Ranking the 8 most surprising NFL teams of 2019

The Ravens, Niners and Bills are three of the surprise teams of the 2019 NFL season.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers

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The Steelers were 9-6-1 in 2018 and missed the playoffs in the last week of the season. Pittsburgh came into this season without Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown and soon lost Ben Roethlisberger. Mike Tomlin’s team started 1-4 and appeared headed nowhere. And it wouldn’t have a first-round pick, having dealt it to Miami for Minkah Fitzpatrick. Pittsburgh won seven of eight despite being down to second- and third-string QBs. They need a win against Baltimore to match last season’s win total but equaling it would be a huge accomplishment.