Steelers/Bears Post Game Show

1
00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:08,640
This is the Sports Porch, black
and gold with your hosts, the

2
00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:15,240
Technical Director, the Grand
Schwabini and Hockey Jesus.

3
00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,880
Come on.
Pittsburgh Let's show a little

4
00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,360
Steelers.
Penguins and Pirates.

5
00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:26,080
Love the sports porch?
Black and gold starts now.

6
00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:32,880
Well, here we are sports
porchers.

7
00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,840
This is the sports porch black
and gold, and it is the Steelers

8
00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,800
post game show.
Listen, if you're watching on

9
00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,680
YouTube, thanks for being here
at the sports sports podcast.

10
00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,440
If you're watching on X at the
sports, sports 1 or whatever the

11
00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,920
hell it is, go over to YouTube,
hit that subscribe button click

12
00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,480
notifications.
I don't know.

13
00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,760
I mean this, this is a loss.
Obviously we're going to get

14
00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,600
right into it.
You know, I'm going to drop the

15
00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,080
podcast right after this
anywhere you get your podcasts

16
00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,080
too.
But this to me was like the tale

17
00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,120
of two teams.
You know, the, the, the, the

18
00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,760
first half, you know, without
breaking it down completely, the

19
00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:19,280
first half look like a, a, a
good offense and a, and a good

20
00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,760
defense.
Some splash plays that the, the

21
00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,880
touchdown, the fumble in the end
zone, the touchdown, the strip

22
00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,880
sack.
You know, the offense is running

23
00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,640
the ball, Mason is throwing it.
Take away that first

24
00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,280
interception.
That was a ridiculously good DB

25
00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,560
play.
And I don't think I, I don't

26
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,000
know.
Whatever it was, it wasn't, it

27
00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,200
wasn't anybody's fault.
Yeah, it was.

28
00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,440
It was.
It was Mason Rudolph's fault.

29
00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:48,080
OK, so they seem to they seem to
rebound from that and they're

30
00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,360
playing this game tight.
And we had texted before the

31
00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,960
game, I'm I'm, I'm the technical
director.

32
00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,200
That right there is the grand
Swabini and that's hockey Jesus

33
00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,000
below me.
Anyway, you know, I said this

34
00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,000
game was going to be a lot
harder than I thought because,

35
00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,360
you know, Chicago's defense,
number one, in takeaways, their

36
00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,440
offense #4 in the league,
they're rushing offense like #2

37
00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:15,080
in the league, yes, they did
play against bad teams, teams

38
00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,800
with an under 500 record.
But you know, this is when you

39
00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,000
see the results of that and why
they beat those teams.

40
00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,080
So, you know, first half good,
second-half kind of

41
00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,800
deteriorating into the
nothingness that is the way

42
00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,080
Tomlin seems to coach.
So that that's what I saw.

43
00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,200
HJ Grants, Robbie, which one of
you guys wants to jump in here

44
00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,040
1st and kind of take it from
there?

45
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,600
What what, what did you see?
Did you see what I saw just

46
00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,480
from, you know, 50,000 feet?
Tale of two games, first half,

47
00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,160
second-half.
I don't think I saw what you

48
00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,000
saw.
I had my glasses on.

49
00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:57,200
You're No, I mean, you know,
what can you say about this one?

50
00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,240
I mean, I I would say
unfortunately this is a game

51
00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,800
that I do believe the Steelers
lost because of Mason Rudolph.

52
00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,240
You know, if they had an upgrade
in this game at quarterback, I

53
00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:10,720
think it could have been a
different game.

54
00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,240
But you know, in the past I had
thought that Rudolph actually

55
00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,840
threw a pretty good deep ball,
but his deep ball was horrible

56
00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,680
today.
And I think maybe it's because

57
00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,720
he just hadn't played for such a
long time.

58
00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,120
And, and actually the, the
lovely lady Amy Mae agrees with

59
00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,720
that.
She thought Rudolph played a

60
00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,160
good game just to have a good
deep ball.

61
00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,480
But did he have a good game?
I, I, I would say no, actually,

62
00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:43,800
you know, first of all that
that, that pass on the opening

63
00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,880
drive that was intercepted, it,
it wasn't a good pass, nor was

64
00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:53,280
the guy open.
And the fumble was a really big

65
00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:58,320
turning point in the game.
I didn't think he played great.

