NFL
Bottomline
By ROGER MILLS
Published November 30, 2003
You want to know why the NFL is the No.1 sport? Because any thing can happen on any day and in any season. Currently, the Steelers running game, routinely considered one of the best, is ranked 31st. Entering the season's final month, the Steelers (4-7) are in last place while the Bengals (6-5), who haven't had a winning record this late in the season since 1990, are in first place. "It's crazy," Steelers running back Jerome Bettis said. "I mean, you think something weird is going on, with some things freezing over. But that's not the case."
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