Steelers Have Already Won The AFC North

Steelers Have Already Won The AFC North

the Pittsburgh Steelers may have already won the AFC North. It’s crazy to think, right? It’s crazy to sit here and say that the Pittsburgh Steelers hold such an advantage as a team that we did not think would have the advantage that it almost seems certain that they are going to walk away crowned champions of the division. that their odds right now are almost unbeatable. That’s how it feels. And history says that they are very much so in control of this race. So much so that it’s hard to say they’re going to lose. You break it down by team and it just looks great for the Pittsburgh Steelers and then you look at the Steelers and you say what they are doing and how we are overlooking it. Man, they’ve got it right now. The Pittsburgh Steelers have got it. What’s going on everybody? I’m Noah Strabine. Thank you for jumping on to another episode of Steelers to Go, your daily dose of Pittsburgh Steelers news and analysis. Find us on youtube.com/allsteelers talkers. Subscribe anywhere you get your podcast. And before we start, I want to ask everybody who’s watching this on YouTube to hit that like and subscribe button as we make our way to 100,000 subscribers. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3 and one. They return from the by-week. They face the Cleveland Browns at AAR Stadium. They will welcome Dylan Gabriel to his first start in the NFL in the United States because, well, his first one went in London and it didn’t go so well. They lost to the Minnesota Vikings a week after the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings. They moved to 1-4 on the season. They sit right next to the Baltimore Ravens. And history says that’s not a great place to be. You look at the stats and 7.9% of teams who have started 1 and4 since 2002 when the Houston Texans made their way into the NFL as the 32nd team, 7.9% who have started 1 and4 have made the playoffs. I bet you of those 7.9enters, they had their starting quarterback or they were hopeful to get him back heading into week six. But the Baltimore Ravens don’t seem to be sitting in that same spot. And the Cleveland Browns, well, they’re the only team in the AFC North who has chosen to change quarterbacks this season. of the three teams who have been forced to change quarterbacks so far this season. The Ravens are waiting for Lamar Jackson. When is he going to come back? We don’t know. I mean, it it could be next week. It could be the week after that. Nobody likes to see injuries in the NFL, but if you are if you are a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, you are sitting around going, “Okay, this is helpful. This gives you a lead that you feel pretty good about because maybe the Baltimore Ravens are the 11th team to pull this thing off because 10 out of 126 have made the playoffs after starting one and four. Maybe the Baltimore Ravens are team 11. But you need Lamar Jackson back tomorrow. You can’t have Cooper Rush go out there again. You can’t call up Tyler Huntley and make him your starting quarterback and say everything’s going to be fine. This works out in our favor. It doesn’t. Ask the Cincinnati Bengals because Joe Burrow’s gone. They’re on a three-game losing streak. They’re still second place in the AFC North. They’re two and three. Jake Browning has thrown five interceptions in three games. And the Bengals have scored 34 combined points in those three games. At one point against the Detroit Lions, Jamar Chase led the team in tackles. That’s not where you want to be if you are any organization. And it shows you just how far they have sunk. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting at 3-1. and they just got a week off and they’re going to welcome the Cleveland Browns to Akasher Stadium for the first time this season facing an AFC North team. They’re going to say, “Hey, Dylan Gabriel, welcome to town. Let me introduce you to this guy TJ Watt and Nick Herbig.” Oh, maybe, just maybe, Alex Highmith will be back. Joey Porter Jr. is expected to be on the field and Deshawn Elliott, Patrick Queen, even Payton Wilson, Derek Harmon, and Cam Hayward are all playing great. But best of luck, my friend, because if you pull this off, if you remain the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns for years to come, you will have to get to know these guys because, well, you’ll know plenty about them every single time you face them twice a year from here on out. If the Steelers win, they move to 4- one. If the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens lose and they beat the Cleveland Browns, obviously, they will hold a two and a halfame lead over Cincinnati, who is not expected to get Joe Burrow back anytime soon, a three and a halfame lead over the Baltimore Ravens, and a 4game lead over the Cleveland Browns. That’s bad. and it kind of looks at you and says, “Is that insurmountable? Are the Pittsburgh Steelers already at a place where they have pretty much won the division?” Now, anything could happen. And that’s the big subheading in this entire conversation