Steelers Power Rankings: Week 11

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Nov 13, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Eli Rogers (17) and wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) react after a touchdown by Brown against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. Dallas won 35-30. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

NFL.com: No. 18

Last Week: No. 20

"“The Steelers have been the NFL’s most herky-jerky ballclub this season, with Sunday’s loss the latest installment in a roller coaster of a campaign. Dallas at Pittsburgh delivered not only the game of the weekend, but maybe of 2016. Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown were all brilliant. The issue is that they were playing the best team in the NFC. The difficult thing to know is how excited to get over the productivity of the offense, given that the Cowboys were playing without three starters in the defensive backfield in the second half. That said, I felt Pittsburgh was impressive enough to merit being taken out of the doghouse, i.e., Spot No. 20.” – Elliot Harrison"

So, the Steelers went up in the power rankings despite losing another game? Yes, and there’s reason. Elliot Harrison ranked the Steelers extremely low after their loss to the Ravens. By doing so, he basically put the team in his so called “Dog House” saying until they proved otherwise, they would stay low.

In his power rankings, these Cowboys are the best team. They have the best record in the NFL and the Steelers have been the only team to really give them competition. Even Ezekiel Elliot said after the game that the Steelers “were the best team” they had faced all year.

The offense was explosive. The defense clearly has some issues still, and that penalty at the end didn’t help. Four straight losses have definitely been tough for Pittsburgh, but it’s still not over. This week showed what Pittsburgh is capable of, now they just need to finish games.

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