VARIETY OF PATHS: Looking at the Steelers paths to the playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers, most importantly, expected to win on Sunday and they did precisely that. Pittsburgh pulled off a 30-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks working on their record to 9-7. To slip into the end of the season games this requirements to occur in Week 18.
The Steelers need to beat the Baltimore Ravens for the easiest way to the end of the season games. In the event that the Steelers win, they need one of the two things to end up getting into the end of the season games.
Either the Jacksonville Pumas or Bison Bills should lose one of their games. The Panthers take on the Tennessee Titans and the Bills are conflicting with the Miami Dolphins.
There is a course to the end of the season games for the Steelers that would include losing to the Ravens one week from now. The Steelers would need the Jaguars to lose specifically and the Denver Broncos to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders in order for that to occur.
Actually, notwithstanding three awful long stretches of football late in the season, no part of this would matter. Pittsburgh has placed itself into this position and needs to live with the outcomes.
