darklight1216

Yeah, it hurts to think about. Joe just said that this is the first meaningless game he remembers playing in, but I feel like there should have been a couple last season. I mean, I know he was injured in week 10, but by that point they had probably won like 2 or 3 games... But hey maybe they hadn't been mathematically eliminated yet.

It wouldn't be any worse than watching this game slip away and we survived that. Only backup qbs, the South "champions," and KC are standing in their way. Ugh, it's disgusting to think of what might have been. One of those foolish fourth down attempts, or the accepted penalty against Oakland, or the Jets game... Of course, they can't win in Cincinnati so it might not have mattered in the end.

Well I'm just going to hope that Reid and the boys learned something because I know Pitt is just going to roll over for the NE. Of course, I'd rather see the Pats win than the Steelers.

It has to hurt for Steve Smith. He will probably watch NE go to the Superbowl twice since he decided to sign with Baltimore instead of them.

Peyton was on his last leg, Brady is playing near the top of his game. He'll be back. Kansas City, all our hopes are with you.

The Jets are not a good team. And they still have to go into the Jungle, where they haven't won in about five years. That could easily be another road loss to a below average team.

I knew that was a game we all look back on and wonder about. You just can't drop games like that, not when you are also incapable of beating the good teams.

I always end up rooting for the NFC... of course that could be because it's always Pitt or NE in the big game. But Tim Tebow beat Pittsburgh in the playoffs, maybe one of these backups can too. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

The defense threw up all over themselves three weeks in a row. Against Pitt they didn't even resist (I can't think of an incomplete pass or tackle for loss on that last drive). They let the lowly Eagles march all the way down the field, and they got embarrassed by the Pats when the game was still within reach.

Well they always aim short of the sticks... But seriously, I'm not sure Joe would have had enough time to let the wrs get into the endzone. It looked like the pressure was closing in.

Thirty one points is inexcusable. And they allowed a 100 yard rusher for the third time in a row, didn't they?

I don't think the defense had a tackle for no gain or a pass defensed. Pittsburgh just had their way with them on that entire drive. Of course Dennis Pitta should have caught that ball, but the 31 points in unacceptable.

People act like the defense allowed 31 points.

Yeah, I had to edit that and put "nearly."

Pathetic defense, absolutely horrendous. There are no excuses for the last three weeks. You cannot allow nearly 30 points in three straight weeks. Period.

Has the defense had so much as a tackle for no gain on this drive?

If Pittsburgh wins that will mean that the defense allowed 30 points in each of the last three games. That is inexcusable.

I don't think the blitz is working.

They left some plays on the field to be sure, but push came to shove the offense showed up. What is the defense going to do with the playoffs on the line?

They had a lead by two scores and now this one makes a third. The defense has no excuse. If they can get a turnover that will wrap up the gift nicely.

Okay, we have gone back and forth on whether offense or the defense is to blame. The ball is in the defense's court now.

Joe has played well enough to win this game. These receivers need to catch the ball. Also, wheres the helmet-to-helmet penalty?

Well I complained about them running on every first down, but now they're just having incompletions on first down instead.

They held to minimal points until crunch time.

No turnovers ,no penalties, please.