Steelers, Packers and Other Contenders in Crisis Mode: Who Will Rebound?

November 11, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Remember the Sam Bradford-for-MVP bandwagon? Carson Wentz for Rookie of the Year? Rex Ryan for Coach of the Year? Remember when there was any optimism at all surrounding the Packers?
Many of September's top contenders are stumbling through mid-November searching for answers. Let's take the pulses of some teams who have their fan bases hyperventilating after hot starts tumbled into losing streaks. A few of these teams still have a clear path to the playoffs. But all of them have some real problems to solve if they hope to regain that early-season momentum and stay relevant in the second half of the year.
Teams are listed in order of likelihood to still be relevant by mid-December.
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Current record and streak: 4-4. Three straight losses.
Early-Season Storyline: It appeared that all the Steelers had to do was hold down the offensive fort until Le'Veon Bell returned from suspension and everything would be hunky-dory. W...

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