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Pittsburgh Steelers playoff chances

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2 through Week 9 and hold the AFC's #4 seed. Clinch gives them a 79% chance to make the playoffs, 35% to win the AFC North and 4% to earn the #1 seed, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

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PIT
Steelers
6-2 · #4 seed · 9 games left · remaining SOS .474
Make playoffs
79%
Win division
35%
#1 seed
4%
Avg draft pick
23.3
proj. 10.8 wins

Pick the games

Rooting guide

Upcoming games: tap a team to pick the winner. Played games: tap the loser for a do-over.

Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 8:20 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sun, Nov 22 4:25 PM ET
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Week 12 · Fri, Nov 27 3:00 PM ET
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Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6 8:20 PM ET
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Week 14 · Mon, Dec 14 8:15 PM ET
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Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20 1:00 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3 1:00 PM ET
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Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 1:00 PM ET
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Played games

Tap the team that lost for a do-over.
Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1Final
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Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25Final
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AFC

1BUFBills div7-199%
2DENBroncos div7-293%
3JAXJaguars div 6-297%
4PITSteelers div 6-279%
5KCChiefs 6-293%
6CINBengals 6-291%
7NEPatriots 5-458%
in the hunt
CLEBrowns 5-425%
LVRaiders 4-512%
BALRavens 4-516%
HOUTexans 3-535%
NYJJets 2-71%
INDColts 2-71%
MIADolphins 1-7<1%
TENTitans 1-7<1%
LACChargers 0-8<1%

Tiebreakers

Every tie, broken step by step with the NFL's official rules
AFC 4 tiebreakers
AFC North titleBengals and Steelers both 6-2PIT ✓
  1. Head-to-headCIN 0-1PIT 1-0Steelers win it
Steelers win the AFC North.
#3 seedSteelers and Jaguars both 6-2JAX ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: they did not play each other.
  2. Conference recordPIT 3-2JAX 5-2Jaguars win it
Jaguars get the #3 seed.
#5 seedBengals and Chiefs both 6-2KC ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: they did not play each other.
  2. Conference recordCIN 4-2KC 6-1Chiefs win it
Chiefs get the #5 seed.
#7 seedPatriots and Browns both 5-4NE ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: they did not play each other.
  2. Conference recordNE 5-1CLE 3-3Patriots win it
Patriots get the #7 seed.