The real reason we are not playing tomorrow

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(01-24-2016, 01:04 AM)Utts Wrote: It's ironic that I'm writing this, given how critical of Andy I've been over the years. However, I believe that if Andy doesn't make that boneheaded interception against the Steelers, we'd most likely be in the AFC Championship game. As close as we played teams with AJ at QB, I can't help thinking that we would have one at least 1-2 more games down the stretch - guaranteeing us either the 1 or 2 seed.

Losing Andy is why this season went in the toilet (not the last 2-minutes of the Wildcard game). One seriously stupid play and ensuing tackle, and there goes the season. Winning a Super Bowl is about 75% talent and 25% luck (good bounces, calls going your way, avoiding key injuries).

Big of you to admit.

I will offer if a certain team in their division hadn't injured Andre Smith with a deliberate head shot they would have beat the Texans and taken the #1 seed.  Ditto that a certain head shot (at least this one got a flag) against Eifert would have allowed the Bengals to beat one of the two losses they incurred while he was out.  We wouldn't know what the loss of Gio would do since they lost the first round of the playoffs.  

Bottom line?  Every team has injuries....but one team seems to target certain key players and those losses equal, well...losses.