CNO Sports Department...
Locals in NFL Playoffs 
January 5, 2012

DARKE COUNTY — As the National Football League gets ready for its annual race to the Super Bowl, two Darke County ties are in also. 

Greenville native Matt Light, left offensive tackle of the New England Patriots, will be watching from the television in week one as the Patriots are the top seed in the AFC East and drew a first round bye. 

Light was the 17th overall pic by the Patriots out of Purdue in 2001. 

Shaun Suisham of the Pittsburgh Steelers moved to the Greenville area in 2010 with his parents. Born Dec. 29, 1981 in Wallceburg, Ont., Suisham is a graduate of Bowling Green but was never drafted as a kicker. 

The Steelers will be taking on the Denver Broncos at 4:30 Sunday. 

If the Steelers and Bengals both win, the Bengals would play the Patriots next week. If the Bengals lose to Houston on Saturday and the Steelers win, the Pittsburgh goes to New England. 

If both the Steelers and Bengals fall, the the Broncos would head to New Endland. 

The playoffs begin at 4:30 p.m. when the Bengals play at the Houston Texans in a game that will be televised on NBC.