Happy Friday, and I hope yinz are doing well.
Welcome to 2024. The first football weekend of the new year has the Pittsburgh Steelers kicking it off. Their game against the Baltimore Ravens will lead off Week 18, a 4:30 PM/EST game that will begin shaping the team’s fate. With paths to make the playoffs in a win or a loss, a win still gives Pittsburgh much better odds of getting into the dance. They’ll be the favorites with the Ravens resting starters, highlighted by QB Lamar Jackson. Still, we may not know Pittsburgh’s playoff fate until the final game of the regular season, the Sunday night draw between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.