Oct 13th 2008 7:14AM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Steelers, AFC NorthIt’s hard to imagine the first six weeks of the NFL season going much better for the Steelers. Even with a debacle at Philly, the Steelers are sitting in much better shape than could have been asked for when the season began.

With the Ravens’ blowout loss to the Colts, Pittsburgh (4-1) now has a two-game lead in the division on Baltimore. Add to that the fact that the Steelers have already beaten Baltimore once, which means at worst the Steelers will split the head-to-head series which is the first playoff tiebreaker. Pittsburgh also has a 4-0 conference record compared to Baltimore’s 2-3 mark, which is the third playoff tiebreaker. And it will be hard for the Ravens to make a late run at the Steelers, as the most difficult part of the Ravens schedule is back-weighted, as Baltimore will face the Giants, Eagles, Redskins and Cowboys in the second half of the season. Even though Joe Flacco has looked pretty polished for a rookie, it’s hard to imagine the Ravens finishing much better than 9-7.

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