Making the playoffs with a chance to defend their Super Bowl title is history. Even a chronic optimist has to be thinking the worst.

The Steelers came out Thursday evening with their playoff aspirations on the line, playing a Cleveland Browns team that was 1-11 with the worst offense, and the 30th ranked defense in the NFL.

How did Pittsburgh respond?

With its most embarrassing game of the season, that's how. The defending champs, a veteran club with quality talent all over the roster, played with no emotion, no fire, and no heart.

A season with so much promise and expectations has become a disaster of mammoth proportions.

The low point in this five-game losing streak came la...

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