November Preview

Since the season is about half over and the Steelers are hold on to a division lead by essentially a game and a half, here's what we have to look forward to in November.

Overall: 5-2 Conf:5-0 Div: 3-0
@ Washington (Mon)
Indianapolis
San Diego
Cincinnati (Thur)
@ New England
This schedule is brutal, but it doesn't let up. December looks even rougher. The Steelers are going to need to find a way to get to 10 wins.


Overall: 4-3 Conf: 4-3 Div: 2-1
@ Cleveland
@ Houston
@ NY Giants
Philadelphia
@ Cincinnati
Joe the Quarterback is 3-1 at home and 1-2 on the road thus far. At least he has a defense that keeps him in games.


Overall: 3-4 Conf: 2-2 Div: 1-2
Baltimore
Denver
@ Buffalo
Houston
Indianapolis
The Browns have four of their five games at home, but all four are very losable games.

I'm just saying this right now. It is entirely possible that all 3 teams could enter December with a 6-6 record. Granted, this would mean that the Steelers went 1-4 in November, which is not ideal. The big question marks for Cleveland and Baltimore right now are in their games against Houston. How good are the Texans? They're certainly not the same team that got rocked here in Week 1. They should have beaten the Colts, lost to Miami by 1, and almost beat Jacksonville. Their offense has been coming alive as of late, which could be troublesome for the weak secondaries of Cleveland and Baltimore.

As I said at the outset of the year, 9-7 may very well win this divison. But it would be great to get to 10 wins. With the Bills loss this past weekend, the Steelers are still sitting in 2nd place in the conference, and it would be great to be able to hold on to that bye week. November is going to be a tough road, and San Diego and Indy are going to come in here fighting for their playoff lives. The way I see it, if we come out of November with at least a 3-2 record, we'll be in great shape.