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Fullback John Kuhn, not listed on the Packers' injury report last week, was deactivated for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh and replaced in the lineup by Korey Hall.

CLEVELAND ? The shakeup that coach Mike Tomlin said might be coming after the Steelers lost their fourth consecutive game didn't happen Thursday night in Cleveland.

Even though the Pittsburgh Steelers defense has had trouble finishing games this year, they still remain in the top five as far as the league rankings for total defense.A Through last week they're allowing 294.1 yards per game, good for fourth in the NFL.

Nothing can make Mike Tomlin like what he saw in Cleveland. With his team angry and disappointed after losing five in a row, with players saying doubt is creeping in and confidence leaving, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants to switch their tenses.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left, scrambles past Oakland Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson for a first down.

The Cleveland Browns might be 1-11, but in their minds they're playing the Super Bowl tonight against the 6-6 Steelers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers desperately need a victory to keep their faint playoff hopes alive.

Scott Brown is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Steelers beat writer and can be reached at 412-481-5432 or via e-mail. Hines Ward distilled a mystifying five-week stretch into three words when the Steelers wide receiver said, "Frustrating. Disappointing.

In what deserves to be remembered as the most embarrassing performance in franchise history, the defending -- and former -- Super Bowl champions not only lost to the perennially hapless Cleveland Browns, they failed to score a touchdown.

STEELERS at BROWNS When: Tonight, 8:20 p.m. Where: Cleveland Browns Stadium TV: NFL Network Line: Steelers by 9 Last week: Steelers lost to Raiders 27-24; Browns lost to Chargers 30-23. Steelers: Defending Super Bowl champions's 4-game losing streak is club's longest since dropping five straight in 2003.

For a team that had scored just five offensive touchdowns in the previous 15 games, Brady Quinn's sudden offensive production as the Cleveland Browns' quarterback must look like a volcanic eruption.

There are two schools of thought going into Thursday's game against the 1-11 Cleveland Browns.

As coach Mike Tomlin ponders change, several Steelers said the key to snapping a four-game losing streak may lie in something as simple as players not overextending themselves.

Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec.

Share + Dec 8, 2009 10:32 pm US/Eastern PITTSBURGH Hines Ward is normally in sweats for the first Steelers practice of the week.

From Josh Katzowitz, reporting on the Bengals game against Detroit this past weekend:A " ... With 136 yards, Cedric Benson became the third Bengals' player in three weeks to rush for 100 yards or more.

Get ready for a shake-up among the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting players, as Coach Mike Tomlin looks for ways to pull the team out of its dire situation in the AFC playoff race.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin believes starting cornerback William Gay suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of their 27-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders .

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is starting, as expected, today against the Oakland Raiders.