Good luck with that.
If this season has proven anything, it's that no game is a given.
The Steelers' 19-16 overtime win against the Bills showed that once again.
The Steelers dominated the first half as much as they had dominated any game this season. Yet Buffalo took them to overtime in a game in which the Steelers rushed for 200 yards.
The biggest difference was penalties for the Steelers.
Guard Chris Kemoeatu and Ramon Foster had a combined six holding penalties called against them - four by Kemoeatu.
That's a tough day at the office, despite the big rushing totals.
The bottom line in this league this season is wins and losses. And right now, the Steelers' record says they're 8-3.
That's not the best record in the AFC, but it's right there. And they will head to Baltimore next week with an opportunity to take control of the division.
That's all you can ask for.
© Shaun Suisham gets high scores for his four field goals - including the game-winner in overtime - but his kickoffs weren't anything special.
In fact, the special teams coverage units had easily their worst game of the season, nearly costing the Steelers the game - until Keenan Lewis came up with a big strip of Leodis McKelvin in overtime that cost the Bills another five yards.
But, since they've been solid all season, we'll write that off as one bad game.
© Had the Steelers lost the game to the Bills, would Kemoeatu have been released as Jeff Reed was earlier this season after having a bad game in a bad loss?
© The Steelers were blowing some ridiculous holes open in Buffalo's defensive line. I think I might have been able to get 50 yards Sunday.
Maybe not.
© James Harrison now has 10 sacks, the first player in team history to have three consecutive seasons with at least 10 sacks.
But, apparently, he's no longer allowed to hit the quarterback unless it happens to be a sack.
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