Middle of the road is a great way to describe the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike Tomlin for the past decade. They were never a terrible team but never a contender. So when Pro Football Talk put out their new NFL power rankings, seeing the Steelers in the middle of the pack makes perfect sense.
They have the Steelers as the No. 14 team overall and No. 8 among AFC teams. The Steelers are also the No. 4 ranked team among AFC North teams.
The Steelers have made serious strides this offseason to improve the roster on both sides of the football. We firmly believe this team is going to be better in all three phases but their ultimate success will depend on if they did enough to keep pace with all the other teams who got better as well.
Pittsburgh has a chance to quiet all the critics with what is the toughest schedule in the NFL in 2024. The league backloaded the Steelers schedule putting all six conference games in the final eight.
