Who would have believed that the Steelers could be a 7-5 football team with the way the season has played out so far. Pittsburgh started the season off 0-3, and just 6 of 176 teams since 1980 have been able to overcome those odds to make the playoffs.
Remarkably, the Steelers have won 6 of their last 7 games without Ben Roethlisberger. It’s because of their admirable play in the face of adversity that the Steelers are now in the top half of the league in the latest NFL power rankings.
According to Brian Perez of NBC Sports, the Steelers are now the 14th ranked team in the NFL after last week’s victory over the Cleveland Browns.