BrownsTuesday, November 3
Pittsburgh ran for 200 yards on the Browns, and the run defense is the next problem
The 5AM Westlake team
Pittsburgh piled up 200 rushing yards Sunday, 143 of them from Jaylen Warren, a week after Tennessee also gashed Cleveland's run defense. Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot said "their run defense is horrible" and that teams are throwing trap plays at the Browns' attack-style front.
Jaylen Warren ran for most of Pittsburgh's 200 yards
Source: Cleveland.com
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Steelers' team total | 200 yards |
| Jaylen Warren | 143 yards |
Aaron Rodgers said he'd never seen the third-and-13 run Pittsburgh pulled off, and host Dan Labbe said the defense is "reaching crisis mode." Reporter Ashley Bastock called this the first big test for Mike Rutenberg.
- Defensive coordinator: Mike Rutenberg, in his first year
- Injuries: Mason Graham and linebacker Carson Schwesinger
- Next test: the Saints, who Labbe said the Browns need to stop
51 yardsthird-and-13 run Aaron Rodgers said he'd never seen
Cleveland.com's Dan Labbe pointed to the Steelers' 51-yard run on third-and-13 against Cleveland's defense.
Source: Cleveland.com
WKYC's Mike Polk Jr. asked afterward whether this is even a rivalry anymore. Before kickoff, the Beacon Journal noted the Browns had a chance at first place all to themselves, something they haven't been able to say since Week 10 of 2014.
Sources: Cleveland.com, WKYC, Akron Beacon Journal