One win alone wasn’t going to make up for a pair of losses in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ prior two games, or a tie before that with an underdog Detroit Lions team. Entering Week 13 with a 5-5-1 record and in a crowded group of teams on the outside of the AFC Wild Card picture, the Steelers needed multiple victories to climb back into a playoff spot, and turn around a low point in the year.
But a win on Sunday would go a very long way toward making up for the prior three weeks. Not only to climb in the playoff picture and get back above .