AFC First Playoff Round Discussion Thread

KJ said:
Dome team, cold weather. Don't underestimate it. Collectively we NEVER do, yet somehow this Houston team is so spectacular they don't get mention of that and this Steelers team is so shitty they don't deserve that respect? Cool!

Just goes against everything we've ever brought up on this site. Apparently Houston are immune to this.
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I usually always think about this and was impressed by the Texans who many think “beat” the Chiefs on the road in Arrowhead last year. It was cold - around 20.
 
2daBank said:
Think it safe to say packers offense was probably better than this Steelers version also. I dunno what the flying fuck the ravens were doing on d last night? Like why the hell were they playing zone that seemed to open up middle the field? Steelers get DK back but pretty confident Houston corners can handle him without having to get picked apart in middle.
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I was confused by the Ravens horrific defense all season long. The wheels finally fell off a couple of years after the brains of it all went to Seattle.
 
Inspekdah said:
I was confused by the Ravens horrific defense all season long. The wheels finally fell off a couple of years after the brains of it all went to Seattle.
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Yea McDonnell really good. It just don’t take a great defensive mind to think taking away the middle the field probably woulda been a good idea!!
 
KJ said:
Dome team, cold weather. Don't underestimate it. Collectively we NEVER do, yet somehow this Houston team is so spectacular they don't get mention of that and this Steelers team is so shitty they don't deserve that respect? Cool!

Just goes against everything we've ever brought up on this site. Apparently Houston are immune to this.
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It don’t bother me as much for a team that hangs its hat on d compared to a team like lions that rely on offense and have a qb known for struggling in cold. Stroud played at Ohio st so not like he hasn’t thrown in cold. I dunno bout Pittsburg but it unseasonably warm here this week. I hardly trust weather man for a forecast this far out but I see 40s in Pittsburg over next weekend, that hardly concerns me.
 
C-MAN said:
Texans are 0-6 all time in road playoff games. I doubt they were favored in too many of those games, but worth mentioning.
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Already played Steelers. I get the great defense but don't trust Stroud and that team going into Pittsburgh on a Monday night.
 
I actually now am sad that the Chiefs are out of the playoffs. Without them to cheer against, and without Ravens or Lions to cheer for (my secondary fan teams this year because I picked them each to go to the superbowl - yeah i suck), I don't have much interest. Since I am not betting it, I likely won't watch a game until the Superbowl.

I guess I could arbitrarily pick a team like the Rams and cheer against them .... nah ... I will do yard work on Sundays this year. Product is unwatchable.
 
twinkie13 said:
I get it too…I’m betting on Allen
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Good luck brother , Mcdumbfuck sucks on the road in the playoffs (0-5) ...The Bills haven't won on the road in the playoffs since 1992.
I sure hope you're right , but down a corner , the best DT and several other key defenders limping the red hot Jags are a horrible matchup.
Wouldn't be surprised to see the Bills lose by 3+ scores .
 
2daBank said:
That will happen when you run off 8 straight just smashing ppl. Hoping that balances out as week goes on. Surely be some bills love around with the whole “this Allen year” stuff.
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Reminds me of my Lions in 1995...

3-6 records and rolled off 7 straight to end the season. Record setting offense that season.

Wildcard game at Philly lost like 58-37.
 
C-MAN said:
Hou -3 seems right to me. The Steelers offense is going to struggle mightily against this defense. AR8 cannot handle the pressure like he used to. I’d be shocked if they get to 17 points. On the flip side, it’s hard to trust CJ Stroud, especially outdoors in a hostile environment, and Houston’s run game is below average. Huge advantage for Pittsburgh to get this game at home on Monday night (I believe they are undefeated at home on MNF under Tomlin). Hou a much better team, but I expect a close, low scoring game in this scenario. Something like 18-15 seems about right. FG props may be in play.
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Great thoughts here.

Houston should win this game but I would only bet the ML here. With their propensity for FGs this one should stay semi right.
 
B.A.R. said:
Moreso the old Baltimore and Pitt games.
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Kinda what I was getting at. Not the wide open 50 yard TD bombs we were seeing last night. Hines Ward/Ray Lewis days.

Pitts/Houston had some good playoff battles back when they were in the old AFC Central. Houston got jobbed back in the '79 AFC championship in Pittsburgh. Man, Steeler voodoo goes back a long time.
 
VirginiaCavs said:
What about beating KC? Carolina by 16? Chargers by 29?
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They destroyed LAC. And it was at home and this game is at home. Guess I just didn’t value that as it was a 1pm game but yes this has turned out to be a good win. And you can only play who you play. But man they got into some back and forth games vs David Mills and the Raiders.
 
Inspekdah said:
They destroyed LAC. And it was at home and this game is at home. Guess I just didn’t value that as it was a 1pm game but yes this has turned out to be a good win. And you can only play who you play. But man they got into some back and forth games vs David Mills and the Raiders.
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Mills was the collapse game but yeah, Jake Browning, too. Really any pass attack with very good pass-catchers killed us. Chase kept getting so much separation, as did Brock Bowers. It's easy for any pro quarterback to hit wide-open receivers, so the name of the quarterback i'd say is irrelevant for us. The Cardinals hurt us too with Wilson and McBride, both of whom are very good.
 
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