SteelersTuesday, November 3
The Steelers beat the Browns 27-6 and take first place in the AFC North
The Pittsburgh Morning News team
If you missed it: the Steelers beat the Browns 27-6 on Sunday and moved into first place in the AFC North at 6-2. It was their 23rd straight regular-season home win over Cleveland (5-3), tying the NFL record Green Bay set against Detroit from 1992 to 2014. The Steelers sacked Deshaun Watson eight times and ran for 200 yards.
The Steelers beat the Browns 27-6 at Acrisure Stadium
- Browns6Steelers27 (won)
Sources: Marietta Times, Observer-Reporter
Right before halftime, Pat Freiermuth scored the first rushing touchdown of his six-year career on the "Nittany" package, after Aaron Rodgers kept the offense on the field at the Browns' 1. Jared Verse, who had said it was time to "make Pittsburgh ours," finished with one assisted tackle.
The Steelers ran over the Browns by the numbers
- 23rd
- straight regular-season home win over the Browns
- 8
- sacks of Deshaun Watson
- 200
- rushing yards for the Steelers
- 143
- rushing yards for Jaylen Warren
Sources: Marietta Times, Observer-Reporter
- Jaylen Warren: 143 rushing yards and a touchdown
- Deshaun Watson: 324 passing yards, 155 in the fourth quarter
- Browns next: at New Orleans, then Houston on Nov. 15
Cleveland now looks to bounce back. Coach Todd Monken called the loss "a good learning lesson for this young team."
Sources: Marietta Times, Observer-Reporter, Tribune Chronicle