Week 17 [1/3] Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7) @ Miami Dolphins (7-8)

• Automatik

  

  Pittsburgh's season is over.
• Non

  

  yeah, 9-7
  
  not good enough with the team they had returning
  
  disappointing year regardless of the three wins to finish up
• Automatik

  

  There are several things throughout the season that really piss me off. But the #1 is the special teams plays. How many games did we lose because of a kick return?
• Non

  

  the special teams coach being fired is probably the biggest lock of the offseason
• Heretic

  

  Yeah. Special teams would be #1. A very close #2 would be their inability to close out teams. Today was a banner example of that. They had a 27-10 lead, gave up two quick touchdowns and gave Miami the ball deep in their territory before waking up and deciding to not completely blow the game. The only team they legit put away was Denver (and maybe the first game with the Browns). They let the Chargers come back from like 20-some points behind and make a game of it. They blew leads down the stretch to Cinci (first game), Oakland and KC.
  
  They could have won 14 games if they simply handled their business in the fourth quarter. And they could have lost 14 games if they didn't make big plays at opportune times. It just seemed like every game, regardless of the level of competition went down to the last second.
• Non

  

  I agree. If they play to their potential offensively and defensively they should win games like 38-13 instead of the constant nailbiters.
• killer_ewok

  

  Well, at least they went out with a win.