On the surface, it’s easy to dilute enthusiasm after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 44-38 win in Cincinnati on Sunday. After all, it came against the meager four-win Bengals and their historically bad defense.

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With that, the Steelers moved to 9-3 and now have a 1.5-game lead on the Baltimore Ravens, who lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. Baltimore has a Week 14 bye, so the Steelers will have a chance to extend that lead to two games with a win over the Browns next Sunday.

The Ravens (8-5) are one of the most exciting teams in the NFL. That popularity can be seen in the Pro Bowl voting. After one week of voting, star quarterback Lamar Jackson leads all players in balloting for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games.

The Super Bowl betting favorite Detroit Lions now also lead the NFL in another category: Pro Bowl votes. No team in the NFL has received more Pro Bowl votes than the Detroit Lions, according to an updated vote total released by the league on Monday.

The Steelers as a team have the fifth-most votes out of any team in the NFL. Watt is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate and is a slam dunk to get the Pro Bowl invite. Boswel