AFC Playoff Race

My point was that Lawrence has not played well in December as a whole. Granted, he was injured but he had not been playing well enough during the second half of the season either.

 

If the steelers won their last 2 games,they have 75% chance to make the playoffs according to this

Week 16 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: A Team-by-Team Guide - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

and 80% according to this

How the Pittsburgh Steelers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 16 - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

I saw the betting line in 2 different places that have the Steelers as 3.5 points favorites at Seattle. I had to check that twice because I couldn't believe that it was correct. Maybe that is the line assuming Rudolph will start, if Tomlin announces that Pickett is starting then that could drastically alter the betting line.

 

Steelers gonna get a whoopin' in Seattle. End of the road.

 

Not sure I'd put it that high, but probably over 50% considering that Buffalo is @ Miami (that's a big one - Miami has to win now, after beating Dallas today). Problem is - I'd put the Steeler chances to win both of those games at 10% maybe.

 

Is there a bigger fraud team than Dallas?

Can't win on the road against any team that is halfway decent.

If they get by the NFCS champ, they're going to get destroyed by SF.

 

The Steelers need 3 of his 5 teams between,Jaguars,Texans,Colts,Broncos(I am not sure if the steelers need the broncos to lose one game) and Bills) and to lose at least one game and this is certain that one of the two teams between the Colts and Texans will lose in the final week since they play each other.We will need help from raiders and titans in particular

 

It would be a huge shock for me if the 49ers are not the NFC champions this year.Dallas are a bad road team and eagles,Lions are terrible against the pass

 

There is a very decent shot that the Browns and Ravens will both be in the AFC Divisional Round and the Steelers won't have a playoff win in 7 years.

Please trade Tomlin.

 

Raiders would be eliminated with a loss vs KC tomorrow.

Again, it all starts with Steelers winning out. To me, that's the biggest issue - I don't see that happening.

 

losing at home twice in 5 days vs 2-10 teams is such a killer

 

Another Tomlin blunder this year (and the game that probably wins Garrett the DPOY over Watt). Browns, with DRT, 13 Steelers 10. If the Steelers win that game, despite all the other sh*tburgers this year, the Steelers are the 5 right now.

 

Just mentioned another massive loss was the 13-10 loss in Cleveland. Another inexcusable one.

 

I'm watching the Pats-Broncos game now we really need Belichick to pull out all of his bag of tricks to beat the Broncos tonight. Steal signs, deflate the footballs, payoff the refs, just cheat like hell as only he can do.

 

It's the same story every year.. just one dumb loss that usually costs us the postseason. That said, this year we lucked out winning a few games we deserved to lose.. so it doesn't feel as bad. This just isn't a very good team, especially with all the injuries on defense.

 

Thank You. I thought it was there.

 

Here is some crazy for you. If during the 1pm games in week 17....

Colts and Texans both lose
Or
Jags lose
Or
Buffalo lose

The Steelers will control their own playoff destiny before they take the field to play the Seahawks at 4:05pm. Win out and you're in.

 

Assuming New England closes this out, it’s very simple.

A) We win out and Buffalo loses to either NE or Miami and we are in. Period. We’d own the tiebreak over Buffalo with one more conference win so we’d be in with 10 wins and they’d be out with 10 wins.

B) We win out and Buffalo wins out then we would need only one team from Jax, Colts and Texans to win 10 games. Texans and Colts play each other so one of them can no longer get to 1O wins.

 

Don't feel bad. I've only stuck My neck out for 3 Qbs in a long long while....CJ Stroud, Joe Burrow, and this last one has made me look stupid....M. Jones. LoL. So far the other two are making me look pretty good though, but M. Jones has tarnished it all.

 

I like this one better. LoL

 

Devastating loss for the Broncos just about ends their playoff hopes.Bailey Zappe came through for us.

 

Broncos imploded. Will never know if that helps or hurts. Multi-team tie breakers are complicated.

 

Here is some crazy for you. If during the 1pm games in week 17....
Colts and Texans both lose
Or
Jags lose
Or
Buffalo lose

The Steelers will control their own playoff destiny before they take the field to play the Seahawks at 4:05pm. Win out and you're in.

 

Eveything fell right into place today..dammit if Tomlin weren't so hard headed we be in one of those spots right now.
Riding with Mitch "Interception" Turbisky really put us in a bad situation