Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

As Shazier pulled Kessler to the ground, Lawrence Timmons dove into Kessler and appeared to hit Kessler’s shoulder. Heyward was clearly not himself against the Cowboys, and the Steelers run defense has been nonexistent since his initial exit from the lineup. The Steelers defeated the Browns by a score of 24-9, as reported by ESPN. You move on and go to the next week. At 0-10, the Browns have looked even less competitive than normal. They’ve lost 14 straight and 21 of 22. Cleveland has one of the worst defenses in the NFL.

The Steelers haven’t won in almost a month. Without Heyward, things could get ugly, but the coaches have made a decision to shake things up against the 0-10 Cleveland Browns. “As I continue to grow in this offense and with these guys, that is something I want to continue to do more”. However, with the Browns still within a touchdown and a 2 pt. conversion late in the fourth quarter, McCown lost a fumble in the end zone for a Steeler touchdown.

Jackson’s protection scheme, the line and running backs – who were often asked to block the inside linebackers – had no answers.

This defense has its holes and flaws, but they played well today despite what many are saying on Twitter. I don’t care if you’ve got to hold these dudes. “There are six of them left and I told these guys that, and that’s what (the end zone paint) is there for”. I hate that. It is unsafe. Quarterbacks get hurt when they get hit like that. On the other hand, Roethlisberger ran for a 4-yard score with 48 seconds left, but Chris Boswell botched the onside kick, and Baltimore ran out the clock. There haven’t been many bright spots for the Browns this season, but Pryor is one of them.

“I don’t think it means there an issue between those two”, Bettis said in a phone interview.

Dupree said he thinks it’ll take just a few plays to get back into the flow of the game. On the next play, Dan McCullers dumped Isaiah Crowell for a 2-yard loss, and then on second down, James Harrison became the franchise’s all-time sack leader when he beat guard Spencer Drango and sacked Cody Kessler for a loss of 5 more yards.

Pryor led the way with five catches on 10 targets for 97 yards but was disgusted.

Three teams in National Football League history previously lost their first 11 games before winning: the 2000 Chargers (who finished 1-15), the 1984 Bills (who finished 2-14) and the 1975 Chargers (who finished 2-12).

In that situation, the majority of head coaches would elect to attempt the chip-shot field goal, get the three points and take a 9-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Have thoughts on how the Browns and Steelers are performing?

And while Pittsburgh has had its problems getting the running game in gear, there should be plenty of opportunity for running back Le’Veon Bell to find some success against the Browns, who are 31st against the rush, allowing 144 yards per game. Roethlisberger was 23-for-36 for 167 yards. Rookie nose tackle Javon Hargrave fell on it for a touchdown, and the game was essentially over. Until that comes, Kessler intends to play free and easy and not worry about the potential of Jackson taking him out. “We need to finish a game”, Jackson said.

“You want to try and stop the run”, Harrison said. “You have to prepare on how they’re going to pressure you and the different kind of pressures that they have”, McCown said.

Eli Rogers is going to need to make some big plays.