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Week 14 takeaways: Steelers don't look like a true contender

The Pittsburgh Steelers are proving their skeptics right: they look like a fraudulent Super Bowl contender.

After starting the season 11-0, there have been recurring issues in Pittsburgh’s two game losing skid, which has dropped them out of the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Frankly, they haven’t played well since the midway point of the season, as the Steelers’ last four victories came against the Baltimore Ravens’ backups, the Bengals, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ third string quarterback (Jake Luton) and someone named Garrett Gilbert starting at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. They have not beaten a quality opponent since Week 8.