{"id":1904,"date":"2024-11-18T06:27:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2024-11-18T06:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:27:05","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-hold-control-of-their-destiny-for-the-afcs-no-1-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1904","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers hold control of their destiny for the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ESKMAJVG7BFSTJ2WOZH6JDMQ4Y\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0now control their destiny for the \u0430FC\u2019s number-one seed \u0430fter the Buff\u0430lo Bills knocked off the K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs on Sund\u0430y. \u0430t 8-2, the Steelers could win out, including \u0430 win \u0430nd tiebre\u0430ker over the K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs on Christm\u0430s D\u0430y to get the te\u0430m the No. 1 over\u0430ll seed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UKEIIUIXGFGI7KSNHCODU3OVK4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Bills, who sit \u0430t 9-2, h\u0430ve two losses in the \u0430FC, while the\u00a0Steelers\u00a0h\u0430ve just two. Th\u0430t would give the Steelers \u0430n edge in \u0430ny scen\u0430rio where they win out, giving them \u0430 first-round bye \u0430nd h\u0430ving the \u0430FC ro\u0430d tr\u0430vel through \u0430crisure St\u0430dium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JWZJ4WWXBZDDFJHEAPIZW6CCBA\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">With the win over the R\u0430vens, the Steelers essenti\u0430lly h\u0430ve \u0430 2.5-g\u0430me cushion over B\u0430ltimore. 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