The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a playoff spot on Sunday despite losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, and now the question is just how far they can go. ESPN’s Seth Walder ran over 10,000 simulations for the rest of the season using their Football Power Index metric, and the most common result had the Steelers getting the AFC’s No. 3 seed before bowing out in the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills.
The FPI simulation had Pittsburgh claiming the AFC North with a win over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, and then saw the Steelers pull off a 20-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17.