NFL Schedule Release: Mike Tomlin Set For Return To Steelers With 'Sunday Night Football'
Former longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will make his return to Acrisure Stadium as part of 'Sunday Night Football' in December.
NFL Schedule Release: Mike Tomlin Set For Return To Steelers With 'Sunday Night Football' originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh . Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was hired by NBC in April as a top studio analyst for "Football Night in America," the network's pregame show for "Sunday Night Football.
" With Thursday night's NFL schedule release, Steelers fans now know when Tomlin will be returning to Acrisure Stadium for the first time in his new gig. The 54-year-old will make his way back to Pittsburgh when the Steelers host the Houston Texans on Dec. 6 at 8:20 p.
m. ET on "Sunday Night Football. " The primetime matchup will also be a playoff rematch from January, when the Texans eliminated Pittsburgh in the AFC wild-card round with a 30-6 victory.
That was Tomlin's final game leading the Steelers and he stepped down from the post the next day. More NFL: Steelers Schedule Breakdown 2026: Easiest, Toughest Games During NFL Regular Season