The Steelers rolled into the write-up-year as the AFC's 2nd seed, at the rear of only the Tennessee Titans, who would finish 13-3 but shed in their divisional playoff recreation versus the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh then went on to beat, for the third time in the season, their AFC North division archrivals, the sixth-seeded Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in the AFC Championship Game, keeping them to 184 yards and forcing 5 turnovers.