# The 2025-26 Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** football-nfl\
**Created:** [September 7, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818 "2025-09-07T14:54:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818/22 "2026-01-13T00:05:10Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> They might find themselves on top of the worst division in the NFL if things continue as they have been.

I was close. They are on top of the _second_ worse, after the NFC South, where literally every team had a losing season.

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818/23 "2026-01-13T00:15:39Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> They are on top of the _second_ worse, after the NFC South, where literally every team had a losing season.

Well, depends on how one looks at it.

The NFC South finished with a combined record of 30-38.

The AFC North finished with a combined record of 29-39.

The NFC East finished with a combined record of 27-40-1.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818/24 "2026-01-13T00:31:21Z")

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> [@Railer13](#):
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> Well, depends on how one looks at it.

True. I was looking at it from the perspective of the weakest winner of a division, but maybe not the weakest division overall.

Though by your measure that still puts the AFC North as the second weakest. 😃

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2025-26-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/1022818/25 "2026-01-13T01:27:36Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> Though by your measure that still puts the AFC North as the second weakest

Well, good point!

To the surprise of nobody, the NFC West is the strongest by this metric, with a record of 41-27, which includes the Cardinals at 3-14. NFC North isn’t far behind, with a record of 38-29-1. That’s the only division with all four teams above .500.

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