Liam wrote:mikemarrs wrote:That December 16th game between Dallas 5-6 and Pittsburgh 6-5 could be both these teams fighting for one of the last wild card spots in their respective conferences.I always love to see these two teams play.Both are 1 and 2 in terms of popularity in football and they both consider themselves to have the biggest and loyal fanbases.Between the two they've won 11 Super Bowls and been in 16 or more Super Bowls combined.Also they've played in a total of three Super Bowls('75,'79,'96) against each other with Pittsburgh winning two of the three.[/quote
Big problem with us is that our defense is DECIMATED right now.
The Steelers ran 10% of their playbook against the Browns yesterday. They lost Willie Colon in pre-game as his knee mysteriously swelled up and rookie Mike Adams, backing up starter Marcus Gilbert, went out with an ankle. 0 lineman to turn to after a rookie 7th round draft pick goes in there to protect a 38 year old QB. The results showed why Tomlin would rather have Leftwhich in there with a bad shoulder and broken ribs over a healthy Charlie Batch. Right now, the Steelers are as watered down as it gets and Woodley is out too with an ankle.
By Dallas, though, I expect some guys like Roethlisberger, Polamalu & Brown to be back into the lineup to atleast keep the team competitive. I expect to be 6-6 after Balty next week, get Ben back for San Diego and hope to go on a little run to snag a 6th spot.