Ben Roethlisberger returned from injury to begin the season, as the Steelers began the 2020 campaign with a "Monday Night Football" road win over the New York Giants in Week 1, then beat the Broncos and Texans at Heinz Field in the following weeks. The offense was coming together, and the defense was stout. In Week 4, they had a surprise bye week as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Tennessee Titans organization. Their match against Tennessee was moved to Week 7, forcing the Baltimore Ravens to push their bye week one week earlier for their contest with Pittsburgh in Week 8. When the Eagles came to Heinz Field in Week 5 for the first time since 2012, the Steelers hit rookie receiver Chase Claypool seven times for 110 yards and three touchdowns in the 38–29 victory, and the Steelers were 4–0 for the first time since 1979.