[AFC CHAMPIONSHIP] #6 New York Jets (12-6) @ #2 Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4)

[steeljake]

If we play like the 2nd half of last week, we'll be packing for Dallas

and if we play like the first half it will be 45-0 before we know it.
i think troy is alot more hurt than we all think.

you on the roster or something? :shifty:

stfu... this is what you began your idiocy at vsn with.. maybe you going back to it is a sign you will be leaving forever soon.

 

[IamMedellin]

fuk the Jets

That is all..

 

[Primetime]

I stuck my dick in this game like a rapist
They call me Slim Roethlisberger

 

[Juggernaut]

you on the roster or something? :shifty:

I never had a problem with fans saying stuff like "We" or "Us". Makes things more personal, closer to the heart.

 

[StealthShot]

I see the Jets using their run game more in this game than any of the other 2 before. About 20 carries for each RB and not too many long throws from Sanchez. I see the D playing the same for this game, the only difference is brining more pressure on the weak OL of the Steelers. Ben will be rolling out all night under pressure he may make a few play but he's going to be making mistakes as well. Folk will need to make his FG's for the Jets to win and just stay with the running game as long as possible.

Jets- 20
Steelers- 17

 

[JayDizzle]

Not that the Pats are soft (well, that "D" was), but Pittsburgh is a whole other animal.

Now that my playoff picks are dead and buried, I'll root for the Jets just so I can play this if they win:

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[Woy]

Steelers will win due to having Troy back for this game. I don't think the Jets fans in here realize how big of a difference the Steelers defense is from the Pats. I don't think there will be much offense, and Ben will make a few mistakes. My final prediction of the score will be 17-3 Steelers. Steeler Nation where you at?

I honestly don't think the Jets have a chance at winning this game, but if they do, then they deserve to be the super bowl champs due to who they beat.

No offense Cudi, but you sound like most Steelers fans I know about this game, only less pompous. You guys are already counting the Jets out...fucking ridiculous.

 

[inthecards21]

Steelers will win due to having Troy back for this game. I don't think the Jets fans in here realize how big of a difference the Steelers defense is from the Pats. I don't think there will be much offense, and Ben will make a few mistakes. My final prediction of the score will be 17-3 Steelers. Steeler Nation where you at?

I honestly don't think the Jets have a chance at winning this game, but if they do, then they deserve to be the super bowl champs due to who they beat.

I'm not THAT confident but i certainly think we can win, although I don't know if the game will be that lopsided

 

[SethMode]

1) I don't get this concept of FANS being overconfident about a game. We have zero influence on the outcome regardless of how strongly we think our team is going to win. I've said all of that before but this reminded me of it. That and I don't get fans claiming that no one respects their favorite team. Maybe it's just from watching "Big Fan" today, but it seems like such overdone bluster.

2)

If the Jets win this game they would absolutely be worthy of being in the Super Bowl... beating the only teams that have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl since '03 (Colts, Pats and Steelers) in successive weeks on the road is no small task, that's for darn sure.

No offense dude, but no shit, if they win the Conference Championship game they are worthy of being in the Super Bowl? Color me confused but isn't that how it's always worked?

3) People forget how well Mendenhall ran against the Jets in their last meeting. Now, they got away from him then too, but they definitely showed that they could do it. In the end though, I think that the game is going to come down to Roethlisberger's performance.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Sigh.. Unfortunately I think Pittsburgh is headed to another Super Bowl.

Aaron Rodgers is going to have to win it for America, because Jay Cutler against a Dick LeBeau defense with 2 weeks of preparation is scary.

 

[Hasselbeck]

you on the roster or something? :shifty:

I hate shit like this.

Myself personally .. I say "we" all the time when talking about the Seahawks. Why?

Well let's see.. I spend $400 a year to order NFL Sunday Ticket to watch every Seahawks game. I spend and have spent even more money on hats, shirts, jerseys, tickets to watch them play in other cities (given I live 2000 miles away from Seattle). I spend 3-4 hours every Sunday/Monday watching them play.. and on and on.

So you can bet your ass I'm using the fucking word "WE" when describing my favorite team.

And if you mock that.. seriously you need to swallow a fucking knife.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

I hate shit like this.

Myself personally .. I say "we" all the time when talking about the Seahawks. Why?

Well let's see.. I spend $400 a year to order NFL Sunday Ticket to watch every Seahawks game. I spend and have spent even more money on hats, shirts, jerseys, tickets to watch them play in other cities (given I live 2000 miles away from Seattle). I spend 3-4 hours every Sunday/Monday watching them play.. and on and on.

So you can bet your ass I'm using the fucking word "WE" when describing my favorite team.

And if you mock that.. seriously you need to swallow a fucking knife.

/cosign

 

[Awesometrax]

No offense dude, but no shit, if they win the Conference Championship game they are worthy of being in the Super Bowl? Color me confused but isn't that how it's always worked?

