Aaron Rodgers has "full confidence" Steelers will win in Week 18

The Steelers had a chance to make Week 18 meaningless by beating the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday, but they couldn't make that happen.

Whether that was because they were too focused on keeping Myles Garrett from breaking the single-season sack record, a long-standing issue when it comes to beating bad teams or something else, the 13-6 loss to the Browns means they will need to beat the Ravens for the second time this season in order to win the AFC North.

The Steelers know they won't have wide receiver DK Metcalf for that game as he finishes serving a two-game suspension while tight end Darnell Washington broke his arm on Sunday. Wide receiver Calvin Austin missed the game with a hamstring injury to compound the issues contributing to a dismal offensive performance, but the prospect of a shorthanded offense didn't give quarterback Aaron Rodgers reason for doubt that his team will come through against Baltimore.

"I have full confidence we'll go home and win next week. . .. We've done it all season," Rodgers said in his postgame press conference. "We've handled adversity well. When we had to play our best ball we did, other than today."

The Steelers opened the season 4-1, dipped to 6-6 and then won three straight before Sunday's loss, so it has been a streaky first season for Rodgers in Pittsburgh. The hope will be that the Browns game is an exception to that pattern or next Sunday night could turn out to be the final time we see Rodgers in an NFL uniform.