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Playoff win

From what I saw tonight, I would not be surprised if the Steelers lose the next two and then win the finale at home. 11-6 enough to win the division? Probably not.

If this team has to go on the road in the playoffs, they don't win a game. That simple. The team is just not that good.

Again.

If that happens, just think about this for just a second ... since 2013, the Steelers will have as many postseason wins (3) as the Pirates.
Pathetic. Defend that, Tomlin huggers. Oh yeah youre all hiding tonight.
 
Pathetic. Defend that, Tomlin huggers. Oh yeah youre all hiding tonight.
No ones hiding from anyone. You are as predictable and pathetic as avoid Lloyd. I wasn’t surprised to lose this game. I wouldn’t be surprised to win the next two. We got beat by a better team that has our number when we play in Philly.
 
Does anyone think we get one this year? We beat the Chargers and Broncos earlier this season but they’re not the same teams anymore. I just don’t see how we beat any team other than the Ratbirds. And that’s only because our defense owns them.
If we can win the division and get a top 3 seed and at least one home game, maybe. If we collapse and back into the postseason as a lower seed and have to go on the road, no way.
 
Oh boy, idk! First off what’s the extent of the injuries to TJ and Donte Jackson? When will Elliott and Pickens be back?
Those are very key players, our best on defense and offense and you’re not winning a playoff game without them.
If they all are ready for the first playoff game and we don’t sustain anymore injuries I’d say we have a decent chance to win the first playoff game. I don’t like how this is playing out though with our schedule.
 
I don't see this Steelers team winning a playoff game this season! Offense is limited at best! It would take the other teams worst effort for this Steelers team to win a playoff game!
I think the only path to a playoff victory requires winning the division and getting that home game vs the Rats.

Feel like the way this team is trending we’d be lucky AF to win on the road (again would likely need to go to BAL for a shot at winning a 50/50 game. HOU maybe an 20% chance, BUF/KC it’s over before it starts)

At home we might be favored against LAC or DEN but I don’t personally like their chances at going 2-0 vs either of those squads that are better now than when we played them early in the year. The Rats at home and we likely have a 60-70% chance of winning one before getting summarily dismissed in the divisional round.
 
No ones hiding from anyone. You are as predictable and pathetic as avoid Lloyd. I wasn’t surprised to lose this game. I wouldn’t be surprised to win the next two. We got beat by a better team that has our number when we play in Philly.
I’d be absolutely shocked if they won the next two

KC will clean them up as they have a defense just like the Iggles have a defense and hopefully the Steelers are doing the smart thing by that game and resting players having already beat the Rats

If they beat the Rats they rest guys
If they lose to the Rats they play guys
Either way 1-1 is best possible outcome
 
If we can win the division and get a top 3 seed and at least one home game, maybe. If we collapse and back into the postseason as a lower seed and have to go on the road, no way.
This is pretty much it. So far they have countered every loss so hopefully they stay the course. I just hope the injuries minimize by Saturday.
 
This team will not win in the playoffs u til they change the style they play . Meaning we do the same crap every year.. no more excuses.

A non losing season is not satisfactory.

Every time we play a GOOD team we get exposed and abused.

The stupid penalties NEED TO STOP. We continue to take the same stupid penalties on the Oline.
That can’t be repeated enough times.
 
Tomlin has proven since 2016 that he can't miracle a win in the playoffs.
This year will be no different.
The standard IS the standard......which is never a losing season and never a playoff win since 2016.
 
Tomlin has proven since 2016 that he can't miracle a win in the playoffs.
This year will be no different.
The standard IS the standard......which is never a losing season and never a playoff win since 2016.


Fedderone, I’m not disagreeing with you, history has been known to repeat itself and this year may show that.

I’m just saying this team has a better feel of a possible history changing event then is has shown for quite awhile.

I’m not saying you are wrong but I am hoping I am right.


Thanks for all your great post(s) along the way. Cheers


Salute the nation
 
Yep. We're going to win the friggin Super Bowl.
 
We have no offense. This team is going nowhere in the playoffs.
I remember the Bettis year they won it all. I thought we were cooked done. No way were we going to the playoffs let alone winning it all.

They surprised me then. Perhaps they will again!
 
No ones hiding from anyone. You are as predictable and pathetic as avoid Lloyd. I wasn’t surprised to lose this game. I wouldn’t be surprised to win the next two. We got beat by a better team that has our number when we play in Philly.
What's pathetic is no playoff wins in 7 years, wasting the end of Ben's prime, and 0 playoff wins to show for having the best defensive player on the planet on your team for the past 7 years-who took less money on his 2nd contract that covers the bulk of his prime to play here in hopes of winning a Lombardi

No other NFL owner but Art Rooney II who is more concerned with his family's legacy of social causes and outdated NFL ideals than winning championships would allow his head coach to keep his job with this record

Defend that Tomlin boot licker
 
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No. We saw what happens when they play a good team last Sunday.
 
The Eagles exposed how bad our secondary actually is. Unless, TJ, Pickens, Elliott and Larry O are in the weekend, Ravens will win the division, we lose 2 or all 3 and get throttled in Buffalo unfortunately from where I see it.
 
The Eagles exposed how bad our secondary actually is. Unless, TJ, Pickens, Elliott and Larry O are in the weekend, Ravens will win the division, we lose 2 or all 3 and get throttled in Buffalo unfortunately from where I see it.
And this is always the problem. Bad secondary, bad oline, bad receivers, Bad QB play. every year its a bad something, maybe we should just accept that its average coaching that gets us an average outcome every year.

We will never overcome this or that bad thing until we get new coaching and a change of the guard within ownership.
 
I remember the Bettis year they won it all. I thought we were cooked done. No way were we going to the playoffs let alone winning it all.

They surprised me then. Perhaps they will again!
Ya know... They went to Indy and lost 26-7 to an undefeated Colts team. In week 12. Then came back to beat them in playoffs on the road in Indy in the 2nd match up. A game that shouldnt have been as close as it was.


Anything is possible. my only but is (that eagles line is stout)
 
Ya know... They went to Indy and lost 26-7 to an undefeated Colts team. In week 12. Then came back to beat them in playoffs on the road in Indy in the 2nd match up. A game that shouldnt have been as close as it was.


Anything is possible. my only but is (that eagles line is stout)

Steelers just starting to build like the Eagles do with Andy. With his influence I see the talent on this team continuing to improve in the upcoming drafts..
 
If we can win the division and get a top 3 seed and at least one home game, maybe. If we collapse and back into the postseason as a lower seed and have to go on the road, no way.
On the road at Houston isn't an impossible task, or at least it shouldn't be.
 
I'm not overly confident in it, as I'm just not sure they have the secondary to hold up against the better QBs in the league, and the lack of depth at WR will probably hinder their ability to keep up.

As I said in the game thread, I'm not sure if the likes of Austin, Jefferson and Williams would even see the field on a lot of other teams.

The front 7 on defense is fairly solid and Russ and even the OL have had their moments, but there are some pretty glaring weaknesses at WR and CB that might be hard to overcome in the post season, as I just don't have a lot of confidence in the coaching being able to compensate for them.
You hit it your last point: You just have to know we will be outcoached. It will be the same game plan that got us, what? 2 first downs for most of the 1st half? Russ had 128 yds passing, the entire games. Are you kidding me? Najee had 14 yards total rushing? That was the best they could do? As hurting as Tomlin had to know we were he gets Mike Williams 1 grab all day? Seriously? Why did they even bother adding him to the roster? Muth looked good ouit there but they only got 3 catches out of him? Moronic coaching.
 
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