The Steelers have worked on putting together a shot at a seventh by withstanding the loss of Bell, center Maurkice Pouncey, left tackle Kelvin Beachum and four-plus games without Roethlisberger.
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Something that – when Pittsburgh can get out of its own way – makes the Steelers as risky as any team in the AFC.
“This Wild Card game features two of the best coaching jobs of the season”. Three of the four higher seeds on Wild Card Weekend find themselves as underdogs, via vegasinsider.com, including two teams that finished the regular season with a better record than their first-round opponent. While this strategy may cause the Bengals offense to have setbacks from time to time since the Steelers defense only allow 3.8 per carry.
Cincinnati’s quarterback situation makes it very hard to take the Bengals on Saturday night.
With 86 receptions for 1,297 yards and a whopping ten touchdowns, Green is coming off of another excellent season, and the touchdowns, big plays, and Pro Bowl accolades keep rolling in for a player who has been a star since Day 1.
As for the upcoming weekend, what they are thinking in Las Vegas is that none of the division winners _ Redskins, Texans, Bengals or Vikings _ is impressive. On a positive note, Cincinnati has made the playoffs seven times since 2005 and this season marks their fifth straight appearance. “The “no exposed skin” rule will definitely apply Sunday…”
The NFC team no one wants to play: If it’s any guide – and it should be – the Seahawks’ defense crushed Minnesota’s offense, winning 38-7 on December 6 in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, the Seahawks’ body clocks will be telling them it’s 10 a.m. That seems unfair, but such is the lot for failing to win the division. To have the edge against the experienced Steelers, they will have to rely on Jeremy Hill on the ground and Tyler Eifert and Marvin Jones on the receiving end. Oh, and the Seahawks may have Marshawn Lynch back this weekend. These playoffs are more wide open than ever before, and there is a case for all 12 teams to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in 30 days. But for players on the Bengals, few were even around for the team’s postseason failures in the last two years, let alone the losses early in the tenure of Lewis.
“Gotta be one of the MVP candidates in the National Football League, as well as he’s played this season”, Lewis said. 500 through the second half of the season.
Kirk “You Like That!” Coach Jay Gruden, who many believed should have been fired at the beginning of the season, looks like a genius. Since Dec. 7, he has passed for 13 touchdowns and thrown only one interception. The only wild card that is an underdog is slumping Green Bay, and by only a point at Washington. The Chiefs won 27-20 in a game that really never felt as close as the score.
The last time these two teams played each other was the last time Dalton started.
This game is the NFL’s flannel nightgown, the one deemed least likely to entice TV audiences, so it gets the Saturday afternoon treatment.
It was the most anticipated game in 15 years.
It’s natural to wonder how Houston’s smoke-and-mirrors offense will move the ball versus Kansas City’s swarming defense, but this game offers a more naturally enticing matchup. And there’s a bit of history to look at. Roethlisberger completed only 17 of 31 passes (55%) for 144 yards, and zero touchdowns with three interceptions.
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After 17 weeks of ups, downs, twists, and turns, the National Football League has finally reached its second season: the playoffs.
