Mike Tomlin offered an honest a se sment of his team following the ' 36-28 lo s to the last Thursday night. Pittsburgh is "junior varsity" on both the offensive and defensive lines, Tomlin said, and until those units start playing better, the Steelers will struggle to do what they desire to do on the football field.Last Thursday's lo s dropped the Steelers to 6-6-1 through 13 games. Pittsburgh fell from third to fourth in the AFC North standings and from eighth to 11th in the AFC standings. A suming that nine wins will be the minimum benchmark to secure the seventh and final playoff spot, the Steelers will have to go 3-1 down the stretch in order to make the playoffs for a second straight year.Let's take a deeper dive at the Steelers' playoff outlook by looking at their current positioning, their remaining games and a few things that Pittsburgh will try to improve on in the coming weeks.The bad news is that the Steelers will have to jump ahead of four teams over the season's Haydn Fleury Men Jersey last four weeks to make the playoffs. The good news is that Pittsburgh could theoretically make the playoffs as either a wild card team or as a division champion. By virtue of the Cleveland's win over Baltimore and Cincinnati's lo s to San Francisco on Sunday, the Steelers are just 1.5 games out of first place in the North. Each of the Steelers' remaining four games are against teams that are ahead of them in Trevor Van Riemsdyk Jersey the AFC standings: Tenne see (9-4), Kansas City (9-4), Baltimore (8-5), and Cleveland (7-6). If Pittsburgh can split their games against the Titans and Chiefs, then defeat both the and , that would give them nine wins overall as well as a 4-2 record in the AFC North. That may be good enough to capture the North division crown a suming the Ravens, Browns and Bengals finish with nine or fewer wins.The Steelers' tie vs. Detroit makes it unlikely that they will have to go down to tiebreaker scenarios when it comes to playoff seeding. But in the event that it does, the Steelers would lose tiebreakers against the and . As it currently stands, the Steelers would win tiebreakers over Buffalo, Baltimore, Cleveland and Denver (7-6), which is currently 10th in the AFC standings.Pittsburgh is tied with Carolina with the 's toughest remaining strength of schedule. Fortunately for them, the Ravens, Bengals, and Browns have the third, fifth, sixth and seventh toughest remaining schedules, respectively. The , who are currently the No. 6 seed in the AFC, have the 11th toughest remaining schedule. The , who are currently hanging on to the seventh spot in the AFC standings, have the 25th hardest remaining schedule, but do have games the next two weeks against the and . The Steelers' remaining four opponents have a combined record of 33-19. The Titans and Chiefs would be the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds if the playoffs started today, respectively. Baltimore would be the No. 4 seed, while Cleveland is a spot back of the seventh and final playoff spot. The Steelers won a defensive duel in Cleveland in Week 8. Pittsburgh's most recent win was a 20-19 nail-biter against Baltimore in Week 13.Here's a look at each of the Steelers' four remaining opponents.Week 15:vs. Tenne seeWeek 16: @ Jake Bean Jersey Kansas CityWeek 17: vs.Cleveland (Monday Night Football)Week 18: @ BaltimoreThe haven't been the same since losing after the two-time defending rushing champion suffered a serious foot injury. Tenne see is 6-2 with Henry and 3-2 without their star running back in the starting lineup this season. But after losing consecutive games heading into their bye week, the Titans posted a 20-0 win over the on Sunday. While the offense continues to struggle without Henry, Tenne see's defense shut out the Jaguars while allowing just 8 rushing yards and recording four interceptions.The have found their stride after winning just three of their first seven games. Kansas City has won six straight games following Sunday's 48-9 win over the . A big reason for the Chiefs' turnaround has been the play of their defense, which has allowed just 65 points during their six-game winning streak. Kansas City's offense continues to be led by , who threw six touchdown pa ses in his first and only game against the Steelers in 2018. Steelers fans are very familiar with their team's last two regular-season opponents. Injuries have put a damper on what was supposed to be a big season for the Browns, who like the Titans played well on Sunday a week after their bye week. The Browns received a solid effort Sunday from quarterback , who threw two touchdown pa ses while making up for a running game that averaged le s than Martin Necas Jersey 4 yards per carry. Cleveland received a big day from its defensive line, led by , and . After a topsy-turvy first 12 games, the Browns have endured and will have a say in who does and who doesn't get into the postseason out of the AFC.A near lock to make the playoffs just two weeks ago, the Ravens are 8-5 after consecutive lo ses to Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Baltimore's playoff hopes nearly took a huge hit when sustained . While no one can replace what Jackson can do on a football field, has proven to be a capable performer during his limited playing time. Huntley ama sed over 320 all-purpose yards on Sunday while directing four scoring drives after Baltimore fell behind 24-3. The Ravens also received an encouraging performance Sunday from rookie receiver , who recorded his first career 100-yard game.Offensive line: While Pittsburgh has found added depth on its offensive line in the form ofJohn Leglue, the unit continues to struggle to create holes for , whose yards-per-carry average is a pedestrian 3.7. The line also allowed five sacks of during last Thursday night's lo s in Minnesota. Somehow, someway, this unit has to improve, and fast, if the Steelers are going to make a run at the postseason.Defensive line: Like the offensive line, the Steelers have received a recent boost from defensive tackle , a veteran who signed prior to their Week 13 win over Baltimore. That being said, the unit allowed 205 yard and two touchdowns from in last week's lo s. With and unavailable to play, the Steelers will continue to lean on veterans Cam Heyward and to right the ship Jamieson Rees Kids Jersey on the defensive line.Inside linebacker:This has been an Achilles heel for the Steelers all season. Last week, Tomlin gave and rookie more reps at the expense of . Look for that to continue in the event that Schobert and are not making enough plays early in games. will also likely see more playing time after Spillane was activated from the COVID-19 list last week. How far will Pittsburgh go this season? Conference Winner Odds +30000 Probability 0.3% With my 10-7 preseason prediction no longer a po sibility, I predict a 9-7-1 final record for the 2021 Steelers. Fortunately for the Steelers, that may very we