MNF - Is Denver for real?

Quote Originally Posted by jlgarciaiii22:

Pittsburgh is a terrible road team... Only road win was against Detroit by 8 points! Come On DETROIT by 8!!!!! The 2 road losses came against some better teams Cincy & Chicago...

But heres the catch, Pittsburgh Layed 3 points in both those games, but lost by 3 points!

The Play for me is DENVER ML +130

Quote Originally Posted by Booshasta:

They won 3 games on the road through last years playoff and the previous superbowl. I dont know what you are talking about. They are thee most dominating road team

Quote Originally Posted by jlgarciaiii22:

Were talking this season... They are a terrible road team this year! 1-2 thee most dominating road team you called them

Quote Originally Posted by Serb89:

Quote Originally Posted by ItalianSharp:



Although what you say is correct, I invite you to dig a little deeper into those two road losses at Chicago and Cincy.  Pittsburgh dominated both games but just fell short to get the W due to horrible showings by the defense.  In Cyncy the Steelers lost the 4th quarter 0-14 and I still remember very well the 4th and 2 conversion by the Bengals.  That must have hurt on the Pittsburgh defense.

In the Chicago game, same story.  Pittsburgh looked in control most of the game and always had the lead.  Jeff Reed missed two easy FGs, 1st one when Steelers were up 7-0 and the 2nd one with the game tied 14-14 in the 4th quarter with less than 4mins left on the clock.

Basically, Steelers killed themselves in those games but still dominated both games.  I like a team who dominates a game but falls short simply because only small adjustments must be made to finish those games and win them.  If a team loses and is dominated, then the problems are much bigger.

By the way, an angle I really like tonight is the Pittsburgh rushing defense vs the Broncos rushing offense.  The game plan should be simple:  force Orton to beat you.

I believe Orton is an average quarterback at best.  He doesn't have much experience in big games when there is a lot on the line.  Big Ben has been there many times and shined in most of his prime-time appearances.

The line is right were it should be.  It's not a trap at all.  If anything, it should be closer to PK than slightly skewed toward Pittsburgh.  According to this line, if this game were played in Pittsburgh the Steelers would be around 9pt favorites playing against a 6-1 team.

Of course Denver deserves its current record.  The wins against Patriots, Cowboys and Chargers were all deserved and those are big wins for a team that is supposed to be rebuilding.  The Broncos will have lots to prove tonight, mainly show everyone that the Baltimore game was just an accident.

It's going to be interesting for sure.  I am going with the Steelers because of the better quarterback and their capability to show up in the big nights.

Quote Originally Posted by ItalianSharp:



Although what you say is correct, I invite you to dig a little deeper into those two road losses at Chicago and Cincy.  Pittsburgh dominated both games but just fell short to get the W due to horrible showings by the defense.  In Cyncy the Steelers lost the 4th quarter 0-14 and I still remember very well the 4th and 2 conversion by the Bengals.  That must have hurt on the Pittsburgh defense.

In the Chicago game, same story.  Pittsburgh looked in control most of the game and always had the lead.  Jeff Reed missed two easy FGs, 1st one when Steelers were up 7-0 and the 2nd one with the game tied 14-14 in the 4th quarter with less than 4mins left on the clock.

Basically, Steelers killed themselves in those games but still dominated both games.  I like a team who dominates a game but falls short simply because only small adjustments must be made to finish those games and win them.  If a team loses and is dominated, then the problems are much bigger.

By the way, an angle I really like tonight is the Pittsburgh rushing defense vs the Broncos rushing offense.  The game plan should be simple:  force Orton to beat you.

I believe Orton is an average quarterback at best.  He doesn't have much experience in big games when there is a lot on the line.  Big Ben has been there many times and shined in most of his prime-time appearances.

The line is right were it should be.  It's not a trap at all.  If anything, it should be closer to PK than slightly skewed toward Pittsburgh.  According to this line, if this game were played in Pittsburgh the Steelers would be around 9pt favorites playing against a 6-1 team.

Of course Denver deserves its current record.  The wins against Patriots, Cowboys and Chargers were all deserved and those are big wins for a team that is supposed to be rebuilding.  The Broncos will have lots to prove tonight, mainly show everyone that the Baltimore game was just an accident.

It's going to be interesting for sure.  I am going with the Steelers because of the better quarterback and their capability to show up in the big nights.

Quote Originally Posted by Wakko4Flacco:

I say no the Ravens were just as hungry this week and couldnt do jackshit against Cincy who they beat year in and year out. Denver is not as good as their 6-1 record shows and Pittsburg will show them why just like the Ravens did.