The Pittsburgh Steelers may have said goodbye to home-field advantage throughout the playoffs in heartbreaking fashion Sunday, but they will likely get a chance at revenge against the New England Patriots. And if that opportunity arises, Eli Rodgers believes his team will take advantage.
Following Sunday’s insane 27-24 loss that ended on an interception in the end zone, Rogers predicted the Steelers will beat the Patriots in the postseason.
Eli Rogers is already predicting the Steelers will beat the Patriots in the playoffs: “We’ll see them again and the outcome will be different.”
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) December 18, 2017
Assuming New England and Pittsburgh finish as the top two seeds in the AFC, each team still needs to win a playoff game before we would see a rematch. The odds of that happening seem pretty high.
In the short-term, the Steelers have to worry about shaking off a brutal loss and finishing the season on a high note. If the comments Ben Roethlisberger made after the game were any indication, there could already be some tension in the locker room in the wake of the meltdown. With a road game against the Houston Texans and a home game against the Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh should hang onto the No. 2 seed. But if they experience a hangover from Jesse James’ controversial overturned touchdown, the Jacksonville Jaguars are just one game behind them and also hold the head-to-head tiebreaker after beating the Steelers earlier this season.
Rogers and his teammates would be best served forgetting about the Patriots for the time being.
