Steelers vs. Colts: Stacking wins could mean a playoff birth
By Eric Hassel
The Steelers have won three games, but can they continue on the winning path?
Look, the game against the Colts was not a particularly pretty one, but we won. Sometimes, you have to be able to win the ‘ugly’ games to become a playoff-caliber team. To answer the question that was posed at the beginning of the discussion, could the Steelers earn a playoff berth now that we have stacked some wins?
The answer is this: Certainly, the Steelers could earn a playoff berth. The defense is quite frankly keeping us in games right now. The offense is doing just enough to help secure victory. Inevitably, the realistic answer will come down to whether or not the offense can bail out the defense if they have a sub-par performance.
Complimentary football is the key to success. The Steelers have been able to find a winning formula for four games thus far. The season is not over. The winning formula needs to continue to be conjured up if we want to keep playing in January.