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JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
11-09-2018, 05:32 PM
In my opinion Steelers got a decent shot at the 2 seed. They can afford to lose one more game as long as it isn't to the Pats. If Steelers beat them it will give them 3 losses and imagine the Pats will lose one more before the season is out. KC seems like a lock so far for the 1 seed. Of course a lot of games to be played so things could change.

DesertSteel
11-09-2018, 05:40 PM
I think we can handle KC at this stage if we played. I doubt we get the 2 though. TBH I don’t really care this year, like last. I’d rather them be hungry and have a chip on their shoulders.

polamalubeast
11-09-2018, 05:40 PM
It's a possibility, but I think the steelers have the toughest schedule between them, pats and chiefs and the pats have an easy schedule with 4 AFC east games left in their schedule.

The division is not won for the chiefs too .... the Chargers are one game behind.

GoSlash27
11-09-2018, 05:40 PM
That seems fair, but I'm not writing off the NE game just yet. We have a couple games coming up that should be cakewalks *IF* the Steelers stay on their screws. I'm just focused on that right now.
#1 concern is James Conner's health and how to keep a respectable running game if he goes down.

polamalubeast
11-09-2018, 05:42 PM
We have to stay at the moment too ... Not looking too far ahead ... many things can change.

tube517
11-09-2018, 05:46 PM
Cheats have a cakewalk except for the Steelers and Vikings.

Chiefs have:

Arizona
at LA Rams (this should have 10,000 yards and 300 points)
at Oakland
Baltimore
LA Chargers
at Seattle
Oakland

Fire Goodell
11-09-2018, 06:23 PM
it's gonna come down to the NE game. if we beat them it's a real possibility. Don't think we can catch the chiefs though unless they implode somehow, which i don't see happening barring a mahomes injury

j-d-s
11-09-2018, 06:47 PM
That one's coming in the playoffs. Andy Reid wants to become the new Marvin Jones, always one and done. They even lost to the Titans last year...

teegre
11-10-2018, 08:52 AM
We control our destiny for the #2 seed. Likewise, if we simply win out, we finish 16-2-1... and hoist our seventh Lombardi.

#yeahmath
#yeahMrWhite
#notanexactquote

Dissolv
11-10-2018, 09:17 AM
https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/destiny.png

EzraTank
11-10-2018, 09:31 AM
In my opinion Steelers got a decent shot at the 2 seed. They can afford to lose one more game as long as it isn't to the Pats. If Steelers beat them it will give them 3 losses and imagine the Pats will lose one more before the season is out. KC seems like a lock so far for the 1 seed. Of course a lot of games to be played so things could change.

We still have to play the Chargers (home), Saints (road), Pats (home), Jags (road). After Thursday anything is possible but the Pats and Jags always have our number. The Saints on the road is almost definitely a loss but they are an NFC team so who cares. The key is the Chargers, Jags, Pats all AFC teams. We have to beat the Chargers and Pats. The Jags are so far out of it they don't matter now, but a head to head loss to the Pats or Chargers and we can kiss the bye away.

BnG_Hevn
11-10-2018, 09:32 AM
Have you seen the Pats' schedule? If they beat the Steelers, they will win out.

polamalubeast
11-10-2018, 09:35 AM
We still have to play the Chargers (home), Saints (road), Pats (home), Jags (road). After Thursday anything is possible but the Pats and Jags always have our number. The Saints on the road is almost definitely a loss but they are an NFC team so who cares. The key is the Chargers, Jags, Pats all AFC teams. We have to beat the Chargers and Pats. The Jags are so far out of it they don't matter now, but a head to head loss to the Pats or Chargers and we can kiss the bye away.

We have a tie game this year, so the steelers will have no tiebreaker unless another team in the race has a tie game.

EzraTank
11-10-2018, 02:19 PM
We have a tie game this year, so the steelers will have no tiebreaker unless another team in the race has a tie game.

True.

JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
11-11-2018, 02:46 PM
Well that's 3 loses for the Pats now

polamalubeast
11-11-2018, 02:47 PM
If the steelers lose only one game for the rest of the year and this defeat is not against the pats, the steelers will have a first round bye!

JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
11-11-2018, 02:52 PM
If the steelers lose only one game for the rest of the year and this defeat is not against the pats, the steelers will have a first round bye! Agreed and what I been saying but didn't expect this loss to the Titian's by the Pats.

