Ideal weekend scenario

**duffybr** · 12-02-2011, 09:55 AM

All the AFC contenders except the benglas lose . Puts Pitt way behind us and sets them up to be a wild card with no hope of winning the division which gives them minimal motivation to try to beat us on the last game of the season. Maybe 3 PO teams come out of AFCN. Great googaloogamooga (for the old guys around here)

**RavenScallywag** · 12-02-2011, 09:56 AM

The ideal scenario starts with us beating a team we're supposed to beat...

**PeterB58** · 12-02-2011, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by RavenScallywag

The ideal scenario starts with us beating a team we're supposed to beat...

DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!

**ravenjoe** · 12-02-2011, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by ravenscallywag

the ideal scenario starts with us beating a team we're supposed to beat...

dittooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

**alienrace** · 12-02-2011, 09:59 AM

I just want to see us beat the Browns.

However, if that happens, and the Bengals beat the Steelers, that'd be perfect.

**BleedPurple92** · 12-02-2011, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by alienrace

I just want to see us beat the Browns.

However, if that happens, and the Bengals beat the Steelers, that'd be perfect.

**flraven** · 12-02-2011, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by alienrace

I just want to see us beat the Browns.

However, if that happens, and the Bengals beat the Steelers, that'd be perfect.

Indeed!

**trailhiker85** · 12-02-2011, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by duffybr

All the AFC contenders except the Bengals and Ravens lose .

Fixed it.

**Ravens75** · 12-02-2011, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by duffybr

All the AFC contenders except the benglas lose . Puts Pitt way behind us and sets them up to be a wild card with no hope of winning the division which gives them minimal motivation to try to beat us on the last game of the season.

Who do the Ravens play at the end of the year?

**Ravenboy2003** · 12-02-2011, 10:09 AM

The Steelers are due for a loss. You can't keep playing cliff-hanger football without losing a game here and there.. I honestly think Cincy beats them this weekend and I think San Fran beats them in two weeks. We just need to take care of business on our end. I don't think the Ravens have ever been in this position with 5 weeks left where if we won out we got the #1 seed.

As for other teams I'd like to see win this weekend.. Obviously Atlanta, and even the Skins beating the Jets would be nice. Would like nothing better than to see Rex and his love-fest team to completely miss the playoffs.

**SteelGirl** · 12-02-2011, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ravenboy2003

The Steelers are due for a loss. You can't keep playing cliff-hanger football without losing a game here and there.. I honestly think Cincy beats them this weekend and I think San Fran beats them in two weeks. We just need to take care of business on our end. I don't think the Ravens have ever been in this position with 5 weeks left where if we won out we got the #1 seed.

As for other teams I'd like to see win this weekend.. Obviously Atlanta, and even the Skins beating the Jets would be nice. Would like nothing better than to see Rex and his love-fest team to completely miss the playoffs.

You were in the same position last year!!!

**mjones73** · 12-02-2011, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by SteelGirl

You were in the same position last year!!!

Not exactly, While the records were the same after week 12, we had only played the Squeelers once then went on to lose to them in week 13, this year we've swept them and hold a tie breaker over them...

**RavenScallywag** · 12-02-2011, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by mjones73

Not exactly, While the records were the same after week 12, we had only played the Squeelers once then went on to lose to them in week 13, this year we've swept them and hold a tie breaker over them...

She means playing close football, where you struggle to put teams away early.

Yes we were in that position. Look what happened eventually.

**SteelGirl** · 12-02-2011, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by mjones73

Not exactly, While the records were the same after week 12, we had only played the Squeelers once then went on to lose to them in week 13, this year we've swept them and hold a tie breaker over them...

I was responding to the comment that all we have to do is win our games. If you stumble one more time than the Steelers this year, your two wins over the squeelers will be meaningless!!

Enjoy your half game lead for the moment!!!! There are still five weeks to play!!!!!

**ravenjoe** · 12-02-2011, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by SteelGirl

Enjoy your half game lead for the moment!!!! There are still five weeks to play!!!!!

Five more weeks for the Squeelers to fall further behind the Best Team in the AFC, and possibly the NFL.

**trailhiker85** · 12-02-2011, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by SteelGirl

Enjoy your half game lead for the moment!!!! There are still five weeks to play!!!!!

Actually it's not half a game lead. It can either be considered a zero-game lead on paper or effectively a one-game lead due to the tiebreaker. But it looks as though what's really being fought over is home-field advantage in the playoffs. I'm guessing that Ravens, Steelers, and Bengals all make the playoffs ...barring a late-season implosion by Cincy, which I don't see. AFCN is by far the toughest division in the conference. 11-5 may only get you third place...

**EdReed4HOF** · 12-02-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by SteelGirl

I was responding to the comment that all we have to do is win our games. If you stumble one more time than the Steelers this year, your two wins over the squeelers will be meaningless!!

Enjoy your half game lead for the moment!!!! There are still five weeks to play!!!!!

Why do you use so many exclamation marks???

**Dave Lap** · 12-02-2011, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Ravenboy2003

The Steelers are due for a loss. You can't keep playing cliff-hanger football without losing a game here and there.. .

That's what I think but then the Steelers always seem to get some lucky break and pull the game out. Remember the Buffalo Bill dropped TD pass in the endzone last year at the end of the game.

**JeromeBettis63** · 12-02-2011, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Lap

That's what I think but then the Steelers always seem to get some lucky break and pull the game out. Remember the Buffalo Bill dropped TD pass in the endzone last year at the end of the game.

Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. At least thats what my coach always told me.