At the moment, the Pittsburgh Steelers stand atop the AFC North. More people predicted the Steelers to finish at the bottom versus the top, but they’ve played winning football. There’s still a lot of football to be played, though, and there’s no guarantee they’ll remain on top. Analyst Bucky Brooks believes they’ll eventually fall, picking a different underdog to win the division.
“Pittsburgh, I don’t know if they can hold onto the division lead having to play the way they play with Justin Fields,” Brooks said on his podcast, Move the Sticks. “As much as I would like to think everyone comes back to the pack and it’s okay if everyone is 9-8, I think they separate themselves, whoever wins the division.