NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend

[PinaMadness]

Down 3 scores with 8 minutes left and you punt? I know it's 4th and 9 and you have Trubisky for your qb, but still.

You could say they are "punting" on the game.

[pacopete4]

A little late in the season for the Bears to be playing for draft positioning.

[Zad Fnark]

Hope it's -5 out next weekend.

[young guns]

This call doesn't matter 1 bit, but that is as close as you can get. Hes either in by a hair or out by a hair.

[OldHeidelberg]

I know he wasn't talking about the play but shades of Matt Hasslebeck there from Brees.

[yourout]

Hope it's -5 out next weekend.

Early forecast is cloudy and low 20s.

[OldHeidelberg]

Hope it's -5 out next weekend.

 

Long term forecast doesn't look like it, 25 on Saturday. I don't like those weather games when we are the favorite anyway, no need for an equalizer.

[GAME05]

Bears are a good argument against expanding the playoffs.

[adambr2]

Welp, Rams it is. Thinking we will get Saturday game as that makes sense timing wise and Brees/Brady showdown will be the marquee game. Nice to have those two teams beat each other up, if it's a close game the winner may be a little gassed for the NFCC. I am not too worried about the Rams but it's the playoffs so I will be worried by the time it gets here.

 

One way or another I think some team is going to have to play on 6 days rest. I expect Bucs/Saints to be a late prime time game as you say and if Chiefs/Ravens is a matchup I definitely expect that to be the other.

 

So I do expect us to play earlier in the day on either particular day.

[PinaMadness]

Can't coach that.

[adambr2]

Just as I say that, don't count out Cleveland. Pittsburgh isn't that good.

[PinaMadness]

Bag it, Big Ben.

[AKCheesehead]

What a start. Doesn’t bother me one bit.

[PinaMadness]

Remind me which team lost their head coach to covid again?

[PinaMadness]

This is just comical at this point. The Steelers are getting boat raced by a team that lost their head coach to covid and has hardly practiced in two weeks.

[OldHeidelberg]

The Steelers deserve it for laying down last week. Dolphin fans are smiling

[adambr2]

I didn't think the Steelers were that good, but it's hard to believe they are this bad.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I didn't think the Steelers were that good, but it's hard to believe they are this bad.

 

Their defense was so good the first half of the season. They've completely gone off the rails on that side of the ball. The offense has always been pretty hit-and-miss. They don't have much of a running game, so if they don't hit on several big passes every game, they are in trouble.

[adambr2]

I didn't think the Steelers were that good, but it's hard to believe they are this bad.

 

Their defense was so good the first half of the season. They've completely gone off the rails on that side of the ball. The offense has always been pretty hit-and-miss. They don't have much of a running game, so if they don't hit on several big passes every game, they are in trouble.

 

All very true. Still a high octane passing game when its on with 3 quarters to go and it's still the Cleveland Browns on the other side, so we'll see what happens.

[adambr2]

Did Mike Tomlin just punt from his opponent's 38 yard line down 28? Good heavens, Mike.

[PinaMadness]

If the Steelers have a season like this next year I have to think Tomlin will be on the hot seat.

[adambr2]

If the Steelers have a season like this next year I have to think Tomlin will be on the hot seat.

 

His career path reminds me a lot of Mike McCarthy. A ton of regular season success, but playoff success far in the rear view mirror. Sometimes things just get stale with one guy after so long.

[PeaveyFury]

I've been on the 'why does Mike Tomlin still have that job' train for a good 3-4 years now...

[Zad Fnark]

4 turnovers.

[adambr2]

I have no idea what the cap situation looks like for Pittsburgh next year, but an Aaron Jones would be a great fit for them. They're not usually in the business of paying top dollar for running backs, though.