NOTEBOOK STEELERS-BROWNS

Nice hit: Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison, a Kent State graduate, may have made the day's best tackle early in the fourth quarter when he body-slammed a drunken Browns fan who had run out on the field. The fan climbed down a wall near the Browns sideline, ran behind the Steelers' offense as they were lining up a play, prompting the officials to stop play. After getting a slight push from Cleveland lineman Kenard Lang, he started backing up toward the Pittsburgh sideline while egging on the crowd. Harrison decided enough was enough. "I was just concerned he was going to pull [a weapon] out," Harrison said. "I wasn't looking to hurt him." Harrison's tackle drew raves from his teammates, cheers from the crowd and even a smile from Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher. "People shouldn't do that," Cowher said afterward. "Hopefully he'll learn from that." Harrison's hit also drew a crowd of reporters around his locker. Was that his best hit in the NFL? "No, I've had better," he said, smiling.
Good day to be a scalper: With the Browns out of contention and the Steelers fighting to stay in the playoff hunt, thousands of Steelers fans made the trek from Pittsburgh to Saturday's game in Cleveland. By the end of the game, there may have been more Terrible Towels than Browns fans in the stands. "We always seem to do well on the road," said Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a Findlay, Ohio, native. "It's nice that we see fans wherever we go."
Milestone: Running back Willie Parker carried 17 times for 130 yards to become the first running Steeler other than Jerome Bettis to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season since Barry Foster ran for 1,690 yards in 1992. Parker entered the game needing 63 yards to reach the milestone. Bettis has accomplished the feat six times.
Welcome back: Quincy Morgan's 31-yard TD pass was his only catch on Saturday. The former Browns receiver was traded from Cleveland to Dallas midway through last season and signed with the Steelers in the offseason. What was the fans' reaction to his return? "I have no reason for a love-hate relationship," Morgan said. "I saw a couple people in the stands with my jersey on. Those people supported me while I was here." Morgan cupped his hand to his ear after scoring the TD, drawing a few jeers (and a few other things) from the fans in the Dawg Pound. "I had a celebration planned but I had to get away from [the fans] throwing stuff at me," he said.
Joe Scalzo