# The 16th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 9, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029 "2018-09-09T00:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/241 "2018-12-30T18:35:20Z")
The Browns, being the Browns, will tie the Ratbirds. This would be good enough for the Steelers to make it to the playoffs, but they will blow a fourth quarter lead because Boswell (pulled off IR list in a last-minute coaches’ decision) misses 3 FG attempts, the last one in the last 4 seconds off the game. Referees explain to Tomlin that, no, he cannot challenge that. Again. Bell tweets a picture of an upside-down Bentley. This would properly reflect the season. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/242 "2018-12-30T18:39:02Z")
Doors, I will be in the stadium also. I will be wearing a Brown jersey and explaining to the defense that they must “get him” , thus setting myself apart. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/243 "2018-12-30T19:27:18Z")
Cleveland draws within one point of Baltimore with seconds to spare, goes for the two-point conversion, fails. Ravens 20, Browns 19. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/244 "2018-12-30T21:04:17Z")
I actually dreamed two specific scores while sleeping this morning. Ravens 25-16 Browns Steelers 34-0 Bengals. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/245 "2018-12-30T22:58:32Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I actually dreamed two specific scores while sleeping this morning. > **Steelers 34-0 Bengals.** Seems unlikely now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/246 "2018-12-30T23:13:31Z")
Down 7 to the Bengals. The Rats are up 13. Yeah, it’s over. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/247 "2018-12-30T23:19:09Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Cleveland draws within one point of Baltimore with seconds to spare, goes for the two-point conversion, fails. > > Ravens 20, Browns 19. This could actually happen. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/248 "2018-12-30T23:59:16Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Down 7 to the Bengals. The Rats are up 13. > > Yeah, it’s over. Up 3 to Bengals, Ravens up 6. You jumped off the cliff too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/249 "2018-12-31T00:55:00Z")
What happens if Indy and Tennessee tie? However unlikely that result, it’s more likely this year than any previous year, at least for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/250 "2018-12-31T01:03:30Z")
In case of a tie, the Steelers make the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/251 "2018-12-31T01:08:16Z")
That was about as close as close could be. Jarvis Landry catches that pass on 1st and I’m probably celebrating a playoff berth. It is on matters of inches that fates of nations (and football teams) turn. It was, if nothing else, a wild season, just not a particularly good one. Those inches went to other teams this year. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/252 "2018-12-31T02:00:51Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > That was about as close as close could be. Jarvis Landry catches that pass on 1st and I’m probably celebrating a playoff berth. > > It is on matters of inches that fates of nations (and football teams) turn. It was, if nothing else, a wild season, just not a particularly good one. Those inches went to other teams this year. You have a legitimately good QB that many other teams would kill to have. If he continues to improve I could see him as a franchise QB. That’s what a championship team needs. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/253 "2018-12-31T04:26:06Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > That was about as close as close could be. Jarvis Landry catches that pass on 1st and I’m probably celebrating a playoff berth. > > It is on matters of inches that fates of nations (and football teams) turn. It was, if nothing else, a wild season, just not a particularly good one. Those inches went to other teams this year. Not at all ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/254 "2018-12-31T04:37:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > You have a legitimately good QB that many other teams would kill to have. If he continues to improve I could see him as a franchise QB. That’s what a championship team needs. Never mind, I forgot you were a Steelers fan. I’m not sure what’s going to happen next year. I assume Bell won’t be around. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/255 "2019-01-01T16:56:39Z")
And if this article is correct, Antonio Brown might not be either. So he didn’t play against the Bengals, desperately needing a win, due to being benched for behavior? > **[Sources: Antonio Brown benched after he skipped practices](https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2018/12/31/antonio-brown-dispute-steelers-news-nfl/stories/201812310108)** > > Steelers receiver Antonio Brown did not play in the season-ending game against the Cincinnati Bengals because he elected to sit out practice last week... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/256 "2019-01-01T18:46:22Z")
Maybe to San Francisco? > **[Steelers and 49ers fans are losing it over this cryptic Antonio Brown tweet](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/01/steelers-and-49ers-fans-are-losing-it-over-this-cryptic-antonio-brown-tweet)** > > See Antonio Brown’s mysterious first tweet since Monday’s explosive report. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029/257 "2019-01-03T01:33:29Z")
It’s official. I really hate Antonio Brown now. Ahhh! That felt better. But seriously, say what one will about Mike Tomlin (I think he’s a good but not great head coach) but the guy has earned a reputation of taking care of and having good relationships with his players. Unfortunately, players just take advantage of him, to the detriment of the team. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029.md?page=12)