Friday here on the Locked-on Steelers podcast and the Steelers, if they're going to beat the Browns,

if they're going to handle their own business, they've got to be the team.

They've been trying to be all season.

I'll break that down here.

I'm Chris Carter.

Let's get into it.

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And we've talked all week about the potential of not having D.K. Metcalf, and it's now a definite.

Of course, he lost his appeal. He is going to be suspended the rest of the season.

But the Steelers only need to win one game to clinch the AFC North.

And yes, there's still the chance that the Ravens don't clinch there,

or the Ravens clinch it for them.

If they lose to the Packers Saturday night in Green Bay at Lambeau Field,

the Steelers technically would not have to win,

or technically they wouldn't have to win another game the rest of the season.

But that game is

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