Craic
11-11-2018, 03:07 PM
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7https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nfl/500/scoreboard/mia.png&h=20&w=20 (http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/mia/miami-dolphins)Miami Dolphins (http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/mia/miami-dolphins)











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Isn't that a beautiful picture? Especially after we were tied for last place in our own division just five weeks ago?

Shoes
11-11-2018, 03:10 PM
Well that's 3 loses for the Pats now

Two by former cheats.

ETL
11-11-2018, 03:11 PM
Jax game against a 3-6 team is a total trap game.

Also, just coincidence that Pats lose to teams coached by ex-assistants. Hmmm. Can it be that the pats can’t pull off their usual cheating tricks because the other coaches know it already?

AtlantaDan
11-11-2018, 03:16 PM
Have you seen the Pats' schedule? If they beat the Steelers, they will win out.

Probably

Three sure wins with 2 Jets games and Bills game

Vikings might give them a game at Foxboro and for some reason Pats sometimes play poorly @ Miami

Like last season when they lost @Miami the Pats play Dolphins the week before they are @ Steelers

But after obsessing over who would get the #1 seed last season I am not doing that again - Steelers just need to focus on next game on their schedule

Craic
11-11-2018, 03:16 PM
Jax game against a 3-6 team is a total trap game.

Also, just coincidence that Pats lose to teams coached by ex-assistants. Hmmm. Can it be that the pats can’t pull off their usual cheating tricks because the other coaches know the alternate broadcast channel they use for the QB communication?

FIFY

tube517
11-11-2018, 03:32 PM
Probably

Three sure wins with 2 Jets games and Bills game

Vikings might give them a game at Foxboro and for some reason Pats sometimes play poorly @ Miami

Like last season when they lost @Miami the Pats play Dolphins the week before they are @ Steelers

But after obsessing over who would get the #1 seed last season I am not doing that again - Steelers just need to focus on next game on their schedule

This right here. That's why the whole "If the season ended today" scenarios as well as the dumb BCS rankings are annoying.

FrancoLambert
11-11-2018, 03:46 PM
Seeding? We’re preparing for the Jaguars.
Next question.

GoSlash27
11-11-2018, 03:46 PM
2 seed is much more feasible after today. I believe we're a better team this year (not by much), but we needed NE to drop one to catch 'em. We no longer need help to get the bye. That's important because while I believe we can beat NE in Heinz, I don't believe we can beat them in Foxboro.
Also good news: Cincy officially needs help to catch us.

HollywoodSteel
11-11-2018, 04:02 PM
This thread is kind of funny to me.

We can’t look past this next game (as fans) or we’ll somehow lose because of it? The Steelers are most likely unaffected by us speculating about the future. I love the coaching mentality here, but I really think the team will be alright if their fans don’t necessarily take it one game at a time, or adhere to other coach-speak parameters.

I’m gonna speculate. So there. :)

st33lersguy
11-11-2018, 04:07 PM
Hopefully this team learned from blathering about a rematch with New England all the way back in November and focuses on the games ahead. One game seasons like Cowher stressed starting in December 2005

AtlantaDan
11-11-2018, 04:25 PM
This thread is kind of funny to me.

We can’t look past this next game (as fans) or we’ll somehow lose because of it? The Steelers are most likely unaffected by us speculating about the future. I love the coaching mentality here, but I really think the team will be alright if their fans don’t necessarily take it one game at a time, or adhere to other coach-speak parameters.

I’m gonna speculate. So there. :)

Fans can do whatever they want :thumbsup:

Steelers obviously are not impacted by what we do but it was not just fans who were fixated on the Pats last season

Last year I wasted time speculating if the Pats or Steelers would get the #1 seed

After Al Riveron took care of that I spent part of Christmas Eve watching Jags-49ers off and on (yeah I know I need help :chuckle: ) since a Jags loss pretty much would take care of the #2 seed for the Steelers and after the inevitable home playoff win following the bye set up the Pats rematch

All that got me was a chance to watch the Steelers implode against the Jags

So I am not speculating about hypotheticals this year

But if you want to go there good luck :drink:

BnG_Hevn
11-11-2018, 06:21 PM
Two by former cheats.

Tell me there's no pattern there too.

pczach
11-11-2018, 07:41 PM
Tell me there's no pattern there too.


Ex-Cheats know how the Cheats operate.

Vrabel got pressure up the middle all game long. Brady was moved off of his spot, and he struggled all game.

Fire Goodell
11-11-2018, 07:46 PM
Jax game against a 3-6 team is a total trap game.

