The Pittsburgh Steelers are exactly where they want to be right now.
Pittsburgh currently is in first place in the AFC North after taking down the rival Baltimore Ravens last week. The Steelers have a little bit of a cushion in the division at 8-2. The Ravens are in second place in the division with a 7-4 record after the loss.
The Steelers hoped to improve off a 10-win season last year and they certainly have done that and look like a Super Bowl threat. Pittsburgh is 4-0 since Russell Wilson took over as the team’s starting quarterback. The offense has looked good with Wilson and the defense is one of the best in football.
Everything is trending in the right direction and if the season were to end today, the Steelers would be the No. 3 seed in the AFC. Pittsburgh is only behind the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills in the standings. Kansas City is 9-1 and the Bills are 9-2 so the Steelers aren’t far behind.
The NFL Playoff Picture currently has the Steelers with a 98 percent chance of making the postseason. That should be music to Steelers fans’ ears. Pittsburgh made big changes this past offseason and brought in Wilson and Justin Fields to be the team’s quarterbacks. The moves clearly have worked out and the Steelers look like they can do some real damage.
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Things are looking up and it’s an exciting time to be a Steelers fan.
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