The experts still give the Steelers only a 15% of making the postseason. Not that Mike Tomlin and his players cared about that late Sunday night.
They said Kenny Pickett grew up as a rookie quarterback a week earlier when he led the Steelers’ game-winning drive to beat the Las Vegas Raiders and keep their faint playoff hopes alive on Franco Harris Night at Acrisure Stadium.
The Steelers still need plenty of help to make the playoffs. Of course, they must beat the Browns. The Buffalo Bills also must beat the Patriots in Buffalo, which doesn’t seem like much of a reach. But the Jets, who have been eliminated from the playoff chase, must beat the Dolphins in Miami.
“There are going to be challenges. You are going to be up against it. It’s not about what happens to you. It’s about how you respond to it. We’re a group that stays solid in spite of circumstance. As long as we keep bringing that stay-solid mentality, it’s in front of us. ...No one displayed that mental toughness more than Pickett on the final drive. He avoided pressure and threw for a 20-yard completion to Pat Freiermuth.
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Brandon Stephens breaks up a pass to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens in the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. “When we control the line of scrimmage, we win the game,” Harris said. “It’s plain and simple. That’s what Mike T challenged us as an offense, challenged me — to get downhill and run on them. That’s what we did.
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