Pittsburgh Steelers playoff chances in jeopardy?

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered an entirely avoidable loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football, falling 24-19 in a game they could have beaten to Cleveland several times over.

Now they have four more division games and six games to play overall, with some of the league’s best teams, the Chiefs and Eagles, still on their schedule.

According to Jason McIntyre of Fox Sport, the Steelers will struggle to convert their 8-3 record into a possible playoff spot. In a Colin Cowherd appearance on The Herd, McIntyre expressed his belief that there are only two winnable games left on the Steelers’ schedule.

“By the way, have you looked at the Steelers’ schedule?” McIntyre said. “I’m not saying the sky is falling, but could you have two more wins on your schedule? Here it is, find me the next two wins they have.”

McIntyre then listed Miami, currently four games behind the Steelers, as a team that will eliminate them from the playoffs at the end of Week 18.

9-8, will that get you in? “Are they through Miami or Denver?” McIntyre said.

The Steelers have a tough schedule, with the Bengals twice, the Ravens and Browns once each, the Eagles and the Chiefs. Still, they’ve proven that both sides of the ball can compete on most nights and should be able to win at least three of their last six games. I don’t see a problem with them going 11-6 as the AFC race is more competitive than it has been in years. Certainly a team like Miami shouldn’t cause any problems for the Steelers, as they would likely need to win every remaining game to have a chance of making the playoffs.

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