Were going to fight for the whole 60 minutes, Davis said.If the can

St George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale has pinned the blame on the players, not coach Paul McGregor, for the NRL sides slide down the NRL ladder.The Dragons finals ambitions hang by a thread after their last-start loss to Canterbury extended their losing streak to three, leaving them in 12th spot with five regular season games to go.And while they still remain a chance to climb back into the top eight, pressure is rapidly mounting on McGregor and Dragons boss Peter Doust to keep their jobs beyond this season.Nightingale said it was the players responsibility to deflect criticism from the coach and CEO.The way to quiet that down is to play good footy and we take a lot of the blame for that. We havent been playing to our potential or anywhere near it, Nightingale said on Monday.Last week everyone saw that improved effort (against the Bulldogs). We just need to keep on trying hard but also executing the little things to make sure we can put results on the board.The Dragons veteran also admitted the playing group were dismayed at the standing down of teammates Tim Lafai and Siliva Havili following their arrest in Wollongong last week.The club acted by standing the pair down for breaking team protocol.We were obviously disappointed. We want to see them back as soon as possible, Nightingale said.Theyve said there was a breach of code. Whatever that breach of the code is, is fair enough as long as we have their backs and we can get them back as soon as possible because anything to do with other proceedings is out of our control and also out of the clubs control.Star fullback Josh Dugan has begun mild contact work however is unlikely to make a return from his broken jaw for this weeks clash against an out-of-form Brisbane.The Dragons are on 20 points with Manly, two points behind four teams on 22, including seventh-placed Gold Coast, the Warriors, Penrith and the Wests Tigers.The Dragons have a favourable final month of games against Cronulla (home), Sydney Roosters (away), Parramatta (away) and Newcastle (home).Custom Basketball Jerseys Throwback . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. Stitched Basketball Jerseys Throwback . 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They simply kept chipping away at the seemingly emotionally fragile Bengals until Cincinnati lost its composure and, eventually, whatever resolved remained in an otherwise lost season.The result -- a 24-20 victory that set up a de facto AFC North title game next Sunday against Baltimore -- was Pittsburghs first win in a game decided by less than seven points this season and first when trailing at the half since Week 15 of last year.It just shows what were capable of, safety Sean Davis said Monday. Were a team that fights. Weve been through so many things throughout that game and it does nothing but make us more confident and lets us know when we play like that the whole game were a tough team to beat.A team that evolved from one heavy on flash to something more substantive over the last month. Six Chris Boswell field goals, one well-timed Boswell trip of Cincinnati returner Alex Erickson that prevented a touchdown and an exclamation point game-ending drive gave the Steelers (9-5) their longest winning streak since 2009.Leading by four with 5:53 remaining, Pittsburgh took over at its own 16 and the Bengals never got the ball back. Four first downs -- the last coming on Cincinnatis eighth penalty of the day -- allowed Ben Roethlisberger to kneel down four times and give the Steelers their 15th win in 18 trips to Paul Brown Stadium.Its huge, guard David DeCastro said. Having those team wins, especially late in the season. Thats got to be the way to do it.Maybe thats why occasionally nitpickyy head coach Mike Tomlin opted not to be so nitpicky after his team improved to 11-1 in its last 12 December games.dddddddddddd While allowing most of his teams issues early on Sunday were of the self-inflicted variety, from the face mask by defensive end Stephon Tuitt that extended Cincinnatis opening drive to the pass interference call in the end zone on rookie cornerback Artie Burns that set up a Bengals touchdown.Its not the first time this season the Steelers have struggled on the road. It is the first time theyve managed to overcome it.We have played that team five times in the past twelve months, its not a lot of secrets, Tomlin said. Its just technical expertise and a lot of butt kicking. And smiling in the face of adversity.Something Pittsburgh is becoming more comfortable at as the long slog of the regular season morphs into a sprint. The most basic math is very simple: knock off the Ravens (who have won four straight in one of the AFCs most heated rivalries) and the Steelers have a third straight playoff berth for the first time in Tomlins 10-year tenure.Its a position Pittsburgh envisioned all along, it not the winding path it took to get here. The four-game nap the Steelers took in the middle of the season appears to be a distant memory.Were going to fight for the whole 60 minutes, Davis said.If the can do it for 60 more, theyll be division champions.Game notesTuitt underwent an MRI on his right knee on Monday. He injured the knee on the same play he was flagged for grabbing Andy Daltons facemask and did not return. ... WR Darrius Heyward-Bey ran in cleats on Monday as he tries to recover from a foot injury thats kept him out since Week 7.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '