Madden 16 is out and so is the patch and the roster update. The drop of a patch for EA’s yearly football simulation was needed by numerous leagues and waited on by numerous players just to make the experience enjoyable. With the patch being dropped though, that mean many leagues finally kicked off and have started their chase for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. In celebration of the patch being dropped and of the leagues kicking off, I will be predicting who will make the playoffs in each conference in the MML

AFC

1.      Broncos

This is arguably one of the best rosters in the league coupled with a user who won two MML titles in the madden 15 years. The only issue I see with this team is the offseason and that is what to do with Manning, until then, this team runs through the competition and wins 14 games this year

2.      Bengals

Boasted with a dominate defense, a WR in A.J. Green who can catch anything throw his way, and a running game that seems like it breaks 30 tackles a game according to commissioner Premo, this team is poised for a huge year. This team has a questionable division, with Shayn leading the Steelers, and the Ravens being led by the infamous Wafflehouse, and the Browns with Primo. You just do not know who will be good and who will forget to show up this year. The Bengals win 12 games this year, and look ready for the playoffs

3.      Colts

I saw Jolly dominate in a league that has talent with the Colts in M15. Look for it again. I am concerned with the Titans, the Jags’ user is good but it’s the Jags and I have not a clue about the Texans therefore I am giving it to the one I know. This team wins 11 this year, just topping over its division

4.      Patriots

This is the best squad in the game. It is hard to lose with this team. KOB is in a division that is a little questionable so I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt. This team wins 10 games this year, and not one of its losses come by more than 14 points. If it does, that’s because KOB sucks dick.

5.      Chiefs

KP is a really good user, he isn’t better than Knight but he is really good. KP wins 11 games this year and ends up in the Wild Card.

6.      Steelers

Steelers win 10 games, they make it in. Shayn doesn’t have his squad the way he likes it yet, so he’ll struggle but he will win. Shayn gets in the dance to make a run.

NFC

1.      Bears

Webbi comes in a tears it up, I’m calling it. Besides kish, there is not a challenge in the North. This team wins 13 games, posts the league’s second best record and gets ready for a deep playoff run.

2.      Cardinals

I saw this team shut out the Saints in the first league before the restart. It was the Saints but a shutout is impressive. They win 12 games, don’t struggle in the division and lose a couple close ones.

3.      Cowboys

Best offensive line in football. Couple that with having to respect the deep threat, this is an 11 win team. They struggle a bit with the division, but this team gets the home game in the playoffs.

4.      Panthers

WHOA! Not the Bucs??? No, they come in second. I’m excited about Steve. Not enough to give him higher than the 4^th seed but damn, I am excited. The Bucs aren’t ready playoff wise, but watching the Panthers throw 6 TD’s in one game, that excites me. This is an 11 win team.

5.      Bucs

There they are! They come in second and play the Panthers in the playoffs to see if they should be number 2 or number 1. I think they are number 2 but hey, that’s why we play the games. They win 10 this year.

6.      Redskins

They take the last spot. This team has RGIII in video game form. If he doesn’t get hit, he’ll be good. If RGIII gets touched, Cousins will come in and win the game. This team is set on offense and I trust his user skill on defense. They win 10 this year

This has been a division I am quite excited to write about for a while now. Two playoff caliber teams, one that is there on the edge, and one that can sling the ball around. A couple years ago, this was considered the best division in the MML. Now, it is still very good.

Steelers

The Steelers made the playoffs last year and lost in the first round. Their response? Get younger and draft a ton of wide receivers. Having had a huge draft, this team got better, and if you have seen them in the past couple year, you understand just how scary that really is. This team will dominate you, they’ll beat you up and throw the ball to their new young trio of receivers who will get the ball in their hands and make big plays. The Steelers will win 12 games this year a secure the division around week 14.

Bengals

I am worried about the Bengals, enough to take them from atop the division for the third consecutive year. They missed the draft and their owner has a new work schedule that keeps him less and less active which makes me question his devotion to a league that he has won a title in. The Bengals are still one of the best in the league, they’ll win over 10 games but to have a successful playoff push, they will need to get more focused and more devoted than they seem right now.

Ravens

The Ravens are a scary team if you are not careful. They can beat you, they can beat you bad too. Unless you take care of business. I think this team will win 7 games this year but they will let you know when they win and their excitement for just playing is a new refresher to the league. However, the issue is that excitement does not win you games. This is a good owner, a nice addition to the league last year. However, they will not make much noise win wise.

