I agree, Pork. It was bad enough for Pickens to run his mouth (on more than one occasion) about the officiating, but after the Eagles' game Tomlin really made it public. Two ways to look at it. Either the officials are full of embarassment and take great strides to being fair, or, they decide since they've been publicly criticized for their bias so they're really gonna show Pittsburgh who's boss! If they take the Ravens in Baltimore, it'll be huge, not just for the division title but also for the rivalry. I'd like to see them win all 3. KC has come very close to losing at least 4 games this year, and they are beatable. The big thing with them is if the Steelers barely miss a sack, Mahome gets loose and completes a pass or runs for a biggie. If they win all three, if I'm correct, they'd be the top seed with a 1st week playoff bye.

Hoping selfishly the Bengals game means something. Taking my son to his first Stillers game.

Panic mode yet? Makes KC game a must win if they want any sort of momentum going into the playoffs. Shows how important Pickens is to this team. Like his antics or not, his presence on the field opens up so much.

They are gonna be the 5 seed...

Amen.

. Oh how the mighty Steelers have fallen.

Face it pittsburgh's teams are in a big decline. You have cheap owners,a dunce nitwit for a coach, and aging players.

They still almost lucked out and won. Completely outplayed. Playoffs are going to be a repeat of last four games. Maybe Rooney will make a few hard decisions in the off season.

All of the top teams since I have paid attention to the NFL, have had great assistant coaches. Tomlin seems to be pretty horrible in selecting those coaches. I have read/heard local reporters say that he wants control and not giving the coordinators freedom to do their thing. The only ones that go on and do much after, are ones that were established and hired on. Any of the guys he brought up from being assistant coaches or from college have all done rather poorly.

I’m not all that much of a fan of Arthur Smith, but I think he needs another year. He was a proven good OC, before his time in Atlanta. It wasn’t his fault that their first round pick got hurt and the Rooneys trading their #1 WR and not really replacing. His offense is rather bland, but one that I think can be successful without a top tier QB. Much like the Eagles and SF. They addressed their O line the past couple of seasons, which could very likely be top ten next season. I wouldn’t be upset if they brought in a young innovative guy that gets the best out players and some high flying offense. But usually the high flying offenses need that top tier QB, which they don’t have and won’t unless they trade out their future to move up in the draft or go 3-14. I think their roster is too talented to rebuild. That is what they should have done a few years ago, but didn’t.

Tyrel Austin needs to go. One of the highest paid defenses should be twice as good as they are. The first few drives, Bungles sliced right through them. Just like the past 3 games. The rumor is that Tomlin let Brian Flores walk, because he would take away the focus from Tomlin. Flores or someone like him is who they need. If the Rooneys can’t make this happen with Tomlin, then they need to look at a new HC. He is either their HC or he is their defensive coordinator. He is just flat out not good enough to do both.

Rough draw having the strongest NFC division, but changes every year. At least they didn’t draw both the Lions and Vikings on the road. Too bad that Miami game isn’t on the road, would be packed with terrible towels. NY and Chicago should draw Stiller fans, those cities are nice weekend destinations. For some reason Stillers seem to draw support when in Southern CA. Might get some fans looking for a nice climate get away too, but far flight and doubt many direct. Hopefully Patriots still stink next year, don’t see many traveling for that one. Chalk up Lions as a loss. Hopefully it isn’t the Thanksgiving game. Don’t need that ruining my dinner! Guessing the only non division home game to worry about visitor fans in numbers is Buffalo. Yinzers aren’t selling tickets in mass unless Stillers suck, then who cares if outnumbered fans?