With rosters all but solidified in the NFL at this point in the offseason and the schedules set for the upcoming season, analysts are racing to get their win projections in for all 32 teams.
NFL.com’s Cynthia Frelund did just that Wednesday night after the schedule release. In her win projection for the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike Tomlin, she has the Steelers slated for just 8.3 wins, which means they would have a losing season, snapping Tomlin’s streak of non-losing seasons at 18 years, were that to happen.
For Frelund, the 8.3 wins, which have the Steelers on the outside looking in on the playoff picture in the AFC, come down to the uncertainty at quarterback and the tough stretch of games post-Thanksgiving that could be really troublesome for the Black and Gold.