CINCINNATI -- No points in the second half.More penalties than first downs.The Bengals playoff chances were extinguished with a fitting meltdown.A 24-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday took care of the defending division champions. Cincinnati (5-8-1) had its club-record streak of five playoff seasons snapped.They lost in the first round each season, and still havent won a playoff game since the 1990 season, the sixth-longest stretch of futility in NFL history.Were so used to the past five years of going to the playoffs every year, defensive tackle Domata Peko said. Its the first time we havent in a long time, and it hurts. It really hurts me.How they faded hurt the most.The Bengals matched the club record with 12 wins last season, only to lose at home to Pittsburgh in the opening round of the playoffs.Jeremy Hills fumble and penalties on Vontaze Burfict and Adam Pacman Jones moved the Steelers in range for the winning field goal in the final seconds, one of the biggest meltdowns in playoff history.They melted down again in the second half on Sunday.After scoring on their first four possessions for a 20-9 halftime lead, they managed only 38 yards in the second half. They had more penalties (seven) than first downs (four).Chris Boswell tied the club record with six field goals for Pittsburghs first 15 points, and the Bengals drew penalties on four consecutive plays -- including Pat Sims personal foul -- that set up Ben Roethlisbergers decisive touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.Burfict and Jones got flagged again during the game -- the linebacker for tackling Roethlisberger after he got rid of the ball, and the cornerback for taunting. The Bengals were left fuming.They let Pittsburgh do whatever they wanted to, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said. They shouldve been calling stuff on them, too.The Bengals had one take-that moment while building the lead. Hill scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, saw a Terrible Towel that a fan had thrown onto the field, picked it up and tried to tear it. Unable to do that, he threw it to the ground again.It was just lying there, Hill said. Spur of the moment.The Bengals were good at finishing off games last season, until they met Pittsburgh in the playoffs. Theyve been unable to do it this season, preventing them from reaching the playoffs.We just havent been able to find the finishing touches, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. We just havent found what it takes there at the end.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Jalen Brunson Jersey . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Harrison Barnes Jersey . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. http://www.mavericksproshop.com/ . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Wesley Matthews Jersey . 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In the new system, the top 10 skiers can choose an odd start number between 1 and 19, and the skiers ranked between 11th and 20th pick an even number between 2 and 20.The International Ski Federation has changed the old format, where the top seven were randomly given a number between 16 and 22, because it hopes TV viewers will watch longer when the best skiers are more spread out.It will change something, definitely, said Mayer, who was speaking at a sponsor event. The best racer can pick the start number he wants. I think its a positive development. But we should discuss a qualifying format in training.FIS mens race dirrector Markus Waldner said skiings governing body considered several options before deciding on the new regulation.ddddddddddddhe idea is to spread out the top 10 from the start list, Waldner said. Most of our TV viewers were starting to watch a race after the TV break, after the first 15 starters, because the top seven racers all started between 16 and 22. 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