--Romeo Crennel is the only Cleveland coach who has never beaten the Steelers, who have a 10-game winning streak against the Browns.
--The Steelers had little to say when several Tennessee Titans publicly abused Terrible Towels after last Sunday's 31-14 pasting of the AFC North champs. There is little doubt, though, if those teams meet in the AFC title game that coach Mike Tomlin will bring it up to his players.
"I have no reaction unless we see those guys again," Tomlin said. "Then there will be probably a question that is worthy to be answered."
--The Steelers' 48 sacks are the most since they had 50 in 2002. Their record of 55 was set in 1994 and matched in 2001.
--Pittsburgh owns the third quarter, outscoring opponents 84-29 this season, seven of those by Tennessee last Sunday
BY THE NUMBERS: 53-25-1 -- Steelers record in regular-season games from November on, the second best in the NFL in this century at .677 only to New England.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We are playing the game and we are playing to win. That is what the National Football League is all about." -- Coach Mike Tomlin, on a game against Cleveland that has no bearing on the playoff picture.
