Seeding in the playoffs...

The Steelers with clinching the North today are guaranteed to be no worse then the 3 seed in the playoffs and can still move up and be the 2 seed over Buffalo if they win next week in Cleveland and the Bills lose to either the Patriots on Monday or to Miami next week. Plus, now we don’t know who is gonna be what seed in a few weeks when the playoffs start. The odds are the Steelers will probably play either the Browns Colts or Dolphins in the first round depending upon how the games turn out next week. So there is a lot to process still with the seeding but as of right now the Browns have not clinched a playoff spot and need to beat the Steelers to guarantee they will get in even if other teams lose next week. So for now I’m not resting anybody and I’m playing the starters for now and trying to improve my seeding next week in Cleveland.

 

I'm mixed. I'd like to try to continue to build on momentum we just got, but that could backfire. I'd lean toward resting guys for playoffs

 

They’re the team no one will want to face in the playoffs.

 

No - they're going to get the Ravens if they lose the Cleveland next week, most likely.

 

Here comes we cant beat the team we swept, in the playoff threads.... lol

 

Wow

 

I don’t think they will get the Ravens because I think the Ravens are gonna win in Cincy and be the 5 seed and Miami will lose in Buffalo next week. That is the only way they can play the Ravens is if the Dolphins beat Buffalo if they stay the 3 seed. But if the Steelers win in Cleveland next week and that happens they would be the 2 seed and they would probably play the Colts who are most likely gonna beat the Jags next week.

If the Ravens beat the Bengals, Steelers lose to the Browns, Colts beat the Jags and the Bills beat Miami they will play the Browns who would be the 6 seed. I think their is a good chance the Ravens will not be the 6 or 7 seed looking at everybody’s schedule and how things set up. I’ll stick by the Steelers playing either the Browns Colts or Dolphins in that first playoff game here.

 

We beat Ravens 3 times in a season on way to SB victory. And that is all they talked about leading up to the 3rd game.

 

There is a chance 3 teams from AFC North make playoffs. It helped we all got to play the NFC Least this season.

 

If the Browns and Ravens are tied, the Ravens win the tiebreaker.

The Bills win tomorrow and they use next week as their bye since they can't get to the 1 line.

Bills beat NE, lose to Miami - 2 seed
Steelers lose to Browns - 3 seed (Browns have to win to get in, game is meaningless to Steelers)
Titans or Colts - 4 seed (Titans only need 1 win to get 4 seed)
Miami beats Bills - 5 seed
Ravens beat Bengals - 6 seed
Browns beat Steelers - 7 seed

Colts beat Jags - lose tiebreakers and finish out at 11-5

 

Right now, if Cleveland, Baltimore, Miami, and San Diego win next week, San Diego is odd man out.

 

Don't care what the scenario is, rest the starters.. We haven't had a legit bye since week 4. Ben, Watt, Heyward, villanueva, Fitz, etc could all use a week off. In normal years, I don't like breaking up momentum, but this isn't a normal year.

 

we definitely need the rest

 

Steelers trying their best to send both teams to the golf course. You want Browns in or Ravens? I want the Ravens for the trifecta.

 

I wouldn't really count that second matchup against the Ravens JV squad.

 

I know everyone looks at what is a favored match up, but honestly I do not think it really matters, (well perhaps Miami with rookie QB and coming to cold weather). If this team plays like the first half (or the last several games) we lose...IF they can play a 60 min game like todays 2nd half (and other 30 minute days they have had this year) they can compete with anyone and win, yes even KC. That is a very big if (and so far unproven), rest 'em next week, regroup, and see what happens.

 

I’d play the entire practice squad if I could next Sunday.

 

Those threads are a virtual LOCK !!

 

Game in your own division are tougher. I hope we play someone outside our division.

 

I think Ravens will play Titans

 

There hasn’t been a team from San Diego for a while. Perhaps you’re referring to their old QB, Philip STFU Rivers?

 

We didn't have a legitimate bye week. The team was practicing through Wednesday before the league announced that the game has been postponed.

 

Cowher also said if he was the coach he would rest his Steeler starters and the Bills starters next week.

 

Did you bet on the Colts this week?

 

Big loss iron proved me wrong