Mike Tomlin has said that the Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing to win today, despite not being able to make the playoffs.

The Steelers face the Cleveland Browns in their final game of the season, having lost to their AFC North rivals earlier in the year.

The head coach told the Steelers' website: "We've talked about why this game is important, which is because it is a game. We are professionals, and let's face it, we all have personal relationships with the game of football. So whenever the ball is snapped or kicked off, it's our charge to put our best foot forward.

"I expect our team to do that today, to play with great energy, to play and to play to win. This is about our relationship with the game of football, where the game of football has brought us individually and collectively. We owe football our greatest effort today."

It's only the second time in the last six seasons that the Steelers have failed to make the post-season.