50-YARD LINE

Here we go Steelers, here we go! Your Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up their season at the Big Ketchup Bottle today against the Cleveland Clowns. The Steelers are taking a page out of Cleveland's book today as they play out the string, looking to finish with a win that can put them at an even 8-8. Meanwhile, the Clowns, who have their 11th 10-loss season in the past 14 years, are trying to go for the season sweep of the Steelers. In this Bizarro-world scenario, these are your keys to today's game. 1)Big Ben is 14-1 for his career versus Cleveland and the Steelers are 8-0 against the Clowns at home since '03. Ben hasn't been himself since the injury against KC. He's thrown 4 INT's in his 3 games since coming back. What's up with that? I'm sure the drama will rear it's ugly head once this ugly season is over. Meanwhile, he won't have his safety-valve, Miller, to throw to today. He'll be without Butterfingers Wallace, as well. Maybe Plaxico will see the field today. Regardless, it's still the Clowns, fellas. Score early, score often, score BIG! 2)On the other side of the ball, Cleveland will start 3rd-string QB Thad Lewis (who?) today. Lewis hasn't started a game at quarterback since '09, when he was at Duke. He'll be without workhorse running back Trent Richardson today. Hopefully, this is good news for the D. Hit 'em early, hit 'em often, hit 'em HARD! 3)Some people want the Steelers to lose this game in hopes of landing a better draft pick. Some want the Steelers to win because it's still Cleveland and they want to play for pride and finish on a winning note. Even if they did lose and get a higher draft pick, you still have to make sure you don't whiff on that pick and get an impact player who can contribute to the team. Mrs Black-N-Gold says, "Finish strong". Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!