Once upon a time, the Pittsburgh Steelers were 4-1 and controlled their destiny in the AFC North. They held a 4-1 record, and their closest threat in the division was Cincinnati, with the Baltimore Ravens at 1-5.
But since that fifth loss, the Ravens have won five straight games. And the Steelers have won just two of six in that span. Now, each team has a 6-5 record, but the Ravens have the tiebreaker via a better AFC North winning percentage. Yet according to Mason Rudolph, the Steelers aren’t panicking.
“There’s never been panic here.