After losing three straight games, including two of which were to 2-10 opponents, the Pittsburgh Steelers were staring down the barrel of a season that didn’t end with a playoff appearance. While their playoff odds are still slim, the Steelers went from a team that lost faith in themselves to one that believes in themselves again after a 34-11 drubbing of the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16, rookie corner Joey Porter Jr. said.
“We kind of lost faith in ourselves a little bit the last three games. After this game, it gave us confidence again that we can do this,” Porter said via Josh Rowntree of 93.