The full 2025 NFL schedule was revealed on Wednesday night, which provides fans and analysts alike the opportunity to go game-by-game and predict what could possibly happen.
Does it matter that we don't know who will be quarterbacking a team at that point? No. Does it matter that a significant portion of the roster could be sidelined by injury and there's no way to know that? Of course not. If you can't look into the crystal ball and throw some stuff at the wall on schedule release night, when can you?
On ESPN's special coverage NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky offered a rather dire take on what could befall the Pittsburgh Steelers right out the gate.
Given the thought of experiment of Mason Rudolph as the Steelers starting quarterback, Orlovsky looked at the opening stretch of Jets, Seahawks, Patriots, Vikings, Browns and Bengals and struggled to find a win.
"I think you're staring at 0-6 in the face."
"I think you're staring at 0-6 in the face." 😳 @danorlovsky7, @LRiddickESPN and @PSchrags analyze the Steelers' QB room compared to their competition 😅 pic.twitter.com/mSjI3SqW1P
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) May 15, 2025
Again, there is no need for Pittsburgh fans to panic. Aaron Rodgers could still very much be in play for their quarterback plans. Mike Tomlin has also never started 0-6 because that makes it extremely difficult to reach .500.
Still, not exactly the type of thing they want to hear on a night meant to embrace the possibilities.
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