Steelers Take Steep Tumble Down AFC Playoff Standings

INDIANAPOLIS — The Pittsburgh Steelers fell four spots in the AFC playoff picture after losing 30-13 to the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, along with other action around the NFL.

The Cincinnati Bengals victory earlier in the day had already pushed the Steelers from the No. 6 seed to the No. 7 said in the AFC playoff race, and from third place to fourth place in the AFC North standings.

When the Steelers lost to the Colts, they plummeted all the way to 11th. They got one spot back when the Denver Broncos lost to the Detroit Lions later on Saturday night.

Here’s the updated playoff picture for the AFC after all of the action on Sunday:

STEELERS IN AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1 Baltimore Ravens 10-3
2 Miami Dolphins 9-4
3 Kansas City Chiefs 8-5
4 Jacksonville Jaguars 8-5
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5 Cleveland Browns 8-5
6 Indianapolis Colts 8-6
7 Cincinnati Bengals 8-6
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8 Houston Texans 7-6
9 Buffalo Bills 7-6
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 7-7
11 Denver Broncos 7-7
12 Las Vegas Raiders 6-8
13 New York Jets 5-8
14 Tennessee Titans 5-8
15 Los Angeles Chargers 5-9
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16 New England Patriots 3-10

The Steelers currently have a 9% chance of making the playoffs, according to the New York Times playoff projector. That’s down from 25% at the start of the day. ESPN Bet has the Steelers as +600 playoff underdogs, for implied odds of 14%.

If the Steelers are able to win out for their three remaining games, NYT says they would then have an 89% chance to make the playoffs.