Steelers slip into the National Football League playoffs

The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC is up for grabs.

The Steelers scored a touchdown a few plays later to put the game out of reach.

Leading comfortably in the closing minutes, Roethlisberger heard the crowd roar.

Truly, every game Pittsburgh goes into could be a shoot out, and none of them are easy to predict.

Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson and former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone – who was offensive line coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars this season – are among the candidates to replace Pettine.

“I’ll take that”, Tomlin said.

If Williams can’t play, the Steelers will rely heavily on Jordan Todman and Fitzgerald Toussaint as they prepare for the AFC North champion Bengals. We need somebody that’s smart.

The Browns (3-13) ended another losing season in disarray. However, he and the team parted ways after an 8-8 season in 2014 that left him with a 44-19-1 record.

“It should be a topic of speculation, given what our results have been”, Pettine told reporters.

“I’m not at all [concerned]”, Tomlin said. “We’ll give him an opportunity to do that if he’s capable, and then we’ll have daily discussions and planning regarding that”. As long as we execute and play defense and offense the way we need to, I think we have a great shot at winning a championship.

PASSING OFFENSE: C. Josh McCown, Johnny Manziel and Austin Davis all took their turns playing quarterback for the Browns in 2015 and all experienced the same thing. Todman has just four carries for 22 yards this season, and none since Week 10. Linebacker Arthur Moats recovered, and on the next play, Roethlisberger completed an 8-yard TD pass to Markus Wheaton.

The Jets hosted the Bills at Shea Stadium and fell behind 24-0 early before making a late rally, but Bills safety Bill Simpson intercepted a pass from Richard Todd inside the Buffalo 5 in the closing seconds to preserve a 31-27 Bills win.

The general manager of the restaurant said they’ll “probably toss in a Terrible Towel or two”.

“I’m a little numb right now”, said receiver Brandon Marshall, who led the Jets with eight catches for 126 yards. “We don’t want that to happen again”.

Pittsburgh’s loss at Baltimore last week had damaged the Steelers’ playoff chances, but Roethlisberger made sure there wouldn’t be another costly misstep.

While Brown is clearly Roethlisberger’s favorite target, the Steelers have proven they are far deeper than their acrobatic leader.

DeAngelo Williams’ potentially season-ending injury is on his right foot, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said. The 29-yard kick was Travis Coons’ fourth field goal of the game.

The Steelers will enter the playoffs as a sixth seed, a scary sixth seed.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B-minus. The special teams were overall the most consistent unit on the Browns. The polarizing QB was reportedly spotted in Las Vegas instead of being with his teammates for the final time this season, not a good look for the 23-year-old or the Browns.