Pittsburgh sounds different when the Steelers are a legitimate Super Bowl contender. There is an energy in the air that is hard to describe. There's a buzz inside the stadium on game days that reaches a crescendo when "Renegade" is played at some point during the fourth quarter.

Week 17 is already in the books for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the news wasn't great. The Steelers got blown out by the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day while the Baltimore Ravens blew out the Houston Texans to take over the lead in the AFC North.

With the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens both getting a jump on Week 17 of the NFL regular season, we have a bit more information about what Week 18 means for the Steelers prior to any of the other AFC teams in the playoff mix getting to play.

The Pittsburgh Steelers ' potential playoff opponents have been revealed after Saturday’s games. With the Denver Broncos losing to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Steelers can no longer face Denver. And they have locked themselves into a top-six seed, meaning they could one of four teams.

As we enter the weekend in Week 17, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a handful of seeding and playoff matchup scenarios after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Here's a look at the seeds the Steelers can finish as and their possible matchups based on how things shake out over the final two weeks.

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs to open NFL Week 17. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t some good performances from Steelers players, especially on defense. According to Pro Football Focus,