The Pittsburgh Steelers are riding a three-game losing streak after falling to 10-6 with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas day.
The Steelers have lost three straight to playoff teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, and Chiefs. Injuries and a rough schedule, which included three games in 11 days, both played parts in this slump for Pittsburgh. The offense has been in a slump, averaging ten points a game across the three contests.
Despite the Steelers’ recent slump, Wilson gives them a chance to make a deep playoff run. According to Bleacher Report’s NFL staff, Pittsburgh needs him to bounce back to make a run.
“Wilson has been the capable and experienced signal-caller that this team lacked a year ago. He also showed some flashes of being the dangerous dual-threat he was during his prime years with the Seattle Seahawks. However, Wilson needs to play a cleaner brand of ball than he has over the last three weeks—a stretch that has included two lost fumbles and two interceptions.”
“Pittsburgh may also want to lean on Wilson as a scrambler more to augment a ground attack that came into the week ranked 31st in yards per carry. Wilson gives Pittsburgh an edge it didn’t have during last year’s playoff run—with all due respect to Mason Rudolph—but the version we’ve seen late this year isn’t enough to carry the Steelers to a Super Bowl.”
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Pittsburgh was 6-1 with Wilson under center before this stretch. He has championship experience, which will be important down the stretch, but he needs to limit his mistakes. Wilson gives the Steelers legitimate hope to make a deep playoff run if he can return to form.
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