With their victory, the Pittsburgh Steelers put a wrench in the works for many AFC playoff hopes. Could Mason Rudolph still lead them to the playoffs?
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The Pittsburgh Steelers bounced back from a three-game losing streak with a 34-11 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The win puts the Steelers back in the AFC playoff picture, with an 8-7 record and improved playoff odds from 5 to 12 percent.
Backup quarterback Mason Rudolph’s surprisingly efficient performance was key to the Steelers’ win and their chances of making the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers live to fight another day.
After arguably the ugliest three-game losing streak the franchise has had since Mike Tomlin took over back in 2007, which included impotent performances against a pair of two-win teams and a loss to the Indianapolis Colts where the Steelers gave up the final 30 points of the game, Pittsburgh bounced back in a big way with a 34-11 win over the division rival Cincinnati Bengals.
Not only was it a big divisional win to stem the bleeding of a three-game skid, but they got one of their first watchable offensive performances in ages, and it also shoved the hard-to-watch Steelers back into the AFC playoff picture, whether the league likes it or not.
With the win, the 8-7 Steelers are right back in the thick of the Wild Card race, but do they have a realistic shot of sneaking in? Mason Rudolph’s performance would seem to indicate that indeed they do, no matter how slim it may be.
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