But going into Sunday’s game against Cleveland meant the Steelers had to win, and the New York Jets had to lose in their game against the Buffalo Bills.
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He also changed the organizational structure – moving executive vice president/general counsel Sashi Brown atop the football side as executive VP of football operations – and hired a consultant to help with the coaching search. However, he and the team parted ways after an 8-8 season in 2014 that left him with a 44-19-1 record.
The Bengals last met the Steelers in the playoffs in 2005 – a 31-17 Steelers win at Paul Brown Stadium.
“We want to get the right person”, Haslam said. We recognize we’re not flawless.
Here are some college highlights of Toussaint and from what we see on the video he is a pretty good runner.
The Browns (3-13) ended another losing season in disarray and doubt.
Saturday night is when their postseason will open with a rubber match against AFC North Division rival Cincinnati, and as Coach Mike Tomlin was going through the paces of his weekly news conference at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, the impression was that the Steelers were going to have to face the challenge without running back DeAngelo Williams. That to me is the resume: how hard the guys play, the effort that goes in, how hard we practice, what we do in meeting time, walkthrough, out on the practice field, how that carries over to the game field. “I know they’re excited about 8-8 and we’re excited they got us in”.
Now let’s do the what-if math. What if Antonio Brown had Ben Roethlisberger throwing to him every game this past season as Julio Jones had Matt Ryan throwing to him every game?
Haslam said no interviews had been scheduled but CBS’ Jason La Canfora said the Browns have requested permission to speak with Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase, Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and Jaguars assistant head coach/offensive line Doug Marrone. He has thrown for over 300 yards six times in that span and has thrown 17 touchdowns. Can you play, or not? “That’s the leader you want to be behind”.
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva celebrates after the Steelers won 28-12 during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland. He may yet prove good to go, but it was Toussaint, a second-year back out of MI, who got the call for 12 carries after Williams was hurt. Steelers LB James Harrison’s third-quarter interception was his first this season…. That vivid memory, obviously, that was the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life. “That was all on me”.
Davis completed 24 of 46 passes for 240 yards.
The highest drama took place in Buffalo (Jets vs. Bills) and Cleveland (Steelers vs. Browns), with the results hashing out the final playoff spot.
Travis Coons kicked four field goals for the Browns, who haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002.
Roethlisberger took advantage of injuries in the Browns secondary throughout the game. “They didn’t blink. They’d been in that situation some and they just responded appropriately and we appreciate that”.
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There were the 1,599 yards in 11½ games that Brown had with Roethlisberger, and there were the 235 yards that Brown had in the 4½ games in which Roethlisberger was out with injury.