Also, just coincidence that Pats lose to teams coached by ex-assistants. Hmmm. Can it be that the pats can’t pull off their usual cheating tricks because the other coaches know it already?

Not a trap game, these guys kicked our asses in our house, TWICE last year. There's that payback element especially after all the crap they talked.

Trap game imo = opponent that gets overlooked. We aren't overlooking a team that embarrassed us badly last year. The more I think about it, the Denver game is a classic trap game. This one's a grudge match.

In any case, even if they stay quiet last here, best believe there already is a shit ton of bulletin board material for our boys

Fire Goodell
11-11-2018, 08:24 PM
As of right now we'd be the #2 seed, have a higher win % but also played 1 less game than NE. Winning sunday at JAX would make us the frontrunner for #2

GoSlash27
11-11-2018, 08:50 PM
As of right now we'd be the #2 seed, have a higher win % but also played 1 less game than NE. Winning sunday at JAX would make us the frontrunner for #2
What seals it for me is we have a higher Elo rating than NE after this weekend, which predicts that we beat them in Pittsburgh. Even accounting for strength of schedule, we still come out favored for the bye... but just by the slimmest of margins. A single unexpected win or loss by either team can flip it at this point.

HollywoodSteel
11-11-2018, 10:54 PM
Fans can do whatever they want :thumbsup:

Steelers obviously are not impacted by what we do but it was not just fans who were fixated on the Pats last season

Last year I wasted time speculating if the Pats or Steelers would get the #1 seed

After Al Riveron took care of that I spent part of Christmas Eve watching Jags-49ers off and on (yeah I know I need help :chuckle: ) since a Jags loss pretty much would take care of the #2 seed for the Steelers and after the inevitable home playoff win following the bye set up the Pats rematch

All that got me was a chance to watch the Steelers implode against the Jags

So I am not speculating about hypotheticals this year

But if you want to go there good luck :drink:

I’m really just messing around here. :)

It’s just some of the wording I find funny, you know? Some of it can sound like people are saying that looking past an opponent is a strategic mistake for us as FANS.

But I do understand what you actually mean. You don’t want to get your hopes up for YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH; not because you actually believe it will affect the outcome. :drink:

HollywoodSteel
11-11-2018, 11:03 PM
Not a trap game, these guys kicked our asses in our house, TWICE last year. There's that payback element especially after all the crap they talked.

Trap game imo = opponent that gets overlooked. We aren't overlooking a team that embarrassed us badly last year. The more I think about it, the Denver game is a classic trap game. This one's a grudge match.

In any case, even if they stay quiet last here, best believe there already is a shit ton of bulletin board material for our boys

All true...

But the scary part is that it’s not just another game for Jax EITHER.

After playing crappy all year, Jax is gonna play this one like their Super Bowl because they don’t want the Steelers getting any sort of revenge on them. Plus they’d love to be the ones to play spoilers to us, and to use this game as the emotional spark to reignite their season.

It’s kind of like any time we play the Ravens: no matter how much more talented either side might be, the worse team is gonna bring something extra to the game that they haven’t been bringing to their previous games.

EzraTank
11-12-2018, 07:06 AM
If the steelers lose only one game for the rest of the year and this defeat is not against the pats, the steelers will have a first round bye!

Good luck with that.

Chargers, Pats, Saints ... ouch.

polamalubeast
11-12-2018, 07:09 AM
Good luck with that.

Chargers, Pats, Saints ... ouch.

The Chargers are not invincible, the game against the pats may decide who has the Bye week .... Yes the saints in the Superdome is going to be a big challenge.

2-1 in his 3 games is possible

EzraTank
11-12-2018, 07:15 AM
The Chargers are not invincible, the game against the pats may decide who has the Bye week .... Yes the saints in the Superdome is going to be a big challenge.

2-1 in his 3 games is possible

After watching last Thursday I know the Steelers can beat ANY team. But, I also know that last Thursday is like when you statistically average something out and you throw the HIGH/LOW out to get a more accurate gauge. Thursday was the perfect storm by almost the whole team, and on Carolina's side of the ball it was the opposite for them (they probably burned the video).

It's really up to Tomlin and his coaches now. If he can buck his trends of the past we should be okay but we always come out and lay stinkers just when you think we are unbeatable. A win against the Saints and a loss to the Raiders still wouldn't surprise me. Right now the #2 seed is great talk but with our past against the Jags that is all the team should be focusing on right now.

DesertSteel
11-12-2018, 08:05 AM
Good luck with that.

Chargers, Pats, Saints ... ouch.
That’s right Mr. 5-10-1.

