The Steelers rolled into the publish-time as the AFC's next seed, guiding only the Tennessee Titans, who would complete 13-3 but drop in their divisional playoff match in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens. Pittsburgh then went on to beat, for the 3rd time in the season, their AFC North division archrivals, the sixth-seeded Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in the AFC Championship Game, keeping them to 184 yards and forcing 5 turnovers.