Even though the season is up in the air, I still am making this prediction if there is a season

Week 1 @ Giants: I project the Giants to once again be one of the worst teams in the league, so naturally in typical Tomlin fashion, the teams struggles mightily. The offense has issues gelling but the defense keeps them in the game. In OT, the offense is finally able to put together a solid drive for the win. Steelers win 19-13 (OT). 1-0

Week 2 vs Broncos: The offense again has it's struggles but the defense is lights out making play after play against the Broncos. Ben does manage to make enough plays to make this not close. Steelers win 24-3. 2-0

Week 3 vs Texans: The offense breaks out. Ben has 3 TDs 0 INTs. The D dominates again. Bill O Brien once again folds in a big game. This one is a laugher. Poor DeShaun Watson. Steelers win 35-6. 3-0.

Week 4 @ Titans: All of the elements of the Titans late season run bite Pittsburgh in the butt in an ugly game. Derrick Henry tops 100 yards pounding the rock, the Titans defense is steady as Vrabel coaches circles around Fichtner and Tannehill even gets a long ball. Steelers lose 31-10. 3-1

Week 5 vs Eagles: Ben is able to make some big plays and put up some points but Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz are able to engineer a solid offensive showing with a well put together offensive gameplan. Steelers blow a 4th quarter lead and the Eagles win with a last second field goal. Steelers lose 30-27. 3-2.

Week 6 vs Browns: Steelers set a franchise mark with a 17th straight home victory over the Browns besting the run from 70-85 which led to the moniker Three Rivers Jinx. Bad blood remains though and Myles Garrett and the rest of the Browns come after them. In typical fashion though Pittsburgh finds a way to win and Cleveland finds a way to lose with Pittsburgh getting their 2nd OT win of the season. Steelers win 26-20 OT 4-2

Week 7 @ Ravens: Pittsburgh's offense can't get anything going against the Ravens defense and the Ravens get their ground game going in an ugly loss as Pittsburgh falls further behind the Ravens in the divison. Steelers lose 27-10. 4-3

Week 8 Bye

Week 9 @ Cowboys: Steelers lose for the 4th time in 5 games. The Steelers up and down offense has another down in Dallas and Zeke Elliot controls the game with over 100 yards. Steelers downslide continues. Steelers lose 23-6. 4-4

Week 10 vs Bengals: The Bengals are the perfect medicine for any Steeler team struggling of late. No Joe Burrow is not the savior of the universe he was his senior year of LSU (not in his rookie year anyway). Steelers let all of their frustration out on the Bengals and their rookie QB and dominate for their 11th straight win in the series. Steelers win 34-7. 5-4

Week 11 @ Jaguars: He does it again. Another entry into the typical Tomlin lost to an awful team files, this time against a Jaguars team for whom the best you can say about them is that they are deliberately tanking for Trevor Lawrence. This features many of the characteristics of your typical Tomlin loss to a bad team: slow start, double digit deficit, multiple turnovers/mistakes. They fall behind by a lot and never fully recover to lose their 5th in 7 games. Steelers lose 20-17. 5-5

Week 12 vs Ravens: Facing a must-win game against the Ravens, the Steelers rally and step up. Ben throws a couple of nice TD passes and the Steelers do a better job of stopping the Ravens ground game. They force Jackson to win by throwing and while the Ravens rally the Steelers turn them away in the redzone to close out a big Thanksgiving day win. Steelers win 24-16.

Week 13 vs Redskins: Steelers pick up back-back wins for the first time since September. It's not easy though. Ron Rivera and Chase Young lead an improved Redskins defense that limits Pittsburgh offensively. But the Steelers defense does enough to make up for it. Steelers win 13-10. 7-5

Week 14 @ Bills: The Steelers almost won even with Duck Hodges INTs and Fichtner's caveman offensive gameplan. Ben has never lost to the Bills. However, they are in Buffalo this time. TreDavious White carves out a reputation as a Steeler killer with 2 INTs of Ben. This is the same score as last year. Steelers lose 17-10. 7-6

Week 15 @ Bengals: The Bengals are more competitive and Burrow has himself a better game. Ben however torches the Bengals defense as the Steelers get their 12 straight win and 8th straight win in Cincy. Steelers own the Bengals. Steelers win 30-23. 8-6

Week 16 vs Colts: This game moves to Sunday night as this is a big game. Both teams are 8-6 and the top wildcards at the moment. Winner clinches a playoff spot. The Steelers have historically owned the Colts and Phillip Rivers is no match for the Steelers defense. The Steelers put together arguably their best performance of the season. A blowout win that clinches them the 5th seed. Steelers win 37-14. 9-6

Week 17 @ Browns: This is a meaningless game for both teams. Pittsburgh has the 5 seed wrapped up and Cleveland is out of playoff contention. Despite some people's insistance that Cleveland will be winners this time, they disappoint again (fool me once...). In this meaningless game, these two teams again go to OT with Pittsburgh again winning in OT. Steelers win 20-17 (OT). 10-6.

Wildcard @ Titans. A rematch of the week 4 game. The place where the Steelers lost their first game of the season is the same place the Steelers lose thier last game of the season. While this game is closer, the Titans once again win with Derrick Henry grinding out a 100+ yard game and Vrabel's defense badly outcoaching Fichtner's offense. Multiple turnovers and clock eating drives decide the game. Steelers lose 23-14.