Football fans just got done witnessing the Seattle Seahawks dominate the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. And before we even had time to let the dust settle on Seattle's dominant showing, oddsmakers have already released odds for next year's Super Bowl... and they're not encouraging for Pittsburgh Steelers fans.
Despite a full year until the 2027 Super Bowl, DraftKings Sportsbook released its opening odds for Super Bowl LXI (61), and the Steelers are nowhere near the top of the list.
Opening at +6000, the Pittsburgh Steelers are tied with the Washington Commanders, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Indianapolis Colts as the 19th-best odds to win the Super Bowl in 2027. The Super Champion Seattle Seahawks and NFC powerhouse Los Angeles Rams lead all teams at +950 odds.
There's nothing more deflating than feeling like the season's over before it begins.
It's important to remember that these are only odds—not necessarily a prediction of how things are going to go next season. They are designed to get folks to bet on both sides of the line. At the same time, oddsmakers aren't afraid of potentially losing money by putting the Steelers at +6000.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are already deemed extreme longshots by oddsmakers to win Super Bowl LXI in 2027
It could be worse. Teams like the Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals are tied at the bottom of the league with +25000 odds to win the Super Bowl next year. Essentially, oddsmakers are daring you to place a bet on one of these teams to take your money.
While the Steelers stand a much better chance than 10 NFL teams—based on early odds alone—they still are not considered realistic contenders.
For context, the three teams just ahead of the Steelers on DraftKings Sportsbook's 2027 Super Bowl odds are the Cincinnati Bengals (+2800), the Dallas Cowboys (+3500), and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+4000). Unlike the Steelers, none of these teams so much as finished with a winning record this past season (and all three missed the playoffs).
Ironically, the Bengals and Cowboys possessed two of the three worst total defenses in the NFL in 2025, while the Buccaneers have an aging roster and are coming off an underwhelming 8-9 season.
These odds almost feel like a direct shot at Pittsburgh's new head coach, Mike McCarthy.
McCarthy is widely regarded as a floor-raising head coach, but with just three playoff wins over the past 13 years, not many around the league are considering the long-time head coach as a serious threat to compete in the postseason.
It also doesn't help that the Steelers currently don't have a proven quarterback under contract. It looks like Aaron Rodgers could return for another year, but the former four-time MVP will turn 43 years old during the 2026 season, and he wasn't good enough to lead Pittsburgh to playoff success in 2025.
The good news is that tides can shift quickly in the NFL.
Perhaps the Pittsburgh Steelers have a great offseason and load up on talent in the NFL Draft. Doing so could help improve their Super Bowl odds. Still, oddsmakers are showing us that they don't believe McCarthy's team will be anywhere near legitimate contenders next postseason, and it's already demoralizing.