There was no drama, no surprises. The Pittsburgh Steelers are closing in on a division title and a bye in the first round of the playoffs, and the Carolina Panthers provided little resistance. Ben Roethlisberger showed off Pittsburgh's deep passing game and the Steelers cruised past the Panthers 27-3 on Thursday night. "It's definitely playoff football right now," safety Ryan Clark said. "We want that bye, at least one game on our home field." Pittsburgh (11-4), bouncing back from Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Jets, will wrap up the AFC North and the bye if it beats Cleveland on Jan. 2. The Browns (5-9) could end the division race even earlier than that if they upset the Ravens (10-4) at home on Sunday. "There's some hardware out there for us, the AFC North title, and that more than anything is what we're focused on," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301223023
