Here’s Where Steelers Rank On ESPN’s Week 8 NFL Power Rankings

The Pittsburgh Steelers have established themselves among the best teams in the NFL and they’re not slowing down any time soon.

Pittsburgh rolled the dice in Week 7, replacing Justin Fields with Russell Wilson after starting the season 4-2 and managed to have their most dominant win of the 2024 season. The Steelers decimated the New York Jets, winning 37-15 as Wilson finished with three total touchdowns while both Najee Harris and George Pickens totaled 100-plus yards off offense each. Defensively they were led by undrafted rookie cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., who recorded two interceptions.

With the big win comes movement in ESPN’s Week 8 NFL power rankings, as the Steelers have made it into the top 10 — ranking eighth. ESPN’s Brooke Pryor wrote about Bishop’s shining performance and why he’s the young riser for Pittsburgh.

“There’s plenty of options on a team as young as the Steelers, but it’s hard to choose anyone other than the 24-year-old rookie undrafted free agent after his two interceptions against quarterback Aaron Rodgers,” Pryor wrote. “Bishop had a bounce-back performance after getting picked apart by quarterback Dak Prescott two weeks earlier, and he did it in a big way, nearly returning his second career interception for a touchdown. The Steelers entered the season with no obvious heir to the slot corner spot, and it appeared the Steelers would have to get by with Cameron Sutton suspended the first eight games. Bishop, though, is showing why he earned first-team reps early in training camp.”

The Steelers will attempt to keep things going on “Monday Night Football” when they face the New York Giants.

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