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by bradshaw2ben » Thu Dec 11, 2025 2:58 pm
The Athletic looks at the 14 teams all lined up for this year's playoffs, ranks them, and looks at how they fared head-to-head this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/687937 ... dailyemail
An excerpt:
Here’s how each of the 14 likely playoff teams have fared against each other, led in one way by Rivers’ former team:
Chargers (3-1, but with a point differential of minus-8)
Rams (5-2, plus-68)
Packers (2-1, plus-14)
Bears (2-1, plus-5)
Broncos (2-1, plus-4)
Patriots (2-1, plus-1)
Bills (2-2, plus-24)
Seahawks (3-3, plus-21)
Eagles (3-3, even)
Jaguars (3-3, minus-2)
Buccaneers (3-4, minus-35)
Texans (3-5, minus-2)
49ers (2-4, minus-36)
Steelers (1-5, minus-54)
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by Jizz Mop » Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:08 pm
Oh you can throw that stuff out the window once the playoffs start!
Everyone starts over with a fresh new start!
All our deficiencies on offense and defense will be fixed between the last week of the regular season and the playoffs.
I can def see a repeat of the 2005 team steamrolling into the playoffs and going on a tear.
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by Gonzo » Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:20 pm
bradshaw2ben wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 2:58 pm
The Athletic looks at the 14 teams all lined up for this year's playoffs, ranks them, and looks at how they fared head-to-head this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/687937 ... dailyemail
An excerpt:
Here’s how each of the 14 likely playoff teams have fared against each other, led in one way by Rivers’ former team:
Chargers (3-1, but with a point differential of minus-8)
Rams (5-2, plus-68)
Packers (2-1, plus-14)
Bears (2-1, plus-5)
Broncos (2-1, plus-4)
Patriots (2-1, plus-1)
Bills (2-2, plus-24)
Seahawks (3-3, plus-21)
Eagles (3-3, even)
Jaguars (3-3, minus-2)
Buccaneers (3-4, minus-35)
Texans (3-5, minus-2)
49ers (2-4, minus-36)
Steelers (1-5, minus-54)
and the one win was the 5 TO special from the Patriots with two of those TOs unforced in the Steelers end zone
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by Jizz Mop » Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:41 pm
Gonzo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:20 pm
bradshaw2ben wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 2:58 pm
The Athletic looks at the 14 teams all lined up for this year's playoffs, ranks them, and looks at how they fared head-to-head this season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/687937 ... dailyemail
An excerpt:
Here’s how each of the 14 likely playoff teams have fared against each other, led in one way by Rivers’ former team:
Chargers (3-1, but with a point differential of minus-8)
Rams (5-2, plus-68)
Packers (2-1, plus-14)
Bears (2-1, plus-5)
Broncos (2-1, plus-4)
Patriots (2-1, plus-1)
Bills (2-2, plus-24)
Seahawks (3-3, plus-21)
Eagles (3-3, even)
Jaguars (3-3, minus-2)
Buccaneers (3-4, minus-35)
Texans (3-5, minus-2)
49ers (2-4, minus-36)
Steelers (1-5, minus-54)
and the one win was the 5 TO special from the Patriots with two of those TOs unforced in the Steelers end zone
Hey don’t try to minimize the amazing job Coach Tomlin did that day..
All you haters are the same
We were only out-gained 369 to 203, that’s pretty damn good!
Amazing gameplan to come up with 5 turnovers
God we are fucking lucky to have Coach T
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by langer » Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:47 pm
What's not shown is the Steelers ability to lull the other team into complacency and raw unbridled buffoonery, bringing them down to their level of bad football.
It's a skill not many possess, the Steelers have it.
I just loved that last drive of the Rats game, that was quality football. It is basically playoff football if you look at it a certain way.
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by TimmayLake » Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:16 pm
Who cares? We'll just get 5 or 6 turnovers and win anyway.
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by CoolShades » Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:19 pm
Let’s use the right terminology, please.
Those are
splash plays.
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