With the Browns falling to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night in what was one of the best NFL games of the season, the Steelers have locked up the division record tiebreaker as the Browns now have lost three games in the AFC North.
If the Steelers clinch the AFC North, their final concern is which of the top four playoff spots they would hold. Obviously, the worst they could be seeded is at number four as long as they win the division. The team currently in the number four spot is whichever team wins the AFC South, so the easiest path for the Steelers would need to finish ahead of that division winner.
Since the Steelers have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Titans, they simply need to have identical records at the end of the season. With the Titans two games behind the Steelers, it would only take one Steelers win or one Titans loss for Pittsburgh to place ahead of them in the standings assuming they win the AFC South.
Since the Steelers have to still play the Colts, that game will ultimately determine the tiebreaker between the two teams. Even if the Steelers lose to the Colts in that game, they could still finish ahead of them with a magic number of two since the tiebreaker is unknown until these teams face off.
In order to get to the number two seed in the AFC, the Steelers would obviously have to take care of the scenarios listed previously as well as this one. By falling to the Bills on Sunday night, Buffalo now owns the tiebreaker over the Steelers. Being one game behind in the standings, Pittsburgh must finish one game ahead of Buffalo.
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By Dave. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Photo by Justin K. Cleveland Browns: 3 Once again, the magic number of three is what it would take for the Steelers to finish a game ahead of the Browns. Clinching a Playoff Berth There are still 8 teams who are mathematically capable of catching the Pittsburgh Steelers to at least tie them in record.
Baltimore Ravens: 0 One of those eight teams the Steelers must finish ahead of are the Ravens. Las Vegas Raiders : 1 The Raiders have the same record as the Baltimore Ravens and would have to run the table with the Steelers losing out in order for them to tie in record. But there are even more scenarios for the Steelers to clinch this week… Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins : 2 Although they are a game ahead of the Raiders, if the Dolphins lose or tie in Week 14 the Pittsburgh Steelers have clinched a playoff spot regardless of their outcome.
Clinching the number one seed In order for the Steelers to lock up the top seed in the AFC, they will need to have eliminated all previously mentioned teams as well as the one listed below. Kansas City Chiefs : 4 For now, the Steelers and Chiefs are tied at but the Steelers hold the tiebreaker with a better conference record. Lions 12 Takeaways from the Steelers win over the Bears.
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