Finished: 2nd Place in the AFC North; Lost in Wild Card Round
2012 Draft Position: 24th
Preseason Ranking: 4
Week 1: Lost at the Baltimore Ravens, 35-7
Ranked - 22
The Steelers should be embarrassed by their performance on Sunday. I can’t remember the last time a Pittsburgh team looked so out of sync and was so easily manhandled by an opponent.
Week 2: Defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 24-0
Ranked - 11
The Seahawks were cooked before they ever left Seattle after the embarassment Pittsburgh suffered in Baltimore during week one. Since the Ravens stumbled, the division is once again a two-team race that won't be decided until November when Baltimore comes to town for round two.
Week 3: Defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 23-20
Ranked - 10
Note to self: Aged steel is still strong enough to win. It's been tempered by fire. Signed, The Steel Curtain.
Week 4: Lost at the Houston Texans, 17-10
Ranked - 14
Has age finally caught up with the Steelers? Injuries are starting to take their toll and the defense looked like it had lost a step against the fleet-footed Texans last week.
Week 5: Defeated the Tennessee Titans, 38-17
Ranked - 10
I guess you don’t need a good, healthy foot in order to toss five touchdown passes against a hot defense. The Steelers, dead and nearly buried a week ago, suddenly have new life.
Week 6: Defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 17-13
Ranked - 7 Indiana Jones Style Recap
Pittsburgh Fans: You're not the men we knew ten years ago.
Steelers Players: It's not the years... it's the mileage.
Week 7: Defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 32-20
Ranked - 8
Nobody was happier about the Ravens loss than the Steelers.
Week 8: Defeated the New England Patriots, 25-17
Ranked - 10
The Steelers have improved much of late. A victory over the Ravens will prove they are finally back for real and slingshot them into the elite among the AFC.
Week 9: Lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20
Ranked - 10
Seriously? I always wondered what it would look like when a Steel Curtain shattered.
Week 10: Defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-17
Ranked - 9
The Steelers have decided not to qo quietly into the night.
Week 11: BYE WEEK
Ranked - 9
The Steelers have the experience to emerge from their bye week ready to take control of the division back from Baltimore.
Week 12: Defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 13-9
Ranked - 7
An ugly win in Kansas City… but a win is a win this late in the season.
Week 13: Defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 35-7
Ranked - 7
Pittsburgh is quietly starting to dominate teams as they solidify their spot in the playoffs.
Week 14: Defeated the Cleveland Browns, 14-3
Ranked - 6
Another solid, if not glamorous, division victory has kept Pittsburgh in the playoff chase. However, with Baltimore playing so well, the Steelers could just as easily finish the #1 overall seed or the #6 Wild Card.
Week 15: Lost at the San Francisco 49ers, 20-3
Ranked - 7
More than just the lights went out for Pittsburgh during last week's game in San Francisco.
Week 16: Defeated the St. Louis Rams, 27-0
Ranked - 6
The only seeds the Steelers can't be are #4 and #6.
Week 17: Defeated the Cleveland Browns, 13-9
Ranked - 6
The strongest of the Wild Card teams, Pittsburgh looks to prove it by taking out the weakest of the Division champions.
Wild Card Round: Lost at the Denver Broncos, 29-23
Final Ranking: 9
Tomorrow, the 2011 Denver Broncos...
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