NFL Playoff coefficient: Steelers face the largest semi-shot in the week 3 as a post-season chance for loss

After Pittsburgh Steelers lost from Seattle Seahawks On Sunday in a game where Aaron Rodgers It was completed only 18-33 passes 203 yards and was overjoyed twice, the reporter asked Steelers’s Quarterback, “is this starting to frustrate?”

Rodgers had a clear, definite answer.

“It’s 2. Sunday. Come on, now,” he said. “It’s 2. Week. I mean, like, it’s good for us. Last week (after 34-32 years ago Nozzle) There were probably some people who felt pretty good because everyone outside the building discussed how great we were insults and 34 points. It’s a league. You can’t drive high or ride pots. You have to redirect each week and be professional. “

The answer was reminded of the famous post of Rodger since 2014., when, as on matter PackersHe told fans who were panic after the green one 1-2 starts to the season to “relax”. He was right; Packers won nine their next 10 games and reached the playoffs.

But although Rodgers is correct about the Young Season, the data show that the Pittsburgh game is 3 New England Patriots carries significant urgency. According to the sports line within the team projection, no NFL team The season is more swinging on the outcome of 3 of 3 of Steeler ‘.

Model, which every simulates Nfl Game 10,000 times, says Pittsburgh (1-1) enters 3. Week in the amount of 52.5% chance of playoffs. If Rodgers & Co. He won the new England, that percentage climbed at 60.7%. But if Steeleri lose, their chances of making the season falls to 37.3%. 23.4% of differential is the largest of any of the 32 NFL teams at 3. the week.

One of the reasons you add the urgency to Pittsburgh at 3. The week is all the heavy schedule of the team after the week. The first three opponents of Steelers (nozzles, Seahawks and Patriots) are not given a growing year last year. But since the last 14 matches of Pittsburg, seven come against the return of the playoff teams. And that does not include the game 9. Sunday against Colts, who did not reach the post-season last year, but led AFC South at 2-0.

Steelers are favorite favors of 1.5 points against patriot.

Two other teams faced with large games of the week 3 are Cardinal Arizona (2-0), which face 49ers (2-0) in San Francisco and Denver Broncos (1-1), who travel to Los Angeles to play chargers (2-0). Cardinals can increase their chances to set postsesons by 12.5% ​​by winning San Francisco. Like Arizona, Denver would also greatly improve his chances if he could earn a key winning path against the division leader.

But no teams do not have the urgency of the rogue, coach Migam Tomlina and other Steeler.

He said Tomlin at the beginning of this week, “It must certainly be a lot of iron in the fire while we are doing that taste to its mouth from negative performance and safe victories this week.”