The Steelers playoff hopes rest on winning these next 2 games...

Beginning to look like no Conner, no Juju and no Johnson, which will make for a really, really ugly game to watch.

 

I don’t think the playoffs are in the cards. I think we've grown leaps and bounds on defense this year. Injuries are not going to allow us to go very far this season. We need to focus on keeping the defense together and make some off season repairs on offense. LT, TE, WR are a need. We have to find a solid RB that can stay healthy. I do think we will end with a winning record and play till the end but I don’t see the Ravens being stopped.

 

I'm thinking a QB gets hot and we go to the SB.

And Myles will be playing next year after he shows remorse to the dictator.

 

Yeah, IF we win the next two games we will be barely breathing.

 

Hahahahahahaha!
We are hoping to beat Browns and Bengals.

It’s sad what’s happened to this team.

 

Can't hide weaknesses in the NFL. Especially when it comes to the QB position. The players on offense simply need to perform better.

 

I look at it as a rebirth with a focus on defense. They do need a RB & TE though. Maybe a QB too.

 

Looking like this thread has aged quite well the last two in a half weeks. I knew if the Steelers won these last two weeks against the Bengals and Browns and got to 7-5 their playoff chances would improve greatly.

 

Major threat is Titans (other than ourselves losing to beatable teams). Titans got three tough games left where we got two.

 

Titans and Texans

 

Texans are gonna win their division in the South so I wouldn’t worry too much about them. The Titans however are the team to now keep an eye on. They are currently 7-5 like the Steelers with a 5-4 Conference record and they have games left at Oakland, home to Houston and New Orleans and at Houston the final week. That’s pretty tough so I don’t see them doing any better then 9-7 on that schedule so the Steelers if they go 9-7 like I’ve been saying they should be able to do they should be able to win head to head tiebreakers over teams like Tennessee, Oakland, and Indy if they finish 9-7 based on conference record or common opponents tiebreakers. So things are looking good and if they win these next 2 games at Arizona and Buffalo at home and get to 9 wins they should almost have a playoff spot locked down.

 

Agree with everything except the JUJU comment. I think he has what it takes, just hasn't had a chance to play with a QB that will throw it up for him this year. Hopefully he gets healthy this week and Duck can throw some up for him.

 

Yeah the Titans are now our top competition for the last playoff spot. The Colts and Raiders have taken a step backwards and we killed the Browns playoff hopes. It would be great if the Texans sweep the Titans and they also lose to the Saints.

 

Yea the Titans and Raiders game will be very important to the Steelers. I’m rooting for the Titans actually to win and put the Raiders at 6-7 and pretty much knock them out. The Titans would be 8-5 but their last 3 games are 2 games with Houston and a game with the Saints. I don’t think they do any better then 1-2 in those 3 games which would put them at 9-7. And looking at things right now if the Steelers win the next 2 games with Arizona and Buffalo the Titans can’t win a tiebreaker over the Steelers if both finish at 9-7, and even if Oakland and Indy both won out both won’t be any better then 9-7 and won’t win tiebreakers over the Steelers. So if the Steelers win these next 2 games and get to 9-5 it’s almost a certainty that they will get in even if they somehow lose the last 2 games to the Jets and Baltimore.

 

The age-old mantra is to win the games you're supposed to win and split the rest. The Cardinals and Jets are games we should (and must) win. Buffalo would be the statement game to show that this group can compete. That game should tell us what we really need to know about ourselves. And anything, ANYTHING, can happen when we play the ratbirds. A trending team ends up 10-6 and is ready for the playoffs (can't believe I'm saying that about this team). A stagnant team ends up 9-7 and limps in to the playoffs and goes out with a whimper. An identity-challenged team misses the playoffs.

 

That last game of the Season may not be as hard as it looks for Pittsburgh.

Would Baltimore play their starters in Week 17th if they had already locked up the #1 or #2 seed?

Why have Lamar face a blitzing Steeler's defense in a meaningless game?

 

Here are the NFL playoff predictor percentages for the AFC's 2 wild cards.
Bills 98%
Steelers 54%
Titans 28%
Raiders 21%
Colts 6%
Browns 6%