It's not just the bye, though. It's having the team that holds the tie breaker against us for HFA lose a game.Yay. We clinch a bye that we were almost certainly going to get anyway.
It's not just the bye, though. It's having the team that holds the tie breaker against us for HFA lose a game.Yay. We clinch a bye that we were almost certainly going to get anyway.
I get it. I'd just rather play Denver on the road than Pittsburgh in Foxboro.It's not just the bye, though. It's having the team that holds the tie breaker against us for HFA lose a game.
Why? Is the magic number versus Cincy, one?
There is no guarantee we even face PITI get it. I'd just rather play Denver on the road than Pittsburgh in Foxboro.
What if the Chiefs get the six seed and beat Cincy? Etc. Ad nauseum.I get it. I'd just rather play Denver on the road than Pittsburgh in Foxboro.
Surely you can't be serous.I get it. I'd just rather play Denver on the road than Pittsburgh in Foxboro.
Put it this way, I can't bring myself to root against the Pats, but I'll be not-quite-as-upset if they lose.Surely you can't be serous.
And stop calling me Shirley.
Common gamesWhy are the Steelers currently the 6 seed? AFC record?
Every explanation makes less sense than the previous one.Put it this way, I can't bring myself to root against the Pats, but I'll be not-quite-as-upset if they lose.
Yeah this. All of it. I'd rather play the Steelers in the divisonal round coming off a bye than in the AFCCG if we have to play them one way or the otherIf the Steelers are so great, wouldn't the Pats just end up playing them in the AFCCG anyway? I don't count the Jets game in the win column easily, especially if Edelman isn't ready, and so the ability to lock up HFA by beating the Dolphins is a good thing.
Of all the potential opponents in the divisional round, they are by far the most dangerous. Hell, they're the most dangerous of any other AFC team, period. I think we'd still beat them, but if not, the "clinching bye in week 15" trophy will be little solace.It's quite simple. He thinks the Steelers are basically the equivalent of the 2007 Pats.
It's not about clinching a bye this week. It is about next week being a really really hard game, having no clue how the AFC playoff field will shake out, having no idea what will happen in round one (Denver couldn't beat Pittsburgh at home? ok), and getting one step closer to home field advantage.Of all the potential opponents in the divisional round, they are by far the most dangerous. Hell, they're the most dangerous of any other AFC team, period. I think we'd still beat them, but if not, the "clinching bye in week 15" trophy will be little solace.
Especially since every game we play this season seems to sideline 2 or 3 new guys the following week.Yeah this. All of it. I'd rather play the Steelers in the divisonal round coming off a bye than in the AFCCG if we have to play them one way or the other
Corrente's crew having themselves a night.
Nope. He'll be something like a 13 million dollar hitCan the Eagles cut DeMarco without a big penalty in the offseason? Pretty clear that didn't work out.
thanksNope. He'll be something like a 13 million dollar hit
he was barely touched by the other team.Run of the year?
And it's not just one bye; Denver losing potentially opened the door for basically a 2-week bye, which avoids two games worth of injuries and allows more time for healing. It would sure be nice to save Edelman until the playoffs, for example, and to keep Brady away from Suh.Especially since every game we play this season seems to sideline 2 or 3 new guys the following week.
And face it -- any loss in any round would be disappointing. Expectations and hopes are higher than, let's win a playoff game or go one step further than last year. Those are other teams' gigs.
Finally, if the Steelers are so good, nobody is taking them out for us and there is no point delaying reckoning day.
Yeah, exacting payback on KC in the Divisional Round while CIN/DEN/PIT beat each other up trying to get to Foxboro is fine route to Santa Clara.The Chiefs are likely to win their final two games to secure the #5 seed, and I think Cincy has an even-money shot to win their first-round game. The Chiefs coming to Foxboro is imo the most likely scenario.
Depending on how the season ends, you could have a 16-0 team as UNDERDOGS hosting the Divisional Round game. The top three teams in the NFC really are something (Seattle being the third).Chris Johnson's injury may have been a good thing for Arizona.
The NFC playoffs are going to be something. Whichever team emerges and makes the Super Bowl will have earned it.
I have serious doubts a week 4 loss during a championship season is on anyone''s radar at Gillette.Yeah, exacting payback on KC in the Divisional Round while CIN/DEN/PIT beat each other up trying to get to Foxboro is fine route to Santa Clara.
I get what you're saying but would Seattle really be favored there? I'd guess 4 or 5 point underdog.Depending on how the season ends, you could have a 16-0 team as UNDERDOGS hosting the Divisional Round game. The top three teams in the NFC really are something (Seattle being the third).
Maybe his agent can negotiate some subsidies from the government for not running.DeMarco Murray will be calling his agent at Halftime.
You bet your ass KC is on #12's radar.I have serious doubts a week 4 loss during a championship season is on anyone''s radar at Gillette.