AFC title game for the first time since 2010!

[polamalubeast]

This team is not perfect but they find a way to win!

[EzraTank]

We cannot kick FG's against the Patriots. If we do it's a blowout for them.

[lipps83]

Boswell is going to win the Super Bowl for this group of hooligans.

[pczach]

They're in the final four!!!!!

Right where they belong.

[polamalubeast]

We cannot kick FG's against the Patriots. If we do it's a blowout for them.



I know, but we must enjoy this win before!

[WCSteeler]

What a defensive performance and great game for Bell and Boz

[Craic]

This team is reminding me more and more of the 2005 team. Doing good, mid-season losing streak, have to fight just to make it into the playoffs, good first game, gets out of a tough second game by the skin of their teeth . . .

[salamander]

If Houston had a QB, we'd be hosting the game next week... Oh well. Off to Foxborough!

[pczach]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cb/cd/f7/cbcdf7c3fde2e947a0da86c7e41167ef.jpg

[Method28]

Hoping everyone will be available but not holding my breath on Green.

I dont think i saw anyone go down this game....anyone else see/hear of any injuries?

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[Psycho Ward 86]

Huzzah! And Ben tied Brett Favre for 6th all time in playoff wins in the process! Hopefully by seasons end he's in 3rd place :)

[st33lersguy]

This team is reminding me more and more of the 2005 team. Doing good, mid-season losing streak, have to fight just to make it into the playoffs, good first game, gets out of a tough second game by the skin of their teeth . . .

Hoping next week's game will be at least half as easy as the AFC Championship game in 05, doubt it though, that will be tough

[pczach]

Huzzah! And Ben tied Brett Favre for 6th all time in playoff wins in the process! Hopefully by seasons end he's in 3rd place :)


Playoff victories don't come easy!

Any playoff win is a great win. AFC championship here we come.

Ben needs two more wins this year!

I like their chances.

[SteelerFanInStl]

We won a playoff game on the road without scoring a TD. I think that really shows how far our defense has come.

[DesertSteel]

Likely a 7 pt dog but I haven't seen a line.

Let's shock the world!

[SteelerCountry58]

Oh man, this freakin team gives you heart palpitations that's for damn sure. A win is win but they better come out firing against the Pats because The Pats will bury you quick if you play like they did today. What was it? Five or six times in the red zone and can't put it in?! A lot of work ahead this week. Here we go!

[Craic]

We won a playoff game on the road without scoring a TD. I think that really shows how far our defense has come.

Yep. As I said early on . . . just give 'em time. We had rookies that had to get up to speed and second year players that had to settle in. Something no one is really talking about right now is what this playoff run is doing for our three defensive rookies. If we can just make the SB, not even win it, then they will have played another half of a season (as the two DBs played around 8 games as starters, no?) Next year they're going to come in so much stronger due to this playoff run, regardless of what happens next week.

[Steelerschik]

Ok 2010, was that when we lost to GB? Ewww. I was trying to remember the year the Pens won the Stanley Cup and Steelers won the bowl (I think 2009, not sure). Doesn't this year have that feel to it? The Steelers and Pens both champs again!! Maybe it's our fate!

[fansince'76]

A win is win but they better come out firing against the Pats because The Pats will bury you quick if you play like they did today.

Whatever. If Houston had any semblance of an actual NFL QB, we'd be hosting the Texans in the AFCCG next week.

Ignore the ESPN hype. They're not all that.

[SteelerCountry58]

Whatever. If Houston had any semblance of an actual NFL QB, we'd be hosting the Texans in the AFCCG next week.

Ignore the ESPN hype. They're not all that. True, but you and I both know they looked crappy in that Texans game. We need to step it up that's all.

[Method28]

Whatever. If Houston had any semblance of an actual NFL QB, we'd be hosting the Texans in the AFCCG next week.

Ignore the ESPN hype. They're not all that.
They're not as dangerous as they have been in the past, but they DID go 14-2 and just hung over 30 on a good defense....all while looking like crap lol

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[polamalubeast]

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[DesertSteel]

We convert TDs and we win in New England. I like our chances. Our red zone offense has been off/on all year. Next week is our ON week!

[BigBen2004]

I've never been so happy to be wrong. SOOOOO glad to get this win. I'll gladly eat crow.

I wanted this matchup with NE. With Ben, a chance for revenge, a much improved defense.
I actually like our chances in this one way more than I did tonight.

What better way to silence doubters, than to beat Brady and Bill?

I'm feeling a Super Bowl 45 rematch.