That wasn't the point dude. I was pointing out the road that they would've taken would be probably the biggest gauntlet of a playoff schedule I've ever seen, because they took out the "Big 3" of the AFC, all on the road in consecutive weeks to get there. It's tough enough winning 3 road games to get to the Super Bowl, but if they do it against the only teams that have represented the conference in the Super Bowl since 2003, I will be seriously impressed, and if the Packers are unable to win this weekend I will give all my support to the Jets in the big game.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

No offense Cudi, but you sound like most Steelers fans I know about this game, only less pompous. You guys are already counting the Jets out...fucking ridiculous.

That's funny because I told my cousin today that I'm more scared of the Jets than I was of the Ravens. The Jets have exactly the right team that can knock us out. Strong D, solid rush attack, solid WRs, a young QB with plenty of upside, Revis Island, Cromartie...Rex Ryan. It looks scary.

That said, I am still 100% sure we are the better team.

 

[Woy]

That's funny because I told my cousin today that I'm more scared of the Jets than I was of the Ravens. The Jets have exactly the right team that can knock us out. Strong D, solid rush attack, solid WRs, a young QB with plenty of upside, Revis Island, Cromartie...Rex Ryan. It looks scary.

That said, I am still 100% sure we are the better team.

I guess my statement doesn't apply to all of you. :shifty:

 

[ram29jackson]

I hate shit like this.

Myself personally .. I say "we" all the time when talking about the Seahawks. Why?

Well let's see.. I spend $400 a year to order NFL Sunday Ticket to watch every Seahawks game. I spend and have spent even more money on hats, shirts, jerseys, tickets to watch them play in other cities (given I live 2000 miles away from Seattle). I spend 3-4 hours every Sunday/Monday watching them play.. and on and on.

So you can bet your ass I'm using the fucking word "WE" when describing my favorite team.

And if you mock that.. seriously you need to swallow a fucking knife.

...its like the busboy saying "we cooked a good steak tonight."
sure the team needs your funding,but..we..?

 

[EmpireWF]

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I'm just sayin that they're overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat us, but I doubt they will is my point.

What's your reasoning for believing they're overrated?

 

[Juggernaut]

I'm just sayin that they're overrated. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat us, but I doubt they will is my point.

So the Jets are overrated, but if they beat the Steelers then it's not surprising?

Come on, if we're so "overrated", then how could be beat the Steelers?

:jonesy:

 

[SethMode]

I think all 4 remaining teams are "overrated" by traditional standards. And I also think that overrated teams can beat superior teams too. It's just the fickle nature of today's NFL.

 

[EmpireWF]

Some time, so I took a look at the Jets playoff history...

The New York Jets franchise traces back to 1960 when they were known as the Titans in the AFL.

From 1960 to 1967, the highest win total they had was 8 (14-game regular seasons) and they never reached the playoffs.

In 1968, they won 11 games and famously beat the Baltimore Colts in the 3rd Super Bowl. The next season, they won 10 games but were bounced in the divisional round by the Chiefs.

From 1970 (when they joined the NFL) to 1980, the Jets largest single season win total was 8 (when the # of games was increased to 16) in 1978.

The Jets made their next playoff appearance in 1981 following a 10 win season and they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bills. The next season was a shortened season (labor shit) and the Jets finished 6-3, made the playoffs, won two games on the road (beat Bengals and Raiders) before losing in the conference championship to the Dolphins.

The Jets went 7-9 each of the next two seasons before finishing 11-5 in 1985. They lost in the first round to the Patriots. In 1986, they won 10 games, beat the Chiefs in the first round but lost to the Browns on the road in OT in the divisional round.

Over the next 11 seasons, their highest win total was 9 games in a single season (although they did not make the playoffs in 1997) with one playoff birth (1991, 8-8). They lost to the Oilers in the wild card round.

Then came the 1998 Bill Parcells-led season when they went 12-4. They beat the Jaguars in the divisional round and after leading at the half, they lost to John Elway's Broncos in the championship game. The next season they finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. He stepped down as coach, wanted Bellichick to take over but he infamously resigned in a public press conference and went to New England (who gave first round picks to the Jets).

In 2000, the Jets finished 9-7 but missed the playoffs. Herm Edwards was hired and appeared to have them on the right track. In 2001 they finished 10-6 but lost to the Oakland Raiders in the first round. In 2002, they finished 9-7, won the division, beat the Colts in the first round but again lost to Oakland in the next round.

Over the next three seasons under Edwards, the Jets made the playoffs once (in 2004) with a 10 win season. They beat the Chargers in OT on Wild Card Sunday but lost to the Steelers in OT in the divisional round.

In 2006, Eric Mangini was hired and took the Jets to the playoffs in his first year where they were beaten by the Patriots in the first round. That was the final year they made the playoffs until Rex Ryan was hired in 2009.

Of course, they beat Cincinnati and San Diego in the first two rounds before losing to Peyton Manning's Colts in the conference championship.

Their overall record in Conference Championships is 1-3.