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LeVeon Bell set the scene for Sundays matchup between rust belt rivals Pittsburgh and Buffalo.Its December football, the Steelers running back said. We understand everybody is fighting for position. We just want to get the job done. Thats all there is to it.The Steelers (7-5) have steered their season in the right direction, winning three straight after a four-game losing streak to move into a tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North standings and within one game of Denver for the final wild-card spot.We are in a good situation right now, but we obviously have to win this game and better, Bell said.Pittsburgh controls its fate over the final four weeks of this season, but could cede that control with a single loss.We always want to worry about whats going on in the stadium were in, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. We dont want to have to look around. Weve done that in years past. For us to just have to go out and take care of our own business is good for us.The Bills (6-6) are further out on the fringe of the playoff picture, unable to catch New England in the AFC East and seventh in the wild-card race when tiebreakers are factored in.Buffalo likely needs to win its last four games to end the longest active playoff drought (16 seasons) in North American sports.But the Bills won four straight earlier this season, and enter a three-game home stretch hopeful they can repeat the feat.This experience right here could be the start of something new, Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said. Thats what were trying to do and trying to establish. Take seize of it right now, this opportunity that we have. If we can do that, things start to turn around.Coming off two consecutive wins, the Bills led by two touchdowns on the road at Oakland last week before quarterback Tyrod Taylor and the Buffalo defense imploded, as head coach Rex Ryan put it, allowing 29 unanswered points.Buffalos passing offense ranks last in the NFL and the Bills are 14-12 with Taylor under center over the past two seasons. Taylors shortcomings have raised questions about whether the Bills should opt out of the lucrative contract extension they gave Taylor prior to the season.My future in Buffalo is this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Taylor said. Thats what matters the most. Other than that, I dont feel like talking about my contract. We still have games to play.Frustrated with further questioning about his future in Buffalo, Taylor abruptly ended his news conference Wednesday. Im done talking, he said while throwing down his practice jersey.Ryan defended Taylors play, noting injuries to receivers Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods, Percy Harvin and tight end Charles Clay, among others.I just think it is easy to sit back and be critical, but if you are playing without five receivers in the game, Ryan said, it is going to affect you.The Bills are optimistic Woods can return this week after missing two games with a knee sprain. It would be the first time since Week 2 the Bills have had Woods and top wideout Sammy Watkins in the lineup together.After averaging 34 points in their first four wins, the Steelers have not scored more than 28 points in each of their last three wins. A more balanced, ball-control offense has featured Bell more and more as winter approaches.Bell, a Central Ohio native, knows what it takes to thrive along the rust belt this time of year.I played high school football in this weather, he said. I was born into this. 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Daniel Merretts Gabba farewell appears set to be crashed by a Geelong side that coach Chris Scott says has a point to prove over their record against teams outside the AFLs top eight.The Brisbane Lions host the Cats, who have won their past five games and are vying for a top four spot, on Sunday afternoon.Under-pressure Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has had a rare stress free week after their thrilling win over Carlton and, with the aid of an eight-day break, believes his side will go into what looks on paper as a huge mis-match with confidence.It is Merretts last match in Brisbane after the veteran defender announced his retirement this week, with next rounds away clash with St Kilda to mark his 200th and final AFL appearance.But Geelong, after their narrow escape against Richmond, could well come out snarling after Scott highlighted their inability to finish off teams they are expected to beat.Im not going to argue that we havent been at our best against teams that are outside the top eight, thats a reality and one weve confronted head on, Scott said.ddddddddddddNow weve just got to do it.Talk is cheap. What I say here really has zero impact, and in some ways, what weve said to the players wont be tested until we see how we come out in the first 10 or 15 minutes this week.Scott said the Cats would not underestimate the Lions, who despite their rotten three-win season have occasionably troubled top sides, including Sydney at the Gabba earlier in the year.Im not trying to talk Brisbane up as a great team but they were 40 points up at half-time on the weekend against a team (Carlton) that beat us a few months ago, he said.Whatever Geelong serves up, Leppitsch is hopeful Brisbane can counter it for Merretts sake.Hes been a mainstay through a pretty ordinary era at our footy club and hes been a very loyal servant and we thank him for that, he said.Lets hope all of us can fire up for Rog. ' ' '