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Beat Writer Outlines Steelers Path To ‘Contend In The AFC’

This year’s schedule for the Pittsburgh Steelers is an interesting one. It features some key matchups, which are especially intriguing with Aaron Rodgers in the fold. Unfortunately, it ends with a brutal stretch of games. With that in mind, insider Ray Fittipaldo thinks the Steelers must start hot to hope to contend in the AFC.

“I mean, it’s almost a carbon copy of last year,” Fittipaldo said, speaking on the Rothman and Ice show on Monday. “They better make hay early on… If they’re not 3-1 at the end of the first month, I think it’s gonna be tough for them.