In what should come as no surprise, Sports Illustrated is predicting the Pittsburgh Steelers to run away with the AFC North Title yet again. The site unveiled their NFL record predictions for 2018, pitting the Steelers in first place in the North with an 11-5 record.
Writing up Pittsburgh, they noted how the offense remains almost entirely intact and that Randy Fichtner’s offense should be similar to what Todd Haley ran. Defensively, there’s optimism the unit will be improved.
“The Steelers did well to pick up linebacker Jon Bostic in free agency and nab safety Terrell Edmunds in the draft.