Yeah, we know Bill Parcells said “You are what your record says you are.”

But which to teams do you feel are not what their record says they are?

Better than record: Cardinals only because Kyler Murray is back

Worse than record: Steelers whose luck will run out any week now. Right guys? Any week now.

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    10 months ago

    Bengals will be the team nobody wants too see when they’re coming to your town Wildcard Weekend. Assuming they make the playoffs…

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    10 months ago

    I feel like we are representative of our record. We had a few nail bitters in there but we also beat some pretty good teams . 6-3 seems right.

    Now, your actual question:

    Better than their record: Bengals and Commanders

    Worse: the Jags.

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    10 months ago

    Baltimore is better than record. I hope Lamar gets a ring to match his MVP. Then people can fuck off with their RB jokes.

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    10 months ago

    Bengals are too up and down with a pedestrian defense that has zero pass rush outside of Trey Hendrickson.Some weeks we look like a true threat then we have games like the Tennessee game or Houston and just not good enough in the AFC to compete

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    10 months ago

    Colts should be a 7-win team, had a close overtime loss against the Rams & the refs screwed us in the Browns game.

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    10 months ago

    Bucs are better than their record. Mayfield and Co just can’t get over the hill sometimes. But Mayfield can play.

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    10 months ago

    I think we’ve had a lead in 8 out of our 9 games with under 4 minutes to play this season.

    We’re 4-5.

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      10 months ago

      As a Lions fan I feel your pain. I get it. You’ll be ok, you guys have talent you just need the right staff to fully utilize it.

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      10 months ago

      I saw a stat today that was win probability added by opponents dropping interceptions, dropping their own passes, missing field goals, and fumble recoveries (either team). By that combined the metric the chargers were the luckiest team in the league

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      10 months ago

      Okay, but be honest. Parts of your coaching staff belong at 4-5.

      Also, were we the first team to not let you have the lead under 4 minutes (or at all)? Damn.

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    10 months ago

    PHI is quite good, but worse than 8-1. Ironically they could easily be 9-0 if Hurts doesn’t throw the worst interception of his career.

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    10 months ago

    Worse Record The Seahawks can beat bad teams, but they get blown out against good teams.

    Better Record Bengals are still an AFC threat despite their record.

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      10 months ago

      I mean yeah we’re worse than our record indicates, the play is just so sloppy but I don’t think I’d say we’ve been blown out by good teams.

      We’ve lost three games, one to the rams, McVay is Carroll’s kryptonite so that’s to be expected. Another to the Bengals, and that was a close game, if we actually did something in the red zone the Hawks win that comfortably. Then we got shat on by the Ravens. But so did the Lions, who no one is saying is worse.

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      10 months ago

      The way I see it, your team this year is more dangerous than a few years back when you started 11-0. That team was never going to make any noise when it mattered. If this team makes the playoffs, look out. Do I think you’ll win the Super Bowl? No. But could I see an upset or two? Absolutely. As stacked as the AFC is this year, no team is untouchable.

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      10 months ago

      Offensively, good for the first two drives, shit for the rest of the game until another brief moment of competency in the last 3 minutes.

      Defense is good though, and we usually ask too much of them.

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      10 months ago

      Kenny Pickett.

      Great last name for a bad QB. Amazing on how you guys keep winning when he only threw 2 tubs or more once in his entire career.

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        10 months ago

        A QB room of Kenny, Mitch, and Mason sounds like a Geelsquad at a Best Buy near Pensacola that like to race their trucks after work

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      10 months ago

      I’m more concerned about that now with al the injuries. I was okay with what we were before because I felt the defense was more important and that the offense would get better through the year like last year.

      But now, the injuries to the MLB spot…yikes… the run defense was already in peril. If we don’t find a way to plug up the holes missing on defense, I don’t know how we will win games.

      The offense is starting to do more but the d is fading fast. The pass rush isn’t getting home anymore and the back end isn’t holding up well.

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      10 months ago

      For the last like 3 years everytime i watch the Steelers it feels like they are dogshit but end each season with a winning record somehow

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        10 months ago

        This is where people keep saying “worst 6-3”, “worst 11-0”, “worst 9-8” really just means the coaching is substantially impacting outcomes.

        Mike T drags that “high end talent” to wins in the ugliest way and he’ll beat your team to do it. The amount of times losing to the Steelers has sent other teams fan bases into a tailspin is poetic.

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        10 months ago

        That’s just ridiculous. Yes, our offense is abysmally bad. But it’s not like our defense just doesn’t count for anything. We’ve pulled off enough “flukes” by way of turnovers and defensive stops that they stop being flukes at this point. And, to their credit, our offense is protecting the ball as well or better than any other team in the league not named the Chargers and preventing us from straight-up losing the game each week.

        No, we are not as good as the other 6+ win teams. But we are clearly putting a complete team with an actual game plan on the field every week, which is more than the Packers, Bears, other 3 win teams can say right now.

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        10 months ago

        Name a team, ever, with 3 wins and a +10 turnover differential through 9 games.

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      10 months ago

      Even as a bengals fan, I always hope the steelers make the playoffs. I hate you, but damn it feels like real playoffs when you are involved

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      10 months ago

      The feels will fall off eventually but I’m enjoying my weekly heart attack for the time being