We Need a Better Record Against the AFC North

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(02-01-2024, 07:24 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I'll pose the question....

What's better?
1) Winning the division every year by beating most of the conference but getting beat by the likes of the Chiefs and Bills every time (specifically in the playoffs)? or...
2) Being one of the very few teams equipped to challenge and realistically beat these guys who are repeatedly getting late into the postseason, even if it means maybe not always winning the divison?

The problem with that question is #2 only works when the rest of the division stinks. In '21 we won the division with 10 wins, the same number the Steelers had to be 3rd in the division in '23. 

With Lamar staying healthy, the Browns finally seeming to getting better, and the Steelers always being a competitive thorn in our side, we need to win 13+ games to reliably win our division. That's hard to do if you have a bad record in your division.

In the last 15 years, only 2 of the 30 teams that made the Super Bowl weren't division champs. It's hard to overstate how important winning the division is.