NFL: Projecting The Final Playoff Field
By Evan Massey
Pittsburgh Steelers, AFC 4th Seed
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a very impressive team so far this season, and are currently sitting at 9-5 on the season which is good enough for the fifth overall seed in the playoffs. That being said, they have a chance to control their own destiny if they win their final two games against the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals. Both of those games are at home, and the Steelers are a tough team to beat on the road.
Just a couple weeks back the Steelers were able to march into Cincinnati and take the Bengals down by a final score of 42-21. They are more than capable of winning these last two games, and wins against the Bengals and Chiefs would put them at 11-5 with the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bengals.
Ben Roethlisberger is putting up impressive numbers this season, and Le’Veon Bell has erupted onto the scene as a legitimate candidate for the best running back in the NFL. They still have some playmakers defensively, and have come up big in games against contenders this season already. There is no question that they are a playoff team, and they should finish up as the fourth seed in the NFL.
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