Steelers’ victory in Week 16 puts them back in the hunt.
Beginning Bricklayer Rudolph interestingly this season against an opponent Bengals group apparently becoming familiar with their own reinforcement QB, Jake Searing, the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared to be confronting a difficult task for their postseason trusts in the AFC Season finisher Picture entering Saturday night’s Week 16 matchup.
When they took the field, however, the Steelers seemed as though they were moving downhill all things being equal.
With a score of 34-11, the Steelers completely destroyed their AFC North rivals. They maintained their 2-0 lead over the Bengals, improved their playoff chances significantly, and improved to 8-7 overall.
How decisively? We should investigate the refreshed AFC Season finisher Picture after the Steelers win and where Pittsburgh presently stands.
AFC Playoff Picture Following Steelers’ First-Week 16-1 Victory Over Bengals Baltimore Ravens (11-3) – First Round Bye
2. Miami Dolphins (roger that)
3. Kansas City Bosses (9-5)
4. Jaguars of Jacksonville (8-6) 5. Clevealnd Tans (9-5)
6. Indianapolis Yearlings (8-6)
7. Houston Texas (8-6)
In the Chase
8. Bison Bills (8-6)
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (8-7)
11. Denver Mustangs (7-7)
Dispensed with: Tennessee Titans (5-9), New York Planes (5-9), New Britain Loyalists (3-11)
With Saturday’s outcome, the Steelers moved only two spots outside the seven-group season finisher field. In the interim, they additionally jumped in front of the Bengals, who dropped from the No. 6 seed to No. 10, presently confronting gigantically difficult chances to make the postseason as Pittsburgh claims the previously mentioned straight on sudden death round by clearing the season series.
There is still a lot to be chosen until the end of Week 16 too. The Bills, who at present sit in front of the Steelers, play the Chargers on Saturday night in the Dec. 23 finale. In the meantime, the AFC’s Browns-Texans matchup, the Jaguars’ encounter with the Buccaneers, a team from another conference, and the Colts’ trip to Atlanta to play the Falcons all have significant playoff implications.
Nothing is chosen by any stretch. One thing that is for sure, however, is the Steelers incredibly worked on their possibilities. That might be considerably more genuine on the off chance that they can end on a good note with wins in their last two games, however that is an extreme undertaking as Pittsburgh will be headed straight toward face the Seahawks and afterward the AFC-driving opponent Ravens.
