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Week 17: The Pittsburgh Steelers vs The Cleveland Browns

Found December 29, 2012 on SteelBlitz Steelers Blog:
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have nothing left to play for during the 2012 season. The only thing left to determine is where they will be selecting during the 2013 NFL Draft. Cleveland, who the Steelers will be playing in week 17 for the second straight year, also has nothing left to play for. Today it was announced that the Browns would be firing their general manager and head coach on Monday regardless of the outcome of this game. For the Steelers this game will end an uninspiring second half of the season and leave the Steelers with their first non-winning record under Mike Tomlin at either 8-8 or 7-9. Due to injuries and other reasons this game could turn into more of a pre-season type game then a normal week 17 NFL match-up. For Cleveland their third string quarterback, Thaddeus Lewis, will get the start with both Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy out with injuries. Running back Trent Richardson will also be on the sidelines Sunday due to an injury leaving the Browns very depleted on of...
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