Perfect Bye Week...

Like most Steelers fans I will be awaiting the Kansas City game on Monday night so that I can get a peek at the Chiefs offense with former Pitt standout Jonathan Baldwin and former Pitt and Steeler quarterback Tyler Palko, who takes over for the injured Matt Cassel. But until their Monday night showdown with the New England Patrtiots, what should Steelers fans be watching for this weekend?

First off, all Steelers fans should be Bengals fans as they take on the Ravens. The Steelers own the tie breaker with the Bengals but do not have it against the Ravens. With a Bengals win, the Steelers take over sole possession of the AFC North and as the wild card race is tightening this would be huge.

Now, if the Bengals lose the Steelers could use a trio of games to go their way, some of those games are more important than others though. Loses by the Bills, Raiders and Titans give the Steelers two game leads over all three for one of the two wild card spots. Right now the Steelers hold a one game lead over each team and also has a better division and conference record than all three teams in case of a record tie.