Around the NFL - Wildcard Playoffs

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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Read the damn post. He beat a battered up pittsburgh defense with out 3 of its starting DL, and their FS. It wasn't a traditional good steeler defense, it was a mediocre one, which he still almost lost to...And I'm just saying beat NE with Belichick whose considered a defensive wiz that is nearly unstoppable to beat when he has a bye week to plan for your team. Plus he beat them last time with his defense and made Tim look like the bad QB we always debate about. Beat NE then I'll think he's a good NFL QB, he still hasn't shown me consistency to give me a definite answer. Keep in mind he lost 3 straight before this post season win on this 8-8 team.

I have no idea why no one mentions the fact that Big Ben was hobbling around the field. I think the injuries on defense happen and they really shouldn't be an excuse. To add to that, Ryan Clark's replacement did a decent job out there. However, not having Ben at 100% was a pretty big deal; at healthy Ben turns those 2 FGs into TDs. Still, it doesn't take away from the Broncos play, but it is hard to disregard the fact that it would have been a different game had Ben been healthy (which is the Steelers fault for playing him against the Browns).