[Jshort5]

Man you all could beat us 40-0 and I would call it a fluke, lol..anytime any of my teams lose, Ill call it a fluke, lol..you should know that by now..but Im HOPING it wont be close. Im very optimistic after Mondays game that we might have found ourselves after searching all year. Heck, we beat the undefeated Vikings by 10 but I still wasnt satisfied. The offense was average, and the defense scored two touchdowns, although holding the Vikes to just 10 points (they had a KR for a TD)...but the second half of the Denver game was what real Pittsburgh Steeler football is about, and if they play like that for four quarters, nobody in the NFL can hang with them. The first game against Cincy played three quarters of solid football, and stupidass Limas Sweed dropped a wide open TD, but Mike Wallace has stepped up and hopefully taken care of that problem..but Ill give you this, Cincy took care of weak defensive play calling and beat us. Im hoping LeBeau learned that you cant leave Carson time to sit back there and make reads, he'll beat anybody. But if they blitz like they did against Denver, he'll have a very tough time making those reads. Dont get me wrong, what Cincy has done, is impressive. They played poorly against Denver (on offense) and lost on a fluke TD on the last play, and they were simply beaten by Houston, so they should be 7-1. That fluke TD might come back to haunt them though. If Pittsburgh wins this game, theyll be 7-2 and Cincy 6-3 but I dont see the Ravens or Browns beating them, and I believe theyll have a shot at winning out if they get by the Bengals..so IMO, this game is for all the marbles. Should be a great one though..

So are the last 16 Pittsburgh Pirates seasons flukes in your opinion?