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PLFKING    4

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Yeah...I'd really like to hear his "reasoning" behind that one.



Pittsburgh's D hasn't stopped anyone all year.......getting the ball back by surprise and running out the clock was a better option than putting that porous pass defense back on the field.

Having been a Steeler fan since the late '60s, I was probably screaming just as loudly as you. I know I scared the s*** out of our grandaughter when Ben through that bullet. :)
At least the boys have now discovered the secret to not blowing a 4th-quarter lead........don't get one until after the clock has expired. B|


Don
"When in doubt I whip it out,
I got me a rock-and-roll band.
It's a free-for-all."

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nanook    1

nanook
In the movies:

1. The underdog gets the girl.

2. You get felonies dropped when found out it was a good cause.

3, Chasing the uninterested girl works.

4. A sneak play by a football team that at the start of the season totally sucked ass will win and come out as the best team in the league.

Reality:

1. The girl goes out with some "jerk". Underdog blames girl for his shortcomings by calling her "shallow" and "does not know what she wants".

2. The guy gets peed in the butt by Bubba at Prison. He thanks you for trying to buck the system.

3. Girl gets restraining order out on guy. She finds some man of her dreams marries and she lives happily ever after. The guy hangs the restraining order on his wall as testament of her "love" for him.

4. The Redskins don't go to the Superbowl
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iluvtofly    0

iluvtofly
There is still hope for the Steelers


Pittsburgh -- A week ago Pittsburgh had a 1.6 percent chance of making the playoffs according to Football Outsiders. But Denver's loss to the Raiders means the Steelers could end up heading into the final week of the season controlling their own destiny with a win over the Ravens and some breaks this weekend.

Steelers fans, whom to root against: In a two or multi-team tie at 9-7 the Ravens would edge Pittsburgh because of their superior division record. Unless Baltimore loses to Pittsburgh and follows it up with an unexpected loss to the Raiders, Pittsburgh needs Baltimore to finish as the No. 5 seed. So the key for the Steelers is to get a loss by the Broncos, most likely this weekend against Philadelphia.

They also have to have Jacksonville lose one of its last two games, most likely against New England this weekend. By going 9-7, Pittsburgh would eliminate Miami by beating them head-to-head and the Steelers hold head-to-head tiebreakers against the Broncos and Titans. The Texans are doomed against almost everyone, but they do hold a tiebreaker advantage against Pittsburgh based on common opponents, so the Steelers need them to lose one more game.

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Andrewwhyte    1

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There is still hope for the Steelers


Pittsburgh -- A week ago Pittsburgh had a 1.6 percent chance of making the playoffs according to Football Outsiders. But Denver's loss to the Raiders means the Steelers could end up heading into the final week of the season controlling their own destiny with a win over the Ravens and some breaks this weekend.

Steelers fans, whom to root against: In a two or multi-team tie at 9-7 the Ravens would edge Pittsburgh because of their superior division record. Unless Baltimore loses to Pittsburgh and follows it up with an unexpected loss to the Raiders, Pittsburgh needs Baltimore to finish as the No. 5 seed. So the key for the Steelers is to get a loss by the Broncos, most likely this weekend against Philadelphia.

They also have to have Jacksonville lose one of its last two games, most likely against New England this weekend. By going 9-7, Pittsburgh would eliminate Miami by beating them head-to-head and the Steelers hold head-to-head tiebreakers against the Broncos and Titans. The Texans are doomed against almost everyone, but they do hold a tiebreaker advantage against Pittsburgh based on common opponents, so the Steelers need them to lose one more game.


I think you are making some mistakes about the tie-breakers.
1) Division records do not count for wildcard tie-breakers, conference records do.
2) head to head records only count if they include ALL tied parties.

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BikerBabe    0

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Thank you pittsburgh, thanks to you my Bengals clinched the AFC north and a playoff spot.

WHO DEY!

omg, playoffs....it's been so long.

Now, we just need to beat the Jets, and the Patriots have to lose, and we would get third seed...which would put the Bengals in San Diego again (assuming the chargers win their rd. 1 game) which means I could possibly go see them AGAIN in the playoffs! woohoo!
Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

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BikerBabe    0

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so what you're saying is you're a Bengals fan this week! Hey, I know how it is...I've been a quasi-steelers fan since Big Ben got drafted, since he went to college in my hometown. Now I can justifiably hate them again, as is right and good as a Cincinnati fan.

Go Bengals, beat the Jets!
Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

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crustySCSA69    0

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The Steelers still have a chance...we need 1 of 3 things to happen.

1) Steelers Win + Texans loss or tie + Jets loss or tie.

2) Steelers Win + Texans loss or tie + Ravens loss or tie.

3) Steelers Win + Jets loss or tie + Ravens loss or tie + Broncos loss or tie.



i can't believe this ... I had to cheer for Cutler (I loathe Cutler, but good job buddy) and now this week
I have to cheer for Eli Manning (this is too much)
and THEN I have to cheer for Tony Romo, a freakin COWBOY.... and I have to cheer for him ...

all to get the CARDS the bye and home field all the way to the NFC championship (SAINTS are gone in 1)

it's a distasteful, dirty job... but I'll do it...

oh... please note all these mathematicals are to try and get 2cd Seed and Home Field... CARDS are already in the playoffs

STEALERS probably won't even make it ... hooo hahhhahhahah hooooo haahahahahah

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BillyVance    34

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So what did y'all think of Indy pulling it's starters and throwing the game?



I thought it was fucking stupid. They simply flushed away any chance they had of going undefeated.

Although I wonder if there was an under-the-table payoff from the Miami Dolphins to preserve their status quo as the only undefeated Super Bowl champion. Far-fetched, yes, but impossible? Hardly.
"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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