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With just one week left in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers have all but conceded there's not much more the team can do to bolster their playoff seeding. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that by deciding to sit quarterback Ben ...
But most importantly, the win took the Steelers from seemingly on the brink to in the driver's seat in the AFC North with four weeks to play. Tomlin has famously -- or infamously -- never had a losing record, and games like this one are why. The Steelers are 7-6, the win having stopped a two-game losing streak.
The Broncos now control their own destiny. With a 24-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, the Denver Broncos improve to 11-2 on the year, won their 10th straight game, and are once again the number one seed in the AFC.
The NFL playoff picture is taking shape, with the best teams solidifying their positions and others doing just enough to stay in the hunt for a spot in the postseason.