The Pittsburgh Steelers have high hopes for 2025 after bringing in Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf and Jalen Ramsey, among others as they look to end their playoff-win drought. But a recent simulation of the 2025 NFL season doesn’t give the Steelers that chance, as Pittsburgh went 7-10 in a simulation based on ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI).
The Steelers were 5-9 by Week 15 after a 3-2 start, but a five-game losing streak starting in Week 6 sank Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes as it went 7-10. For what it’s worth, FPI usually bases its predictions off 10,000 simulations, but Seth Walder picked one specific simulation to write from.