Well I am not quite sure but I felt it was a must win game however the Pats are still listed as on bubble as for chance of making it into the playoffs but I got to say it does not look good.

At any rate the Pats lost against the Steelers, an AFC team which puts them in a bad spot since they have lost against all of them that they have played not in thier division.

But first let me discuss the game a little. At the end of the first half it was not actually looking that bad. The score was tied 10-10 and the Pats D had done a decent job of holding the Steelers and the offensive line had done well in protecting Cassel.

However nearing the end of the first half you also had to think it was the start of problems to come. Moss dropped like two passes in the endzone, although if you watched the second one in slow motion he'd had landed out of bounds anyway but the first was money and should have been a TD. I think he dropped anothyer in midfield too that was a good pass. The to top theat off the FG attempt was missed right before the half too which would have at least put the Pats up slightly ahead.

Now on tho the second half, yeah if the ending of the frst was an omen than things went as they should because the Steelers D really started to show why they are ranked number 1. The Pats didn't score a point and more drops and turnovers than you would care to count.

Elswhere in the division the Jets also lost, so did the Bills but Miami won. So there was an oportunity there too that was missed. I feel bad about the loss even though I thought from very early on in the season looking ahead considering the situation that this was going to be a loss and those thought only increased as more and more memebers of the team went on the IR.

Next up for the Pats is the Seahawks who are not dong that great this year. This should be a win for the Pats.

Ok I will go ahead and actually give my predictions for the rest of the season games beyond next week too. I'' try to give my thoughts on why too.

Seahawks = Win

Obviously this team is no good this year. The Pats certainly are not as good as last year but they are still much better than the Seahawks.

Raiders = Win

This team actually beat the Jets but they still suck.

Cardinals = Win

The Jets actually beat these guys early in the season. Honestly I think this team is weak. Yeah they are first in thier division, and are so with authority but they have the Rams, Niners, and Seahwks in it. So yeah it was not hard for them to look good. My only worry is that Warner can chuck the ball and the Pats secondary is bad. Really of all the remainng games I think this is the most iffy but I think the Pats are the better team.

Bills = Win

The Bills are still on thier downward spiral from once being in first place. The Pats romped them last time and they should do so again.

So where will the pats be if they winn al these games? Well they are currently 7-5 with all wins they would finish with 11-5. I have no idea whether that will be good enough to at leat make the playoffs through wildcard since it depends on many other factors but I do feel it would be a decent finish despite all the adversity the team has had to overcome this season.

I do feel that if the Pats do make the playoffs there is no chance they will go far proven by the fact that they have alreay lost to all the other teams that will most likely be in the there too. Of course every game is different and things could change but from my perspective on the defensive side of the ball the Pats problems that have been there since the beginning this season are still there, unlike the offense which has impoved.