While the Pittsburgh Steelers have a near-100-percent chance of making the playoffs, what seed they capture is far less certain. Come Wild Card weekend, they could be enjoying a first-week bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Or they could turn into a plucky seven-seed going on the road against some AFC favorite.
As KDKA’s Bob Pompeani laid out via NFL Research, the Steelers could finish with any of the seven playoff seeds. Their most likely outcome is where they currently stand at the No. 3 seed but the other six remain in play.
#Steelers are only team in #NFL that currently has a 1+ (pct probability) to finish as ANY of the 7 playoff seeds Per NFL research
#1 seed (5%)
#2 seed (16%)
#3 seed (41%)
#4 seed (8%)
#5 seed (17%)
#6 seed (11%)
#7 seed (2%)#1 seed best chances (KC 80%) (Buff 15%)
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) December 14, 2024
The next most-likely seed is the five spot.