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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers put themselves back in the playoff conversation by stringing together four convincing victories in which they never trailed. They put themselves on the cusp of the AFC North title by showing the kind of resilience theyve lacked this year when things get tight.Down two touchdowns on the road, the Steelers didnt panic. They didnt press either. They simply kept chipping away at the seemingly emotionally fragile Bengals until Cincinnati lost its composure and, eventually, whatever resolved remained in an otherwise lost season.The result -- a 24-20 victory that set up a de facto AFC North title game next Sunday against Baltimore -- was Pittsburghs first win in a game decided by less than seven points this season and first when trailing at the half since Week 15 of last year.It just shows what were capable of, safety Sean Davis said Monday. Were a team that fights. Weve been through so many things throughout that game and it does nothing but make us more confident and lets us know when we play like that the whole game were a tough team to beat.A team that evolved from one heavy on flash to something more substantive over the last month. Six Chris Boswell field goals, one well-timed Boswell trip of Cincinnati returner Alex Erickson that prevented a touchdown and an exclamation point game-ending drive gave the Steelers (9-5) their longest winning streak since 2009.Leading by four with 5:53 remaining, Pittsburgh took over at its own 16 and the Bengals never got the ball back. Four first downs -- the last coming on Cincinnatis eighth penalty of the day -- allowed Ben Roethlisberger to kneel down four times and give the Steelers their 15th win in 18 trips to Paul Brown Stadium.Its huge, guard David DeCastro said. Having those team wins, especially late in the season. Thats got to be the way to do it.Maybe thats why occasionally nitpicky head coach Mike Tomlin opted not to be so nitpicky after his team improved to 11-1 in its last 12 December games. While allowing most of his teams issues early on Sunday were of the self-inflicted variety, from the face mask by defensive end Stephon Tuitt that extended Cincinnatis opening drive to the pass interference call in the end zone on rookie cornerback Artie Burns that set up a Bengals touchdown.Its not the first time this season the Steelers have struggled on the road. It is the first time theyve managed to overcome it.We have played that team five times in the past twelve months, its not a lot of secrets, Tomlin said. Its just technical expertise and a lot of butt kicking. And smiling in the face of adversity.Something Pittsburgh is becoming more comfortable at as the long slog of the regular season morphs into a sprint. The most basic math is very simple: knock off the Ravens (who have won four straight in one of the AFCs most heated rivalries) and the Steelers have a third straight playoff berth for the first time in Tomlins 10-year tenure.Its a position Pittsburgh envisioned all along, it not the winding path it took to get here. The four-game nap the Steelers took in the middle of the season appears to be a distant memory.Were going to fight for the whole 60 minutes, Davis said.If the can do it for 60 more, theyll be division champions.Game notes Tuitt underwent an MRI on his right knee on Monday. He injured the knee on the same play he was flagged for grabbing Andy Daltons facemask and did not return. ... 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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers could end up with a wacky travel schedule next week -- if theyre able to keep their season going.Thursdays game between the Tigers and Cleveland Indians was postponed because of bad weather, a move that could force the teams to squeeze in a makeup game Monday if it needs to be played because of postseason implications. The wild card-contending Tigers and AL Central champion Indians played a rain-shortened game Wednesday night, which Detroit won 6-3 in five innings. The series finale Thursday never began.With the regular season scheduled to end Sunday -- and little room for extra games before the postseason -- the Tigers and Indians waited through a delay of 4 hours, 13 minutes before the game was finally called.The Tigers begin a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday night, and Cleveland starts a three-game set at Kansas City. The Tigers and Indians would need to play a makeup game Monday if it could affect who makes the postseason or how teams are seeded.The postseason is supposed to begin Tuesday with the AL wild-card game.Detroit manager Brad Ausmus was asked before the game about possibility that his team could have to play games in several locales between Sunday and the start of the AL Division Series, but scenarios like that assume the Tigers would keep advancing.Im aware of it, but one thing at a time, Ausmus said. If thats the scenario, then thats a good thing.Baltimore and Toronto hold the two wild-card spots in the American League, and the Tigers trail them both by 1 1/2 games.The rainout allows Detroit to push starter Daniel Norris (3-2) to Fridays game against the Braves, and Jordan Zimmermann will start Saturday night. The Tigers were initially set to choose between Matt Boyd and Buck Farmer for Saturday, but now they can avoid that issue.Justin Verlander is slated to pitch Sunday.Cleveland is pushing its Thursday starter back aa day, too.dddddddddddd Ryan Merritt (0-0) will pitch Friday.The teams kept waiting Thursday even as rain fell and the field took on more water. The Tigers said over 6 inches of rain fell at Comerica.We know what is at stake, especially with the bad weather forecasts for the East Coast, Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. If we were 20 games out, it would have been different, but we understood why they wanted to try to avoid everything getting backed up, and they did a great job of communicating with us.The weather cleared up enough at one point to allow the grounds crew to remove the tarp and work on the infield, but after Ausmus and Francona walked around the field with umpires, the tarp went back on. The delay continued for about 2 1/2 more hours.When we walked the field, it was so soft that we knew if it took any more water, it was going to be unplayable, Francona said. So we were already iffy at that point, and then we got all the rest of the rain.The Indians clinched the division with a Monday win at Detroit, then their top players hardly took the field after that. Cleveland lost 12-0 with a lineup full of backups Tuesday, and after Wednesdays game was shortened, Thursdays didnt happen at all.The Indians entered Thursday 2 1/2 games behind AL West champion Texas and one behind AL East champion Boston, so if home-field advantage is still at stake Monday, Cleveland will be back in Detroit to play its 162nd game of the season. The Indians arent supposed to start the AL Division Series until Oct. 6, so there will be time off even if they have to play Monday.Wed still get two days, Francona said. 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