The Steelers have placed quarterback Mason Rudolph on injured reserve, per a club announcement. To fill his roster spot, they promoted center J.C. Hassenauer from the practice squad. 
Rudolph took over for Devlin Hodges in last week’s game against the Jets and took them from a 10-0 deficit to a 10-10 tie. Unfortunately, a shoulder injury forced him out of the game, and the Steelers went on to lose 16-10.
Without Rudolph, the Steelers will forge ahead with Devlin Hodges as their starter against the Ravens. Rudolph’s season ends with a 5-3 record in eight starts and 13 touchdowns against nine interceptions. Rudolph had his moments as Ben Roethlisberger‘s fill-in this year, but he also had a rocky stretch that resulted in getting leapfrogged by Duck.
Hodges and Paxton Lynch will serve as the only QBs on the roster for Week 17 as the Steelers fight for a wild card spot. There are a few scenarios that could put the Steelers in the playoffs, but the simplest one is this – if the Steelers win and the Titans lose, they’re in.
how is this a playoff team
good defense
Good defense + AFC is trash
I believe that “trash” AFC has a 50/50 chance of winning the Super Bowl.
70/30 AFC because they have the Patriots who have 6 in the last 20yrs.
50/50 depending on if the Patriots get enough video of their opponents’ practices during the playoffs.
Two of those were handed to them by late game idiotic play calling by Mike ‘let’s throw to kill the clock’ Smith and Pete ‘No Beast Mode’ Carroll.
And of course, last year they got in when Dee Ford lined up offside before a (woulda been) game ending Int. Belicheat has a deal with the devil.
Uh oh jealous trash alert
Bingo
well played
how are the eagles or cowboys a playoff team?
The nfc has one bad division but will have wildcard teams with 11 or more wins . The afc is top heavy but multiple divisions are trash
Pretty much