The Pittsburgh Steelers had a disappointing end to their 2024 season, dropping five straight games after a 10-3 start and ending yet another season with a Wild Card Round loss. Even though the Steelers have decisions to make at quarterback, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler isn’t completely out on the Steelers, listing them in the “teetering contenders” group along with the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans in ESPN’s NFL tier list.
Other tiers included “still major contenders, “on the cusp,” “need a postseason breakthrough,” “stuck in QB purgatory,” and “this could go either way.” The teetering contenders tier certainly isn’t the worst to be put in, because at least it means the Steelers are still thought of as contenders.