There’s no denying, things were pretty stressful after the Pittsburgh Steelers Christmas Day loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. A big part of the problem was the defense and several veteran players called out anonymous teammates after the game for not doing their jobs.

The Baltimore Ravens won their Christmas game, moving them past the Steelers in the AFC North race. The advantage has shifted to Baltimore, at least for the moment. Pittsburgh is going to enter Week 18 as the five seed with a final chance to reclaim the AFC North in Week 18 with some help.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have dropped their last three games by at least 14 points. That hasn’t happened for the franchise since 1988. To say the least, the Steelers are reeling right now.

Kansas City has earned a first-round playoff bye, but there are several other teams that have looked like more convincing contenders throughout the season.

NFL Week 18 power rankings laud Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings for statement wins.

There is one week left in the NFL season. The Kansas City Chiefs have locked in the top seed in the AFC, while the NFC will comes down to a big matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.