"The Rams losing to the Jets might actually be a favor because it provides a wake-up call and could lead to a better playoff matchup against the NFC East winner." — PFT Commenter

Take Slip·Dec 23, 2020

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The Rams losing to the Jets might actually be a favor because it provides a wake-up call and could lead to a better playoff matchup against the NFC East winner.

The Rams may have actually done themselves a favor by losing [to the Jets]. One, little wake-up call... Number two is there is a possibility that that would make the Rams play against the NFC East winner in the playoffs. They have beaten every team in the NFC East.

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The Rams didn't play the NFC East winner (Tampa Bay did); the Rams played the Seahawks in the Wild Card round. While they won that game, losing to the Jets is never a 'favor'.

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Take Slip·Dec 23, 2020

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Big Cat

The Pittsburgh Steelers are straight up frauds

The Pittsburgh Steelers are frauds straight up frauds. 11 and 0 to 11 and 3 losing as 14 point favorites to the Bengals. They are broken, they are hurt. They are damaged. And I don't know, like, has there ever been a team that's gone 11-0 and finished 11 and 5 and still going to the playoffs?

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The Steelers finished 12-4 and lost in the Wild Card round at home to the Cleveland Browns, confirming the 'fraud' narrative for that season.

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Take Slip·Dec 23, 2020

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Big Cat

Eli Manning had the best retirement strategy by leaving early rather than hanging on like Big Ben

Who actually is coming out the biggest winner, Phillip Rivers, Eli Manning. Eli Manning retired first. He was the first to leave the party. Now he was obviously, when he got bad at the end, it was bad, but our lasting memories are now going to be a bad, bad Big Ben... Eli's just sitting, eating, whatever, like sloppy Joes... and he's going to end up being like, Oh, remember Eli. He was awesome. He never got bad. He's like, it is a great lesson. Like leave the party, be the first to leave.

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This is subjective but historically supported; Roethlisberger played one more season in 2021 where his physical decline was heavily criticized, while Eli's 2019 season is often viewed more through a lens of nostalgia.

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Take Slip·Dec 23, 2020

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Big Cat

The Steelers are going to limp into the playoffs and sputter out in the first or second round.

This Steelers team, it feels like they're going to limp in and probably sputter out in the first or second round.