The New England Patriots mounted an impressive comeback to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 and I, for one, never doubted Tom Brady and the offense. Not for a second.
But let’s say hypothetically that I already wrote a game recap declaring the Steelers victors over the Patriots, and that New England fell to 10-4 and the third seed behind the 10-4 Jacksonville Jaguars, who hold the conference record tiebreaker. And imagine if I wrote that the Patriots were in serious jeopardy of missing out on a first round bye because the Jaguars have a far easier schedule over the final two weeks of the season.