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The Steelers stayed alive in the AFC playoff picture in Week 16 by rallying to beat the visiting Raiders 13-10 on Saturday night. A lo s would have eliminated Pittsburgh from wild-card contention, but the win gave the team some hope for the final two weeks.Here's breaking down where the Steelers stand after improving to Byron Scott Jersey  7-8 and how realistic their playoff chances are:MORE:The Steelers are the No. 11 team in the overall AFC standings. They are behind the No. 8 Patriots, No. 9 Jets and No. Robert Horry Jersey  10 Titans, who all lost in Week 16 to fall to match the Steelers' record at 7-8.The No. 7 Dolphins (8-7), who occupy the last open wild-card spot in AFC, are only up one game on the Steelers with only two games left to play.The Steelers are behind the Patriots, Jets and Titans because of a bad conference record of 3-7. Unfortunately, part of that is the fact Pittsburgh lost to Kobe Bryant Jersey  New England in Week 2 and to New York in Week 4. It also lost to Miami in Week 7.By winning the final two games, the Steelers would improve their conference record to 4-7. They just need to hope they can finish 9-8 and full game ahead of the Dolphins.MORE:The Steelers face with a tough division road game in Baltimore in Week 17 against the strong No. 5 Ravens (10-5), who already have clinched a wild-card berth. They close with the a home game against the Browns (6-9), who were eliminated with their lo s to the Saints in Week 16.Those games are winnable, physical battles of attrition. Even if the Steelers don't get  Michael Cooper Jersey the needed help to earn another AFC wild-card berth, going 2-0 would ensure another a non-losing season under coach Mike Tomlin.The Steelers still have le s than a one percent chance of earning an AFC wild-card berth as the No. 7 seed. They need a lot to go wrong for four teams ahead of them in the final two weeks, on top of next upsetting the Ravens, who are a much better team still battling the Bengals for the AFC North Corey Brewer Jersey  title.