66
00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,400
And, and you know, at the same
time, you know, with the Bears

67
00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,120
having 3 linebackers out, you
know, we thought that they could

68
00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,560
run the ball very well.
And I think overall they did run

69
00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,200
the ball very well, to be
honest, I thought they could

70
00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:16,600
have maybe even used some more
of that, you know, and, and the

71
00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,279
Bears, you know, the bears are,
you know, that Caleb Williams is

72
00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,399
sort of a conundrum.
I, I think he's got a ton of

73
00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:25,000
potential, but my gosh, is he
inconsistent with the accuracy.

74
00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,800
And, and I think there, I, I
felt like there were maybe 33

75
00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,320
balls, 3 balls that were like in
and out of the hands of the

76
00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,960
Steelers where they couldn't
hang on to an interception,

77
00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:39,480
which I think hurt them.
And, you know, bottom line, I

78
00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:44,280
mean, this was a winnable game
that they didn't win.

79
00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,560
That's that's kind of where I
come in.

80
00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,760
All right, HJ, all you, I just
hear you sighing.

81
00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,440
I mean there is a mute button
there.

82
00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,400
I don't think we need to hear
the crying going on and the

83
00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,280
sighing.
Just just give us your take and

84
00:04:57,280 --> 00:04:59,920
and try to contain yourself if
you can.

85
00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,160
I'm just finding it so hard to
have emotion about this team

86
00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,440
anymore.
I mean, I mean, they come out

87
00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,240
and they score 14 points in the
first quarter for the first

88
00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:12,200
time.
And what did you say?

89
00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,440
Like 61 games?
And that wasn't that second

90
00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,680
touchdown in in in the very
beginning of the second quarter?

91
00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,800
Might have been.
That's what that's what I'm

92
00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,000
saying.
Anyway, they they they, they

93
00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,320
come out, their offense app
actually look different for the

94
00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,800
first time where I'm like, OK,
they're showing some creativity.

95
00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,080
Maybe this is an offense that
can continue this for the whole

96
00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,600
game.
And then it's like they go into

97
00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,640
the halftime and they come out
being the Steelers that we know

98
00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,760
and hate.
It's run, run, pass, run, run,

99
00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,640
pass.
Maybe they'll get a splash play.

100
00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,960
Maybe something will happen to
get them going and they wait

101
00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,320
until the fourth quarter to get
going again.

102
00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,760
I mean, God damn, I hate this
about this team.

103
00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,920
It just is like you get excited
about this team, then they go

104
00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,080
back to their old ways.
I mean, they ran a jet sweep

105
00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,680
when they were when they were
down inside the 10 yard line

106
00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,920
with Jonnu Smith.
I mean, I, I know they still got

107
00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:14,000
AI know they still got a
touchdown on that drive, but

108
00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,600
it's like, it's like they're
trying to be the old Steelers

109
00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:21,360
when all they have to do is just
continue down that path of a

110
00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,480
little bit of creativity.
Like what they did on that, that

111
00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,800
push, push play, great
creativity.

112
00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,480
And look what it did.
It got him a touchdown.

113
00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,280
Well, I mean, it, it, it got him
a touchdown eventually, not on

114
00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:36,280
that actual run, but that's what
that's what I just can't, I

115
00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:40,360
can't get behind this team
because of that reason.

116
00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,840
It's like just when you're
getting excited about them,

117
00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:46,560
you're like, OK, and then what
the hell was going on with that

118
00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,360
last drive?
They OK, first of all, they

119
00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,760
punt, which seems ridiculous
with two minutes left in the

120
00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,000
game, but OK, it worked out OK,
so that's fine.

121
00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:00,680
But then they get the ball and
it takes some 2 1/2 minutes to

122
00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,080
go 11 yards.
And, and, and I think somebody

123
00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,240
mentioned this in the comments.
I think Rando mentions it in

124
00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,360
comment.
They had to take a time out

125
00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,800
because Pierre was like faking
an injury because you know, he

126
00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,720
ran into somebody's leg.
Like just get off the damn field

127
00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,520
like that.
That that time out really hurt

128
00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,920
them because clearly Mason
Rudolph is not run the

129
00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:28,400
two-minute, the two minutes
offense with this with with this

130
00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,040
team because he looked like he
had no idea what he's doing.