Browns

This team can throw. Having their QB end up first in passing yards is impressive for a team that only wins 4 games. However, having just thrown 21 touchdowns, this team cannot score the same way they move the ball. The Browns will win 3 games this year and be a non-factor on your schedule. I am not saying chalk it up as win already, but if you lose, re-evaluate your team after that L.

The AFC East has seen only one team enter the playoffs every year in the MML except for the 2014 season and since then, it has been one team that has lead the rest. Usually the Jets the past couple seasons but Patriots have taken over this year and with another title in sight, the AFC East could win an MML title.

Patriots

This team is loaded, they did not draft that well but damn, this team spent a lot of money in FA. They reloaded after missing the one win they wanted the most in the season last year and looks poised for another playoff run, one that will hopefully bring them the trophy they long for. This team will win 13 games and will dominate just like they did last year. Fear if this team ever gets a legit 6’5 receiver.

Jets

The Jets fell off last year and had a tough, tough season missing the playoffs for the first time after making the playoffs two years in a row. Winning only 6 games, this team looks to bounce back and fight for a division title that the Jets have come to know as their own. I am not sold on this team, I think they will win 7 games this year as the dominance of the Patriots has caused them to be a thing of the past. This team will win some, but they will lose more than they win.

Dolphins

The Dolphins have been down the past couple years. They’ll compete with other teams but in the end, they’ll lose. The user is a great guy, tough player but the games always seem to get away from them and always seem to lose at the end. This team will win 6 games and have a tough year yet again but they will compete with a lot of teams they play.

Bills

Having made a massive trade in the offseason, the Bills are primed to finish last still. I’m not sold on their talent and I think this team will finish with around 4-5 wins. This team won one game last year, and yes having an upgrade at QB will help, but it will not change a whole lot. This team can win some games, but none against teams that need the win. If they beat you, it will be a close game. I do not see any blowouts coming out of Buffalo.

This division has been pretty dominant over the past couple seasons. Having the Cowboys and the Giants dominate the NFC for a couple years until the ‘Boys decided to leave to Philly and try to turn around a franchise that has struggled tremendously over the past couple seasons. With the addition of the new Redskins owner, the NFC East looks to not be an easy win for anyone in this division.

Giants

A team built to play football different from the rest. They play tough defense and because of the low amounts of turnovers, force you to throw into a defense that steals the ball from you. Hard to run on and harder to score on, this defensive lead team does not turn the ball over and keeps you on your toes with a balanced attack. This team will win 13 games, which is good enough to win this division but they will get every team’s best shot, including the Eagles.

Redskins

This is a good team. A team that people have taken lightly, and they have paid for taking them lightly. They run the ball first and then throw it when they have to. They have a nasty run game that includes their QB and every running back on the team. They got a good wide receiver in the draft and that along with the acquisition of Randall Cobb, should help with them throwing the ball. This team though, will finish 8-8, I just feel it. I do not think they have enough in them to make the playoffs but I do know they will not lose more than 8, they’re better than that,

Eagles

This team scares me picking what they will finish. I do not think they’re the second best in this division because of the team alone. The talent of user, puts them at number two but the team has hurt them over the past year. They had a good draft, getting players that they felt they needed and made trades working hard trying to rebuild a team torn apart by another user. I think this team will finish with 6 wins, which is sad because the user is a great guy who could add to the excitement in the playoffs and could possibly make a run.

Cowboys

This is the worst team in this division. I’m sorry but it is true. The team has talent but when it comes to using his teams talent, the user just cannot. This team will not win more than 4 games, and honestly, 4 is pushing it. Having won 2 games last year, this team looks to be in the basement, and stay in the basement.

This division has two quality teams and one team that is up and down and the other team is just down. Last year this division put two teams in the playoffs, one advancing onto the next round in the playoffs. During the season last year, this team finished a combined record of 36-28 but had two teams that dominated their schedule accounting for only 8 of the 28 losses in the division.

Buccaneers

I think this team does it this year. I think they take the division. They’ve spent a lot of years at number two and I think this year they make the push. They will win more than 10 games this year and I actually think they’ll win 13. They will give you a challenge and they’ll put their foots on the throats of their opponents if they get up by a lot, fast. This team is dangerous and will make a run in the playoffs yet another year.

Falcons

This team won it last year on some questionable tie breakers. Madden chooses who goes in over the other in such a weird way. However, this team finishes second, and not far behind. This team will win 12 games, and will make the playoffs as a 5th or 6th seed. They are competitive and will beat a lot of teams and have a lot of close games.