EzraTank
11-12-2018, 08:10 AM
Like you thought this defense would turn around like this. When Drew Brees passes for 600 yards on us get back to me. :panic:

teegre
11-12-2018, 08:50 AM
Like you thought this defense would turn around like this. When Drew Brees passes for 600 yards on us get back to me. :panic:

Brees demolishes EVERY defense. :noidea:

#someplayersaresimplygreat
#sometimesyouhavetowinshootouts
#wehaveBen

polamalubeast
11-12-2018, 09:05 AM
Blitz Brady?

1061992279643250694

DesertSteel
11-12-2018, 09:15 AM
Like you thought this defense would turn around like this. When Drew Brees passes for 600 yards on us get back to me. :panic:
When he does he’ll be the first one in NFL history. And I’m pretty sure that Ben is the one who holds the record for most 500 yard games.

GoSlash27
11-12-2018, 09:49 AM
Good luck with that.

Chargers, Pats, Saints ... ouch.

Chargers and Pats I'm not overly concerned about. Saints... I'm not counting on us to win that game. Even if they beat us, it's still good enough to get us #2 seed.

pczach
11-12-2018, 12:37 PM
As long as the team is worried about every opponent, they'll be fine.

I think this is a good team. They've come a long way over the last 5 weeks....particularly defensively.

I'm not going to guarantee that they won't lose a game, but I can see that the team is playing well. They have a tough schedule, but all will be revealed.

I just don't understand how people can watch the team play and just assume they are going to lose 4 or 5 more games. I can understand having some doubts about the defense, but nothing to make anyone think that the team is going to implode.

What they have done on the road is remarkable.

They appear to have figured out that a certain CB shouldn't be on the field, and that a few of the players that were not productive are now starting to make significant contributions.

The pessimism some are showing is unexplainable.

GoSlash27
11-12-2018, 03:36 PM
The pessimism some are showing is unexplainable.
Some people are just that way. Perhaps they prefer to not set themselves up for disappointment. To each his own...


Blitz Brady?
Sure, but not from the edge. The pressure has to come from the front so it collapses the pocket. Tennessee had good success doing it that way.

86WARD
11-12-2018, 04:35 PM
If they continue to win the games they “should” and don’t stumble, they could get the number one seed.

GoSlash27
11-12-2018, 04:50 PM
If they continue to win the games they “should” and don’t stumble, they could get the number one seed.

We'd need a lot of help for that, tho'. Realistically, KC would have to drop 3 games.

86WARD
11-12-2018, 05:22 PM
We'd need a lot of help for that, tho'. Realistically, KC would have to drop 3 games.

It wouldn’t be a lot. The Rams and Chargers games aren’t gimmes. So basically they’d need one more after that...but then again, the Rams look like they are starting to fall back to earth...lol.

GoSlash27
11-12-2018, 05:37 PM
It wouldn’t be a lot. The Rams and Chargers games aren’t gimmes. So basically they’d need one more after that...but then again, the Rams look like they are starting to fall back to earth...lol.

Ward,
Right... just saying that 2 seed is in our grasp if we win all of the games we're favored to win, regardless of what anyone else does/ doesn't do. 1 seed isn't.

teegre
11-12-2018, 07:21 PM
Sure, but not from the edge. The pressure has to come from the front so it collapses the pocket. Tennessee had good success doing it that way.

Thank you!!! I’ve been saying this for a decade (no exaggeration). When Brady cannot step up in the pocket/when the pass-rush is in his face, he crumbles.

pczach
11-12-2018, 09:05 PM
Thank you!!! I’ve been saying this for a decade (no exaggeration). When Brady cannot step up in the pocket/when the pass-rush is in his face, he crumbles.



Vrabel knows exactly how to attack Brady. He and Brady were going at it in practice for years.

His team put on a clinic on how to attack Tom Brady. Sure, the Pats didn't play well, but if you can get pressure up the middle and make Brady move off of his spot and have nowhere to step up into...he's just a guy.

Dwinsgames
11-12-2018, 09:12 PM
Like you thought this defense would turn around like this. When Drew Brees passes for 600 yards on us get back to me. :panic:


typical , Debbie Downers half as fun 2nd cousin ...

Fire Goodell
11-12-2018, 10:25 PM
Chargers and Pats I'm not overly concerned about. Saints... I'm not counting on us to win that game. Even if they beat us, it's still good enough to get us #2 seed.

Saints and Broncos games worry me the most. I was worried about JAX on our schedule, but I don't think our guys will overlook them this time.

