Believe it or not, the Pittsburgh Steelers are 5-3 and have a real shot to not only finish the season above .500 but could sneak into the playoffs in a very deep AFC North. Things are lining up just right for Pittsburgh in the final nine games with five very winnable non-conference games and four key conference matchups. Here’s our ranking of the Steelers final nine games from easiest to hardest.
1 - Week 13 vs Arizona Cardinals
Even with the potential return of Kyler Murray, this is just a bad football team in all three phases.
2 - Week 10 vs Green Bay Packers
The Packers have a stout defense and solid run game but Jordan Love doesn’t scare anyone.
3 - Week 15 @ Indianapolis Colts
The injury to Anthony Richardson hurt this team despite some solid play from Gardner Minshew.
4 - Week 14 vs New England Patriots
The Patriots have been really up and down all season so we are banking on a down week here.
5 - Week 17 @ Seattle Seahawks
This has all the makings of a trap game with the season finale against the Baltimore Ravens the following week.
6 - Week 11 @ Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh barely got past the Browns at home earlier in the season.
7 - Week 16 vs Cincinnati Bengals
With Joe Burrow back the Bengals are the most dangerous team on the schedule.
8 - Week 18 @ Baltimore Ravens
The only thing that keeps this from being the toughest game on the schedule is historically the Steelers play well against Lamar Jackson.
9 - Week 12 @ Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals at home with a fully healthy Joe Burrow is a force and the Steelers will be in must-win mode.
