When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 2 of the 2019 season, the team's chances of a deep playoff run went up in smoke. By the first week of October, Pittsburgh was 1-4 and reeling.
However, the Steelers somehow managed to hang around the fringes of playoff contention for much of the season despite poor quarterback play in Roethlisberger's absence. That bodes well for their chances of returning to contention in 2020 if Big Ben stays healthy.
After that 1-4 start, Pittsburgh rode its formidable defense to four straight wins to get over .