131
00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,000
I mean, the first play was
great, the second play was great

132
00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,480
and then they what ran the ball
once It was like, come on,

133
00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,160
that's ridiculous.
I mean, you got to get in the

134
00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:45,000
field goal range and if you're
at the 50, all you got to do is

135
00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,040
get that 10 yard pass just like
they were doing that out pass,

136
00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,120
that out pass, and then boom,
nothing.

137
00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,160
I, I don't know, I just, it's
just so hard for me to get

138
00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,000
excited about a team that's just
so mediocre.

139
00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,760
Yeah, it it is really hard and
we go into this every week

140
00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:07,360
thinking about this and I am
always, you know, Joe,

141
00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:12,080
Pennsylvania 8787114.
I don't know what that means.

142
00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,280
Is that a zip code?
He look like Kenny Pickett out

143
00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,800
there.
No, I, I mean no.

144
00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,360
And, and as as far as this was a
funny 1.

145
00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,160
Mason's problem is he's the only
one who thinks he's the starting

146
00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,760
QB.
Yeah, look, I, I don't think

147
00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,360
that Mason Rudolph is a starting
quarterback And, and I don't,

148
00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,320
and, and I do think that if
Rogers was in the game.

149
00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,679
Yeah, I think I'm alluding to
what you said, Grand Schwabini

150
00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,520
and, and, and you as well.
Hockey Jesus, I'm monitoring all

151
00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,240
these comments.
If you're watching us on

152
00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,280
YouTube, hit that subscribe
button, please.

153
00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:46,960
We're trying to build our
channel.

154
00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:52,480
Thank you for being here.
But you know, if Rogers was in,

155
00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,360
would would we have won the
game?

156
00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:59,240
I I don't know, because that
defense is so soft when it comes

157
00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:04,160
to just stopping the other team.
I mean, they make the splash

158
00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,640
play, but here's the interesting
thing.

159
00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:11,680
They they talked about the Bears
in their 22 now what, 23 or 24

160
00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:16,240
takeaways.
They live on the splash play as

161
00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,080
well.
I mean, a take away is a splash

162
00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,040
play, right?
You know, unless you're

163
00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,000
intercepting a Hail Mary ball at
the end of the game or at the

164
00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,080
end of the half, you know,
that's not a splash.

165
00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,040
But you, you, you, you get, you
get what I'm saying?

166
00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,920
So yes, teams, I, I, I just
think our defenses, it's aged,

167
00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:38,200
you know, it's not, it does not
play as well as it should.

168
00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,320
It just doesn't, you know,
Ramsey was a great player.

169
00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,280
He's not what he was.
You know, Porter junior got

170
00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,400
injured.
So, you know, he looked like he

171
00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,400
might have been getting better.
But then he's out.

172
00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:55,120
And then James Pierre comes in,
makes a great play, but it it's

173
00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,600
like teams can pass at will on
us.

174
00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,080
They don't need to run.
And then at the end of the game,

175
00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:01,960
we end up doing what we're
doing.

176
00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,920
You know, so I don't know.
I don't I don't I don't like

177
00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,080
this as a loss.
I know we've talked about this.

178
00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,080
Aji know you've talked about it,
you know, as far as like, is

179
00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,040
this a must win and as far as
the division is concerned and

180
00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,640
maybe a playoff spot if this
plays out and Rogers comes back,

181
00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,360
No, but I I feel like every game
in the NFL is a must win.

182
00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,800
You only have 17 of them and the
first thing they start with is

183
00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,680
your overall record.
So you know, this is a game

184
00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:33,240
you're right, they could have
won and and and they didn't.

185
00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:38,080
And, you know, and on top of
that, Chicago's D, they're,

186
00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,200
they're starting three
linebackers were out.

187
00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,840
Right.
Where where was where was, I

188
00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,760
mean, I know Darnell Washington
and you can't ask Darnell

189
00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,960
Washington to block Montez's
sweat for five seconds and

190
00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,320
expect that that's going to
work.