As far as NE and Chargers, I think we can take em. Fortunately both are home games

86WARD
11-13-2018, 02:49 PM
Ward,
Right... just saying that 2 seed is in our grasp if we win all of the games we're favored to win, regardless of what anyone else does/ doesn't do. 1 seed isn't.

Gotcha.

polamalubeast
11-19-2018, 07:57 AM
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Fire Goodell
11-19-2018, 05:48 PM
For a possibility of a 1st seed, KC needs to lose tonight. Only teams left on their schedule that I see as potential problems are Chargers and @Seahawks. If they drop 2, it'll have them at 13-3 which we'll have to win out to beat. As optimistic as I am on this season, winning out is a tall order especially with the rest of our schedule. Namely, the Saints @New Orleans

Also worried about the Texans. I'm not sold on them being as good as their 7-3 record states, but they have a pattycake schedule and have been benefiting from it. Rest of their season are: Ttitans, Browns, Colts, @Jets, @Philly, Jaguars. Pretty much all teams are struggling or just plain bad. Not really sold on Indy and Titans up next who are floundering, Mariota just got injured last game. Jags might be able to play spoiler since they got some starters back from injury and probably will be winning more games than they did in the first half of the season.

polamalubeast
11-19-2018, 05:55 PM
The steelers will play against some very good team for the rest of the year .... but they are not invincible .... well maybe the exception of the saints in the Superdome.

But the other games, I would not be surprised to see the steelers to win each of his games, even the game against the pats, which will be the big key to have a first round bye.

The only game the steelers can afford to lose is against the saints .... unless the Texans win their last 6 games, which is unlikely.

Fire Goodell
11-19-2018, 06:00 PM
Texans I think have gotten lucky. They should have lost to the broncos (2 missed field goals and won by 2 points). Played some really bad teams and only dominant win was against Miami. They're one of those teams that could be easily 5-5 or worse if they didn't get a couple of lucky breaks.

However, they're still a 7-3 team with a really soft schedule. But early in the season they proved that when they're bad, they can still lose to the likes of the Giants or Titans.

teegre
11-19-2018, 06:04 PM
Win out. Period.

The only other thing that matters (for seeding) is the Chiefs losing two more games... which isn’t likely (although, we can root for it to occur).

SUMMATION:
Prepare for a Steelers-Chiefs AFCCG played at Arrowhead.

polamalubeast
11-19-2018, 06:06 PM
Texans I think have gotten lucky. They should have lost to the broncos (2 missed field goals and won by 2 points). Played some really bad teams and only dominant win was against Miami. They're one of those teams that could be easily 5-5 or worse if they didn't get a couple of lucky breaks.

However, they're still a 7-3 team with a really soft schedule. But early in the season they proved that when they're bad, they can still lose to the likes of the Giants or Titans.

Houston have a very good young QB with a great WR and a very good defense, but their problem is their offensive line .... It's awful!....33 sacks allowed in 10 games ... The Texans are also not very good in situation football like in 3rd down and in the red zone on both side of the ball.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/2018.htm

GoSlash27
11-19-2018, 07:31 PM
SUMMATION:
Prepare for a Steelers-Chiefs AFCCG played at Arrowhead.

Yup. Already got my bags packed to be there for it.

teegre
11-19-2018, 07:37 PM
Yup. Already got my bags packed to be there for it.


Nice!!!

ShoeHorn
11-19-2018, 08:07 PM
I can see the Chiefs cruising into the 1 seed at 14-2 and blowing the second round game. Its kinda what they do and what Andy Reid does.

teegre
11-19-2018, 08:17 PM
I can see the Chiefs cruising into the 1 seed at 14-2 and blowing the second round game. Its kinda what they do and what Andy Reid does.

Something like this...

1 Chiefs
2 Steelers

6 Colts @ 3 Taperiots
5 Chargers @ 4 Texans

Then...

4 Texans @ 2 Steelers
6 Colts @ 1 Chiefs

Then, the AFCCG...

6 Colts @ 2 Steelers

(bold= winner)

DesertSteel
11-19-2018, 08:21 PM
Something like this...

1 Chiefs
2 Steelers

6 Colts @ 3 Taperiots
5 Chargers @ 4 Texans

Then...

4 Texans @ 2 Steelers
6 Colts @ 1 Chiefs

Then, the AFCCG...

6 Colts @ 2 Steelers

(bold= winner)
How can that be when the Steelers are going 5-10-1??

polamalubeast
11-19-2018, 08:27 PM
Something like this...

