The Pittsburgh Steelers came into 2024 with two clear objectives to define their season as successful. Of course, winning the Super Bowl remains the ultimate goal, but knowing that only one of 32 teams can hoist a Lombardi, more realistic definitions of success could be drawn elsewhere—measures of tangible progress to push this team forward to winning their seventh trophy.
1. Win a playoff game.
2. Find a quarterback of the future (or at least 2025).
For a time, Pittsburgh felt on track to do both. They were 10-3, comfortable atop the division, with Russell Wilson looking revived in the Steelers’ friendlier system.