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Check out the Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 schedule and roster – Order Steelers merchandise before they are sold out!

The 2009 NFL season kicked off on September 10, 2009. All eyes are on defending Super Bowl title champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers. This article analyzes the NFL schedule to help Pittsburgh Steelers fans know what challenges lies for their favorite team this season. Your support can motivate the Steelers to win yet another Super Bowl title. Prepare to deck yourself with attractive Steelers merchandise as the team gets ready for its next thrilling match.

About the Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a successful American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since 1933, the team has won 6 Super Bowl titles throughout their sporting career. The Steelers are the current superstars in the NFL having won Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009.

The team competes in the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers play their home games in Heinz Field, Pittsburgh. They have won more Super Bowl titles (6), won more AFC Championship Games (7) and have hosted more conference championship games (10) than any other AFC or NFC team. With such a prestigious record, expectations are high for the Pittsburgh Steelers for current NFL 2009 season, which kicked off on September 10, 2009. Pittsburgh Steelers merchandise is selling like hot cakes all over the United States as avid fans pin hope for yet another Super Bowl title victory.

NFL season structure
The NFL season includes the following schedule:
- A 4-game exhibition season running from early August to early September
- A 16-game, 17-week regular season running from September to December or early January
- A 12-team playoff tournament beginning in January, culminating in the Super Bowl in early February

The 2009 NFL Season is the 90th in NFL history. Following the season structure, the exhibition season started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009. The regular season, which began on September 10 will be followed by Super Bowl XLIV, the leagueâ€™s championship game, on February 7, 2010 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida.

Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 - Schedule analysis
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Steelers regular season games schedule 2009:
Week 1: Thursday, Sept. 10 - TENNESSEE TITANS, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20 - Chicago Bears, 4:15 p.m., CBS
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 - Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11 - Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 - CLEVELAND BROWNS, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 1:00 p.m., FOX
Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 â€“ Bye
Week 9: Monday, Nov. 9 - Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 - CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 - Kansas City Chiefs *, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29 - Baltimore Ravens *, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 - OAKLAND RAIDERS *, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 14: Thursday, Dec. 10 - Cleveland Browns *, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20 - GREEN BAY PACKERS *, 1:00 p.m., FOX
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27 - BALTIMORE RAVENS *, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 - Miami Dolphins, 1:00 p.m., CBS

Home games are listed in bold. All times are Eastern.
* Time and TV network may change due to flexible scheduling

When the Pittsburgh Steelers successfully survived what was dubbed as their toughest schedule in 2008, the slate of games scheduled for 2009 will come as a relief to the team. This year only 5 opponents in the schedule made the playoffs a year ago however, the Steelers do have some challenges lying ahead of them.

Listed below are key challenges before the Steelers:
- The Steelers are scheduled to play the rival Baltimore Ravens twice
- The Steelers will have 2 tough games early. Pittsburgh will play host to the Tennessee Titans in the season opener on September 10 and then travel to play the Chicago Bears in Week 2. The Titans-Steelers game should be a battle of 2 playoff contenders in the AFC. And the Chicago Bears will prove to be a tough competition with the addition of Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler
- The AFC North division which lost badly last season is expected to pose a tough competition this year as Baltimore is looking to unseat Steelers.The Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns aim to close the gap after a pair of awful 4-win seasons

Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 - Roster analysis
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced their regular season roster in the first week of September. The team reduced their games on the roster to 53 by releasing 21 players and placing another on the Reserve/Injured List to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player limit. Fans will be disappointed to know that the 6th-year veteran Sean McHugh had to be placed on the teamâ€™s Reserve/Injured List since he injured his knee during training camp.

The Steelers final roster includes 3 quarterbacks, 4 running backs, 6 wide receivers, 3 tight ends, 9 offensive linemen, 7 defensive linemen, 8 linebackers, 10 defensive backs and 3 specialists (kicker, punter and long snapper).

According to Coach Mike Tomlin, cutting the Steelers' roster to 53 players was the first step to building a team he hopes can contend for another Super Bowl title. But it is not the last step. He predicted more cuts throughout the season, depending on the performance of the players.

Now, that the Steelers roaster is in place, the fans should be ready to cheer the team. Get set buy Steelers merchandise in large numbers and show your avid support for the legendry team.

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