Who is in the conversation?

While listening to the Steelers-Vikings game at work tonight, Vikings commentator Paul Allen said that because of their games with the Steelers, Minnesota was “definitely in the conversation”. I don’t know what the conversation was, but apparently the Steelers are the rubric for getting into the conversation. Let’s find out who else is in the conversation, tam by team.

Arizona – Beat the Jaguars and Texans, who beat the Titans. Titans played the Steelers close… PROBABLY IN THE CONVERSATION
Atlanta – Defeated the Bears who beat the Steelers…. DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Baltimore – Lost to the Bengals and Vikings, but played the Vikings (who lost to the Steelers) tough… PROBABLY NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Buffalo – Lost to the Browns who got trounced by the Steelers…. NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Carolina – Lost to the Bills who lost to the Browns… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Chicago – Beat the Steelers…. DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Cincinnati – Not only did they beat the Steelers, but they beat the Bears too…. DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Cleveland – Lost to the Steelers… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Dallas – Beat the Falcons who beat the Bears who beat the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Denver – Beat the Bengals who beat the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Detroit – Lost to the Steelers in an 8 point game… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Green Bay – Beat the Bears who beat the Steelers…. DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Houston – Beat the Bengals who beat the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Colts – Beat the Titans who played the Steelers close… PROBABLY IN THE CONVERSATION
Jacksonville – Beat the Texans who beat the Bengals who beat the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Kansas City – Lost to the Ravens… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Miami – Lost to the Colts… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Minnesota – Lost by 10 to the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
New England – Beat the Falcons who beat the Bears who beat the Steelers… DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
New Orleans – Beat the Lions who lost to the Steelers…. MIGHT BE IN THE CONVERSATION
New York Giants – Beat the Chiefs who lost to the Ravens, and beat the Cowboys who beat the Falcons who beat the Bears who beat the Steelers…. PROBABLY IN THE CONVERSATION
New York Jets – Beat the Texans who beat the Bengals who beat the Steelers, but lost to the Bills and Dolphins…. PROBABLY NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Oakland – Lost to the Chiefs Chargers and Jets… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Philadelphia – Lost to Oakland… NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Pittsburgh – DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION (I guess?!)
San Diego – Lost by 10 to the Steelers – DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
San Francisco – Lost to the the Texans, Falcons and Vikings, but played the Vikings close… PROBABLY NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Seattle – Destroyed the Jaguars who beat the Titans who narrowly lost to the Titans – PROBABLY IN THE CONVERSATION
St. Louis – NOT IN ANY CONVERSATION ANYWHERE
Tampa Bay – 0-7? NOT IN THE CONVERSATION
Tennessee – Lost in overtime to the Steelers…. DEFINITELY IN THE CONVERSATION
Washington – Lost to the Lions in a close game. Lions came within 10 of the Steelers… PROBABLY NOT IN THE CONVERSATION

So there you go. If you are ever involved in the conversation, you know who is in the conversation.