Comments on: Bengals playing for seeding against Steelers http://www.bengalstripes.com/2009/11/bengals-playing-for-seeding-against-steelers/ Who Dey! A Web site about the Cincinnati Bengals Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:22:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: WhoDeyFans http://www.bengalstripes.com/2009/11/bengals-playing-for-seeding-against-steelers/comment-page-1/#comment-9817 WhoDeyFans Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:29:04 +0000 http://www.bengalstripes.com/?p=1121#comment-9817 Will, I would also argue the Steelers have a massive fanbase because it is easy to root for a winning team. Will,

I would also argue the Steelers have a massive fanbase because it is easy to root for a winning team.

]]> By: Will http://www.bengalstripes.com/2009/11/bengals-playing-for-seeding-against-steelers/comment-page-1/#comment-9756 Will Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:48:48 +0000 http://www.bengalstripes.com/?p=1121#comment-9756 Good post for the most part - although if you mean the Steelers are the most hated in the AFC North universally (not just Bengals fans), it would be equally accurate to say they're the most loved. Massive fanbase and all that... Anyway, even if the Bengals lose this game, they've still got the upper hand for winning a tiebreaker against the Steelers. Assuming we win our final game against Cleveland, we'd be 5-1 in division play, which would mean the Steelers would need to win their second Cleveland game and both Baltimore games to tie the 5-1. From there, look at the common opponents tiebreaker, which the Steelers have hurt themselves on by defeating Tennessee and the Bengals have helped themselves by losing to Houston. The only way the Bengals don't win the common games tiebreaker is if they win against the Jets, and the Steelers lose to the Dolphins... that would mean both teams finished 1-1 in their non-common games, and move on to conference record, which is still up in the air. In short... it'd be awfully hard to lose a tiebreaker to the Steelers, no matter what happens tomorrow. :-) Good post for the most part – although if you mean the Steelers are the most hated in the AFC North universally (not just Bengals fans), it would be equally accurate to say they’re the most loved. Massive fanbase and all that…

Anyway, even if the Bengals lose this game, they’ve still got the upper hand for winning a tiebreaker against the Steelers. Assuming we win our final game against Cleveland, we’d be 5-1 in division play, which would mean the Steelers would need to win their second Cleveland game and both Baltimore games to tie the 5-1. From there, look at the common opponents tiebreaker, which the Steelers have hurt themselves on by defeating Tennessee and the Bengals have helped themselves by losing to Houston. The only way the Bengals don’t win the common games tiebreaker is if they win against the Jets, and the Steelers lose to the Dolphins… that would mean both teams finished 1-1 in their non-common games, and move on to conference record, which is still up in the air.

In short… it’d be awfully hard to lose a tiebreaker to the Steelers, no matter what happens tomorrow. :-)

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