There are still some playoff spots, but most of the time the game will be played for the postseason or for the next season in the long run. The 17th game seems unnecessary and unnatural and has no purpose other than pushing the Super Bowl back in mid-February and further enriching the millionaire NFL owners. The Super Bowl is approaching Los Angeles, where there were no NFL teams a few years ago and now there are two teams. Indeed, if this is the end of Roethlisberger, he leaves two Super Bowl rings and one incredible statistic. For 18 years since Roethlisberger was selected as the 11th choice in the 2004 NFL Draft, the Steelers haven’t lost the season.

Source: Fox News January 05, 2022 20:43 UTC