The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the New Orleans Saints 31-28 Sunday, and have fallen from first place in the AFC North. The loss also dropped the Steelers from an AFC playoff spot heading into their final game this weekend against the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for 380 yards and threw touchdowns. Both Antonio Brown and Juju Smith-Schuster had over 100 receiving yards. Brown caught two touchdown passes, breaking his own team record with 15 in a season.
The Steelers will need a win over the Bengals, and a Baltimore loss to Cleveland to gain entry into the post-season this year. Sunday’s kick-off is 4:25pm.
The Ravens defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 22-10 Saturday to improve to 9-6. The Steelers loss to New Orleans dropped them to 8-6-1.
Cleveland defeated Cincinnati 26-18 and improved to 7-7-1. The Bengals fell to 6-9.
Sunday Night Football: Seattle defeated Kansas City 38-31. The Seahawks continue to hold on to the top Wild Card spot in the NFC. Kansas City fell to 11-4 and tied with the Los Angeles Chargers for the AFC West lead heading into the final week.
Also Sunday:
–New England clinched the AFC East with a 24-12 victory over Buffalo.
–Dallas clinched the NFC East with a 27-20 victory over Tampa Bay.
–Defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia kept playoff hopes alive with a 32-30 victory over Houston.
–Indianapolis topped the New York Giants 28-27.
–Tennessee defeated Washington 25-16 Saturday.
–The L.A. Rams defeated Arizona 31-9.
–Chicago defeated San Francisco 14-9.
–Minnesota kept the final NFC playoff spot over the Eagles with a 27-9 victory over Detroit.
–Jacksonville defeated Miami 17-7.
–Atlanta over Carolina 24-10.
–Green Bay defeated the New York Jets 44-38 in overtime.
Monday Night Football: Oakland will host Denver at 8:15pm.
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