Week 18: Browns vs Steelers Wild Card Game
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Pitt favored by 4 to 4.5 right now.
I suspect that is about right. 3 pts for home field....only 1-1.5 pts otherwise.
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I suspect that is about right. 3 pts for home field....only 1-1.5 pts otherwise.
Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
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I suspect that is about right. 3 pts for home field....only 1-1.5 pts otherwise.
Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
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Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
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Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
I'm not Jiggins
and I'm just not sold on your game starts..
1) A Bengals defense came out & stomped on Ben out the gate to the tune of 17-0..
2) Colts come to your house,with a real defense & jumped up big at half..
This Browns team has a knack of scoring on first drives..than just kept scoring at Tennessee in 1st half.. These Browns are also now 6-1 after taking leads to halftime..
What do you see as your teams issue at starting games?
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Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
Any given sunday but our back ups even with the browns missing guys giving you all a run doesn't bode well. Highsmith is very advanced for a rookie, incredibly so and Watt and Heyward will be back in the line up. It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone. Unfortunately we aren't going to have Haden back but you all lost vernon so that's kind of a wash despite the difference in positions. I also believe a lack of playoff experience will play a role and of course playing on the road even with minimized fan numbers. We are going to find out and again any given sunday bangs like a giant gong but if i were to remove bias I don't like the Browns chances either. No matter what the Browns are headed in the right direction and really thats all that matters because they IMO don't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl this season.
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The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
I'm not Jiggins
and I'm just not sold on your game starts..
1) A Bengals defense came out & stomped on Ben out the gate to the tune of 17-0..
2) Colts come to your house,with a real defense & jumped up big at half..
This Browns team has a knack of scoring on first drives..than just kept scoring at Tennessee in 1st half.. These Browns are also now 6-1 after taking leads to halftime..
What do you see as your teams issue at starting games?
I'm not Jiggins
and I'm just not sold on your game starts..
1) A Bengals defense came out & stomped on Ben out the gate to the tune of 17-0..
2) Colts come to your house,with a real defense & jumped up big at half..
This Browns team has a knack of scoring on first drives..than just kept scoring at Tennessee in 1st half.. These Browns are also now 6-1 after taking leads to halftime..
What do you see as your teams issue at starting games?
You are also ignoring what I said. A lot of people here like to downplay what the Steelers went through this season. Now sure other teams got jerked around too, the browns included but the Steelers got straight fucked. The team started losing games because they were worn down, ben admitted to being mentally exhausted and it's all the result of how this season shook out with covid. They were unstoppable in the second half of the colts game and a lot of that had to do with ben calling the offense. I told several of my employees who are big browns and or bengals fans that the steelers were going to lose that game against the bengals and they did. They didn't lose because of ineptitude, they lost because they were run the fuck down. The colts got shit stomped in the second half, the first half is irrelevant.
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Did not know I elected to ignore any of what you posted prior...now I may not have seen it prior? but i got your side thoughts now. thanks!
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I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
Any given sunday but our back ups even with the browns missing guys giving you all a run doesn't bode well. Highsmith is very advanced for a rookie, incredibly so and Watt and Heyward will be back in the line up. It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone. Unfortunately we aren't going to have Haden back but you all lost vernon so that's kind of a wash despite the difference in positions. I also believe a lack of playoff experience will play a role and of course playing on the road even with minimized fan numbers. We are going to find out and again any given sunday bangs like a giant gong but if i were to remove bias I don't like the Browns chances either. No matter what the Browns are headed in the right direction and really thats all that matters because they IMO don't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl this season.
It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone.
Yep, that's my concern. Baker got sacked 3-4 times with the starters out, and we all know that Watt is going to make it much worse. If the Browns win, I don't see it being a traditional type victory. Like, I don't see Pittsburgh losing unless they just totally step on their Johnson and give up a special teams TD or throw a pick-6 or something. Obviously from a Browns fan standpoint I want to be wrong, but it's going to be a bitch trying to march down the field.
The Steelers' offense is a bit of a mixed bag. Against a good defense, I'd say they might even struggle scoring. But they won't be going against a good defense...they'll be going against the Browns. Myles Garrett seems like he's Superman after being too close TO Kryptonite and he's not himself. Vernon is out. Gonna be very tough to get stops and basically need turnovers.
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Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
I agree, but...
I never thought I'd see Ohio State beat Clemson in my lifetime, and they beat their ass, so...
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I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
I agree, but...
I never thought I'd see Ohio State beat Clemson in my lifetime, and they beat their ass, so...
I agree, but...
I never thought I'd see Ohio State beat Clemson in my lifetime, and they beat their ass, so...
Oh for sure. That's kind of why I said the game will be a blowout for someone. Crazy stuff can happen in the playoffs. Remember that one Steelers team that was like 9-7 or something that won the whole thing?
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Yeesh. I never bet, but me thinks I'd be ALL over this line. I mean, a team who barely beat the backup QB has to go to THEIR house in a week to take on the varsity squad AND you have to factor in the fact that we literally NEVER beat them there. Like, virtually never. That HAS to factor into it.
On the flip side...we are playing with house money and the Steelers haven't exactly looked like world beaters in the past month. Here's a hot take, and feel free to laugh in my face:
Either they kick our ass, or we kick theirs. This game won't be close.
Looked pretty damn unstoppable second half against the Colts. I'm happy you all made the playoffs, truly and i really don't want to rain on parades. The Steelers were pretty damn beaten down courtesy of essentially losing a bye week. Sure they had the week off in week 4 but in what world is a week 4 bye truly a bye? Tomlin rested those starters for a reason and frankly im surprised he didn't rest even more. The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game. We are gonna find out. Any given sunday, especially in division.
