Last night in Cleveland the defending Super Bowl champions pretty much sabotaged their own quest of returning to the playoffs.  Losing to the Browns (the now 2-11 Browns) 13-6 to drop to 6-7 and now they are looking up at the rest of the wild card contenders.

Yes you read that right….the Steelers lost to the Browns for the first time in almost 7 years.  Prior to last night the Steelers had won 12 straight over the Browns.  A win and they are sitting at 7-6 and in control of their own fate.  Now they are 6-7 and need help to have a shot.

Luckily they will have a shot.  But they need help.  Right now Denver, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Miami, and New York are all ahead of the Steelers in the race for the 2 wild card spots.  And depending on the outcomes this week Houston could also be up there.

With games coming up against Green Bay, Baltimore, and Miami the Steelers better figure out what is wrong quickly or they will be done for the year.  They pretty much have to win out and then get help just to have a shot although winning out would be helping themselves too as both Baltimore and Miami are currently ahead of them in the standings.

If you are a Steelers fan you need to start scoreboard watching this Sunday.  I can’t even begin to tell you what to root for and what not to root for at this point.  Basically just hope everything falls the right way.