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IF we win out, and that wont be easy, and either the Bengals lose out, OR if they lose to the Broncos and Ravens, we would get the divisional lead..

we will most likely play the Bengals in the first round regardless with todays results
 
It means that next weeks game at SF for the Bengals doesn't matter at all save for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seed.

It also means that our playoff fates could well be in the Hands of the Hated Ravens twice in two weeks... when we play them and when the Bengals play them
 
Huge game next week. A win at home versus the Broncos next week. If Dalton thumb is broke they won't beat an NFL quality team. Unfortunately two of the teams they play aren't NFL quality.
 
It's a great thought to have, but all I'm worried about right now is the Denver Broncos. They are a great team but playing us in Heinz is not going to be easy on them. Should be a great game
 
With no margin for error, you worry about all of them, but only one at a time.

It's Broncos week.
 
We may need to win out, the Jets schedule looks pretty easy the rest of the way except for New England, but I can see the Pats handing them that win to keep us out, I'm sure no team wants to face us right now.
 
its just weird... ten years ago this year we were a 7-5 team who more or less had to win out and hjust like then we are most likely to be a sixth seed... plus we hurt the star QB of the Bengals... very odd simularities
 
Steelz said:
We may need to win out, the Jets schedule looks pretty easy the rest of the way except for New England, but I can see the Pats handing them that win to keep us out, I'm sure no team wants to face us right now.
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I'm sure that will happen.
 
Steelz said:
We may need to win out, the Jets schedule looks pretty easy the rest of the way except for New England, but I can see the Pats handing them that win to keep us out, I'm sure no team wants to face us right now.
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You can't honestly believe that. Tom Brady can't wait to face this defense in the playoffs.
 
madinsomniac said:
UIf they have a healthy Gronk why would they fear us?
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Even without a healthy Gronk, what in this defense scares ANY team with an average pass offense? This defense can be had. Easily. New England isn't afraid of the Steelers.
 
Sarge said:
Even without a healthy Gronk, what in this defense scares ANY team with an average pass offense? This defense can be had. Easily. New England isn't afraid of the Steelers.
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on the flip side This offense is utterly scary... and honestly, Defense really doesn't matter as much as it used to... I don't know how many times we faced a team with a terribad defense in recent years and watched it do just enough to win....
 
What scares other teams about the Steelers is not the Defense. What scares other teams about the Steelers is that by their/our standards, the offense had a less than standard day (passing game) and still put up 26 points on what is statistically one of the top defenses in the NFL.
 
SteelBuckeye said:
What scares other teams about the Steelers is not the Defense. What scares other teams about the Steelers is that by their/our standards, the offense had a less than standard day (passing game) and still put up 26 points on what is statistically one of the top defenses in the NFL.
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yep... imagine if we had Bell as well? and pouncey?
 
Steelz said:
We may need to win out, the Jets schedule looks pretty easy the rest of the way except for New England, but I can see the Pats handing them that win to keep us out, I'm sure no team wants to face us right now.
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would the Bungals...Ravens...Browns...hand us anything ?
 
Sarge said:
Even without a healthy Gronk, what in this defense scares ANY team with an average pass offense? This defense can be had. Easily. New England isn't afraid of the Steelers.
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The Pats**** defense is decent this year by Pats**** standards although I think we were one of only two teams to hold the Cheating Bastiges From New England to less than 30. Regardless, our only hope is to put up A LOT of points. You might as well count on them scoring 35 and make it your mission to score 40. As I've said before, we got to three SB's in six years but none of those times did we have to face the Pats**** in the playoffs.
 
Looks like we don't control our own destiny... even if we win out we are not guaranteed a playoff spot.
 
Stewey said:
Looks like we don't control our own destiny... even if we win out we are not guaranteed a playoff spot.
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How so? We hold the tie breaker vs. Jets.
 
mdk2 said:
How so? We hold the tie breaker vs. Jets.
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Yeah, I think some people put too much stock into the playoff standing pictures that the stations constantly show. If the steelers win out, they're in. They control their own destiny in that sense.
 
mdk2 said:
How so? We hold the tie breaker vs. Jets.
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Thank You! That's all I need to know. Happy to be wrong!

...unless someone comes along and disputes you. :(
 
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