And just like that, the Steelers are back in business in the AFC North’s first place spot after a nail-biting 27-22 win over the Baltimore Ravens. As always, there are plenty of takeaways to be had:

1. Football can still be fun, guys

The week leading up to Steelers-Ravens was full of a doomsday attitude — from both sides, believe it or not— but especially on Pittsburgh’s end of things. I wrote my fair share of articles with a dismal tone. That Buffalo loss was a rough one.

And no, Sunday’s win over Baltimore doesn’t change much if anything for me. The Steelers remain who we thought they were. Beating an also struggling 6-6 team is what they have always been capable of.

But in a week where it seemed some wanted to press the “fast forward to offseason” button from “Madden,” Sunday’s game

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