3. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)
The Steelers have won 3 on the bounce and are looking dangerous. A Week 8 tussle with the Patriots looms and the winner will establish themselves as an early favourite for the AFC number 1 seed. The Steelers must still be wary of division rivals, the Ravens, though, as a Week 9 contest will either see them split the season series and the Steelers take a decisive step towards the AFC North, or the Ravens sweep their long-time rivals and throw themselves into the mix for top dog.
Roethlisberger is playing close to his best and his receiving corps is looking better than ever. With a run game capable of carrying the load should the aerial attack suffer an off day, the Steelers look well placed to go deep into the postseason again.
4. Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
The Ravens need to win the easy games. They are a team with all the tools to win it all, but they still stutter in the face of adversity. They’ve taken some big scalps already (the Texans and Steelers) but they have lost a couple of real doozies and need to make sure they turn-up every week instead of switching off against lesser teams.
The second game against the Steelers will make or break their chances of an easy postseason, with at least the number 2 seed available to the AFC North winner. Let’s hope that the right Joe Flacco suits-up on gameday.
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