191
00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,160
And I think that Rudolph ran
into that first sack.

192
00:10:55,520 --> 00:11:00,000
Maybe that was his only outlet,
You know what I'm talking about.

193
00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:04,160
But but I I just think the whole
scheme was not very good today.

194
00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:09,720
And I think it took the bears a
little while to kind of catch on

195
00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,480
to the the scheme.
And once they did, you know, it

196
00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,640
was and and I do like Caleb
Williams.

197
00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,880
I I think he needs a little more
polishing.

198
00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,840
But Ben Johnson is he's turning
them around.

199
00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,040
You know, he's turning them
around.

200
00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:31,040
Rudolph 2431 a 171 yards.
His rating was just a tad below

201
00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:32,200
87.
So not.

202
00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:37,600
Good.
Our we did rush for 186 yards.

203
00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:42,400
I mean, I don't care that 55 of
it was on a caddy gamewell rush

204
00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,080
that ended up not being a
touchdown, but at the same time,

205
00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,560
if you rush for 186 yards you
should win the damn ball game.

206
00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:52,840
Don't you think?
I do, yeah.

207
00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,520
And here, here's a question for
you.

208
00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:59,200
I mean, not like this was
certainly not a weakness in the

209
00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:03,800
game by any stretch, but if
Jalen Warren is is, is the

210
00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,560
number one back, why is he not
taking the first carry of the

211
00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:10,000
game?
I mean, I I know Kenny game.

212
00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,440
I know Kenny Gamewell got a nine
yard gain on it.

213
00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,200
Great.
But like when, when I saw that

214
00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,600
first, my first thought was I
was worn out today, you know,

215
00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,640
And then all the sudden he comes
in like there's nothing wrong

216
00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,080
with him.
I mean, I don't know, some

217
00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,960
things I just don't understand.
Like also too, the the the the

218
00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:29,120
Joni Smith jet sweep on near the
goal line.

219
00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,320
Yeah.
It's the same exact play that

220
00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,840
didn't work last quarter.
The.

221
00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,800
Same play that didn't work.
You know, jet sweeps are often

222
00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:45,440
successful with fast players,
and we have some fast players.

223
00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,840
Really fast players, you know?
CA-3 could be a good guy for

224
00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,920
that, you know, I mean, or even
just like Metcalf where he could

225
00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,640
possibly power by somebody or
power through somebody.

226
00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,760
You know, I, I don't know, it,
it's some questionable play

227
00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:07,200
calling and you know, I, I don't
know, just, I, I don't know, it

228
00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,240
was, it was a frustrating game
to watch.

229
00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,440
I mean, I just felt like there
was, I just felt like there was

230
00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,320
a ton of opportunity to win this
game and they, they just fell

231
00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:22,960
flat And I, I sort of think they
fell flat on their own.

232
00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,720
You know, I mean, like, you
know, Rudolph fumble that ball.

233
00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:32,520
I mean, you know, I mean just, I
don't know, I I just felt like

234
00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,400
they didn't play that very well
at all.

235
00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:36,240
Here, I'll.
I'll help you out, Mark.

236
00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,880
Yeah, I do know if if Aaron
Rodgers would have been in there

237
00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,520
on that last drive, they would
have won the fucking game.

238
00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:45,960
Or at least they would have
kicked the field goal because.

239
00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,480
Because he's the kind of guy who
gets that shit done.

240
00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,880
OK, Now, I don't know what it
would have happened the rest of

241
00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:57,240
the game, but to me, it looked
like, it looked to me like the

242
00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,520
offensive line did a better job
protecting the quarterback

243
00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:02,240
because they were running the
ball well.

244
00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,160
So to me, that means Aaron
Rodgers would have had a much

245
00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,200
better game.
He would have been able to hit

246
00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,360
that deep ball when Mason
Rudolph couldn't.

247
00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:14,000
And, and honestly, they probably
should have fucking played Aaron

248
00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,280
Rodgers.
I know everybody's like OK,

249
00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,480
well, we got a good enough
backup, we can do it.

250
00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:24,800
And so so let's just let the guy
play because he's good enough.

251
00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,760
Well, guess what?
He's not good enough.

