Sports Nut: Playoff Permutations

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Sports Nut Playoff Permutations Josh Levin and Nate Jackson take your questions about the NFL postseason. By Nate Jackson Posted Thursday, Jan 05, 2012, at 10:37 PM ET Slate executive editor and Hang Up and Listen co-host Josh Levin joined former Broncos tight end Nate Jackson on our Facebook page to chat with readers about the NFL playoffs. The following transcript of the discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Josh Levin: Hey everyone, looking forward to the chat. Here's a link to this week's Slate/Deadspin NFL dialogue if you want to catch up on what Nate and I are writing about this week. Nate Jackson: Hi everybody. Let's talk football things. Max Stewart: Are my Steelers too banged up to go past the first round, just to let the Purple Browns beat them up further? Josh Levin: I think the Steelers match up better against the Patriots than the Ravens. (In order to play the Patriots, they'd need to beat the Broncos and have the Texans beat the Bengals.) The Pats have a really shaky pass defense that Roethlisberger and co. could take advantage of even if they don't have a strong running game with Mendenhall out. Against the Ravens, that lack of balance on offense could lead to Terrell Suggs killing Roethlisberger. Nate Jackson: The Steelers can surely come to Denver and win. But let me tell you, I'm in Denver now, and the Bronco love is palpable. Nate Jackson: It's Tebow Time! Preston Parsons: Really Nate?? Tebow Time?? I thought I knew you better than that!! He's such a joke. Nate Jackson: I was kidding ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Kaplan: The Coming Pentagon Cuts Will Change the Very Nature of the Army and Marines Is Obama About To Repeat FDR's Big Economic Mistake of 1937? Yglesias: The Addition of 200,000 New Jobs Last Month Is Not Something To Celebrate	Advertisement
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