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Steelers Have to Wait Until Sunday to Learn Playoff Fate
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to wait until Sunday night to find out who their first-round playoff opponent will be. If the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at 4:25 p.m., the Steelers will face the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in the Wild Card Round.
However, if the Chargers fall to the Raiders, Pittsburgh will clinch the fifth seed and travel to Houston next week.
The Steelers held a two-game lead in the AFC North before dropping their last four games. The Ravens clinched the AFC North title by defeating the Cleveland Browns, 35-10, on Saturday.
On Saturday night, Pittsburgh lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-17. If the Steelers defeated Cincinnati, they would’ve played the Texans in the first round.
It’s the first time since 1998 that Pittsburgh lost their last four games to end a regular season. The Steelers are the third team in NFL history to enter the playoffs on a four-game losing streak. The last team to enter the playoffs on such a streak were the 1999 Detroit Lions.
Baltimore won its last four games to win the AFC North for a second consecutive season. The Ravens out-scored their opponents 135-43 in those contests.
Ravens star wide receiver Zay Flowers suffered a knee injury against Cleveland, leaving his status for the playoffs up in the air.
During his only catch of the contest, Flowers fell forward to the ground as his right leg whipped against Ravens guard Andrew Vorhees just as Browns linebacker Mohamoud Diabate hit into Flowers’ knee.
Flowers is believed to have suffered a sprain, pending the MRI, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It’s not considered a major injury, though there is a real chance he misses next week.
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