Steelers beat Jets in AFC Championship

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Jets head coach Rex Ryan talks to his players before the AFC Championship against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends AP Photo

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, right, greets former Steelers WR Santonio Holmes before the game. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends AP Photo

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Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger prior to the game. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Getty Images

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Jets kick off to start the game at Heinz Field. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Getty Images

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Mark Sanchez calls a play during the first quarter. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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A Steelers fan during the first half. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends AP Photo

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Ben Roethlisberger throws a pass during the first quarter. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Reuters

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Steelers WR Hines Ward is tackled from behind by Jets LB David Harris in the first quarter. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends EPA

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Jets CB Antonio Cromartie breaks up a pass intended for Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends AP Photo

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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall is tackled by Jets SS Eric Smith in the first half. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends AP Photo

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Steam comes off Ben Roethlisberger as he leaves the field after a first-quarter series. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Reuters

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Steelers TE Heath Miller attempts to make a first quarter reception, which was eventually ruled incomplete after a challenge. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Reuters

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Steelers WR Hines Ward catches the ball and is brought down on the 1-yard line by the Jets LB David Harris. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Getty Images

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Rex Ryan calls the game from the sidelines. VIDEO: Jets Season Ends Getty Images

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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall surges for a 1-yard touchdown in the grasp of Jets LB Bart Scott during the first quarter. The score would give the Steelers a 7-0 lead. Getty Images

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Rashard Mendenhall runs the ball during the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger runs the ball during the first half. AP Photo

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Mark Sanchez scrambles to get away from the Steelers DL Casey Hampton. Getty Images

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Jets WR Jerricho Cotchery fights off Steelers LB James Harrison during the first half. AP Photo

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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall, center, is tackled by Jets SS Eric Smith and CB Darrelle Revis during the first quarter. Reuters

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Mark Sanchez throws a pass during the second quarter. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall rushes against the Jets in the second quarter. EPA

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Ben Roethlisberger runs in for a touchdown past Jets LB Bryan Thomas in the second quarter. Jeff Zelevansky

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Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley sacks Mark Sanchez in the second quarter. Jeff Zelevansky

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Steelers CB Ike Taylor knocks the ball out of Mark Sanchez’s hand as he reaches back to throw during the second quarter. Taylor’s strip sack caused a fumble that led to a Pittsburgh touchdown. Reuters

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Mark Sanchez remains on the ground after being sacked, allowing a fumble the Steelers recovered and returned for a touchdown. Anthony J. Causi

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While Mark Sanchez lies on the ground, the Steelers’ William Gay returned the fumbled ball for a touchdown, putting Pittsburgh up 24-0. EPA

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Mark Sanchez holds his arm after he gets up. Anthony J. Causi

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Mark Sanchez still looks like he’s in pain as he walks off the field. After getting checked out on the sidelines, Sanchez quickly returned to the game, not showing any sign of an injury. Anthony J. Causi

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The Steelers’ Isaac Redman runs the ball during the second quarter. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Jets CB Darrelle Revis breaks up a pass intended for Steelers WR Mike Wallace in the second quarter. Jeff Zelevansky

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The Steelers’ LaMarr Woodley jumps for joy after sacking Mark Sanchez in the second quarter. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Ben Roethisberger smiles on the field during the second quarter. The Steelers got off to a big lead, scoring 24 points before the Jets got on the board. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Jets WR Jerricho Cotchery misses a pass during the second quarter. UPI

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Jerricho Cotchery is tackled by Steelers CB Ike Taylor and LB James Harrison (bottom) in the second quarter. Reuters

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Nick Folk kicks a 42-yard field goal right before the half to put the Jets on the board. They trailed the Steelers, 24-3, at the half. UPI

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Ben Roethlisberger runs between Jets DE Shaun Ellis (left) and DE Jason Taylor for a first down in the third quarter. EPA

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Jets WR Santonio Holmes celebrates after he scores a third-quarter touchdown to give the Jets 10 points. Getty Images

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Santonio Holmes celebrates with Braylon Edwards (left) and Dustin Keller. Getty Images

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Jets FS Brodney Pool runs down the field after intercepting a pass intended for Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders in the third quarter. Getty Images

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Steelers RB Mewelde Moore catches a pass as he tumbles over Jets CB Antonio Cromartie in the third quarter. Anthony J. Causi

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Another shot of Mewelde Moore flipping over Antonio Cromartie Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Santonio Holmes runs to position himself on a play during the fourth quarter. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Jets TE Dustin Keller is hit by Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons as he falls out of bounds in the fourth quarter. Reuters

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Jets RB LaDainian Tomlinson tries to run the ball into the end zone on a fourth down and goal in the fourth quarter, but the Steelers defense stops him from getting the touchdown. Reuters

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Ben Roethlisberger fumbles the snap in the end zone as the Jets tackle him for a safety during the fourth quarter. UPI

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Sione Pouha celebrates the Jets’ fourth quarter safety to bring the score to 24-12. Getty Images

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Jerricho Cotchery scores a 4-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter to bring the Jets to within a touchdown of beating the Steelers and heading to the Super Bowl. UPI

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With two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger scrambles before passing the ball to Antonio Brown to get a first down that would end the Jets’ chances of a comeback win. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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A frustrated Rex Ryan looks on at the end of the fourth quarter, after throwing off his headset following Ben Roethlisberger’s pass. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Rex Ryan shakes hands with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin after the game. Getty Images

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The Steelers Mike Wallace (17) and Keenan Lewis (23) celebrate their 24-19 win over the Jets to clinch the AFC Championship and face the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Getty Images

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Rex Ryan walks off the field after the Jets loss. Getty Images

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Ryan Clark celebrates the Steelers’ win. UPI

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Mark Sanchez walks off the field after the game. Jeff Zelevansky

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Jets CB Darrelle Revis runs off the field after the Jets lost the AFC Championship for the second year in a row. Jeff Zelevansky

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Calvin Pace hangs his head as he walks off the field as fireworks celebrate the Steelers’ victory in the background. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall holds the AFC Championship trophy with team president Art Rooney Jr., decked out in their AFC Champions gear. AP Photo

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