It’s Week Eight of the 2025 National Football League Season and the Green Bay Packers are in town to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here is everything you need to about the clash of traditional powers!
What: Green Bay Packers 4-1-1 at the Pittsburgh Steelers 4-2
Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
When: Sunday October 26th 2025 820pmET
Weather: 50 degrees and clear with winds to 5mph.
Surface: Natural Grass. The entire surface was replaced following the Cleveland game. PITT will play on it Saturday at 330pmET.
Wagering Information: Packers -3 O/U 45.5
Last Week: The Packers defeated the Cardinals in Arizona 27-23 while the Steelers fell to the Bengals on Thursday night 33-31.
TV: NBC Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analysis), Melissa Stark (field reporter)
TV Coverage in Your Area (courtesy 506sports.com): National TV Audience
Radio: Steelers Audio Network Rob King (play-by-play), Max Starks (analysis), Missi Matthews (field reporter)
Westwood One Radio: Ryan Radtke (play-by-play), Mike Golic (analysis)
Head Official: Shawn Hochuli. He is a financial advisor with a degree from Claremont. This is his 12th season as a head official. His father Ed was also a head official and was known mostly for having some serious biceps. The last time he called a Steelers’ game was December of last year when the Steelers beat the Bengals in Cincy. His crew called 20 penalties that day. His crew is currently fourth in the amount of flags thrown with 108. The home team is currently averaging about two less penalties per game under Hochuli’s watch than is the road team.
Game Status (courtesy steelers.com) PIT: No. 13 WR Scotty Miller (Finger) – Out, * No. 18 QB Will Howard (Right Hand) – Questionable, * No. 50 LB Malik Harrison (Knee) – Questionable, No. 54 C Zach Frazier (Calf) – Questionable GB: No. 91 DL Warren Brinson (Hamstring) – Questionable, No. 0 WR Matthew Golden (Hip) – Questionable, No. 17 K Brandon McManus (Right Quadricep) – Questionable, No. 90 DL Lukas Van Ness (Foot) – Out, * No. 9 WR Christian Watson (Knee) – Questionable, No. 13 WR Dontayvion Wicks (Calf) – Out
No. 95 DL Devonte Wyatt (Knee) – Questionable
* in the 21-day window designated to return from Injured Reserve
Injury Notes: With Calvin Austin III returning, the loss of Miller shouldn’t hurt too much… Frazier is the guy to keep an eye as he’s been bothered by the calf all week… I’m told most of the Packers listed as questionable should play on Sunday Night.
2025 NFL Ranks:
Total Offense: PIT 25th, GB 14th
Passing Offense: PIT 19th, GB 12th
Rushing Offense: PIT 25th, GB 15th
Total Defense: PIT 28th, GB 6th
Passing Defense: PIT 31st, GB 15th
Rushing Defense: PIT 17th, GB 2nd
AFC North Standings:
Pittsburgh 4-2
Cincinnati 3-4
Cleveland 2-5
Baltimore 1-5
This Week in the AFC North: NY Jets at Cincinnati 1pmET, Cleveland at New England 1pmET, Chicago at Baltimore 1pmET
What You Need to Know: Pittsburgh has won six straight home games against the Packes dating back to 1970… The Steelers are 2-9 all-time versus Green Bay in the month of October… Since 1970, the Steelers are 100-72 in primetime games… The Steelers are 32-28 all-time on Sunday Night Football including a record of 14-11 at home… The Packers are 37-19-1 all-time on SNF which is the best record in the NFL… Pittsburgh has won just five of their last 13 games on SNF… Pittsburgh is 19-10 all-time with nine days rest…
Tomlin Time: Mike Tomlin is 4-1 all-time versus the Packers… Coach T is 14-5 all-time on nine days rest… He is 7-3 at home on nine days rest… Tomlin is 30-11 all-time in primetime home games.
Green Bay Packers Names to Know: QB Jordan Love, RB Josh Jacobs, TE Tucker Kraft, EDGE Micah Parsons, WR Romeo Doubs, DL Rashaun Gary, OT Zach Tom, LB Quay Walker, S Xavier McKinney, K Brandon McManus
What’s at Stake: Despite holding that week one win over them, the Packers know that every win is vital in terms of keeping pace with the Lions. For the Steelers, it’s about erasing the bad taste from last week’s loss and maintaining their lead in the North.
All-Time Series: Packers lead 19-17, Steelers lead in Pittsburgh 9-7
Last Meeting: November 2023 in Pittsburgh. Steelers 23 Packers 19
Postseason History: Packers lead 1-0 (SB XLV)
Steelers Regular Season Game Highs vs GB:
PASSING:503 yards Ben Roethlisberger 12/20/2009
RUSHING: 163 yards Rocky Bleier 10/26/1975
RECEIVING: 169 yards Antonio Brown 11/26/2017
SACKS: 2.5 Donta Jones 11/09/1998
INTERCEPTIONS: 1 13 times
Check out the latest Steel City Blitz Steelers Podcast for more on the Steelers.
Three Things We Need to See for a Steelers’ Victory:
–Let’s See It Defense. Last week in Cincy was nothing short of an abomination as Joe Flacco dropped, planted and threw at will. This week, the Steelers get Jordan Love who gets the ball out even faster. Granted, the Packers don’t have Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but if the Steelers haven’t adjusted to that style of play then shame on Mike Tomlin and Teryl Austin. They have to get corners up and willing to re-route receivers in order to disrupt the timing.
–Stay Balanced Offensively. The Packers are very good defensively but they aren’t invincible. I do not expect the Steelers to have the running success they saw in Cincinnati but I also don’t expect that they will abandon it altogether either. This is a big challenge for an improving offensive line to be certain but with Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell running well they should be up for it. Arthur Smith has been very creative the last few weeks so I’m hopeful that continues.
–Live Up to the Hype. T.J. Watt was largely invisible last week. Patrick Queen played his worst game of the season. Joey Porter, Jr and Jalen Ramsey struggled as well. Let’s go ahead and assume that the short week caught up with them – that’s fine – there are no such excuses this weekend. Watt needs to get to the quarterback, Queen needs to throttle down and stop over-running the ball and as for Porter, Jr and Ramsey? They’ve got to be better plain and simple.
The ‘X’ Factor: Each week I will select a player from each team who I believe will need to play above and beyond in order for his team to win.
X-Factor Steelers: DeShon Elliott. When I think of a calming presence or of a guy that can really help get things squared away I think of Elliott. The secondary was brutal last Thursday night and while one could to Ramsey, I need a guy like Elliott who is blunt with his words and a leader with his play. He has to be beyond good this weekend.
X-Factor Packers: Matthew Golden. The rookie wideout has been relatively quiet so far this year but after what the Bengals’ receivers did he may sense an opportunity. The Steelers will no doubt be focused on Romeo Doubs and Tucker Kraft for obvious reasons. Forgetting about the speedy Golden would be a huge mistake.
Prediction: There are several trends heading into this game that favor the Steelers and those are difficult to ignore. The one being that Green Bay hasn’t won in Pittsburgh since 1970. When you consider the Packers played out West Sunday and are on the road again this week, it’s hard not to like the Steelers. While it won’t be pretty, I think the Black and Gold find a way to get a win.
Steelers 23 Packers 20 in OT
Season Prediction Record: 2-4
