You'll hear NFL teams talk a lot about winning their division as the first goal for their season.
The reason? The surest way to get into the playoffs is to win a division title, and it assures a home playoff game.
But to win that division title, teams should be as good as — if not better than — division opponents in a number of areas. That won't guarantee success, but it sure will help.
We continue our look at how the Steelers stack up against their AFC North opponents on a position-by-position basis.
In today's final look at the division, we look at the safeties:
As we saw last season with the Steelers' addition of Minkah Fitzpatrick, a ball hawking safety can make a big difference for a defense.