Y'inz scared n'at?

Let's see them get into the playoffs first.

Every other team is auditioning for 2nd place.

Packers are going all the way -- and I'm not even a Packers fan.

I'm a Packer fan anyways, but the defense of the Ravens looks to put up a great game against a GB offense. I'd take the 49ers against them in a rematch as well, that was an entertaining game.

Go Ravens.

eh, whatevs.
We know what the Packers did the last time they played the Steelers.

GO PACKERS!

Is the seven reason RAPE??

article fails for the Omar Tomlin section alone . Master Motivator ? Always up for Big Games? LMAO. Hell, let's forget the countless examples so far from his career where this could be proven wrong... surely the writer remembers WEEK 1 ?!?!?!??!?!?!

nekom: It's going to be tough, actually. Everyone and their mother in the AFC is 7-3 about now or thereabouts. We could tie Baltimore in the AFC North with a win over the chefs tomorrow (and they had BETTER win, great googly moogley), but even still it's a crap shoot. Even a wildcard showing is contentious at this point. Going to be interesting for sure. Nobody is a lock at this point.


The remaining schedule is
@ KC
CIN
CLE
@SF
StL
@ CLE

that's 2 games against arguably decent teams, and one of them is a home game (and already beat opponent on road).

They should finish 11-5 at absolute worst. 12-4 is reasonably possible. Is that enough to win the AFCN ? Probably not since they already dumped two to the Ratbirds who finish with

@ CLE
IND
@ SD
CLE
@ CIN


Which brings us back to Tomlin the "Master Motivator".
Good job literally throwing away an entire week this year with a relatively cupcake schedule.

The article did get 2 things correct. When healthy, the Steelers do have the most versatile and complete set of WR/TEs in the league. They are dangerous out of spread, trips bunch, and double/single WR sets. Why the owners keep the 'tradition' and roll with the slow turf amazes me. It also inhibits the pass rush, which Defense wise, is about the only real strong suit left on the team.

This point also gets at the other part the article gets right. The Steelers WR/TE sets are versatile enough to ruin teams out of the no huddle. This also works largely because Big (supposedly dumb) Ben is calling the plays himself rather than relying on Bruce Tardrians and his overly predictable tendencies. This team should -- and is starting to--- actually play predominantly out of the shotgun. I like this for Mendenhall as well because he can see the hole(s) better immediately. Of course, this does take away the PA , which is something Ben excels at, particularly on rollouts. You can't have it all though, and with the (improving) yet still bad pass protection, I'll live with it and keep Ben alive through the rest of the year.



Of course, when it's all said and done, playoff football is about being healthy, playing relatively mistake-free, getting the right matchups, and peaking at just the right time of the season. It does seem that Steelers are slowly improving and Ratbirds are slowly regressing.

Generation_D: Six reasons? One for every referee on the field when the Stealers play?

Must be a Seahawks fan. LOL

fatalvenom: Is the seven reason RAPE??

Dude! I thought you were above that. sigh

Relatively Obscure: redmond24: Packers are going all the way -- and I'm not even a Packers fan.

It does look that way. Then again, it's looked that way for teams maaaany times before.

That's true but I think the lockout has motivated them and has kept them hungry since they didn't really get to enjoy being Champions.

IAmRight: 19-0 Packers over the Pats in the Super Bowl is the optimal outcome. Taking the record they thought was going to be theirs in their faces.

I would hope that Brady/Belichick are so devastated by it that they retire.

I would gladly see the Steelers knocked out of the playoffs for that game! And probably have a football induced orgasm!

Please stop giving greens to Bleacher Report pig crap. A retarded monkey with a typewriter that was missing 6 letters could write better sports content.

Also, Steelers suck.

The first slide showed exactly why they would lose (again) to the Packers in the Super Bowl. The "Gunslinger" will throw two or three interceptions and give Rodgers two or three more chances to score.

/GO PACK GO

Really?

What a putrid piece of fanboy drivel.

Packers will win the Super Bowl. They may not have an undefeated season--but they might. Who care about that? The important game is the last one of the year.

/Packer fan, but not a fan of the perfect season hype. I almost hope they lose one to make sure they're scared and play harder in the playoffs.

Leader O'Cola: The remaining schedule is
@ KC
CIN
CLE
@SF
StL
@ CLE

Without reading the article, I assumed these were the six reasons. If the Stillers can sweep the Browns and the Bengals, they could easily make the playoffs. Once they're in the playoffs, it's a whole new season, and the Steelers always bring it during the playoffs. And then they'll lose in the Superbowl, regardless of who takes the NFC, because this just isn't their season and you can tell by watching them flail around.

If the Steelers can't sweep the Browns, then they clearly don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

Zoomaster: The first slide showed exactly why they would lose (again) to the Packers in the Super Bowl. The "Gunslinger" will throw two or three interceptions and give Rodgers two or three more chances to score.

/GO PACK GO

you do realize

1- he's not being as much a gunslinger this year
2- the pack's D has fallen off a cliff this year-- while supposedly healthier, to boot ?
(yes, at the same time, the Offense has gotten a lot better too)

All Packer fans I know, myself included, don't care about a "perfect season". We would rather go 11-5 (they already won 11 games, so using that) and win the super bowl than go 18-1 like the Patriots did a few seasons ago. Anyone bragging about a perfect season is not a true Packers fan.

The Browns alone will keep the Steelers out of the Playoffs. Hell, Browns are still my bet to represent the AFC N.