At the start of December, you could describe the mood in Pittsburgh as bleak. The Buffalo Bills came in and embarrassed the Steelers to end November, the Steelers’ fifth loss in seven games. Their lead in the AFC North had evaporated. And up next? A game against the Baltimore Ravens for sole possession of the division lead.
A lot of people were writing the Steelers off. But the Steelers weren’t. QB Aaron Rodgers attacked the Ravens deep on the first play, a 52-yard pass to WR DK Metcalf. And the Steelers pulled off the upset. They followed that up with a big win on Monday Night Football over the Miami Dolphins.