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Given some of his past predictions and speculation, I would be far more concerned if Clayton predicted the Pats to win it all.
On a side note, has anybody looked at Pittsburgh's schedule? Zero trips to the west coast; at Denver in a year when the Broncos are in transition; toughest opponents (Titans, Chargers) are home games; face neither the Colts nor the Pats; play two of the NFL's weakest divisions, the AFC West and NFC North; only one MNF game despite being the defending SB champ - resulting in just one shorter week to prepare (and they get to play the Bengals for that next game); and perhaps the least amount of travel mileage for any team since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule.
9/10 -- Tennessee, 8:30
9/20 -- at Chicago, 4:15
9/27 -- at Cincinnati, 4:15
10/4 -- San Diego, 8:20
10/11 - at Detroit, 1:00
10/18 - Cleveland, 1:00
10/25 - Minnesota, 1:00
11/02 - BYE
11/09 - at Denver, 8:30
11/15 - Cincinnati, 1:00
11/22 - at Kansas City, 1:00
11/29 - at Baltimore, 8:20
12/06 - Oakland, 1:00
12/10 - at Cleveland, 8:20
12/20 - Green Bay, 1:00
12/27 - Baltimore, 1:00
1/03 -- at Miami, 1:00
Their toughest games are all followed by either time off or an easy game: after the Titans at home they have 10 days to prepare for the Bears; after the Chargers at home they play the Lions; after the Vikings at home they have a bye; and after the Ravens they play the Raiders. Their toughest stretch is the final three games of the season when they get home games against the Packers and Ravens, followed by a game in Miami.
This may be the best opportunity for any NFL team to duplicate 16-0 for a very long time. At the very least Pittsburgh has as good a chance as anybody for best regular season record and home field in the playoffs.
On a side note, has anybody looked at Pittsburgh's schedule? Zero trips to the west coast; at Denver in a year when the Broncos are in transition; toughest opponents (Titans, Chargers) are home games; face neither the Colts nor the Pats; play two of the NFL's weakest divisions, the AFC West and NFC North; only one MNF game despite being the defending SB champ - resulting in just one shorter week to prepare (and they get to play the Bengals for that next game); and perhaps the least amount of travel mileage for any team since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule.
9/10 -- Tennessee, 8:30
9/20 -- at Chicago, 4:15
9/27 -- at Cincinnati, 4:15
10/4 -- San Diego, 8:20
10/11 - at Detroit, 1:00
10/18 - Cleveland, 1:00
10/25 - Minnesota, 1:00
11/02 - BYE
11/09 - at Denver, 8:30
11/15 - Cincinnati, 1:00
11/22 - at Kansas City, 1:00
11/29 - at Baltimore, 8:20
12/06 - Oakland, 1:00
12/10 - at Cleveland, 8:20
12/20 - Green Bay, 1:00
12/27 - Baltimore, 1:00
1/03 -- at Miami, 1:00
Their toughest games are all followed by either time off or an easy game: after the Titans at home they have 10 days to prepare for the Bears; after the Chargers at home they play the Lions; after the Vikings at home they have a bye; and after the Ravens they play the Raiders. Their toughest stretch is the final three games of the season when they get home games against the Packers and Ravens, followed by a game in Miami.
This may be the best opportunity for any NFL team to duplicate 16-0 for a very long time. At the very least Pittsburgh has as good a chance as anybody for best regular season record and home field in the playoffs.