[fansince'76]

They're not as dangerous as they have been in the past, but they DID go 14-2 and just hung over 30 on a good defense....all while looking like crap lol

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Tends to happen to any D when they're on the field the whole game...

[Method28]

I've never been so happy to be wrong. SOOOOO glad to get this win. I'll gladly eat crow.

I wanted this matchup with NE. With Ben, a chance for revenge, a much improved defense.
I actually like our chances in this one way more than I did tonight.

What better way to silence doubters, than to beat Brady and Bill?

I'm feeling a Super Bowl 45 rematch.
Hey! Share some of that crow over here man quit hogging it

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[86WARD]

They'll need to put up 30+ to win...maybe more...

[polamalubeast]

They'll need to put up 30+ to win...maybe more...


Maybe not

I think our defense can surprise a lot of people in foxboro ....

[st33lersguy]

LOL, Seawhiner Nation is not happy

http://seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=135644


Jesus..the two AFC teams I absolutely loathe.. It is unwatchable...

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[teegre]

Early prediction...

Bell: 30 carries for 220 yards and 4 TDs.

[hawaiiansteeler]

Patriots 4.5-point favorites over Steelers; Falcons favored by 4 over Packers

David Purdum
ESPN Staff Writer

The New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons are the favorites in the NFL conference championship games.

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook opened the Patriots as 4.5-point home favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. There was early line movement toward the Patriots, who were up to 5.5-point favorites at several sportsbooks late Sunday night.

In the NFC Championship Game, the Falcons are 4-point home favorites over the visiting Green Bay Packers. The line got as high as Atlanta -6, before settling back at four.

to read rest of article:

http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/18485102/new-england-patriots-atlanta-falcons-open-favorites-championship-games

[fansince'76]

LOL, Seawhiner Nation is not happy

http://seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=135644



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WAAAHHH! MY MANGINA STILL HURTS OVER SB XL! WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH!

[polamalubeast]

I am surprised that the falcons are favorite.

No doubt they have an incredible offense, but I was convinced that the packers were going to be favorite because of Rodgers.

[teegre]

Maybe not

I think our defense can surprise a lot of people in foxboro ....

Exactly.

In the past 9 games, the Steelers have the best defense in the league.

[st33lersguy]

http://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/1/15/14279156/nfl-divisional-playoffs-2017-green-bay-packers-dallas-cowboys-pittsburgh-steelers-kansas-city-chiefs

Bengirl fans butthurt over the Steelers win too

[fansince'76]

http://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/1/15/14279156/nfl-divisional-playoffs-2017-green-bay-packers-dallas-cowboys-pittsburgh-steelers-kansas-city-chiefs

Bengirl fans butthurt over the Steelers win too

Color me shocked... :sarcasm:

[st33lersguy]

Color me shocked... :sarcasm:

Funniest post was some moron complaining about the Steelers head-hunting without a hint of irony

[fansince'76]

Funniest post was some moron complaining about the Steelers head-hunting without a hint of irony

Now THAT is funny! :lol:

[86WARD]

WAAAHHH! MY MANGINA STILL HURTS OVER SB XL! WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH! WAAAHHH!

Meh...the same sort of comments and quotes have been said around here.

[Born2Steel]

HERE WE GO!

[steelerdude15]

Oh man, this freakin team gives you heart palpitations that's for damn sure. A win is win but they better come out firing against the Pats because The Pats will bury you quick if you play like they did today. What was it? Five or six times in the red zone and can't put it in?! A lot of work ahead this week. Here we go!

I'm not as worried about the Pats' redzone defense as I was about the Chiefs' redzone defense. The Pats defense is less stingy. We should be able to score some touchdowns against them.

[fansince'76]

Meh...the same sort of comments and quotes have been said around here.

Please, they bitch about the refs BEFORE the game is even played.

[Mojouw]

I'm not as worried about the Pats' redzone defense as I was about the Chiefs' redzone defense. The Pats defense is less stingy. We should be able to score some touchdowns against them.

I think the Pats are #1 in scoring defense. Not sure of the redzone stats, but if you let up the least amount of points in the league - that's pretty stingy.

[polamalubeast]

The pats have a very good defense but....

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[AtlantaDan]

I think the Pats are #1 in scoring defense. Not sure of the redzone stats, but if you let up the least amount of points in the league - that's pretty stingy.