The Steelers need to be the team that played in the second half of the colts game.
Is it true that Ben called his own plays that half?
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I'd truly be beyond shocked if Browns won. If I was a betting man, I'd throw down the house on the Steelers.
Any given sunday but our back ups even with the browns missing guys giving you all a run doesn't bode well. Highsmith is very advanced for a rookie, incredibly so and Watt and Heyward will be back in the line up. It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone. Unfortunately we aren't going to have Haden back but you all lost vernon so that's kind of a wash despite the difference in positions. I also believe a lack of playoff experience will play a role and of course playing on the road even with minimized fan numbers. We are going to find out and again any given sunday bangs like a giant gong but if i were to remove bias I don't like the Browns chances either. No matter what the Browns are headed in the right direction and really thats all that matters because they IMO don't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl this season.
Any given sunday but our back ups even with the browns missing guys giving you all a run doesn't bode well. Highsmith is very advanced for a rookie, incredibly so and Watt and Heyward will be back in the line up. It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone. Unfortunately we aren't going to have Haden back but you all lost vernon so that's kind of a wash despite the difference in positions. I also believe a lack of playoff experience will play a role and of course playing on the road even with minimized fan numbers. We are going to find out and again any given sunday bangs like a giant gong but if i were to remove bias I don't like the Browns chances either. No matter what the Browns are headed in the right direction and really thats all that matters because they IMO don't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl this season.
they ain't going to the sb....this is a building yr and they still went 11-5....not a rebuild but a building block....they don't need any offensive draft picks....now the building block is on the defensive side....so look out....that is all we need....then we will be talking sb...and as far as the steelers go....they have no running game and that will haunt them in the playoffs...dey ain't goin to the sb either.....big ben is juuuuuuust about finished with his career....
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Did not know I elected to ignore any of what you posted prior...now I may not have seen it prior? but i got your side thoughts now. thanks!
Did not know I elected to ignore any of what you posted prior...now I may not have seen it prior? but i got your side thoughts now. thanks!
Not trying to be combative, it's sometimes hard to decipher who is a dumb ass and who isn't here. Lol. I get names mixed up unless it's the usual suspects I interact with on the regular. ??
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Is it true that Ben called his own plays that half?
That is the word on the street. Randy sucks but Ben loves him. We haven't had a legit offensive coordinator in a long time. Hell I can't even think of a "Rockstar" oc for the steelers since I've been alive. Whis wasn't bad, Arians was okay but both guys had their issues. It's funny because with the amount of success Tomlin has had you would think he would have more of a coaching tree. We have had a long run of just okay offensive coordinators. Lebeau was obviously a staple on the other side and butler was the heir apparent. If Ben goes no huddle it's usually him drawing in the sand but yea he ran the o on his own second half of the Colts and they dominated. ?
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Any given sunday but our back ups even with the browns missing guys giving you all a run doesn't bode well. Highsmith is very advanced for a rookie, incredibly so and Watt and Heyward will be back in the line up. It's going to be pretty tough sledding just for a pressure stand point alone. Unfortunately we aren't going to have Haden back but you all lost vernon so that's kind of a wash despite the difference in positions. I also believe a lack of playoff experience will play a role and of course playing on the road even with minimized fan numbers. We are going to find out and again any given sunday bangs like a giant gong but if i were to remove bias I don't like the Browns chances either. No matter what the Browns are headed in the right direction and really thats all that matters because they IMO don't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl this season.
they ain't going to the sb....this is a building yr and they still went 11-5....not a rebuild but a building block....they don't need any offensive draft picks....now the building block is on the defensive side....so look out....that is all we need....then we will be talking sb...and as far as the steelers go....they have no running game and that will haunt them in the playoffs...dey ain't goin to the sb either.....big ben is juuuuuuust about finished with his career....
they ain't going to the sb....this is a building yr and they still went 11-5....not a rebuild but a building block....they don't need any offensive draft picks....now the building block is on the defensive side....so look out....that is all we need....then we will be talking sb...and as far as the steelers go....they have no running game and that will haunt them in the playoffs...dey ain't goin to the sb either.....big ben is juuuuuuust about finished with his career....
I guess you are gonna find out, aren't ya? Ben isn't done. I was almost there before the Colts game and he was unstoppable in the second half. He is limited by our offensive coordinator. If they play like they did second half of the Colts they are making a deep run. The defense is elite and even with a flawed run game (a lot of it is our terrible oc) we have a ton of weapons.
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they ain't going to the sb....this is a building yr and they still went 11-5....not a rebuild but a building block....they don't need any offensive draft picks....now the building block is on the defensive side....so look out....that is all we need....then we will be talking sb...and as far as the steelers go....they have no running game and that will haunt them in the playoffs...dey ain't goin to the sb either.....big ben is juuuuuuust about finished with his career....
I guess you are gonna find out, aren't ya? Ben isn't done. I was almost there before the Colts game and he was unstoppable in the second half. He is limited by our offensive coordinator. If they play like they did second half of the Colts they are making a deep run. The defense is elite and even with a flawed run game (a lot of it is our terrible oc) we have a ton of weapons.
I guess you are gonna find out, aren't ya? Ben isn't done. I was almost there before the Colts game and he was unstoppable in the second half. He is limited by our offensive coordinator. If they play like they did second half of the Colts they are making a deep run. The defense is elite and even with a flawed run game (a lot of it is our terrible oc) we have a ton of weapons.
The Steelers should beat any of the wild card teams (Browns included), but will get their ass handed to them by Buffalo or KC.
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