Re: NFL 2018 - cheaters never win, except for the super bowls and stuff 
Not saying it's likely at this point, but I'm not backing down. We've seen odder things happen in the NFL.
If PIT wins and NE loses to NYJ (yeah, yeah, sure) PIT gets the 1 seed. So PIT has reason to play to win for at least the first bit.
If the scoreboard shows NE on the way to a rout and PIT pulls their starters, then things get...well, 3 percent more interesting.
Not saying it's likely at this point, but I'm not backing down. We've seen odder things happen in the NFL.