At 5-3, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a Wild-Card berth in hand and remain in striking distance of the AFC North crown with the Baltimore Ravens sitting at 7-2 (Pittsburgh has the head-to-head over Baltimore).
The Steelers find themselves in position to make the playoffs despite a minus-30 point differential and getting outgained in every single game this season, a rare feat that has hardly ever been accomplished by a playoff-caliber team. Chris Simms and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk spoke about the Steelers’ their playoff chances on a recent episode of their show with Simms stating that Pittsburgh may make it into the dance but isn’t going to go anywhere based on the caliber of its offense.