1 Chiefs
2 Steelers

6 Colts @ 3 Taperiots
5 Chargers @ 4 Texans

Then...

4 Texans @ 2 Steelers
6 Colts @ 1 Chiefs

Then, the AFCCG...

6 Colts @ 2 Steelers

(bold= winner)

Not realistic to see the Colts beat the pats and the chiefs on the road(even if the colts are much better now with Frank Reich as HC)!

If the steelers have a bye, very likely they play against the pats in their first playoff game, but a lot of football remains to play.

Fire Goodell
11-19-2018, 08:31 PM
I can see the Chiefs cruising into the 1 seed at 14-2 and blowing the second round game. Its kinda what they do and what Andy Reid does.

Well that's what Bill cowher was known for until he got big Ben. Mahomes is looking like something special

polamalubeast
11-19-2018, 08:37 PM
Well that's what Bill cowher was known for until he got big Ben. Mahomes is looking like something special

Andy Reid has been longer in this league than Bill Cowher, but if Reid wins a super bowl soon, his career will be similar with Cowher.

All Reid needs is a QB that can make the difference in the big game, which has always been missing for Reid with McNabb or Smith ..... Same for Cowher before Ben

If Reid wins a Super Bowl, he is in the HOF for me .... something like 200 regular-season wins in his career which should be enough if he wins a super bowl.

st33lersguy
11-19-2018, 08:45 PM
I can see the Chiefs cruising into the 1 seed at 14-2 and blowing the second round game. Its kinda what they do and what Andy Reid does.

Especially with that defense. Could be like the 2011 Packers, superb regular season because the QB goes absolutely nuts but the defense is trash and it comes back to bite them

AtlantaDan
11-19-2018, 08:55 PM
Especially with that defense. Could be like the 2011 Packers, superb regular season because the QB goes absolutely nuts but the defense is trash and it comes back to bite them

Another wild card is weather

Saints play in a dome and Rams only concern is rain in LA in January

Snow, ice and cold are all potential factors that could slow the Chiefs offense down in KC in mid/late January

Edman
11-19-2018, 11:09 PM
Chiefs just lost to the Rams, so that gets the Steelers closer at least.

The Chiefs Defense is hot garbage.

GoSlash27
11-20-2018, 12:50 AM
54-51. That scoreboard must've been lighting up like a pinball machine!

Chiefs are still likely to keep the #1 seed unless they lose a couple more.

Fire Goodell
11-20-2018, 12:58 AM
Chiefs loss helps our case, but I still think us getting the #1 seed will require winning out. I'm not sure if we do that,, but if we do, awesome.

polamalubeast
11-20-2018, 05:28 AM
The Chiefs scored 91 points in their 2 losses!

JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
11-20-2018, 05:32 AM
The Chiefs scored 91 points in their 2 losses! The whole game was 105 points. The new NFL is Madden Football!

polamalubeast
11-20-2018, 05:32 AM
The whole game was 105 points. The new NFL is Madden Football!

or Goodell Football!

JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
11-20-2018, 05:35 AM
or Goodell Football! Either way it sux!

teegre
11-20-2018, 08:50 AM
The Chiefs remaining schedule...

@Da Raidahs W
Ravens ?
Chargers ?
@Seahawks L
Da Raidahs W

Da Raidahs “could” give them a game, but I truly believe that they are tanking the season (last week, the Cards just did a better job of trying to lose). I put down AT Seattle as a loss, because the Seahawks will be fighting for their playoff lives, and they actually have the type of defense that can stop the Chiefs. Speaking of defenses, the Ravens can stop ANY defense, but their offense is a huge question mark. Whereas, the Chargers are built to beat the Chiefs: pass rush and an offense that can keep pace.



The Taperiots remaining schedule...

@Jets W
Vikings ?
@Dolphins ?
@Steelers L
Bills W
Jets W

We will beat the Taperiots. Normally, at the Jets would be a question mark, but the Taperiots are scary good coming off of a bye. The Vikings have the very real potential to beat the Taperiots, and the Taperiots have not faired well in the state of Florida. The last two games are essentially gimmes, because by that point, both of those AFC East times will simply roll over for their division foe.

DesertSteel
11-20-2018, 10:02 AM
Last year I was so enthused about getting a #1 or #2 seed but we know how that turned out. This year, I really don't care as long as we're healthy. A #3 seed will be fine with me. Maybe we can catch a rusty team if we make it to round 2...