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The last two Januarys, the Pittsburgh Steelers walked into the stadium for a playoff game hoping there were enough warm bodies to go around.

Two years ago against Baltimore, running back Le'Veon Bell watched his hyperextended knee all wrapped up as the Ravens pulled off a mild upset in the wild-card round . Last winter in Denver, Bell was joined in sweatsuits by backfield mate DeAngelo Williams and Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown, all of whom looked on while a game effort by their backups wasn't enough to overcome one last fourth quarter comeback by Peyton Manning.
That won't be the case on Sunday when the AFC North champions host Miami. The Steelers (11-5) enter the postseason with a luxury they've lacked since their last Super Bowl run six years ago: options. Lots of them.
“We got a lot of guys healthy,” wide receiver Sammie Coates said. “We've got a lot of guys out there that haven't played (in the playoffs). Le'Veon Bell's never played in the playoffs. We've got guys going to be hungry for this game.”
Perhaps no one more than Bell. Pittsburgh's seven-game winning streak to end the regular season coincided with the versatile Bell's emergence as one of the league's most dynamic players. He led the NFL in average yards from scrimmage, the ever-patient, ever-potent yin to Brown's dazzling yang.
Yet the Steelers have proven in recent weeks they're far deeper than their high wattage stars. Wide receivers Eli Rogers, Cobi Hamilton and Demarcus Ayers all made an impact over the final month.
Rogers made pivotal plays in the final stages of a Week 16 victory over Baltimore that locked up Pittsburgh's second division title in three years. Ayers, a rookie who spent the first 13 weeks on the practice squad, caught the first touchdown pass of his career in Sunday's regular season finale against Cleveland, a game the Steelers won when Hamilton made a diving grab in the back corner of the end zone with 2:57 left in overtime to extend Pittsburgh's winning streak to seven.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...for-rematch-with-dolphins-20170102-story.html
 
They weren't healthy when they recently played in Miami?
 
Well, Big Ben started the game healthy....but he didn't finish it that way. Ajayi matched his 200 yard game in his second outing vs the Bills. I see no reason why he can't do the same against the Steelers in the second match-up.
 
Pressure is on Pittsburgh:
- healthy
- favorite by 10 pts
- at home
- Dolphins first playoff in last 8 year
- Dolphins last playoff win over a decade ago
- Dolphins injury depleted
- back up QB for now
- first year head coach

Anything but a blowout by Pittsburgh would be an embarrassment much less losing. Dolphins have to keep it close going into the 4th and let a struggling Pittsburgh team get nervous.
 
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phins_4_ever said:
Pressure is on Pittsburgh:
- healthy
- favorite by 10 pts
- at home
- Dolphins first playoff in last 8 year
- Dolphins first playoff win over a decade ago
- Dolphins injury depleted
- back up QB for now
- first year head coach

Anything but a blowout by Pittsburgh would be an embarrassment much less losing. Dolphins have to keep it close going into the 4th and let a struggling Pittsburgh team get nervous.
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Exactly, as long as Miami(you hear me Matt Moore and Damian Williams and Jakeem Grant) doesn't beat themselves then we have a shot at this game.

I would like a rematch with the Patriots. Call me crazy but I think we can take them.


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If Ajayi can get going they might make a game of it because their run D is not great. The Steelers going to score points though and likely lots of them, let's be clear about that...
 
This is not the same tea we played back in October or whenever it was..on the road in PIttsburgh, in the cold against Big Ben and Bell and Brown...it's a really tall task I will be happy if we keep it close.
 
Thrilling news to hear Pittsburgh is eager to play. That's already assumed for all teams in the postseason.
 
Yes you're*. But in reality you take away some key mistakes and favourable officiating and that game turns out a lot closer.
 
I don't want to lose a close game to Pitt. If it's close then I want us to win. If we lose by 3 points then people are going to think our roster is fine which is not. Either win the darn game or show how much help we need. Actually I know there are plenty of us that know this team needs to fill a lot of holes even if we beat the steelers

Ozzy rules!!

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DefensiveEnd76 said:
Yeah lets go to New England so we can get completely drubbed and embarrassed on national television in the playoffs.
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So are you saying we should lose so that we don't have to go to NE?

Ozzy rules!!
 
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