The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost two straight, and those losses come on the feels of a tie with a team that has otherwise lost every single game it has played this year. For the most part, they have had to struggle to close out games even when they win, if they’re not coming from behind for a game-winning drive.
They are desperate to avoid a second three-game losing streak on the year on Sunday night, which would effectively eliminate, or at least extremely impair, their ambitions for a playoff spot, dropping them to under .500 with just five games to play at 5-6-1.