That's right; despite injuries, less than stellar play and unimaginative play calling the Steelers season could have easily been something else entirely.
Week one of the season the Steelers struggle against the Titans, but pull it out in OT. This is one of only two games Pittsburgh has been outplayed in.
In weeks two and three Steelers give up a combined 24 pts in the fourth quarter, score zero and lose both games at the gun.
They rip off the next five games, only being seriously challenged once (by the Vikings).
During the current four game losing streak the Steelers gave up the last six points vs the Bengals. Dominated the box score against the Chiefs, darn near pulled off a win in Baltimore with a 3rd string QB and gave up 21 points to the Raiders... IN THE FOURTH QUARTER!
All 12 games have been winnable, ten of which should have been won. I don' think you can overstate the value of confidence. The Saints and Colts have both had multiple games this year that they should have lost, but they found a way to win. Pittsburgh was closer than you think to being right there too.
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