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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The Steelers could beat 'em twice.
Powerful passing game, really good pass rush and a stout interior line (even if it is a stupid 3-4).
And nobody is immune from the 'stupid loss' game. The Ravens lost to Cleveland last year.
The Colts have an incredibly smart, well coached defense that could give them trouble, especially if Buckner and Houston are healthy. The Titans fisted 'em in the playoffs and BB always seems to come up with something for big games.
I think they have 3 more losses on their schedule and could easily settle in at 12-4 or even 11-5. With the tiebreaker in hand, the Chiefs really are in the driver's seat here.
They have a 5 game stretch from the end of October (Pitt, Indy, NE, TN, Pitt) that could easily see them losing 3 of those games. And we've NEVER seen leadership chops from Lamar - he's always been able to lead from in front. If they lose 2 of the first 3, it's not impossible to see them drop 4 of 5 in there.
The 3 games before it and 5 games after it are cake, but again - everyone drops a dumb one.
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Yep, the Steelers could do it. They do have the pass rushers and a pretty good secondary.
If there's a question with the Steelers it's gotta be Big Ben. Is his elbow really 100% or not? Because they're going to have to put up 26+ points, probably.
Indy is a maybe. Mostly because we know Rivers and what does Rivers do when he get flustered? Throw picks, and the Ravens CBs are ball-hawks.
NE is another maybe. Problem for them, as I see it, is do they have the horses? I don't think they do, but you're right, Bill is the best at hiding his defense's weaknesses and making QBs see ghosts. But Bill is going to have to stop the Ravens run game, which is where I think he just doesn't have the players to do that. Plus, BAL beat NE last season when they actually had all their starting defensive players, and Tom Brady. Not sure how a lesser version of NE's defense plays well enough to stop BAL.
And I'm just going with my gut on this one, but I don't think BAL is going to let TEN beat them again. That's a game they definitely have circled, and they're going to want to show the world that TEN's victory last year was a fluke.
But yeah, BAL could drop 3 or 4 more. However, their record against the rest of the league is like 21-1? They aren't scared of anyone, except the Chiefs.