NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: 49ers win thriller over Saints, Chiefs stake claim
By Dan Parzych
13. Pittsburgh Steelers (13)
Even with all of the injuries, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to find ways to win important games, and control their own playoff destiny, as they still hold the No. 6 seed in the AFC following Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals may not seem like the most competitive team in the world at the moment after losing for the sixth game in a row during Week 14, but the Steelers still seemed like they could be in for a trap game playing without James Conner and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
But most importantly, if Pittsburgh does end up securing a playoff spot with Devlin Hodges under center, it’s going to continue to show just how dangerous of a team the Steelers can be if their season happens to extend into January.
Rightfully so, Pittsburgh’s season appeared to be over early on when they lost four of their first five games, and they deserve all of the credit in the world for finding a way to turn things around since that tough loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Hopefully, the Steelers can figure out a way to still end the year on a hot note to secure one of those playoff spots, because upcoming games against the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens in Week 17 will be far from easy.