Saints

This team has been up and down the past couple years. They will have one great game, then crumble the next, unable to keep the momentum to have a successful season. The issue has always been offense, with the defense keeping them in games and making sure that each game is a close game but sometimes they fall short and have a blowout. This team will finish 8-8 this year, lose division games but because of the schedule will have them back at even before the seasons end.

Panthers

The Panthers have been at the bottom the past couple years. They have won a total of 12 games the past two years and do not look to resurrect the winning ways this year. They’ll win maybe 4 games again, maybe. They have an easy schedule but teams will get the better of them late. Maybe though, and just maybe, I’ll be wrong. Hopefully for their sake, and the respect of Carolina, I am wrong.

Two years ago, this division was wrapped up. The question would not be who would finish first but who would finish second because the Titans had straight up dominated the AFC South. In fact, they dominated the entire MML winning two conference titles and winning two superbowls. However, things have changed, the former Titans owner left and a new owner took his place. With teams in this division looking like they can beat each other up, there is not one clear cut winner. Yet whoever makes the playoffs, that team will be primed for a run.

Jaguars

Three yards and a cloud of dust. This offense has a run first mentality that will take the ball and shove it down the defense’s throat and once you think you’ve stopped it, they’ll do it once more. They’ll dare you to stop the run and once you try that, this team goes over the top, throwing the ball deep down the field while you’ve got seven in the box. This team will win 10-11 games this year and because of the competitiveness in the south, they’ll have some close losses and wins inside their division.

Titans

This team use to reign supreme in the MML, with no one having their number once the playoffs rolled around. Now, this team will be lucky if they get more than 10 wins. Recent reports have come out about the build of the offense not being to the liking of the coach stating not one receiver is over 6 feet tall. This leads to questions about how good they can be without trust in their aerial attack along with the distrust in the running game. The defense will have to step up and hopefully for their sake, it revolves in a playoff run.

Texans

Okay so this is a team that has its up and its downs. One week they’ll give a playoff team a challenge, then the next get blown out. One thing is for certain, this team has not had quarterback stability needed for playoff success. This team has never won more than 8 games in MML history and it does not look any different this year, I expect this team to win 7-8 games.

Colts

This is the one I’m worried about picking at the bottom. Last year at the end, they gave the Steelers a run for their money by beating them in the final game of the season. They drafted well but I’m still not sold on them, one win does not give me the confidence in them. If they win more than 6 games, I’ll eat my words but I am not sold on them getting out of the basement of the AFC let alone the AFC South.

When you talk about the best two divisions in the MML, the AFC West and the NFC West split with the west getting the nod for the Superbowl title they have thanks to the Rams. With three teams in the division that are serious contenders, and one that even without much user skill has been built so well, every team can compete and win almost every game they play.

Rams

What more can you say about the Superbowl defending champs. They can run the ball, they can throw the ball and boy, they have a nasty defense. This team did not get better in the draft but they did not need to. This team is a competitor year in and year out and will make yet another run at the title and maybe be the second team ever to get two titles in the MML. This team should be a 13-14 win team and their losses should come by no more than 14 points, and even that is pushing it. Until further notice, this team, runs the West.

Cardinals

Yeah, here is a pick that will get a lot of people bitching. Here is the thing though, this team got a lot better. Plus they have one of the best users in MML history at the helm. Sure, he does not have a title to his name like the Rams does but he has something the Rams don’t, he has been to the superbowl twice. I believe in the Cardinals, I think they can win 12 games and their losses will not be blowouts, they’ll be close games that come down to the wire. If you play this team, it is not the same as it has been in the past, they have gotten better. Watch out.

49ers

This team has been hot and cold at times, two years ago they missed the playoffs after starting 7-0. Last year they made it to the divisional round to lose to the Giants. This year, this team makes the playoffs again. That’s right, three teams from the west makes the playoffs. This is an 11 win team which should be enough to push them into the 6th seed once again. Making the playoffs is the hard part, its the magic after you make it that is the fun part.

Seahawks

This team is still good. Trust me, they are. They’ll win games, but no more than 7 at the most. They’ll compete with you, they’ll challenge you, but eventually, you’ll overcome it. This is a team that won’t sneak up on you unless you let them sneak up. You play smart, do not treat it like it is a bye, then you will do just fine. However, you get careless with the ball, give them good field position, then they’ll score on you. Tread lightly. This team wins 5 games this year, and they are the easy games.

