Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers

• I Wear Pants

  What's the criteria for the playoffs?
  
  Record
  Head to head
  ???
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Here are the divisional tiebreakers.
  
  1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
  2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
  3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games (games played against the same opponents).
  4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
  5. Strength of victory (the combined won-lost-tied percentage of all the teams that a club has defeated).
  6. Strength of schedule (the combined won-lost-tied percentage of all the teams that a club has played against).
  7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
  8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
  9. Best net points in common games.
  10. Best net points in all games.
  11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
  12. Coin Toss.
  
  Here are the conference tiebreakers.
  
  1. Head-to-head, if applicable. (For ties between 3 or more teams, this step is only applied if there is a head-to-head sweep; i.e., if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)
  2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
  3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
  4. Strength of victory.
  5. Strength of schedule.
  6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
  7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
  8. Best net points in conference games.
  9. Best net points in all games.
  10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
  11. Coin Toss
• Non

  

  They need all of this to happen Sunday...
  
  
  at 1 p.m.
  
  Pittsburgh win over Baltimore
  New England win over Jacksonville
  Miami win over Houston
  
  at 4 p.m.
  
  Indianapolis win over N.Y. Jets
  Philadelphia win over Denver
  
  
  ...and then they need to beat Miami next Sunday.
  
  That would be the best-case scenario.
  
  They need Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets, Denver and Houston to lose one of their last two games. But if they all lose this week then the Steelers would control their destiny in Week 17.
• killer_ewok

  

  It sounds like Ed Reed is going to miss the game. However, now James Harrison is a game-time decision because he took a helmet on the bicep in practice. Not good for the Steelers who already without Aaron Smith and Troy Polamalu.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Wow this sucks.
• Non

  

  either way the Steelers are going to have to pass and score like they did last week
  
  the Ravens offense should have a lot of success, too
  
  probably won't be the typical low-scoring slugfest
• bigdaddy2003

  

  It just blows that these two teams won't be 100 % for either of their 2 head to head games.
• killer_ewok

  

  bigdaddy2003 wrote: It just blows that these two teams won't be 100 % for either of their 2 head to head games.

  Agreed.
• Ironman92

  

  good luck tomorrow bigdaddy2003
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Yeah a W would be great tomorrow. I've been waiting for the game all week.
• I Wear Pants

  Is it possible for Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati to make the playoffs?
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Yeah, I guess it is but if Pitt loses tomorrow I'm pretty sure they are done.
• I Wear Pants

  They are done if they lose, which is why I hope they don't.
• Non

  

  me and a few relatives are heading down to the game
  
  should be a good one
  
  I think it will be like last week where both teams have a chance to drive down and win it at the end
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Man, I would love to be at this game. Ed Reed is playing. Polamalu isn't. Harrison is playing.
• killer_ewok

  

  James Harrison vs. Michael Oher today. Deshea Townsend starting in place of William Gay. They just said Reed isn't playing.
• killer_ewok

  

  bigdaddy2003 wrote: Man, I would love to be at this game. Ed Reed is playing. Polamalu isn't. Harrison is playing.

  Ed Reed is inactive for today's game.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  killer_ewok wrote:

  bigdaddy2003 wrote: Man, I would love to be at this game. Ed Reed is playing. Polamalu isn't. Harrison is playing.

  Ed Reed is inactive for today's game.

  Ah damn I didn't hear that.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Lets go Baltimore!
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Nice hit by Woodley to allow Farrior's interception.
• rock_knutne

  Pittsburgh needs to blitz Flacco on every play, he's not very good and really stinks when he sees the blitz coming.
• Heretic

  

  Logan actually had a good kick return! It'd be nice if the team could make something out of good field position, though.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  Ngata is a beast.
  
  Rock, I hope you were only implying that Flacco wasn't great against the blitz not that he wasn't any good.
• Heretic

  

  Sigh....3 again instead of 7. Steelers need to do a bit better when it comes to capitalizing on opportunities.
• rock_knutne

  No, I'm implying that Flacco stinks period! He's even worse under pressure.