I don’t really care the outcome, but probably think know have more to gain by Denver losing. Indicators of a second-half of the season collapse, such as a thrashing by PIT would be welcomed.

Maybe the refs will hand it to the Steelers on a silver platter and call into question the refs being paid off, forcing the PIT organization to forfeit a string of draft picks. :)

and I was not disappointed at all, sums it up perfectly. We need the draft pick improvement but I still hope for catastrophic injuries to Ben and Troy tonight.

But I wouldn’t mind seeing big Ben on a stretcher and a Broncos loss.

I’m cheering for the Steelers tonight because of the draft pick. And I have them in my confidence pool. And two of the three Steelers I dislike the most: Joey Porter, Hines Ward, Bill Cowher; are gone. But I won’t enjoy pulling for the Steelers. Also, I’ve disliked the Broncos since Elways and the ‘Hawks AFC West days. So it’s easy to cheer against them, even against the Steelers, and their first round pick in 2010 is icing on the cake.

Anyway, when push comes to shove this year, the team I hate the most is the Minnesota Vikings. I will hate them as long a Steve Hutchinson has another chance for a ring. I hate what Brett Favre has become (or maybe always was): a me-first prima-donna and media whore. I hate that they’re running away with their division and Favre may not have to play a playoff game in the cold. I hate that they’ve had great luck with their ‘bad character’ guys: Jared Allen, Percy Harvin, Brett Favre; are model teammates. And they’ve had unbelievable injury luck.

I’d take a Steelers/Broncos AFC Championship game and an (ick) Cards/Niners NFC championship game if it meant the Vikings were sent packing.

Am I wrong to feel the way I do?

If I remember correctly, 2010 draft will be the first where making the playoffs will determine order rather than a strict win/loss matrix.

Thus, Denver could go 9-7, Win the west, make the championship game, and give us the 29th pick.

Go Broncos!