The Pittsburgh Steelers will seek to make it six in a row on the road against the Cleveland Browns in what could very well end up their first snow game of the season. It’s football weather, and how better to celebrate that than with a showdown in the AFC North. The Browns’ season is already well over at 2-8, but make no mistake — they absolutely want to beat the Steelers and knock them down a peg. They did the same to the Baltimore Ravens just a few weeks ago.
Mike Tomlin and the Steelers haven’t been so great in road games on Thursday Night Football against divisional opponents, so this won’t be a walk in the park.
Jameis Winston is the quarterback ever since Deshaun Watson landed on season-ending IR, and the head coach Kevin Stefanski handed over his play-calling duties to Ken Dorsey. Mike Tomlin says this has given him some anxiety leading up to the matchup as they parse out what is unfamiliar to the Browns’ typical personality. That being said, they still have Nick Chubb, David Njoku, and some very strong pieces of defense to keep the overall identity of the team intact.
If the Steelers win, they will move up to the 2-seed in the AFC ahead of the Buffalo Bills. They currently control their own destiny for the 1-seed with a game against the Chiefs on Christmas day.
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Steelers’ Inactive Players
QB Kyle Allen (3rd QB)
OLB Alex Highsmith
WR Scotty Miller
G Max Scharping
RB Jonathan Ward
Browns’ Inactive Players
QB Bailey Zappe (3rd)
CB Chigozie Anusiem
RB D’Onta Foreman
T Jedrick Wills
TE Geoff Swaim
START OF GAME
The Steelers are starting with the ball.
1st and 10, Harris tackled for a loss of 1. 2nd and 11, Jaylen Warrne up the middle for 15.
1st and 10, Wilson to Darnell Washington for 6 yard. 2nd and 4, complete to George Pickens for 3 yards. 3rd and 1, Justin Fields checks into the game, but false start took him off. 3rd and 6, Wilson complete to Freiermuth across the middle for 22 yards.
1st and 10, Warren up the middle for 7 yards. 2nd and 3, Wilson off left end for no gain. 3rd and 3, Myles Garrett sacked Wilson. Dan Moore Jr. got beat. Chris Boswell’s 62-yard field goal is no good. I get the confidence in Boswell, but you shouldn’t be going for that in inclement weather.
1st and 10, Jameis Winston’s pass incomplete to David Njoku. 2nd and 10, Chubb up the middle for 3 yards. 3rd and 7, false start on the Browns. 3rd and 12, Winston complete to Jerome Ford for 8 yards.
The punt went 12 yards, but Damontae Kazee blocked a Brown out of bounds over the bench for unncessary roughness. He surrendered the great field position.
1st down after the false start, Harris around left end for 11 yards. 2nd and 4, Wilson ran out of bounds to sack himself. 3rd and 6, complete to Pickens for 31 yards.
1st and 10, Warren up the middle for 4 yards. 2nd and 6, Harris up the middle for no gain. 3rd and 6, Wilson complete to Jefferson across the middle for 4 yards. 4th and 2, Justin Fields keeper and tackled for a loss for a turnover on downs.
1st and 10, Nick Chubb off left tackle for 6 yards. 2nd and 4, Chubb up the middle for 2 yards. 3rd and 2, Winston incomplete in and out of the hands of Cedric Tillman. The punt went to the 11.
Harris up the middle for 4 yards on first down. 2nd and 6, complete to Washington in the flat for 4 yards. 3rd and 2, crosser complete to Pickens to convert for 7 yards.
Van Jefferson is questionable to return with a quad injury.
END OF 1ST QUARTER
1st and 10, Warren up the middle for no gain. 2nd and 10, Warren up the middle for 1 yards. 3rd and 9, Calvin Austin III for 46 yards up the deep middle of the field.
1st and 10, tackled for a loss of 3. 2nd and 13, Wilson complete to Harris for 3 yards. 3rd and 10, Wilson to Warren for 2 yards. Boswell hit the initial field goal, but false start negated it and backed him up. He nailed it again from 48 yards. 3-0 Steelers.
Jefferson is expected to return to the game.
The kickoff resulted in a touchback to the 20 because it landed in the landing zone and then got downed.
1st and 10, Winston complete to Jerry Jeudy for 16 yards across the middle.
1st and 10, Winston complete to Jeudy for 8 yards. 2nd and 2, Chubb up the middle for 4 yards.
1st and 10, Winston complete to Jeudy for 15 yards.
1st and 10, Jerome Ford for 9 yards. 2nd and 1, Winston keeper for 3 yards.
1st and 10, Preston Smith tackled the catch out in the flat for a gain of just 1. 2nd and 9, Chubb up the middle for 2 yards. 3rd and 7, complete to Elijah Moore for 6 yards. 4th and 1, going for it, Chubb cut through for 4 yards to convert. Patrick Queen was injured on the play. He walked off on his own power.
1st and 10, complete to Njoku for 9 yards. Queen is back in. 2nd and 1, Chubb punched it in for a score. 7-3 Browns.
1st and 10, Harris around the right end for 2 yards. 2nd and 8, Wilson had the ball punched out by Myles Garrett. The Browns are right back in scoring position before the half. This is a disaster. WIlson was barely even hit to fumble, it was just carelessness.
1st and 10, Winston complete to Elijah Moore for 9 yards. Winston up the middle for 2 yards to convert.
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
1st and 10, Chubb for 2 yards. False start makes it 2nd and 13, complete to Elijah Moore for 6 with Beanie Bishop Jr. in coverage. 3rd and 7, Chubb up the middle for 1 yard. Steelers called a timeout. The field goal is good. 10-3 Browns.
The Steelers will have 40 seconds and one timeout to try something.
1st and 10, Wilson complete to Pat Freiermuth for 19 yards.
The Steelers got nothing done on three plays and it ended in Myles Garrett’s third sack of the day.
END OF 1ST HALF 10-3 BROWNS
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