Steelers not ruling out RB Williams

Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Steve McLendon celebrates after the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns 28-12 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.

COACHING: D. To use fired head coach Mike Pettine’s word, it’s a pass-fail league and the Browns failed.

The agenda for the following week was simple; all the Jets had to do was to beat a struggling Buffalo Bills club and hey, all the Patriots had to do was to show up in Miami with only a partial can of “whoopass” and the boys’ from Beantown would be the #1 seed from the AFC for the postseason. Brown caught 13 passes for 187 yards.

CLEVELAND (AP) – They’re the last team to qualify for the AFC playoffs, but the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t care about their seeding. They host the risky Seattle Seahawks next week while Green Bay will hit the road to face the NFC Least winners in Washington.

It’s less than ideal, but the Steelers (10-6) are hardly quibbling.

Pittsburgh pulled off its parlay on the Great Lakes.

The Steelers are feared due to their quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. “We’re where we need to be”. “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.

One Pittsburgh-based restaurant is planning to send some food to the Buffalo Bills as thanks. Before he caught his 125th pass, Brown fumbled following a 13-yard reception.

The Steelers scored a touchdown a few plays later to put the game out of reach. He had one kick blocked in four of the previous five games. Davis sees Harrison’s back and thinks he can “throw his receiver open”, but Harrison turns to locate the ball and is able to make a play on it. No, it wasn’t the Super Bowl 43 interception returned for a TD, but it was a game-changing play as the team recorded yet another red-zone turnover. The Broncos went on to win the Super Bowl. “Sitting here as a Pittsburgh Steeler, that’s the expectation to make the playoffs and hoist the Lombardi Trophy”.

“I’m not looking for nuggets of success”, Tomlin said. Owner Jimmy Haslam, who vowed in August that he wouldn’t “blow things up” will likely clean house, ousting Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer.

Well in just three games this season, Toussaint has 18 carries for 42 yards and no touchdowns.

Haslam, wife Dee, Brown and Jed Hughes from the Korn Ferry consulting firm will be the only ones involved in the search, excluding president Alec Scheiner, whom Haslam said will remain in charge of the business side of the organization. Williams will be re-evaluated Monday and Tomlin said he would not rule him out against the Bengals.

SEARCH STARTED: With help from a consulting firm, Haslam intends to first hire his new coach and then find a GM.

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.

Sashi Brown, formerly the team general counsel in charge of the salary cap and contract negotiations, is the new executive director of football operations. His record is 92-52, and he has not had a losing season. He did say the 23-year-old failed to report to the team’s facility on Sunday for treatment.