252
00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:33,280
OK, we proved that Mason Rudolph
is not good enough and we don't

253
00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,520
need to do it anymore.
OK, if if, if there comes a

254
00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:41,200
chance for Aaron Rodgers being
most mostly healthy and he can

255
00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,480
play versus, he's OK.
But you know, we'll play Mason

256
00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,960
cuz we have faith in him.
Fuck that.

257
00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,320
We should play Aaron Rodgers.
He could have won that game just

258
00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,240
like he did against The Jets.
And that's the way I feel about

259
00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,800
this game in a nutshell.
Now, as far as the playoff

260
00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,680
considerations go, the Steelers
drop from a 28% chance to a 20%

261
00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,920
chance.
So it's not like they ruin their

262
00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,160
chances much.
But what happens now is because

263
00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:14,240
they're tied with the Ravens,
now it comes to you have to beat

264
00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,960
the Ravens twice, OK, you can no
longer tie.

265
00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,080
You can no longer win one, lose
1.

266
00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,720
Because in that situation, if
everybody wins out, Baltimore

267
00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,200
wins because we lost the
Cincinnati.

268
00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:30,240
And Baltimore does it.
Now, if Baltimore loses to

269
00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,160
Cincinnati next week, different
ball game.

270
00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,680
But you can't rely on that.
So that's the problem.

271
00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,680
That's the problem with losing
this particular game.

272
00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,880
No, it doesn't really mean much
in the in the sense of the

273
00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,040
playoff race.
And Kansas City, by the way,

274
00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,520
just beat Baltimore and it
Baltimore only.

275
00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,040
Means you mean.
The Colts, Yeah.

276
00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,600
Yeah, that's all you're like,
really.

277
00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:55,240
Regressing here, Hockey.
Jesus.

278
00:15:55,680 --> 00:16:02,120
And 85 any Anyway, Baltimore
Ravens move from 85% to 83%.

279
00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,520
I'm sorry, from 80 they were at
8080%.

280
00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,480
They moved to 83% with that win.
So they didn't really increase

281
00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,200
their chances much by winning
either.

282
00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,720
So it's it's really going to
come down to those two games.

283
00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:19,000
As much as you hate to say it,
if the Steelers stumble,

284
00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,720
honestly, the Steelers could
lose the rest of their games and

285
00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,240
not not necessarily lose the
rest of their games, but like

286
00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,480
beat the beat the teams they're
supposed to be Cleveland and

287
00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,880
Miami and lose to the rest of
them, beat Baltimore and still

288
00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,360
make the playoffs.
Now that being said, you're not

289
00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,920
going to feel good about this
team no matter what if they do

290
00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,440
beat Baltimore twice and they do
make the playoffs.

291
00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,800
So I don't know.
It's just once again, it goes

292
00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,040
back to this is the same damn
team the last four years where

293
00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,040
it's just like, can we get the
nine wins just so we can make

294
00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,600
Tomlin happy and who cares after
that?

295
00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:57,560
Yep, Yep, it's very.
Discouraging to see this, you

296
00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,600
know, I mean, and especially
somebody in the comments earlier

297
00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,960
was talking about.
Pickens.

298
00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:05,960
And it's and and and what's
funny is.

299
00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,160
All over radio, sports radio out
here in Pittsburgh.

300
00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,680
You know, for the last.
Week or so.

301
00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,560
They've been talking about
Pickens and we just can't seem

302
00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,560
to stop.
Talking about the past here,

303
00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,760
good or bad?
You know, it's, it's never about

304
00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:21,640
moving.
Forward.

305
00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:23,960
It's about what we lost, what we
gave.

306
00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,760
Up.
You know that kind of stuff.

307
00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,320
And as a fan base and a media
and a part of that media fan

308
00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:30,920
base.
It gets.

309
00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,640
It gets so old.
It gets so old.

310
00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,040
You know we need AI, hate to say
it, but you know, you could do a

311
00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,720
Schwab or if you want to sing in
the backgrounds, you know we

312
00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,480
need a hero in this town and we
don't have one.

313
00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:50,280
I can be a hero, baby.
That was unexpected.

