Better start rooting for the Pats next week

How much does it suck losing that Ravens game? If the Steelers had gotten that one, they'd need 1 Bengal loss (either game) to win the North.

 

ESPN's machine can't be right.. If I simulate us winning out, bengals losing out and Arizona/Indy/Denver winning out and Seattle/Houston/KC losing out, it still doesn't give us the three seed.. And I don't even think ALL of those teams need to win/lose, just some.

 

It's not right.

 

Until everything is sorted out, I'm just going to root for the Cardinals tonight and hope for the best.

 

Yeah, it looks that way. No reason to believe Ratbirds can beat Bungles, so division is out of reach. Root for Bungles win over Donkeys.

I like idea of 5 spot if Bungles beat Donkeys. In first round we play Houston while Donkeys play Chiefs. Donkeys could beat Chiefs and in second round they go to NE while we get Bungles.

I like that if it happens that way.

 

Do the Patriots care significantly about #1 vs. #2 seed? If not, they have no incentive to beat the Jets.

 

They're not going to roll over for the Jets, of all teams.. They definitely want the #1 seed.

 

The Steelers beating the Broncos gave the Pats some breathing room for the 1 seed (they need only 1 win for the 1 seed)

 

They don't need to beat the Jets, they just need to beat either the Jets or Dolphins.

 

You're all assuming the Steelers will beat the Ravens and/or Browns.

Has recent history taught ya nuttin' LOL

 

History has taught me that the Steelers have the most Rings and one of the best winning percentages since the merger. I always assume they'll win and history supports that assumption.

 

The Chiefs and Steelers, it comes down to common opponents the Steelers beat the Raiders and the Jets didn't.

 

Well, I suppose it all depends on one's definition of recent, but in the Tomlin era, here are the OMG losses:

2007:
wk 11: jets (4-12)

2009:
wk 11: Chiefs (4-12)
wk 12: Raiders (5-11)
wk 13: Browns (5-11)

2012:
wk 3: Raiders (4-12)
wk 6: Titans (6-10)
wk 12: Browns (5-11)

2013:
wk 4: Vikings (5-10-1)
wk 8: Raiders (4-12)

2014:
wk 4: Tampa Bay (2-14)
wk 10: Jets (2-14)

There are no gimmes in the NFL. But the Steelers have been especially prone to bad losses...the two in 2014 are perfect examples. Bottom line: nobody should expect these next two games to be "easy wins."

 

Yeah cause there's never any upsets in the NFL

 

Root for the Pats? I'd sooner invite my mother in law to live with me.

 

Oooh thats not good. As I always like to say " colder then a mother in laws kiss " lol

 

I'm rooting for Busman to go back to one of his other avatars!
My dad used to say, "Colder than a married woman's kiss!"

 

I won't cheer for them to lose, that's about the best I can do

 

I wouldn't pull for the Pats, EVER! No matter what.

 

I'd rather have a root canal without anethesitic than cheer for the Pats

 

Not me. If it helps the Steelers, Go Pats!

 

Hope the Jets beat them down, although they won't. The Steelers need to take care of business. Never want to see the Cheatriots win...

 

Jets are out in this scenario

 

Sorry, but cincy isnt going to win in Denver, yeah, McCarren looked good against the niners lowly defense but who hasn't looked good against them, the denver D is going to go after him unlike any defense he ever saw in the SEC, winning in Denver is already hard, but doing it with a rookie QB isnt going to happen this week....