Updated AFC Playoff picture: What Steelers need to do to make playoffs after beating Ravens
It wasn’t generally so natural as it most likely ought to have been for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in Week 18, however a success is a success. Furthermore, Mike Tomlin’s group got its tenth triumph of the 2023 ordinary season by beating the opponent Baltimore Ravens, a group playing without Lamar Jackson, among others, in the season finale.
Najee Harris drove the way for the Steelers with 112 yards and a score on the ground, however Bricklayer Rudolph’s 71-yard score pass to Diontae Johnson ended up being a definitive distinction producer as Pittsburgh caught the 17-10 win. Furthermore, more critically, the success keeps the Steelers’ expectations of making the NFL End of the season games alive.
However, how alive are those expectations? We should investigate the AFC Season finisher Picture after the success and see what the Steelers should play in the postseason.
Updated AFC Playoff Picture after Steelers beat Ravens in Week 18
- Baltimore Ravens (13-4)
- Miami Dolphins (11-5)
- Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7)
- Cleveland Browns (11-5)
- Buffalo Bills (10-6)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
In The Hunt: 8 Indianapolis Colts (9-7), 9 Houston Texans (9-7)
In reality, the Ravens did not face any consequences in Week 18. Baltimore had previously secured the No. They were the No. 1 seed in the AFC, so they quickly rested players like Lamar Jackson, Odell Beckham Jr., and others for the Steelers’ final game of the regular season.
Yet, on account of the Steelers, that is where things get intriguing. In the standings after the success, they sit at 10-7 generally speaking on the year and in the No. 7 seed. Notwithstanding, Pittsburgh will require an assistance to lock that season finisher spot on Sunday in Week 18.
What Steelers need to secure season finisher spot on Sunday in Week 18
The success over the in need of help Ravens was stage one for the Steelers. In any case, presently they need a tad of help, however the outcomes based measurements are straightforward. The Steelers need one of the Bison Bills or the Jacksonville Pumas to lose. Pittsburgh will likewise get in the event that the Panthers were to tie or on the other hand assuming the Texans-Foals game on Saturday night were to end in a tie too.
In the event that both Bison (playing versus Miami) and Jacksonville (playing versus Tennessee) win on Sunday in Week 18, the Steelers will miss the end of the season games subsequent to losing the no holds barred sudden death round to Jacksonville in Week 8.