The Pittsburgh Steelers made it through the first half of their schedule with a .667 winning percentage. But they only had to go through two AFC North opponents along the way, defeating the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens.
Half of their remaining schedule will come against their divisional opponents, including each of the next two against the Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. Even with both of them having lost their quarterbacks this past week, the Steelers understand how these games go, and how critical the division will be in deciding their fate.
“We’re about to go through this gauntlet of AFC North opponents”, CB Patrick Peterson said on Friday, via the team’s website.