Steelers playoff bound after beating Browns, help from Bills

And Buffalo Bills Coach Rex Ryan made certain the playoff drought of the New York Jets, the team he used to coach, continued.

While no one wants to see the Browns rush into a hiring, the more time they take the shorter the list of potential candidates (which may already be pretty short) will naturally become.

He might even want to make it two. That came three plays after Roethlisberger threw his second interception of the game, which linebacker Craig Robertson returned 38 yards to the Steelers 9.

The Buffalo Bills will get to chow down on sandwiches from Pittsburgh’s famous Primanti Brothers today, a thank you for helping the Steelers qualify for the playoffs.

“We find our edge playing in front of the home crowd”, Carolina QB Cam Newton said.

“We’ve had our ups and downs, but that’s a resilient group and equally important is that it’s a tight group and they stayed together”, coach Mike Tomlin said. “We’re where we need to be”.

Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes, Pittsburgh’s defense dominated and the Steelers slipped into the AFC playoffs with a 28-12 win Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who fired both coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer a few hours after the game.

The Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since the 2010 AFC Championship.

“We don’t know the extent of that”, said Tomlin. I’m grateful for the effort they put forth, their willingness to take coaching and their overall dedication to the foundation we built.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – In a game that meant next to nothing for Seattle, the Seahawks derailed the hottest team in the NFC with a thrashing Arizona, avoiding a sweep by the Cardinals and handing them their first loss in 10 games.

That ain’t good, folks, and it isn’t getting any easier against one of the conference’s best defenses next weekend in Cincinnati. “If DeAngelo can’t go _ I’m not going to speculate if he can or can’t _ I think we are a little better off because Fitz has been here for a while”.

It wasn’t all good news for the Steelers against the Browns. In fact, Williams tested his ankle in the second quarter on the sideline before deciding not to return to the game. Fitzgerald Toussaint, who began the season on the practice squad, replaced Williams. We knew this week we wanted to try to answer and keep them shut down.

The 32-year-old tied for the National Football League lead with 11 rushing touchdowns while spending most of the year as the feature back with Le’Veon Bell limited to six games thanks to a suspension and torn ligaments in his right knee.

“We understand what kind of defense we are”, Moats said.

Denver turned to Peyton Manning to take advantage of New England’s slip-up in the AFC.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) is tackled by Cleveland Browns linebacker Karlos Dansby (56) after a pass reception during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland. Brown caught 13 passes for 187 yards. The first is holy guacamole, he tore it up for 1,834 yards, finishing only 37 yards behind Atlanta’s Julio Jones for the season lead and also in 4 place all time (Jones’ 1,871 yards was 2 all-time to Calvin Johnson’s 1,964 in 2012). Taylor was 18 of 28 passing for 182 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. “We are very determined to get that right person”.