Steelers OL Broderick Jones Sends Warning To Rest Of NFL
The rest of the NFL has been warned. Don’t let the Pittsburgh Steelers into the playoffs.
Heading into Week 18 of the NFL season, the Steelers are one of the many teams still fighting for a spot in the postseason.
A win over the Baltimore Ravens in their regular season finale would be a big step toward qualifying for the postseason, but the Steelers will also need help from elsewhere in the league if their season is going to continue.
Yesterday, starting right tackle Broderick Jones warned the rest of the league not to give them that help.
He shared a post on his Instagram story that said, “Slip up and let us in we kicking the door down.”
In the final week of the season, there are a few different teams that could be the one to slip up and give the Steelers a chance to make a run in the playoffs.
Who Needs To Slip Up For The Steelers To Get In
The Steelers have five alternative routes to the postseason, despite the fact that oddsmakers presently rank them as the underdog to make the playoffs.
A victory over the Ravens is the most likely route for them to get entry. The Steelers have three options for how their season may proceed if they win on Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins game, which will also determine the AFC East title, might end in a loss for the Buffalo Bills.
The Tennessee Titans present the Jacksonville Jaguars with an opportunity to win their division, but they might lose.
The most unlikely path is for the Texans and Colts to tie in their battle for a playoff spot.
If the Steelers tie the Ravens, then they can get in with a Jaguars loss and the Colts-Texans game not ending in a tie.
Even if they lose to the Ravens, the Steelers will head into Sunday with some hope for a playoff spot.
In that scenario, they would need the Jaguars to lose, the Broncos to win, and the Colts and Texans to not tie.
Looking To End A Long Playoff Drought
Although the Steelers’s victory over the Seahawks guaranteed head coach Mike Tomlin a 17-game winning streak, the squad hasn’t had postseason success in a long time.
Since the 2016 campaign, the Steelers have failed to win a postseason game.
They have now made three trips to the playoffs and are winless.
During that run, the Browns and Chiefs lost in the 2020 and 2021 Wild Card rounds, respectively, while the Jaguars lost in the Divisional Round in 2017.
2 of those losses came at home.
The Steelers are aware that if they have a chance to make the playoffs this season, they will have to travel and will start the game as the underdog.
But during the last several weeks, the Steelers have been playing some of the greatest football of the season, and if they make it to the postseason, they’ll have a lot of momentum.
There is undoubtedly at least one player on the team who believes the group can break the drought if given the chance.
