If there's one thing the Steelers and their fans want as 2017 nears the final quarter of the regular season, it's a No. 1 seed, a bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs—playoffs they should easily qualify for, entering Week 13 with a 9-2 mark.
I guess that's three things, but I digress.
Obviously, the Steelers should and will do everything in their power to obtain the AFC's top seed, but even if they don't, history shows it won't necessarily be the end of the world.
Since the NFL added an extra wild-card team (and thus a third-round) to the postseason in 1978, the Steelers have been a No.