Steelers fans opened the year bracing for collapse, hitting despair after a Week 2 loss in New England and fuming over a late collapse in Cleveland. A five-game surge capped by a 27-6 rout of the Browns has them at 6-2 and euphoric, with DK Metcalf's hands their lone gripe.
From Reddit fan threads · through Week 8 · 6-2
Season misery
43
Worst week
95
Week 2
Best week
12
Week 7
Bars above the line are miserable weeks; below are happy ones.
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Fans leaned on the defense all season, raging at Patrick Graham's soft zone in Cleveland before celebrating relentless pressure, a stout run defense and T.J. Watt's career sack record.
“Heyward, Watt and Boz carrying our team for 9 years straight lol”