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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons are headed for their second straight losing season.Theyre not in first place anymore, either.Yet, theres always hope in the hapless NFC South.Even with a 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the Falcons can still make the playoffs by winning their final two games against division rivals New Orleans and Carolina.We cant worry about anything other than this week, said Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan, who threw for 310 yards but had an interception returned for a touchdown. We know whats in front of us. We know what weve got to do.Playing without star receiver Julio Jones, the Falcons (5-9) slipped behind Carolina (5-8-1), which defeated Tampa Bay 19-17, and the Saints (5-8), who play at Chicago on Monday night.Ben Roethlisberger threw for 360 yards to eclipse his previous career high for yards in a season. He sealed the win with a 25-yard pass to Heath Miller on third-and-1 from the Atlanta 39.Weve got two games, Falcons receiver Roddy White said. If we win two games, were in. If we lose, were not going to the playoffs. Its all on us.Pittsburgh led 13-0 after William Gay picked off Ryans pass on the first play of the second quarter, returning it for a 52-yard TD. The Steelers extended the lead to 27-13 with LeVeon Bells second touchdown, a 13-yard run in the opening minute of the fourth period.The Falcons made a game of it when Ryan hooked up with White for a 4-yard touchdown. It was Whites 62nd TD, breaking a tie with Michael Turner the franchise record.But the Steelers (9-5) wrapped up their second straight victory by running the final 4:34 off the clock, remaining a half-game behind Cincinnati in the AFC North. They converted twice on third down, the clincher coming when Roethlisberger passed to Miller with the Falcons expecting a run.Were not a perfect group by any stretch, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said, but were a group that will fight to the end together.With Roethlisberger, they always seem to have a fighting chance.Hes on a mission to get Pittsburgh back to the playoffs after they missed the past two years, going 8-8 each time. This was his third straight game with more than 300 yards passing, and eighth of the season.Roethlisberger completed 27 of 35 and increased his season total to 4,415 yards, surpassing his previous franchise record of 4,328 from 2009 with two games to go. Bell also scored on a 1-yard run, but fell short of becoming the first player in NFL history with four straight 200-yard games in total yardage.The back finished with 47 yards rushing and 72 yards receiving, leaving him and Walter Payton as the only players with three straight 200-yard games from scrimmage.Antonio Brown had 10 receptions for 123 yards, also setting a Steelers record for catches in a season: 115, eclipsing the 112 by Hines Ward in 2002.Ryan completed 26 of 37 even though he didnt have his top receiver. Jones sat out with a hip injury sustained in the closing minutes of a 259-yard performance against Green Bay.Its tough when hes not in, Ryan said. Hes such a special player, such a dynamic player for us.Early on, Ryan looked out of sync, most noticeably on a pass over the middle intended for Harry Douglas. Gay stepped in to grab it — and kept right on running until he reached the end zone.The Steelers were up 20-7 at the half, but Atlanta put together a pair of impressive drives in the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they couldnt get to the end zone, settling for short field goals by Matt Bryant.That was crucial when Roethlisberger guided the Steelers on an 80-yard drive, completing a 26-yard pass to Miller, then a 30-yarder Markus Wheaton to start the fourth quarter. On the next play, Bell took it around the left end for the score.After Ryans touchdown pass to White with 10:21 remaining, Atlanta got the ball only one more time. The Falcons went three-and-out, and the Steelers ran out the clock.NOTES: Starting in place of Jones, Douglas had 10 catches for a season-high 131 yards. ... Bell pushed his total yards for the season to 2,043, eclipsing Barry Fosters team record of 2,034. ... Falcons CB Josh Wilson went out with a hand injury while covering a kickoff. ... 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With the win, the Eagles (6-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) became bowl-eligible in Steve Addazios first season as head coach. Backup quarterback Pete Thomas completed 22 of 33 passes for 207 yards for N.C. State (3-7), which lost its sixth straight game and fell to 0-7 in conference play for the first time ever. Jumichael Ramos caught five passes for 109 yards and a 52-yard touchdown that made it 31-21 with 1:53 left to play. The Wolfpack tried an unsuccessful onside kick, and BC gave the ball to Williams on every play as it tried to run out the clock. He broke through the middle and scored with 51 seconds left to give the Eagles a 38-21 lead. The 339 rushing yards for Williams, who entered the day as the nations leading rusher, is an ACC record and the most in an FBS game this season. BC placekicker Nate Freese alsso had a record-setting day, converting three field goals and three extra points to become the schools all-time leading scorer with 299 points.dddddddddddd Chase Rettig completed 8 of 15 passes for 53 yards, and he also dove into the end zone to score on a 2-point conversion. Williams surpassed Clouds BC record of 1,726 yards when he got loose on a 65-yard run up the middle, breaking four tackles on his way before Wolfpack cornerback Juston Burris knocked the ball loose from behind at the 1-yard-line. The ball bounced into the end zone, where Alex Amidon fell on it for the touchdown; Rettigs 2-point try gave the Eagles a 28-14 lead. Thomas started in place of Brandon Mitchell, who had been listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury; he had broken his foot in the opener and missed five games before returning on Oct. 26. Williams ran for 40 yards the second time he touched the ball, and 27 more on the next play to set up Freeses 25-yard field goal. On BCs next possession, he ran eight times for a combined 37 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown that gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead. It was the fourth time this season Williams has surpassed 100 yards in the first half, and his eighth 100-yard game of the season. Thomas hit Matt Dayes for a 61-yard pass to set up the Wolfpacks only score in the first half, a 9-yard run by Rashard Smith to cut the BC lead to 10-7. Williams left the game briefly, favouring his right shoulder, with about 6 minutes left in the first half, and Myles Willis made it a 10-point game with back-to-back runs of 24 and 19 yards. ' ' '