In good years and bad, if there’s one thing Mike Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers teams are able to do, it’s win close games. No one does it better than the Steelers. It’s why watching the team is heart attack-inducing. They don’t blow the opposition out; instead, they win nail-biters. But point is, they win.
That was again true in 2023. In one-possession games, scores of eight points or less, the Steelers went 9-2. Not only was that the most such wins of any team this season, it was the best winning percentage. Of the latter stat, here’s the top five clubs.