The AFC West, or better known as the AFC Best, has three playoff caliber teams along with one that will surprise you if you’re not careful. The last three years, a team from this division has one at least one playoff game and one made a run last year that had them one game from the Superbowl.

Broncos

Until further notice, this is the best in the west. Loaded top to bottom, and having the raiders and the chiefs number the past couple seasons, the Broncos look to make another deep playoff run. Obviously winning the division last year, was not very easy. Yet, this team got better, and I did not even think that was possible. They drafted better than I’ve seen them do before and got themselves a QB who is the new Bo Montana. Their defense has been revamped, which is terrifying if you have to play them twice a year. I’m picking the Broncos to win this division this year because I feel they have the Raiders and the Chiefs number and they do not take the Chargers lightly.

Raiders

This division is like three equally sized brothers where the younger ones are not the little ones. The Raiders are by no means the little brothers of the Broncos, they’re just as good and if you have them on their schedule, then you circle it and you don’t sleep well the night before. The Raiders have had issues with the Broncos but rarely anyone else. Last year splitting the series with the Chiefs, they have the talent to sweep them this year and maybe dent the Bronco’s division record. I am picking this team to finish 2nd in the west, but not by much. This team is a 11 win team and might have more this year with the revamped offensive line and added speed linebacker.

Chiefs

The big red in the west. This team is loaded, with J.D. Ford coming off a huge rookie season, his sophomore season looks to be ten times better. He has an added receiver who you can just throw it up to and he’ll go get it due to his size, speed and hands. Hankerson is on my list to win OROY so don’t sleep on him. The defense is loaded as always and with Ford getting better, the run game will see some help because defense know the force Ford can be. This team will finish third but it won’t be a 5 win season, but a 10-11 win season where the Madden Gods kick them out based on their name rather than their record. The Chiefs are dangerous, scary and will make every game a good one to watch, unless you are their opponent.

Chargers

The Chargers are getting better, to where they should win anywhere between 4-6 games this season and other games will come down the a 14 point difference. This team got a star on defense in FS Byrd. Yet he is old, and the team could have drafted a young safety to have years down the road. However, this team has their eyes focused on the now and hope that the future is still bright while trying to win now. Having a young QB who has struggled doesn’t help their chances and a run game that has yet to find itself out of the basement scares me for picking them to win more than 4 games but I believe they’ve gotten better. This is a team that will sneak up on you, therefore, if you play them, especially twice a year, it is not a bye week.

The draft in the MML over the last four years has helped team rebuild, reload and retool for a title run. This year is no different, as teams fight over picks by trading their seasoned guys and look to a new horizon and draft the new faces of their franchises for the years to come. The top five teams selected players who for the next 5 years, will be stars. These players will have the ability with some devoted time  their coaches, to be the best at their positions and to dominate the league for years to come.

1. Broncos

Of course they’re number 1. Where else would they be? Even with them releasing a mock draft teams still did not listen to them and follow what they had told teams and of course, they followed their draft plan perfectly.

• Fredrick Jordan - LT - Fast

  • 86 Pass block 90 Run Block 87 Impact block 92 Strength

• Stecolian Maxwell - RE - Fast

  • 86 Power Moves 81 Finesse Moves 74 Block Shedding

• Garret Daniel - QB - Star

  • 95 Throw Power 83 SAC 80 MAC 76 DAC 88 Speed

• Lamar Keith - LE - Avg

  • 85 Power Moves 77 Finesses Moves 78 Block Shedding

2. Raiders

The AFC West takes the top two. KC had a solid draft but no where near where Denver and Oakland are. Oakland missed the playoffs the last two years and drafted just like that. They got younger in key areas such as the o-line and on defense. This team is set up for another playoff run.

• Joesph Floyd - ROLB - Fast

  • 90 Speed 82 Tackle 91 Pursuit 87 Hit Power

• Ranoy Hankerson - TE - Fast

  • 84 Speed 80 Catch 86 Release 83 CIT

• Jeff Chester - RG - Star

  • 89 Run block 80 Pass block 87 Impact block 90 Strength

• Darveon Pederson - WR - Avg

  • 89 Speed 91 Acceleration 81 Catch 88 CIT 88 Release

3. Steelers

Throw, throw, and throw even more. When you look at this steelers draft, the selection was dominated by pass catchers. Grabbing an offensive lineman in the third makes this team poised for time to throw the ball and hopes that these young receivers can get open and make plays with the ball in their hands.

