Sitting at 4-3 on the season and a favorable two-week stretch in the schedule coming up, things are starting to look up for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021.
Currently, the Steelers sit in third place in the AFC North, and unsurprisingly hold the third-highest chances of winning the division per ESPN’s ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projections. That projection has the Steelers at 14.1%, which sounds about right at the moment as the Steelers are one game back of the Cincinnati Bengals and two games back of the Baltimore Ravens.
With that in mind, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell broke down all four AFC North teams and their respective FPI projections, while also dishing on the flaws, surprises and strengths of all four teams in the tough division.