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8-0

Felt like we had phoned it in running from shotgun 3 times in a row, including 4th and short. Honestly surprised we pulled it out. That Gilbert kid played with a lot of heart. Ben making a case for MVP--again if any other QB played hurt like that and made that type of comeback they'd be tonsils-deep on him.
 
CoolieMan said:
good lord this should not have been this close

trap game, but they pulled it out

Defense looked lost a lot of the game and what the hell was the OC thinking

still feels sweet though

first time ever 8-0
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As I told DIC I would rather win ugly than lose pretty,


1 2 3

win
 
I feel like the game wouldn't have been as close if the cowhands' DBs weren't getting away with a **** ton of contact on Chase...and that block in the back at the ******* 15 yard line that they missed/ignored on the first long return.
 
mightyguru said:
I feel like the game wouldn't have been as close if the cowhands' DBs weren't getting away with a **** ton of contact on Chase
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I almost completely lost my **** when their RT absolutely mugged TJ on that last drive and no call. It was so blatant my blind grandmother saw it. They got away with a few of those as well.
 
We won in spite of ourselves. IDK how...but we did. This would have been a pride loss. Like really. DALLAS? At 2-6??? We showed that we can win. And even though it was a cardiac killer at the end..we did it. To lose to DALLAS?? Please. Kill. Me. Now.
 
Stewey said:
Only 9 losing seasons since 1970.
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To Tomlin..it’s not a losing season...so I expect us to go 1-7 the rest of the season.
 
An 8-0 team that looked like a 2-6 team today but found a way to win is the sign of a champion!
 
Zack_of_Steel said:
...with a HoF QB
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Technically not true. Last year he took that **** show of a timid, underwhelming, non-threat QB and an undrafted cast off and drug their ***** to a non-losing season. j/s
 
SteelBuckeye said:
Technically not true. Last year he took that **** show of a timid, underwhelming, non-threat QB and an undrafted cast off and drug their ***** to a non-losing season. j/s
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With all of the talent on this team, 8-8 wasn't out of the question. All of the seasons we missed the playoffs with a healthy HoF QB, though? He has underachieved far more than he's overachieved.
 
Zack_of_Steel said:
...with a HoF QB
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Playing with he Browns and Bungles 4x a year. Take these major losers out, and....The easy 3-1 to 4-0 cushion shows you where we really rate.

8-0 is great. We are making the playoffs in 2020, however 8-0 now with a one in done in the playoffs later means, well you know.

We are staring too slowly in games making some questionable coaching decisions / play calls, and have more coverage issues than we'd like to admit, which I fear will be exposed vs. the better QB's.

Clearly this is a good team. The Steelers always have a lot of talent.
 
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mightyguru said:
I feel like the game wouldn't have been as close if the cowhands' DBs weren't getting away with a **** ton of contact on Chase...and that block in the back at the ******* 15 yard line that they missed/ignored on the first long return.
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Dallas “bear” defense was committed to stuffing the run.
The offense became effective when Ben started quick strikes to the outside.
The game shouldn’t have been close. A team like that. Keep hitting the quick strikes. As they start respecting and commiting to the pass, then you gut them with Conner/Snell/McFarland.

I’ll take the 8-0 though
 
8-0...I'll take it. We have a history of losing to !@#$ teams. I halfway expected they'd look past Dallas and come up short. Really glad they found a way to win and Ben was able to fight past his injury. Say what you want but it was an entertaining game. That last drive Ben engineered was pretty fn awesome. Enjoy these games, it'll be a long time before we have another HOF qb who can win games like this.
 
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