• Carlos Middlebrooks - WR - Star

  • 90 Speed 96 Acceleration 86 Catch 72 CIT 90 Release

• Jackson Keller - RG - Fast

  • 91 Run block 79 Pass block 75 Impact block 86 Strength

• Deone Lumpkin - WR - Star

  • 94 Speed 89 Acceleration 88 Catch 88 CIT 90 Release

• Brock Turner - WR - Avg

  • 90 Speed 94 Acceleration 87 Catch 73 CIT 92 Release

4. Cardinals

The Cardinals have made it an exciting offseason. Trading their superstar QB for a 1st round pick and another QB, then trading the pick for Sil Umana, the Cardinals look to make strides forward as they upgrade the passing attack and the defense through FA and the Draft.

• Conor Aiken - QB - Fast

  • 92 Throw Power 84 SAC 84 MAC 80 DAC 65 Speed

• Edivaldo Odom - WR - Star

  • 97 Speed 94 Acceleration 85 Catch 75 CIT 90 Release

• Zane Trahan - RT - Fast

  • 82 Run block 89 Pass block 84 Impact block 91 Strength

5. Browns

At the bottom of a loaded AFC North, the Browns had to have a great draft. Rounding out the top 5, the Browns did just that. Drafting an offensive lineman should make a passing attack fly even more along with some defensive players that will help keep the score more in their favor.

• Denolious Russell - RE - Star

  • 82 Power Moves 84 Finesses Moves 75 Block Shedding

• Cam Reeves - LG - Star

  • 93 Run block 86 Pass block 85 Impact block 83 Strength

• Reed Beck - MLB - Fast

  • 89 Speed 84 Tackle 89 Pursuit 88 Hit Power

Strategy is seen throughout the MML and it seems to vary team to team, with certain teams having a high risk, throw a lot mentality and some with the three yards and a cloud of dust. With your play style comes how you run the clock and just how much time you use or don’t use. Well according to the MML headquarters, teams can stop using the chew clock method befor the two minute warning in the fourth quarter. As per a statement released by Co-Commissioner Premo31 he states that “[he doesn’t] want games rushed...each week we play our game and can't wait to play the next one. Right? They are fun! So why try to shorten them?” The commish has a point, after all chewing the clock can ruin gameplay. It can make a game that you look forward to for a couple days just seem no longer than 30 minutes. The team in question during when the rule was made was The Green Bay Packers and the owner released a statement in which he says “In no way did [he] mean to harm the game. [His team] played poorly and therefore [they] just tried to exit with a win”. While talking to a spokesperson inside the Packers office it was said that they do not agree with the decision to remove the Chew Clock, but will respect it as long as it is a league rule. Moving for the Packers, their eyes are set on playing spoiler for playoff ready teams, and there are not many opportunities to chew the clock for them now.

In a week 11 matchup that sees two 7-2 teams go up against each other, seems to be quite exciting. In a game that features, a top ten offense for the Jets, and a top ten defense for the Cowboys, there is a lot to be excited for. Coming into this game, the Cowboys have allowed an average of 280 total yards a game, the Jets throw for 277 yards a game alone, and rush for 63 making their total around 340 yards a game, an astonishing number that has them ranked 9th in total yards. The running game for the Jets is bolstered by Chris Johnson, who has 548 on 160 carries and 9 touchdowns. To pair off with that, they have a QB in Drew Brees who can throw it around quite a lot, walking into this game, Brees has a 61 completion percentage, 2,631 yards through the air, 16 touchdowns with 13 picks. Their defense though is not at the bottom of the league, in fact they’re 9th in points allowed and 11th in total yards allowed.

Looking at the Cowboys, its a shutdown defense with a QB who really knows what it takes to win. Entering this game, the Cowboys are ranked 8th in points allowed and they have been very good, doing what they need to in order to win. Tony Romo is having a subpar season with a 64 completion percentage and 1,987 yards along with 13 TDs and 14 INTs. However, he is winning games, and until he stops doing that, this team will continue to make a push for a playoff spot and whether it be a wild card spot or hosting a game as the division champ, the Cowboys will give anyone they play in the playoffs, a run for their money.