is this is the NFL. Everybody gets hurt. Doesn’t you don’t know when it’s going to happen. It doesn’t matter when it’s going to happen. Everybody gets hurt. Every team deals with injuries. It’s just a matter of what those injuries are, how significant they are, how long you’re going to lose a guy, and who you’re going to lose. Ask the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals. Steelers, if they stay healthy, have no reason to lose the AFC North. None. They have no reason to lose less than five games this season or more than five games this season if they could stay healthy. But if they could stay healthy even in a smaller amount, if they could keep the float alive with TJ Watt and Aaron Rodgers on the field and just say, “Look it guys, at least our main two are out here and we could figure the rest out.” Then there’s no reason that they fall behind. There’s none. Because in the next two weeks, they’re going to welcome the Cleveland Browns. And then five days later or four days later, they’re going to go to Cincinnati and play the Cincinnati Bengals who just open the door for a quarterback change. Which means that maybe it’s not Jake Browning anymore. Maybe it’s QB3 in Cincinnati. And the Steelers just go Dylan Gabriel against somebody we don’t know in the Cincinnati Bengals organization. You got to feel like those are two wins. And if you’re two wins there and Cincy loses in week six and Baltimore loses in week six, which look it, it’s a lot more than not having Lamar Jackson. The Baltimore Ravens have given up less than 30 points one time this season. They’ve given up 43 times this season. That is not a team that looks like they are anywhere close to competing for a division title. It is a ship that has sunk so much faster than anybody thought it was going to. If this was Pittsburgh, Mike Tomlin would be getting screamed at by the fan base. Get him out of town. It’s over. They’ve lost it. It’s time to move on. Maybe that’s the same in Baltimore. I don’t know. Don’t follow closely enough. What’s up nation? I’ve teamed up with DraftKings. The next great touchdown is coming and you can bet on it. The best way to do so is through DraftKings Sportsbooks, where new customers who bet $5, they get $200 instantly in bonus bets. The by-week has come and gone, and now is the time to start riding the wave, just like those on the field. Love the thrill of live betting, DraftKings has got you covered. Bet live on improgress games right as they happen. 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There wasn’t a soul out there who said the Steelers were going to be so far ahead in the AFC North by the midway point of the season, by the trade deadline, before the trade deadline, that you could say they have won the division already. Nobody, and I mean nobody, said that. Maybe there were a couple of people that said that they were going to win the North, but even then it was most people saying there’s going to be it’s going to be a good fight, but maybe Baltimore is that team. And until Baltimore proves otherwise, you got to give them the respect that they are that team. Maybe. Maybe that’s the case. Maybe it’s not. And maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers are officially back to some capacity. You have a 41 year old quarterback. You don’t know how long you’re gonna go you’re going to be back for, but you are three and one. It’s a good start. You have a good opportunity to be 5- one in the next two weeks. That’s an even better start. And if you find yourself at 5- one, and I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but if you find yourself at five and one, you you’re back. That’s plain and simple. You’re back. Again, with a 41-y old quarterback, you don’t know how long you’re back for. Maybe it’s this season, maybe it’s half of this season, maybe it’s the next two years. Who knows? But you’re back. And everybody else around you is sinking fast because Cincinnati’s ready to change their coach and change everything about them. The Cleveland Browns don’t know up from down right now. And the Baltimore Ravens, I mean, they their ship has water coming in in ways that they don’t even realize it’s coming. And they were not prepared for it. They ran out of buckets. They didn’t even bring enough. I mean, again, nobody saw this coming, but the Steelers are taking full advantage of it. And if they go the next two weeks continuing to take advantage of it, it’s going to be hard to prove otherwise. The Steelers might already have the North locked up. That is crazy to say in week five of the NFL season. Thank you guys so much for jumping on to another episode of Steelers to Go, your daily dose of Pittsburgh Steelers news and analysis. Find us on youtube.com/allsteelers talkers. Subscribe anywhere you get your podcast. Once again, if you’re watching this on YouTube, make sure to hit that like and subscribe button. Can’t thank you enough for that. And with that said, I will be back later for the flagship show. Until then, enjoy another beautiful day in the Berg. Peace.

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