"The Cleveland Browns may have lost for the 16th time in their past 17 games against the Steelers, but they exacted yet another heavy toll on their oppressors just in time for the playoffs.

The Steelers were busy Monday assessing the damage, but two things were certain: Starting halfback Rashard Mendenhall's season ended because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in his eighth carry of the game in Cleveland, and their secondary needs support troops."