Yeah this Denver game is enormous. Win and you get the 2nd seed, bye week and a chance to get healthy and likely avoid the Steelers completely unless it is in the AFC Championship. The 4/5 game is likely Houston/KC, and KC is playing lights out, but still a preferable match up to Pittsburgh I think.
Lose and you have to play all your starters Week 17, probably get the 3 seed, have to start AJ against Pittsburgh and if you win that have to go back on the road and play the same Denver team you just lost to 3 weeks earlier.
So now that I've gotten way ahead of myself...just win baby.