Wolves sit 12 points from safety with just seven matches to play and appear certain to be relegated to the Championship.
But they have at least given supporters something to cheer, thanks to an impressive past month, which has seen them beat Villa and Liverpool and draw with leaders Arsenal.
Edwards, who won just one of his first 17 league matches in charge, conceded it looked as though “everything was falling apart” but says players deserve credit for the way they have kept battling.
He said: “There’s been a lot of hard work. We had to go through some pain to get to this stage.