It’s amazing how a fan’s goals (or, wish list, since I have no actual control over any of this) can change from one year to the next.
Last December at this time, the thought of the Steelers having to play postseason football on Wildcard Weekend was just gross. After all, Pittsburgh was 11-3, still had an outside shot at the top seed despite the devastating loss to the Patriots and also had the inside track on the number two seed and a bye.
I was really looking forward to Wildcard Weekend and watching eight teams slug it out just to punch their tickets to the show the Steelers were already destined for: the Divisional Playoffs.