Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 Lessons learned vs. Seahawks in Week 2

1. These Steelers aren’t real postseason contenders

Before you ferociously scroll down to the comments section to remind me it’s only been two weeks, hear me out.

While the Steelers have the roster talent and experience to make the playoffs, the team we’ve seen through the first two weeks doesn’t have a shot at making the postseason. Pittsburgh needs to make changes to their approach and analyze where they’ve gone wrong. If they remain the team they’ve been so far, then the season has ended before it even really began.

Pittsburgh is also facing another bleak reality. Their future Hall of Fame quarterback, who led the NFL in passing yards last season, might be done for the year. Roethlisberger left the Seattle game with an elbow injury before halftime. He did not return to the game.

While he is going in for an MRI later, the speculation is that it’s an Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) injury. If it is a full tear, then Big Ben will need to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

Based on how the defense has played so far and the team’s inability to run the ball, losing Roethlisberger would essentially be curtains on Pittsburgh’s season. Even if Rudolph has a bright future in the NFL, he won’t be able to replace Roethlisberger and lead this struggling team to the playoffs.