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‘No More Excuses:’ Steelers Must Be Considered Super Bowl Contenders If They Beat Eagles, Says Analyst

Although they’re 10-3, the Pittsburgh Steelers still aren’t being taken seriously as a Super Bowl contender. Part of that is because no one expected them to be this good before the season began. However, they’ve surpassed people’s expectations, being in the driver’s seat for the AFC North crown. This week, they’ll face maybe their biggest test yet against the Philadelphia Eagles. Analyst Craig Carton believes they’ll certainly be Super Bowl contenders if they win this game.

“They’re not expected to win this game,” Carton said Friday on FS1’s Breakfast Ball. “They’re not as good, I don’t think, as Philadelphia.