The question “Do the Steelers deserve to make the playoffs?” was asked time and time again over the final weeks of the 2019 regular season, as Pittsburgh looked more and more like the football version of Weekend At Bernie’s,” with the defense playing the roles of Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman.
In other words, the offense—led by Mason Rudolph and/or Devlin Hodges at quarterback—was dead, especially over the final few weekends, when 10 points was its not so lucky number.
I suppose the “deserve” question is always a silly one to ask when it comes to professional sports teams making the postseason.