This coming week we face the hardest game we have faced all year

>>No, it won't be the end of the world. However, it will be devastating. Look at this Bears: 7-1, Giants: 6-2, Saints: 6-2

On the bright side though is that the only tiebreaker this will factor into with the Bears and Giants is the overall W/L record. Since neither of them are playing Pittsburgh this year and because they are an AFC Opponent, the game is meaningless outside of the win or loss as it relates to Chicago and New York. Still, it would be very nice to get this victory if we can snag it. I was hoping we could go 3-2 in our 5 game stretch begun against Baltimore. We're 1-1 so far. 3-2 would have had us at 8-3 heading into the final 5 games, all of which happen to be against NFC Opponents (some with potential playoff & tiebreaker implications - San Francisco, Dallas, Washington, New York Giants, Carolina).

TPS