I've purposely allowed this one to marinate a little while before writing about it.
Immediate thoughts are great. There's nothing wrong with some knee-jerk reactions. Sometimes they're dead-on. But in the case of the Patriots' 27-24 win over the Steelers two days ago, the immediate reaction was to say, "Oh well, the Steelers just can't beat the Patriots."
That, however, is just too simplistic and shows no creative thinking at all. Watching and then re-watching that game led me to the conclusion that the Steelers, overall, have a better team than the Patriots as currently constructed.
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