314
00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,120
But.
The other thing if if you want

315
00:17:53,120 --> 00:17:56,280
to get if you want to get
further upset, the Steelers are

316
00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,720
officially out of a playoff spot
now because Baltimore does take

317
00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:01,960
the tiebreaker because they
don't have a loss in the

318
00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,600
division, even though they
haven't played each other yet

319
00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,120
head to head.
So well.

320
00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:07,600
I mean so.
So so now.

321
00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:12,400
So now we're officially in the
hunt with Houston and Kansas

322
00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,120
City.
So how do you feel about that?

323
00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,120
Yeah, not good, not good.
I, I I.

324
00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,200
I.
Do I do think Houston is it's

325
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,920
Houston is missing?
One little piece.

326
00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,200
You know, after watching that
game the other night and and

327
00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:30,080
their defense and you know, and
even with even with Davis Mills

328
00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,200
and their who did start for them
for a little.

329
00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,120
While before Stroud.
Came along, but, you know, so,

330
00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,520
yeah, I, I, I don't like their
chances there.

331
00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,160
But you know, again, these these
are technicalities.

332
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:42,480
We still got to play out the
rest of the.

333
00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:48,040
Season, you know, as far as the
as far as the the game goes, you

334
00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,960
know, not a very good win or
loss.

335
00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,880
Excuse me for.
For the Steelers?

336
00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,320
You know, we'll have to break it
down more tomorrow.

337
00:18:58,520 --> 00:18:59,800
I guess.
Yep.

338
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:04,320
We will not, you know.
Yeah, absolutely, Amy.

339
00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:09,000
Says our team is too old.
Our quarterback is over 40.

340
00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,760
Yeah, I'm not going.
To disagree, they kind of play

341
00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,960
like they're old as well as
well, so.

342
00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:18,760
You guys got anything else you
want to talk about?

343
00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,800
Before we leave here or we.
Are all you know going to bring

344
00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,480
this back for tomorrow night?
Dive into it a little bit

345
00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:25,560
deeper.
I want to give you the.

346
00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,120
Opportunity.
We will dive tomorrow evening.

347
00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:33,880
Well, the, the only thing I have
to say is now, now, now, now

348
00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,600
they now they have to play
against Buffalo, who is coming

349
00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,240
off of 2 losses in a row.
So yeah, how do you, how do you

350
00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,640
think that's going to go?
And then they and then they

351
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:47,880
basically they have what what
does that make a a loss, a loss

352
00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,680
and a loss going into the Ravens
game.

353
00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:53,960
Oh, that doesn't make you feel
too good.

354
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,320
Nope, Nope.
It it it.

355
00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,800
It may be time to start praying
for that long.

356
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,000
Losing streak so they have no
excuse but to get rid of the

357
00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,880
coach.
Well, but you know what?

358
00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,880
You know what always happens
here?

359
00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,040
You know, Steelers lose games
that you know, you think that

360
00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,320
they're going to win, and then
they win games you think they're

361
00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:16,080
going to lose.
How much you want to bet Buffalo

362
00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,560
comes in here and they rock
Buffalo next week with Rogers?

363
00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,400
Wouldn't surprise.
Wouldn't surprise me at all.

364
00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:23,880
No chance?
No.

365
00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:25,840
Chance, HJ.
Saying no chance.

366
00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,280
All right.
We're going to take this debate.

367
00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,680
To tomorrow night, if you've
been watching us on YouTube,

368
00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,560
thank you so much.
If you're watching us on X,

369
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,520
thank you as well.
Head on over to YouTube.

370
00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,560
If you haven't already, hit the
subscribe button.

371
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,480
We are at the sports porch.
Podcast on YouTube.

372
00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,840
Click the bell, the
notifications, you'll know when

373
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:46,080
we're live, which is after every
Steelers game and at, just as

374
00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,560
importantly, every Monday night
at 7:00 PM Eastern Time on

375
00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,400
YouTube and X.
We are live with the sports.

376
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,160
Sports black and gold.
That's right.

377
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:59,040
So.
The Steelers, they lose 1 in

378
00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,600
Chicago.
Much more to come.

379
00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,160
Much more to talk about.
I'm your technical director for

380
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,120
Franz Albini and Poppy Jesus,
we've gone after every

381
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,680
Independence game as well.
We'll see you tomorrow night.

382
00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:11,920
See you tomorrow night.