Slow start. Fast finish. That has been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ way of doing things for some time now, especially recently. They have had extended winning streaks for several years in a row now, and for the 2018 team, that streak came in the middle of the year, lasting six games. Times were good then, they even got up to a 7-2-1 record, which was at the time the second-best in the AFC, putting themselves in control for possession of at least a bye week, and in position to fight for homefield advantage.
It all sunk quite spectacularly thereafter to the point of which they ended up missing the postseason altogether, but this isn’t that story.