The Pittsburgh Steelers are 10-3 and play some of the most complete football in the entire NFL. They could clinch a playoff spot in Week 15, but they face a pretty big test in the Philadelphia Eagles.
With the Steelers at 10-3 and the Ravens at 8-5, the Steelers won't be able to win the AFC North outright in Week 15. Both teams still have games left and enough division games left on the record. How to make it work mathematically. However, the Steelers will at least earn a wild card spot.
Steelers playoff advance scenario
If Pittsburgh wins and improves to 11-3, it would be at least 11-6, putting it out of reach of teams currently ranked eighth or lower.
Pittsburgh could also come back with a loss if both teams with seven losses drop to eight. Either of these scenarios would guarantee Pittsburgh would play postseason football.
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- Dolphins lose, Colts lose
The Steelers are a 5.5-point underdog on the road in Philadelphia.by FanDuel Sportsbook. The Dolphins (+2.5) and Colts (+3.5) are also underdogs this week.
AFC standings heading into week 15
1.y-kansas city chiefs (12-1)
2.y-buffalo bills (10-3, SOV 59 wins)
3. pittsburgh steelers (10-3, SOV 52 wins)
4. houston texans (8-5)
5. baltimore ravens (8-5, victory over LAC)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (8-5, won against DEN, lost to BAL)*
7. denver broncos (8-5, lost to LAC)*
8. indianapolis colts (6-7, victory over MIA)
9. miami dolphins (6-7, lost to IND)*
10. cincinnati bengals (5-8)*
11. cleveland browns (3-10) — Eliminated
12. jacksonville jaguars (3-10) — Eliminated
13. new york jets (3-10) — Eliminated
14. tennessee titans (3-10) — Eliminated
15. new england patriots (3-10) — Eliminated
16. las vegas raiders (2-11) — Eliminated
Note: In the 5-way tiebreaker between Cleveland, Jacksonville, New York, Tennessee, and New England, the division tiebreaker first drops the tiebreaker (losing to the Jaguars) and the Patriots (Jets in the common game tiebreaker). The Jets then fell behind the Browns and Jaguars by conference record tiebreaker, and the Browns finished ahead of the Jaguars by head-to-head. Next up was the Jaguars and Jets, with Jacksonville winning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Then the Jets and Titans played, and New York defeated Tennessee. Now that the Titans beat the Patriots, the Titans are next.
Teams marked with an asterisk
excluded from division competition
Teams marked with an “x” qualify for the playoffs
The team with “y” won the division
