Pittsburgh traveled to Cleveland in Week 17 needing a win plus a Baltimore loss to secure the AFC North title and a first-round bye. The Steelers were able to defeat the Browns 13-9, but Baltimore knocked off Cincinnati to send Pittsburgh to the No. 5 seed and a Wild Card matchup in Denver.
The Steelers found themselves in a 6-0 hole late in the first half after a pair of Phil Dawson field goals for the Browns. Pittsburgh drove inside Browns territory on its first three drives of the game, but couldn’t put any points on the board.
On the team’s first drive of the game, the Steelers turned it over on downs at Cleveland’s 32, and then Roethlisberger was sacked for a 9-yard loss to move back of potential field-goal range on the second possession. The third time Pittsburgh got the ball, they again drove down the field, but Shaun Suisham’s 45-yard field goal missed wide left to keep the Steelers scoreless.
Pittsburgh got the ball back with 1:01 left in the first half and again marched down the field all the way do the Cleveland 1-yard line with 11 seconds left on the clock. After two incomplete passes, Suisham converted a 19-yard field goal as time expired to make the score 6-3 in Cleveland’s favor at the half.
The Steelers opened the second half with the ball and again positioned itself inside the Browns red zone, but again had to settle for a field goal to knot the score at 6-6.
After Troy Polamalu intercepted Seneca Wallace’s pass, Pittsburgh found the end zone for the first time on Isaac Redman’s 7-yard run. Redman played in place of Rashard Mendenhall, who was lost for the season with a knee injury earlier in the game.
The Browns added a field goal late in the third quarter to cut the Pittsburgh lead to 13-9, but that would be the final margin as the Browns’ final drive came up just short, stalling at the Pittsburgh 24 as time expired in the fourth quarter.
Redman filled in well for Mendenhall, finishing with 19 carries for 92 yards and one touchdown. Antonio Brown led the Steelers receivers with six catches for 90 yards. Roethlisberger finished 23-of-40 for 221 yards.
-Stuart Zaas
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Anyway, when you are on your own on the blog, nothing like a little Bronco research to make you a better Bronco fan:
Miller was named head coach of the Denver Broncos on January 31, 1977.
One QB off the list for next draft, Landry Jones just decided to return to OKlahoma for one more year.
Thx Brian. Life long fan and gonna go to my first game.
If I`m the Broncos front office, I would`nt pick a QB until the 4th round at the least, unless we get Luck in a trade with the Colts.
Luck has yet to declare. I have a feeling he’s going to stay as well.
And a backup QB for that pick.
The Broncos can go after Flynn also.
I won`t give up on Tim Tebow until the Johns say they give up on him. Don`t assume that Tebow is finishes, we still have a playoff game to play.
I want to know what the fourth tie breaker would be??? Points for and points against???
We would have beeen screwed!!! LOL
Tims our QB for 2012 I believe. No other QB on our roster after the season is over.
This could be huge, not sure if u guys saw this:
C Maurkice Pouncey (high ankle sprain) missed practice Thursday and could sit out Sunday’s game. He felt discomfort after limited participation Wednesday. “I don’t know what the turnout is going to be,” he said. G-C Doug Legursky would start in his place. Is offensive coordinator Bruce Arians worried? “Yeah, I am,” he said.
prediction: Broncos win 14-10.
This specially for my buddy OC:
The Broncos will be handing out orange towels before Sunday’s playoff game against Pittsburgh, a way to help mitigate the Terrible Towel-waving Steelers’ fanbase that travels so well.
The orange towels, similar to the ones handed out at the Monday Night Football opener on Sept. 12, will be on each seat.
Those towels, however, will be the only orange around. The team will wear their normal home blue uniforms, but they will be back in white pants, instead of the blue pants they wore for the last four home games.
They should pat down the people entering and confiscate any questionable material found, like say those “terrible towels”. You don’t know where they’ve been and what substances they may contain. Just looking out for the safety of the people at the game.
Montee Ball also returning and Chargers fire their DC.
They obviously missed Rivera.
Cry baby threw a lot of ints this year!
23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.
27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
How many Feared Staying on the Tim Tebow Bandwagon that appeared to going down in Flames and Jumped off ? God tested MILLIONS of peoples Faith in 1 moment and its fasinating to watch how many peoples faith went south for the winter in 1 moment.God made Believers out of a whole country where they tuned in to watch a miracle in the 4th quarter,BELIEVING 1 would come and once people say they BELIEVE ,God tested there faith and POOOOOOOOOOOOF.the doubters Pride has GONE THROUGH THE clouds ,ENJOY the humble pie on sunday because GOD IS SOOOOOOOOO WOUNDERFUL,AMAZING,AWESOME,IN HIS WAYS .He WILL NEVER FORSAKE TIM .even WHEN he walks through the valley of the shadow of deaith he will be there so FEAR NO EVIL FOR JESUS CHRIST IS WITH YOU AMEN even until the END OF THE AGE.
With God, all things are possible. I want to watch the look on Terrell Suggs face when the Broncos beat Pittsburgh this Sunday, then play him next Sunday and watch him fail big time on national TV. Without God on his sideline, nothing is possible.
May Tebow be with you TC36… ;o)
*Repost for his Repost!!!
corithians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Psalm 3:6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side
Psalm 27:3 Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.
Proverbs 3:5-65Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Faith can move mountains it is written:Just believe,even when all you have left is a Prayer,Its Then Miracles Happen.