The 8-6-1 Pittsburgh Steelers are on the outside of the AFC playoff picture looking in following Sunday's 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
"We made the bed, we'll lay in it," Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said, per Nick Shook of NFL.com.
Shook explained the Steelers need to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 and hope the 9-6 Baltimore Ravens lose to the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC North. The wild-card situation with the 9-6 Tennessee Titans and 9-6 Indianapolis Colts playing each other "gets a little hairy (and involves needing a tie)," he noted.