Pittsburgh Steelers power rankings roundup: Pittsburgh slips after Week 4 loss

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-1 after their first loss of the season to the Indianapolis Colts. While they’ve slipped down power rankings across respective outlets, they are still one of the league’s consensus top teams.

Pro Football Talk (No. 7)

“With three of the next four games in prime time, a string of losses could get Russell Wilson back to “100 percent.”- Mike Florio

CBS Sports (No. 9)

“Justin Fields played well in the second half in defeat against Indianapolis, but it just wasn’t quite enough. The defense let them down in the loss to the Colts.”- Pete Prisco

ESPN (No. 12)

“The Steelers gave up six passing plays of 15 yards or more to Indianapolis on Sunday — including four in the first half — after allowing only 12 such plays through the first three weeks. Prior to that Week 4 loss, the Steelers were limiting opponents to 8.6 points per game. But they yielded 27 points to the Colts by giving up large chunk plays. “That was one of our goals, to minimize the chunk plays, and we went out there and we just weren’t capitalizing — whether we were being out of position, we weren’t making a play on the ball,” Pittsburgh safety DeShon Elliott said.” — Brooke Pryor


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