DeAngelo Williams scheduled for MRI on ankle Monday
Brown fumbled to end the Steelers first drive after a 13-yard reception, and although the Browns took over at the Steelers 39, they did not score. That was the other half of the equation the Steelers had to have to make it as the sixth and final playoff seed in the AFC.
They’re in. And they’re unsafe.
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva celebrates after the Steelers won 28-12 during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.
The Steelers (10-6) earned a wild-card berth and a playoff game at Cincinnati next weekend as a result of their win and the Buffalo Bills’ 22-17 victory over the New York Jets. “We need to stay on the field”. “I heard cheering and looked because I thought there was a fight or a Steelers fan beating up a Browns fan or something (laughter)”, he said.
Bill Wippert/AP Rex Ryan’s Bills picked off three Ryan Fitzpatrick passes as they played spoiler to his former team. This was a move that we all saw coming, so it’s really no surprise that the Browns just want to get it out of the way Sunday night before the firing squad hits on Monday.
In that Week 17 game, Ben Roethlisberger played great as he threw for 317 yards and 2 touchdowns. Forte had 110 yards rushing and receiving, and he matched the Johnson touchdown on the next possession by doing a masterful job of tip-toeing down the sideline with a Jay Cutler screen pass for a 23-yard touchdown play that tied the game at 17. “You know Ed, I always like my chances”. As such, the Steelers would have to win three games on the road to reach Super Bowl 50. He was not sacked once despite his team averaging less than two yards per carry with their run game today.
“We’ve got to take care of business first”, linebacker Arthur Moats said.
The Browns close out the 2015 National Football League season with a record of 3-13 – the team’s 11th double-digit loss season in the past 13 years.
With speculation running rampant that head coach Mike Pettine had coached his last game for the Browns, it would have been easy for Pettine to let loose in his post-game press conference.
The Kansas City Chiefs scrapped and fought for more than two months to piece together a franchise-record 10-game winning streak, allowing them to return to the playoffs after a one-year absence.
Haslam will immediately begin the search for a new coach, Cleveland’s eighth since 1999.
“It’s tough to end the year on a note like that”, Bortles said. Pittsburgh could be without running back DeAngelo Williams, who sprained his right ankle against the Browns. Barnidge finished with eight receptions for 66 yards and finishes the season with 79 receptions for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. Quarterback Austin Davis, starting for the injured Johnny Manziel, was sacked seven times by Pittsburgh.
This is the second season in a row that Manziel has not started the last game of the season but was spotted drinking the day before. The 2012 Heisman Trophy victor hasn’t lived up to expectations on the field and continues to be a headache off it.
The Titans (3-13) clinched the No. 1 draft pick by losing their fourth straight.