Jets blow playoff berth as Steelers claim wild card
Harrison erased an errant throw by Roethlisberger that was intercepted by Cleveland linebacker Craig Robertson, who positioned the Browns at the Steelers 9.
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.
Tyrod Taylor went 18 of 28 for 182 yards passing, and also scored on an 18-yard run in a game the Bills never trailed.
Browns coach Mike Pettine was sacked a few hours after the game.
Houston avoided the headache of possibly having to look at eight different tiebreakers by beating Jacksonville 30-6 to win the AFC South, making Indianapolis’ victory over Tennessee moot. The Colts entered the day with the slimmest of chances to win the division, but a Texans loss was needed.
Head coach Mike Tomlin knows what his team needs to work on heading into next week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and was sacked seven times. 3, 5 and 6.
Safety Kyshoen Jarrett left the game with a concussion in the first quarter after a jarring collision with Dallas running back Darren McFadden.
The Bills are now leading the Jets 16-7, approaching halftime.
The Carolina Panthers wrapped up the NFC’s No. 1 seed, and the Denver Broncos switched back to Peyton Manning at quarterback en route to overtaking the New England Patriots atop the AFC playoff field.
The game will be played at 8:15 p.m. Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are ready to start over in the playoffs.
The Bengals (12-4) reached 12 wins for the third time in franchise history. Something about Super Bowl XL, I think.
The Cleveland Browns suffered a harsh loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17 on Sunday, allowing them to finish up with yet another abysmal record at 3-13.
The Chiefs opened the season 1-5. He had one kick blocked in four of the previous five games. The Redskins will host a wild-card playoff game next weekend.
Among their 10 victories, are wins over Denver, Cincinnati and Arizona. 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. Quarterback Zach Mettenberger fell to 0-10 as a starter. Each of the team’s final three possessions ended with a Ryan Fitzpatrick interception. And it’s not wrong to say this is one of the most risky Super Bowl contenders among the league’s twelve. The Giants (6-10) finished a third straight losing season and a fourth straight year out of the playoffs.
Cousins got it on his second throw of the second quarter – a 28-yarder to Jamison Crowder after he had already thrown all three of his TD passes in the first. “They had us doing a little bit of coverage this week”.
Scroll down to see the back and forth lovefest between the two teams.
Roethlisberger was asked if the fans gave him indication they made the playoffs.
Bryant missed the entire second half of the game because of a neck strain, and now has just two receptions for six yards the last two weeks.