Steelers projected to finish 9th in AFC, not improve win total

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers added plenty of new firepower to their team over the offseason, however, one analytics model does not like them enough to have them improving much at all in the 2023 NFL Season.

Cynthia Frelund’s model sees Pittsburgh winning 9 games and finishing 9th in the AFC, but that would be over their projected win total at 8.5 right now. Still, this is what Frelund says about Pittsburgh’s chances of eclipsing that total at this point in the offseason.

“According to my model, the Steelers’ most likely record by their Week 6 bye is 2-3. But fear not: They still end up with at least nine wins by Week 17 in 56% of simulations. Remember, we’re still months away from the start of the season, so that percentage is actually more significant than it may sound,” Frelund wrote.