Still a shot at the division....

Hey, it's Christmas-time! I, for one, was so busy looking at the scenarios that involved us sneaking in at #6, I didn't stop to realize that our division chances are really no worse than they were before the Dallas loss (thank YOU Bob Labriola). I had forgotten the 3-way division tiebreaker which would break our way if we beat the Bengals, Giants beat the Ravens, and then Bengals beat Ravens in the final week (lotta 'ifs'). Of course, after watching the Giants get their you-know-whats handed to them, I'm not sure I like their chances of beating the Ravens, but while we have sugar plums dancing in our heads (probably because we've been smoking something), I think we should all ask Santa for a first-round HOME playoff game against the Colts....or better yet.... the Ravens!!!!!

....Merry Christmas to all....and to all....one more week of hope!

 

You know, I think that is why I am so frustrated today. I can tolerate the loss to Dallas, but it should have been won. Couple that with the abomination last week, and this team is TIED for the division RIGHT NOW! How incredible would that be? We have put ourselves in a very bad position due to lack of focus to close out games.

 

And how about this - beat the teams we should have beaten this season so far (Titans, Raiders, Browns, Ravens 1st game, etc) - and we'd be talking about #1 seed.

 

If we win the division who would we play in the first round?

 

Next week's game is the season, for us.

 

I guess, in that scenario, we could host the Ravens, Colts, Bengals and even the Jets.

 

Most likely it will be the Colts. But that will depend on what other teams do.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/mac...1230004~1~321230011~2~321223012~2~321230028~1

 

Yes, the playoffs start with game #2 against the Bengals.

 

93.7 The Fan is saying the Steelers are eliminated from AFC North race.

 

They are wrong

 

no they are not ... the AFC NORTH race is the division crown .. not the playoffs ....

we can not win the division now , so they are correct

 

The Steelers can still win the division crown.
In a 3-way tie, at 9-7, with the Ravens and the Bengals... the Steelers win the tie breaker.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/mac...1230004~1~321230011~2~321223012~2~321230028~1

Steelers would have 3-1 h2h record among Cincy and Baltimore w/ Balt 2-2 and Cincy at 1-3. STEELERS WIN!!!

 

They have changed this. Indeed we still have a shot at the division.

 

Did you call the station and chew them a new one? LOL

 

just look how pretty we would be sittin' if we would have won last week and yesterday.

 

unfathomable

 

After being a really solid division for most of recent memory its pretty shocking how quickly the AFC North got mediocre. No way on God's green Earth should we have any shot, no matter how remote, at the division title this season after how we've played.

 

remember last season the broncos won their division by a record of 8-8.

 

Oh I know..and a couple years ago the Seattle won their division at 7-9. Not saying I wouldn't take it, but we have been at most at best an average football team this year.

 

And the year before.. the Seahawks won their division with a 7-9 record and then won their 1st playoff game vs the Saints.

 

There was a short stretch, with the wins against the Bengals, skins, and Giants, where the Steelers were looking better and better each week. I wonder what happened to that team.

 

I think the injuries coupled with the fumble-itis that set in against CLE has gotten in their heads and now they are severely out of sync. I mean just look - the O will look great, the D will give up everything...then the D gets staunch and the O falters...then there's the ST...pretty much always awful.

 

I wonder if Harbaugh sent CT a thank you for giving them the clinch yesterday i swear baltimore has a horseshoe up there a$$

 

And wouldn't it be cool for us to sneak in and then still Denvers thunder back from what Tebow did to us last season.

How about when the Giants snuck in with a 9-7 record and then won the SuperBowl ...hope is still on our horizon

 

The Pitt Panthers since we're both at .500 right now.