Week 11 NFL Power Rankings: The Lions Are Now An Elite NFC Contender

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14. Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 10)

Letdown potential? Definitely. Trap game? Of course. But a loss against the pathetic Jets? Unacceptable. Pittsburgh was bound to hit a bump in the road after playing at such an insanely high level for consecutive weeks, but getting beaten by the Jets is more like a car accident than a flat tire. In the muddied AFC North, the Steelers could not afford to play as poorly as they did, and they now move right back into the middle-of-the-pack. All the goodwill gained with their victories against the Colts and Ravens have now been erased.

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