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Originally Posted by BlackOp
Yeah, but they dont have the coaching acumen to get "hot" on the road. They are 5-6 for a reason and got stomped by the Jets and Ravens..
These last two games came down to Rivers being Rivers when shit got real...and the Steelers fumbling through the end zone and Conner losing the ball in the red zone...Pittsburgh "should" have won by at least 10 points. They were the better team but shit broke against them..
Of course entitled Donk fans think the last two games are a precursor to "turning the corner"...when in actuality they got lucky...it just happened to transpire in back-to-back games..
You cant hope the other team shits the bed every week to bail you out...but then again, that was how 2015 played out along with the refs steering shit. They arent getting that NFL corporate love anymore...they have no one to sell horrible pizza to the unwashed masses.
I will say that Sanders is a clutch MF....really impressed with him playing as great as he is on a loser team with nothing to live for.
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Rivers definitely shat the bed, they had that game locked up. PIT... too many turnovers when it mattered, that's just as much on them as it is good play by the defense. That last INT... trying to make something out of nothing.
Denver definitely played the toughest spot of their shedule already. 8 games against teams with 6 or more wins, 5 of those with 8 or more wins. They played poorly vs NYJ and BAL, missed a late FG to win at home vs HOU. And, they were in it with KC both times and took the Rams to a close ending.
So, no ... I don't think they've turned a corner and are now all world ready to advance. I think they are a good, not great team with issues. They'll beat some tough teams, which they have - hang tight with great teams and disappoint against poor teams. It is what it is.
But, the next 5 games - those are definitely all winnable. (they won't win all 5 though) CLE will be a tough one - when is the last time those words have ever been typed?