The Pittsburgh Steelers are very much alive in the playoff hunt thanks to consecutive victories against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Seattle Seahawks and the Baltimore Ravens. After Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement, they haven’t found their quarterback of the future, but, the spark might have finally arrived with Mason Rudolph.
Mitch Trubisky was a total failure as backup quarterback with incredible losses facing 2-10 teams such as the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots. Meanwhile, Kenny Pickett hasn’t been the solution with lack of consistency and injuries.
Now, the Steelers have shocked the NFL and, with some help, they can still make a Super Bowl run. Mason Rudolph has been impressive and took advantage of the Ravens resting stars like Lamar Jackson to get a 17-10 win in Week 18.
With a 10-7 record, the Pittsburgh Steelers have to sit and wait looking ahead of many possible scenarios to clinch a berth in the playoffs.
Can the Pittsburgh Steelers still go to the playoffs?
After the Pittsburgh Steelers won 17-10 against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 18, there are two main paths which could take them to playoffs. It would be a major turn of events.
One of these two things has to happen. A loss by the Jacksonville Jaguars against the Tennessee Titans or a win by the Miami Dolphins over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football.
How can the Steelers make the playoffs?
Now, the Steelers have a 63% chance to make the playoffs thanks to the win at Baltimore with the Ravens resting a lot of starters as they had already clinched the No.1 seed in the AFC.
It’s important to remember that the Steelers were the first of all those teams involved to play in Week 18 as their game was scheduled on Saturday. So, after their win, all the pressure will be on Sunday for Jacksonville and Buffalo.