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Steelers lose to lowly Browns playoffs in peril News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City9c Tomorrow0c Snow and blowing snow Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Steelers lose to lowly Browns playoffs in peril Last Updated Friday December 11 2009 149 AM ET The Associated Press Ben Roethlisberger is pressured Thursday by Kaluka Maiava (Gregory ShamusGetty Images)Theres nothing Super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymoreThe defending NFL champions lost their fifth straight and had their playoff hopes thrown for a loss by the lowly Cleveland Browns who ended a 12game skid against their bitter rival by beating the Steelers 136 on Thursday night in subzero wind chillsBen Roethlisberger was sacked eight times and lost for the first time in 11 games against the Browns (211) who extended Pittsburghs longest losing streak in six years and defeated the Steelers (67) at home for the first time since 2000Pittsburgh is going to need help to make the playoffs a stunning freefall for a team that hit the seasons halfway point at 62Unexpected losses to Kansas City Oakland and Cleveland three of the NFLs worst teams with a combined record of 928 have pushed the Steelers to the brinkTo lose five straight coming off a Super Bowl from last year is embarrassing wide receiver Hines Ward said Theres nothing fun about losing games especially five in a rowWe should play better than that With three games left youre going to see who really wants to go out here and play for the pride of this organization and this city and who doesnt want to be around hereChris Jennings who began the season on Clevelands practice squad scored on a 10yard run and Phil Dawson kicked a pair of 29yard field goals for the Browns who snapped a sevengame losing streak a 10game slide at home and beat the Steelers for just the second time in 20 gamesRoethlisberger tried to rally the Steelers but his fourthdown pass to Santonio Holmes with less than two minutes left was knocked down by linebacker David BowensWhen Holmes was tackled on a punt return and the final second ticked off the scoreboards clock frozen Browns fans who were nearly outnumbered by Terrible Towelwaving Pittsburgh fans danced in the a...