Not too early for Number 1 Seed talk...

Seeing how bad the AFC North is and seeing how the Bills lost to the Patriots last night and the Chargers lost again to Washington and are now 3-2 as well. The schedule is going to allow the Steelers to play the teams they are going to be potentially fighting with for this top seed as we move into early November. The game with the Colts here now on November 2nd is starting to look like a very critical game when it comes to seeding and potential tiebreakers. Then you have the following game the next week on Sunday night in LA against the Chargers which will be another crucial head-to-head meeting which will determine tiebreakers as well, and then you have the game at the end of the month on Thanksgiving weekend where the Bills come here on November 30th. So, there are going to be opportunities for the Steelers to cash in here and beat some of these teams head-to-head and control their own destiny when it comes to seeding.

That is why I think it is extremely critical the Steelers win these next 2 games with the Browns at home and at Cincinnati on that Thursday night and get to 5-1. You want to put yourself in a position when you play a team like the Colts or Chargers where you still only have 1 maybe 2 losses at the most and winning a head-to-head matchup would be monumental. I still wouldn't count out the Chiefs in this conversation either. They are right back in the thick of the AFC West race now and if they win tonight against the Jags, they are 3-2 and tied for 1st place yet again. So, while the Steelers don't play Kansas City and won't have the chance to win a head-to-head tiebreaker against them, they are still going to have a whole lot to say about who is seeded where in the AFC come December and January. But again, never too early to start looking down the road and looking ahead when it comes to playoff seeding in the AFC even if we are just 4-5 games into the season. It matters a lot, and I think us as fans can start taking a hard look at it right now based on how things have played out so far, these first 4-5 weeks of the season.

 

I don't think the steelers will win at least 12 games,so no....

 

I need to see the Steelers beat one or more of Packers, Lions, Bills, Ravens before I get too hopeful (add in not dropping games against Browns or Bengals next couple weeks).

 

I think they can get to 12. I think if they win the next 2 with the Browns and Bengals that gets them to 5, go 2-1 in the stretch where you play the Packers, Colts, and Chargers and that gets you to 7. Beat the Bengals here in November and the Dolphins on the Monday night game in December that gets you to 9. And just go 3-4 against the Ravens twice home and away, at Chicago, Buffalo at home, at Detroit and at Cleveland. So, it's definitely possible to get to 12 wins the way I see things shaping up now. Gotta get these next 2 with the Browns and Bengals cannot afford to drop one of these games.

 

Winning these next 2 games against the Browns and Bengals are critical for sure. A loss against either one of them would certainly hurt their playoff chances or at least their seeding.

 

Our updated picks have the Steelers going 8-5 in the team's final 13 games with several that could go either way. This would put the Steelers final record at 11-6 and likely an AFC North crown.

I just read this prediction. "with several that could go either way" Did he think that up all by himself

 

This one is a bit premature

 

Last 2 times Steelers hosted a playoff game, both games were disasters. Steelers haven't taken "advantage" of home field advantage since 2010. 15 years and counting. HFA matters and is effective for Patriots (Brady-era), Chiefs and Bills... but not Steelers.

 

The last 4 road playoffs games for the steelers were also a true disasters(NE,KC,BUF and BAL).Despite of the past,the chance would be better at home