Division Leaders
4. Pittsburgh Steelers, 6-2
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be a very interesting team to follow in the second half of the season. Pittsburgh isn't a great team by any means, but they've won six of their first eight games and do have a key win over the Bengals.
With that being said, it's clear that the Steelers aren't getting quite enough from quarterback Aaron Rodgers in his final year in the NFL. Rodgers just isn't nearly mobile enough to extend plays and is simply a regressing player.
The Steelers can run the ball well and play solid defense, and that could be enough, but when we get later into the season, what separates teams as the contenders and pretenders almost always boils down to how good the QB is, and I am not sure Rodgers is anything more than a top-20 QB at best right now. Pittsburgh could tumble.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-2
The Jacksonville Jaguars are going all-in, folks. On Monday, they swung deals for safety Jessie Bates III, and two defensive tackles in Jordan Davis and Davon Godchaux. What we're seeing is a front office that firmly believes in the current window, and we're also seeing what happens when a team believes in their QB.
The Jaguars might just have the best overall team in the sport right now, as you don't really see a clear weakness, and as for Trevor Lawrence, he's been playing like a top QB in the sport for most of the season, so the most important box is checked.
One key here, though, is that the Jaguars did lose to Denver earlier this year, so they currently sit in the No. 3 seed and will have some work to do if they hope to earn that top seed and the bye into the Divisional Round.
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