The Pittsburgh Steelers lost three games in a row, including a couple to teams who have already secured a losing season for themselves, heading into last week’s game, in which they trailed by 17 points after the first possession of the second half.
While they stormed back to score 21 unanswered points, overcoming the largest second-half deficit in the Ben Roethlisberger era, they should have never been in that situation, and the comeback doesn’t really alleviate the concerns that many share about the team heading into the postseason.
At the end of the regular season, however, they have already secured a 12-win campaign, a division title, and, at a minimum, the third seed, with little room to advance their position, for which they would require help they are unlikely to receive.