-14, lossRecord: 11-6Regular-season recap<\/p>\n

The Steelers finished 19th in total offense with 5,148 yards, second in defensive yards allowed with 4,597, 19th in points scored with 347, and first in points allowed with 268.<\/p>\n

At one point in the simulation, Pittsburgh was just one game off the No. 1 seed in the AFC \u2014 but in classic Steelers fashion, fell apart during the latter half of the season, going 4-4 in the final eight games. Their strong start was enough to make the playoffs, however, which couldn’t be said for the Bengals and Browns.<\/p>\n

AFC North standingsBaltimore Ravens: 14-3, No. 1 seedPittsburgh Steelers<\/a>: 11-6, No. 6 seedCincinnati Bengals: 8-9, didn’t make playoffsCleveland Browns 3-14, didn’t make playoffsPlayoffs: Wild Card round vs. Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

The Steelers playoff misfortunes continued in this simulation of the 2025 season \u2014 with the completely revamped roster still lacking the firepower to win where it matters most.<\/p>\n

While Madden NFL 26 is a video game \u2014 and the simulation should be taken with as much salt as possible \u2014 the results mirror the Steelers\u2019 seasonal finishes over the last 9 years: winning seasons with zero playoff wins.<\/p>\n

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