Excerpt from this article discusses the remaining teams, including the Patriots, relying on their offenses

New England (ranked 16th in defensive DVOA at the end of the regular season) and Pittsburgh (11th) don’t have bad defenses, but Atlanta (27th) and Green Bay (20th) do.... In fact, this is the first time in the history of Football Outsiders DVOA, which goes back to 1989, that zero top-10 regular-season defenses made it to the conference championship round. Hell, there’s been only one other season (2007) without at least one top-five defense in the final four.

Now, you might be saying, “But what about the Patriots? They had the best scoring defense in the league!” And allow us to stop you right there. They had that against the easiest schedule of offenses in the NFL (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef) this season. Sure, you can beat only who’s in front of you, but context is important. In a quarterback-driven league, the Patriots lucked into a schedule heavy on game managers, backups, and turnover machines. They got the bad, early-season versions of Carson Palmer and Ryan Tannehill, faced off against Brock Osweiler twice — and let’s stop here for a second. The Patriots played one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL in the divisional round of the playoffs! Oh, they also faced Tyrod Taylor twice, and his team doesn’t even seem to want him anymore (http://www.wkbw.com/sports/bills/bills-bench-qb-tyrod-taylor-for-ej-manuel-future-with-team-uncertain). They beat Charlie Whitehurst, Cody Kessler, Andy Dalton, and Landry Jones (who played when Ben Roethlisberger was out with a meniscus injury in Week 7), and lost to the best quarterback on their schedule, Russell Wilson, at home. The rest of the group is a meditation on sub-average signal-calling: Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jared Goff, Joe Flacco, Trevor Siemian, Bryce Petty, and Matt Moore.

We’ll finally get to see how the Patriots stack up against a top-tier quarterback next weekend.

https://theringer.com/nfl-playoffs-defense-falcons-steelers-patriots-packers-5f71ab40f70c#.n23p613ox

[Mojouw]

Excerpt from this article discusses the remaining teams, including the Patriots, relying on their offenses

New England (ranked 16th in defensive DVOA at the end of the regular season) and Pittsburgh (11th) don’t have bad defenses, but Atlanta (27th) and Green Bay (20th) do.... In fact, this is the first time in the history of Football Outsiders DVOA, which goes back to 1989, that zero top-10 regular-season defenses made it to the conference championship round. Hell, there’s been only one other season (2007) without at least one top-five defense in the final four.

Now, you might be saying, “But what about the Patriots? They had the best scoring defense in the league!” And allow us to stop you right there. They had that against the easiest schedule of offenses in the NFL (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef) this season. Sure, you can beat only who’s in front of you, but context is important. In a quarterback-driven league, the Patriots lucked into a schedule heavy on game managers, backups, and turnover machines. They got the bad, early-season versions of Carson Palmer and Ryan Tannehill, faced off against Brock Osweiler twice — and let’s stop here for a second. The Patriots played one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL in the divisional round of the playoffs! Oh, they also faced Tyrod Taylor twice, and his team doesn’t even seem to want him anymore (http://www.wkbw.com/sports/bills/bills-bench-qb-tyrod-taylor-for-ej-manuel-future-with-team-uncertain). They beat Charlie Whitehurst, Cody Kessler, Andy Dalton, and Landry Jones (who played when Ben Roethlisberger was out with a meniscus injury in Week 7), and lost to the best quarterback on their schedule, Russell Wilson, at home. The rest of the group is a meditation on sub-average signal-calling: Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jared Goff, Joe Flacco, Trevor Siemian, Bryce Petty, and Matt Moore.

We’ll finally get to see how the Patriots stack up against a top-tier quarterback next weekend.

https://theringer.com/nfl-playoffs-defense-falcons-steelers-patriots-packers-5f71ab40f70c#.n23p613ox

I did not know that their schedule was that easy. I'm still not counting on scoring a ton of points in Foxboro against the evil emperor of the NFL.

[Count Steeler]

Early prediction...

Bell: 30 carries for 220 yards and 4 TDs.

You sure you don't mean 30 carries and 30 TDs?

[teegre]

You sure you don't mean 30 carries and 30 TDs?

Only if Darren Sproles was starting...

[tube517]

Only if Darren Sproles was starting...

http://images.clipartpanda.com/crash-clipart-gg65167105.jpg

[fansince'76]

Case in point: they cough up the ball against us on their side of the field. Landry Jones then proceeds to piss away a golden opportunity to jump on them early by throwing an INT in the end zone.

Like I said in another thread, I hope they're as generous with the giveaways next Sunday as they were against the Texans.

[86WARD]

Don't think we will get that kind of production out of Tom Terrific two weeks in a row...