Pittsburgh Steelers: 2013 Week 8 NFL Power Rankings (#21)

Last week: 23 (+2)

Record: 2-4

The Steelers have been night and day better since the bye. The return of Le’Veon Bell and Heath Miller to full health, giving the Steelers a talented runner and a safety net receiver respectively, have obviously helped, but I also think they are playing better as other guys are playing up to their abilities. David DeCastro, the Steelers’ first round pick in 2012, has established himself as one of the premier guards in the NFL in his first full season as a healthy starter. The Steelers now go on the road to Oakland this week and will have to avoid a trap they’ve fallen into countless times in the Mike Tomlin era. They are 6-17 ATS and just 12-11 straight up as non-divisional road favorites since Tomlin took over in 2007. Maybe at 2-4 they’ll see it as a must win and they won’t flop.

Week 7 Studs

RT Guy Whimper

RG David DeCastro

Week 7 Duds

TE Heath Miller

ROLB Jason Worilds

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