Steelers Playoff Odds Put Pittsburgh in Line as AFC's Second Wild Card Team After Week 13 Win Over Browns

From parting ways with two of their top offensive weapons this offseason to losing Ben Roethlisberger for the season after just two games, the Pittsburgh Steelers were arguably dealt one of the worst hands of any team in the league this year. Yet, 2019 has been anything but a lost season for Pittsburgh.

Steelers Playoff Odds

The Steelers have more than a 40 percent chance (40.3%) of making the 2019 NFL playoffs. While they're still a longshot to win the Super Bowl, at +10000, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Steelers would be the AFC's second Wild Card team if the season ended today.

No Big Ben.

Bell and Brown long gone.

No JuJu, no Conner, no Pouncey or Tuitt.

Fourth-string QB from training camp.

7-5.

Pretty incredible resolve from the Steelers.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) December 1, 2019

Sitting at 7-5, prior to their Week 14 game against the Arizona Cardinals, the Steelers find themselves in the thick of the AFC playoff hunt with four games left to play. Head coach Mike Tomlin has done an amazing job, and is arguably the favorite to win 2019 NFL Coach of the Year.

With an undrafted rookie quarterback in Devlin Hodges now under center, the Steelers play two likely playoff teams down the stretch. In Week 15, they get the Buffalo Bills (9-3), the current No. 5 seed in the AFC, and then Pittsburgh has a Week 17 showdown with the current Super Bowl favorite – the Baltimore Ravens (10-2). The Steelers' other two remaining games are against the aforementioned Cardinals (3-8-1) and the New York Jets (4-8) in Week 16.

Over their last 10 games of 2019, the Steelers rank 1st in the NFL in takeaways (28), 1st in QB hits (78), 1st in passes defended (65), 1st in forced fumbles (17), 1st in fumble recoveries (13), 2nd in interceptions (15), 2nd in sacks (38) & tied
for 3rd in defensive TDs (3). pic.twitter.com/9dluehj9n0
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) December 1, 2019

Running the table may be a tough ask for this Steelers squad, but going 2-2 over the last four games could be just enough for them to hold onto the the No. 6 seed in the AFC and make the playoffs come January.

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