Let’s not let the disappointment mask the excitement and drama

the helium is out.

a crash and burn end of season us upon us......AGAIN

 

Just like the Rams? They made the NFCCG just last season. They were vying for the #1 overall seed for this years playoffs just 2 weeks ago. After 2 losses in a row, they sit at the 6th seed looking to return to Philly for the Wildcard round. I was rooting for Stafford to get his second ring of we couldn't pull it off this season. Big crash and burn.

 

Difference is
They haven’t done it consistently for a decade like us

 

Let's hope the movie isn't about the Steelers being the Hindenburg.

 

This. All game long.

 

any and all motivation

 

Not a dream come true for fans IMO. We want victory, not a story book ending. Seeing our team lose to the Browns and fail to lock up the division, throwing away what would have essentially be a bye week before the playoffs does not make me at all happy.

I am not a conspiracy nut when it comes to the NFL, but if there was ever a game that might provide some shadows, it was the Browns Steelers game. The refs made so many bad calls. The Browns benefitted greatly from them. Right up to the last play of the game where the defender was hanging all over the receiver before the ball got there and there was a ref about 5 feet away staring at them for a no call. None of that excuses our poor play from the offense for the entire game or from our defense in the 1st quarter, but it sure was bad refereeing.

From the NFL's pov, if the Steelers win, the final week of NFL games is a big nothing. The Panthers and Bucs are fighting for a spot. Panthers must lose and Bucs must win for the Bucs to get in, anything else and it is the Panthers......and they are not playing each other. The Steelers Ravens game though is a head to head match, winner take all. The refs have been terrible all season for all teams. This game was a step to the worse compared to most games. Almost like the NFL provided guidance to the refs on creating a game that actually matters for the final week of regular season play.

Edited add in: This guy is more than a bit of an annoying talker and keeps throwing verbal adds into his video, but the video is short (less than 4 minutes) so you don't have to deal with it too long.....lol......He has a good mashup of a few of the more egregious things that happened in the game.

 

lol.....you expect the Steelers to throw the ball into the middle of the field in any circumstance that is not a desperation play down by 2 scores with little time left? Not happening. We will do dink and dunk for 80% of the passing game. We will sprinkle in a few 30 yard throws on 3rd and 1 that don't connect.

 

Only 1? Maybe 2 to 4.......lol

 

I love seeing the Steelers WIN, but bad football is still bad football. Both Cleveland and Pittsburgh last week were just pathetic.


King Henry went for 216 yards on 36 carries with 4 TDs. This one could set another Steeler Homefield record for most rushing yards given up.

 

This game will have a playoffs atmosphere, and possibly, an all time classic rivalry game.