12-10-2018, 01:07 AM
We are still in the race for the division.
The Steelers have done what I predicted they would do and lost a lot of those traveling games. The surprise was Jacksonville, but it still took a lot for them to win that one.
Now with the Saints and Patriots, those look like 2 more losses for Pittsburgh. (I know, but the Pats lost to the Dolphins, spare me).
We have the Raiders, Browns and Steelers. None are gimme games for sure, but if we win out and the Steelers do in fact lose out then that would leave our fate up to the Browns and Ravens. The Browns have to go out to Denver and have the Ravens, so 1 loss for us (remember we have to win out), and a loss to Denver would have us actually cheering for the Browns against the Ravens.
The Ravens have the up and down Bucs and have to travel to SD. So those aren't gimme wins for the Ravens. If the Ravens were to lose both of those games and the Browns lose to the Broncos (as well as us), then we could control our own destiny by beating the Steelers at the end of the season. Not ideal and I know many will say that we don't deserve to even go to the playoffs, but if not us, who in our division do you think actually "deserves" to go? Serious question, Who do you really think should win the division this year and go to the playoffs?
First though, it does start with us winning. Even if we lose in the 1st round of the playoffs, at least we would keep the rest of the division from going.
Though we could have abolished a lot of this anguish and anxiety by winning a few of those games that we had lost. Steelers, Browns, Ravens and Broncos were all winnable games and the Bengals played like crap.
Though, I will take a division win and consider that a win for this season. Come back stronger next year and make some noise then.
The Steelers have done what I predicted they would do and lost a lot of those traveling games. The surprise was Jacksonville, but it still took a lot for them to win that one.
Now with the Saints and Patriots, those look like 2 more losses for Pittsburgh. (I know, but the Pats lost to the Dolphins, spare me).
We have the Raiders, Browns and Steelers. None are gimme games for sure, but if we win out and the Steelers do in fact lose out then that would leave our fate up to the Browns and Ravens. The Browns have to go out to Denver and have the Ravens, so 1 loss for us (remember we have to win out), and a loss to Denver would have us actually cheering for the Browns against the Ravens.
The Ravens have the up and down Bucs and have to travel to SD. So those aren't gimme wins for the Ravens. If the Ravens were to lose both of those games and the Browns lose to the Broncos (as well as us), then we could control our own destiny by beating the Steelers at the end of the season. Not ideal and I know many will say that we don't deserve to even go to the playoffs, but if not us, who in our division do you think actually "deserves" to go? Serious question, Who do you really think should win the division this year and go to the playoffs?
First though, it does start with us winning. Even if we lose in the 1st round of the playoffs, at least we would keep the rest of the division from going.
Though we could have abolished a lot of this anguish and anxiety by winning a few of those games that we had lost. Steelers, Browns, Ravens and Broncos were all winnable games and the Bengals played like crap.
Though, I will take a division win and consider that a win for this season. Come back stronger next year and make some noise then.
