TheFunPolice

2 SB berths and one title in the past few years and they are still miserable.

I will say this: I do like the Patriots stadium landscaping in the background. Looks like a stadium in the woods

I literally LOLed at that .. they just knocked a Giants player into oblivion and it's ok because he's a runner...

Kickers tonight can't hit the ball...

Football is more fun with a true villain It makes for a better story Doughboy and Vrabel will do

What?

Oh I want these guys in the playoffs. I want to break hearts I've been feeling kind of meh all season because I don't feel the hate for KC. Ravens yes, but Patriots hate is special. Like Christmas snow. It's good to feel awake again!

He looks like a zombie

Feeling some real Patriots hate again almost seems right

Cover 2 shell. Whatcha gonna do?

They want Williams to be the MVP?

You can't throw downfield in today's NFL

I've watched RedZone every week for years not to mention every Bills game for 25+ years and I've never seen anything like that kick. Something stinks. This is a guy who was a top notch kicker for Atlanta for years.

When did the GD circus come to town? I didn't see no trucks

Would a Giants win tonight be a bigger upset than either of the NY NE Super Bowls? Stakes are lower of course, I just mean how shocking would it be?

I forgot the Chargers and Texans play too... That's what I meant above: lots of losses are coming for some of these teams in the near future and the AFC playoff picture will open up a bit

and Herbert just had surgery for a broken left hand today. Not his throwing hand, but still. I could see the Chargers and Colts fall out and the Chiefs and Texans go in. How wild would that be, given the Colts start? Forget playoffs, we are still very much in the division race! For some reason this season so many are prisoners of the moment. NE has BAL coming up, plus us. IF they lost tonight, then the AFC East race is officially on! Remember a couple years ago when the Titans (who stunk at the time) beat Miami to help us win the East? Crazy things happen every week. All we need is: 1. Win out 2. NE loses to NYG tonight (possible) 3. NE loses to BAL (BAL will be desperate so definitely possible) 4. We beat NE (see #1) None of that is crazy. NE could also lose a different game from either NYG or BAL. Just get them to 5 losses.

Heyward does this often now... I mentioned it elsewhere but I've been tortured by watching a number of Steelers games this season. They are terrible. NE and Indy literally gave them those games and they STILL almost lost those 2. But this behavior from Heyward has been going on all year, probably due to frustration because that defense gets bullied often and they think they're big and tough. Instead, they are old, tired, and past their primes and pride is messing with him I think. The dude gets bulldozed on a fairly consistent basis then gets up to get into someone's face because he is embarrassed I think. Not sure, but knowing you're a bowling pin just getting knocked over when you used to be a feared DL has to suck.

Garrett would be incredible. Imagine a player of that talent finally getting to play in games that matter...

It's going to be a great game, and I think we'll win it but it will be a nail biter. We're so up and down this year in terms of perception. Now the defense suddenly became great. I don't think people realize just how pathetic, pitiful, and wimpy the Steelers offense has been most of the season. They are abysmal. Their defense has also been bad all year. If a decent team throws up all over itself and turns the ball over 3-4 times they typically have a chance. If not they lose pretty handily. There is a lot of bad, sloppy football played around the league, which is how teams like Pittsburgh rack up some wins. But they are a pretender and even their own fans knew it before the game. Flacco put up 33 points on them. They are a joke. You can only beat who you play, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves. Records aside, the Bengals are by far a tougher opponent than the Steelers. It will be a good test and a fun game. BTW, Zach Taylor should be fired if they miss the playoffs. He has Burrow, Chase and Higgins and they keep missing the post season, mostly due to slow starts even with Burrow healthy.

Well, I mean it more as they are more threatening than the Steelers or Ravens as a division winner. They still have Zach Taylor at HC to overcome and a horrible defense, although their D is suddenly slightly less awful now that they have a reason to try with Burrow back. The main reason why is that they can score points. It's much easier to play a team like Pittsburgh whose cap is 14-17 points. If you score a couple TDs it's basically over. CIN has a QB and WR that can and will score points, so they can be a threat more so than the Steelers pathetic excuse for an offense or the Ravens with a hobbled Jackson and worn out Henry. If the Colts fall out KC is the only team with a real chance to take their spot. Someone will, mathematically. It won't be the AFC North runner up. KC has head to head over Baltimore, and the Steelers are a total joke and won't be there in the end. Beyond that... Maybe Houston, but we'll see. This week's SNF game is almost a playoff game.

using the ESPN playoff simulator I actually got them in at 10-7 with a loss to HOU this week. That would require the Chargers to fall back though. In that scenario: 1 DEN 13-4 2 NE 13-4 3 HOU 11-6 4 CIN 9-8 5 BUF 12-5 6 JAX 11-6 7 KC 10-7 KC would need DEN to defeat LA in week #18 in this scenario. DEN would be playing for the #1 seed.

It's certainly possible, but a 10-7 AFC will make it in. Happens every year when we say "this year an 11-6 team will miss!" then a 9-8 team slips in. Lots of losses are coming for the top AFC teams. It's just math, because they play each other. Broncos/Jaguars, Broncos/Chargers, Chargers/Texans, Chargers/Chiefs, Broncos/Chiefs, Jags/Colts twice, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some... I think the Chiefs get the Colts spot.

Agreed also. People forget that Tomlin + HOF QB equaled 2 SB berths and one win during the era of Manning and Brady. Plus Big Ben had some great success later in his career too. The current Steelers team is old, tired, overpaid, and just done. Watt is not the same guy this season as he has been, nor is Hayward. Their last couple OCs have been bad, but they also have an awful OL and barely any threats on offense to throw to or run the ball. A buddy of mine is a huge Steelers fan so I see a lot of their games and talk a lot of Steelers ball. They are not a good team. Their defense is so-so at best and their offense struggles to string together 7-8 play drives. As much as Steelers fans hate Tomlin, I think he coaches up a 6-11 team to 9-8 each season. That isn't a 11-6 roster.

this discussion is moot: McDermott has a lifetime contract here. Think Tomlin style job security. He's a great person and a good enough coach to win, so you might as well get behind him because he will be the coach for Allen's entire Bills career.