As a diehard Steelers fan, I don't want them to go undefeated.

I want to have at least one loss, Ryan.

That way they could go into the postseason ready to go as opposed to being undefeated.

Of all of the backwards fans' takes that you could have came on first take with, you picked that one?

That was Stephen A. Smith, struggling to manage expectations as his Steelers continue their historic

undefeated streak.

It's a run that's seen Pittsburgh ride their defense through a league defined by offense.

Today, we assess the durability of this strategy with hard-hitting ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark,

a Pro Bowl safety and Super Bowl champion with the Steelers,

who explains how close these Steelers are to genuine greatness.

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Friday, November 20th. This is ESPN Daily.

RC, we are forced to listen to quarterback so often in the world of NFL analysis. So I just want to thank you for helping lead the DB revolution on ESPN Daily.

Well, I'm just happy you guys finally invited me on.

It's your time, man.

Your old team, the Steelers, are right now undefeated, and that is surprising, let's be

honest, to a lot of people.

So how surprising is it, though, to you?

I think it's more surprising when you actually

watch the games. It's obviously surprising anytime a team goes through more than half of the

season and they're undefeated. But when you watch the Steelers play the second half against the

Tennessee Titans, even watching them defend the backup quarterback against the Denver Broncos or be dominated up front defensively the way they were against the Baltimore

Ravens, but still be undefeated. I think that's the more fascinating part. It's not just that

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