NFL.com's panel of 29 analysts recently projected the division winners and wild card teams for the 2025 season, and a majority of them don't have the Pittsburgh Steelers making the playoffs.
The Steelers didn't receive any votes to win the AFC North. Twenty six of the analysts had the Baltimore Ravens winning the division, while three picked the Cincinnati Bengals .
Only six analysts picked the Steelers to make the playoffs. Judy Battista had the Steelers as a fifth seed, while Keegan Abdoo, Grant Gordon and Maurice Jones-Drew had the Black and Gold as a sixth seed. The Steelers got two votes as a seventh seed from Dan Parr and Chad Reuter.
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during a training camp practice on July 27, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is bullish on the Ravens this year. As of right now, the Hall of Famer thinks Baltimore has the best shot to win the Super Bowl.
In regard to his former team, Bradshaw thinks the Steelers are not ready to compete with the elite teams in the AFC yet.
"It's not gonna be the Chiefs . I think Baltimore-Buffalo in the [AFC] Championship Game. I think Baltimore's gonna get over the hump this year. I'm pulling for Pittsburgh, always will," Bradshaw said in an interview with Newsweek .
"I don't think they're ready yet. Cincinnati, I don't think their defense is good enough yet. It's Cincinnati, it's Kansas City, Buffalo, Baltimore. Then you've got Pittsburgh with Aaron Rodgers . They could shock some people. Don't hold me to this, I'm going Baltimore."
The Ravens (+650) currently have the second-best odds to win the Super Bowl at BetOnline.ag. The Buffalo Bills have the best odds at +600. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are third (+750), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs (+850), Green Bay Packers (+950) and Detroit Lions (+1200).
The Steelers have the 16th-best odds at +4000.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Many Experts Are Down on Steelers' Playoff Chances
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