1. Positioning for a Run
The bye week hits the Steelers at a good time, as the team overcame a lot of distractions, oddly enough mostly from the wide out core of Antonio Brown early and now Martavis Bryant.
It doesn’t seem to matter, as despite having some ups and downs, the team is playing great football, mostly thanks to a young hungry defense that is flying to the ball and playing with a ‘bend but don’t break’ game plan that might allow yards, but not points (as was seen Sunday night).
So now with a big lead in the division and right now tied for the top spot in the conference, the Steelers look like a team that should win anywhere from 12 to 14 games.
After the bye the team will play one of the worst teams in the league right now in the Indy Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium, and then go on a stretch where they will play four straight prime time games, three at home.
After that stretch they are home again for the always huge showdown with the Patriots in a game that could decide home field in the AFC this postseason.
There’s no excuse for this team not to be 11-2 heading into that Pats game on December 17th, and if they can win that battle, they could be lined up for two games at Heinz Field in January to reach the Super Bowl.
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Dave B.
October 30, 2017 at 6:49 am
If someone had told me at the start of the season that the Steelers would be 6 – 2 and have a two game lead in the division with five of the next seven games in Heinz field at the mid way point of the season I would have jumped for joy . Guess what , today thats where the Steelers are at . Last nights game against the Lions wasnt a masterpiece by any means but they got the job done and at the end of the day thats all that matters . Ben can use the week off to rest , clear his mind and come back the following week with a good strong week of practice . Ben hasnt been at the top of his game the first half of the season and it showed again against the Lions . Missing wide open receivers is not Ben Roethlisberger and for some reason he doesnt look sharp . Is it age , is it a lack of focus , or is his heart simply not in it anymore ? Only he can answer those questions . At the end of the day the week off will do him and the team alot of good and will allow them to come back at full strength for the stretch run . Enjoy the week off boys , you earned it .