Daddy League’s Prediction - 23 New York - 21 Dallas

My prediction - 28 Dallas - 24 New York

In a week 8 match-up that resulted in the Lions winning 24-0 made the Packers want to beat their division rivals that much more. Going into the game Coach Tyler knew the affect a loss would have, he knew that if "[he] threw some bad picks early and didn't establish a running game, this would be a long game". At first, the Lions did what they needed to, they drove down and scored on a balanced offense, something they've been prone to do the past couple weeks. "Watching them go up 7-0 made me have some flash backs but we were a different team from when we first played" Tyler said. Then the Packers ran the ball and played their style, knowing they had to keep control of the ball. "When we tied it up, you take a deep breath and now you have that goose egg from the last game off your back" stated Coach. Then these two teams would go back and forth as the Lions and the Packers would score a total of 58 points, the Lions 30, Packers 28. The the start of crazyness, with the lead and the ball deep in Packer territory, the Lions threw a screen and there was Nick Perry with a pick with no one in front of him and he returned it the entire way for a TD. Making it 35-30, the Lions looked to get back in it. Stafford dropped back and threw a pick, giving the Packers the ball, with amazing field position. They kicked the field goal, made it 38-30 and with 43 seconds left looked to stop them, and stop them they did. The Lions threw another pick to end the game. So this time, week 11, the Packers were the ones that walked off with a division rival win and now their eyes set on their next week opponent, the Denver Broncos.

If you look around the MML, teams do it differently, some are air it out, others play hard nose defense. Rarely though do you find teams that dedicate the time to running the ball, however with a running back like Adrian Peterson, you have to. Just look at his last two teams, the 49ers and the Jaguars, both teams have given him the ball, a lot. In fact, he is averaging 21.4 carries a game, an astonishing number. At this pace, he'll finish the season with 342 carries, a work load for back who is in his 30s. However, he is still managing to surprise everyone in the league. Right now, ten games in he leads the league, at total of 1,091 yards on 214 carries, that is an average of 5.1 yards a carry. To make this more interesting, since he as traded to Jacksonville, his average went from a 4.5 in San Fran to an incredible 7.3 down in the Sunshine State. 

You hear him close to breaking the record, and I am here to say, unless he has a sensational end to the season, he will not. Right now he is on pace for 1,744 yards, which is still incredible. However, not the record. He will have to dominate the rest of the season, and now you star to wonder, how much tread is left on a thirty year old man's tires who has done this for a very long time. To make matters a little bit better on his case, the next six teams he plays have an average of allowing 91.25 yards a game, which Peterson can get. However, that is the average of all six teams. During that span he plays the Titans and the Falcons which respectively allow 50 yards a game and 62 yards a game. It will not be easy for Peterson to continue on this trend, in fact, it seems at one point he'll have to decline, he is human after all. However, for right now, the Jaguars have their superhuman running back, who if they play their cards right, and with a little luck can turn his magical season into theirs as well. 

It has been deemed the greatest rivalry in the past ten years. Know for its hard hitting atsmosphere and the teams hatred for each other, the Steelers-Ravens game is always a good one. This game, even though it may not look like it, has quite the playoff implication. Only two games behind, the Ravens with a new coach look to get back into the thick of the playoff race by defeating the division rival. The Ravens post a 3-5 record while the Steelers post a 5-4 record. The AFC North is very close as well the Bengals and the Steelers are both 5-4 while the Ravens and the Browns both have a 3-5 record, so this race is still wide open. However, Coach Polish said "One slip up can cost [him] in the division" and therefore he will be on top of his game. Going into this game he will look "to spread the ball and find the open man as well as run the ball successfully chewing the clock". The Steelers recently knocked off the Seahawks, however if you ask Polish he says "the win...should not have happened" he felt his team did not preform to the highest level it could. 

Looking forward for the Steelers, a win here and they're still in the driver seat waiting for their second game between the Bengals in week 17 which Polish knows whether he and his team make it in will come down to that showdown. However, a loss and questions loom, where would they be then? Essentially, the Steelers cannot think that way, they must have their eyes on every opponent each week because Polish knows that every game whether he should have won or not, will not be easy.

The cowboys dropped a game, now a 7-2 record, the season is far from over. However, this one stings as it drops them a game behind the Giants and makes it harder to win the divison. Going into the game, Coach Fed, "was going for the win. [He] wanted the win and [he] wanted it badly. But [he] choked". His offense was almost non-exsitent but the defense did it's part as they kept it close. Coach did say that the Falcons run game was on point and nearly unstoppable. Going into the game, he hoped "to run the ball but couldn't, [his] offense was in a funk". Say what you will about this big game between these two monsters of the NFC, even with this loss, it does not knock down the Cowboys, it gives something to fight for. It allows for them to have a chip on their shoulder as they have plenty of games left. 

They next game is against the 6-2 Jets where they hope to "[get] back to basics, run the ball and play hard nose football. [He'll] let [his] game do the talking in the playoffs"