There will be no love lost between these two teams today as the AFC North rivals come head to head to close out the regular season. The Browns are in the basement of the AFC North with a poor 4-11 record.
Meanwhile, the Steelers are in third place with a 7-8 record, but still can technically make the playoffs if they win and a number of other results go their way.
After a disastrous 0-4 start to the season, the Steelers fans cannot complain that they enter Week 17 still with slim chances of making the playoffs. However, they will first of all need to defeat the Browns today themselves. They will also need both the Ravens and Miami Dolphins to lose in other NFL Week 17 match ups taking place today.
However, that's not all; even if all that happens they still need the Kansas City Chiefs, who are likely to rest some of their core players ahead of the playoffs, to defeat the San Diego Chargers later in the afternoon.
With so many ifs and buts, the Steelers would do well simply to focus on just what they need to do, and if things happen they happen.
The Browns would love nothing better than to defeat the Steelers on the final day of the season to bang the final nail in the coffin of Pittsburgh playoff hopes. So the Steelers will have to bring their A-game today to make sure they do their part.
The game will start at 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through free live stream by clicking here.
Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers WEEK 17 NFL PREVIEW 12/29/13
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