Watson and Browns maintain off Steelers’ fightback on last-gasp 56-yard discipline aim
Deshaun Watson handed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into place for Andre Szmyt’s career-long 56-yard discipline aim with 10 seconds remaining, giving Cleveland a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday evening.
Watson, who accomplished 24 of 33 passes with a landing and an interception, went 4 of 5 for 46 yards as he led a go-ahead drive within the fourth quarter for the third straight week.
The Browns – who’re 3-1 for the primary time since 2021 – had a 21-7 lead late within the first half earlier than the Steelers rallied to tie it at 24-all. Aaron Rodgers threw a 3-yard landing move to Pat Freiermuth with 1:44 remaining, then sneaked it in for the two-point conversion.
Rodgers, who was 22 of 40 for 299 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, had one closing probability to get the Steelers into field-goal vary, however he was picked off by Grant Delpit on the Browns’ 18 with one second left.
Pittsburgh’s Jaylen Warren rushed for 93 yards on 17 carries and DK Metcalf had 5 catches for 115 yards.
Cleveland’s protection sacked Rodgers 5 instances.
Cleveland have received eight straight Thursday evening video games, the longest lively streak and fourth-longest in NFL historical past. Four have come in opposition to the Steelers.
Pittsburgh (2-2) are 0-10 on the street in opposition to AFC North rivals on Thursdays.
After Cleveland went three-and-out on the opening possession, Pittsburgh went 78 yards in 17 performs, capped by Wilson taking a shovel move 12 yards round left finish on a jet sweep. It was the second straight recreation by which the Steelers have reached the top zone on their first drive.
The remainder of the primary half was all Browns. Watson had 181 yards passing by halftime, his most within the first half-hour since becoming a member of the Browns in 2022.
Jaleel McLaughlin tied it at 7 with 12:14 remaining within the first half on a 28-yard run round proper finish. The fourth-year working again broke a pair of tackles on the 22 and went by a slender opening on the 15 earlier than scoring.
The drive was arrange after Denzel Ward picked off Rodgers’ move supposed for Michael Pittman Jr on the Browns’ 44 on the second play of the second quarter.
Cleveland took a 14-7 lead halfway by the second quarter on Quinshon Judkins’ two-yard run off proper guard. The landing got here three performs after Watson discovered Denzel Boston for a 60-yard completion to the Steelers’ 14 on the primary play of the drive.
Harold Fannin Jr then hauled in his third landing in two video games on a 2-yard move from Watson on third-and-goal with 1:22 remaining.
It was the primary time since Week 13 of the 2020 season in opposition to Tennessee that the Browns scored no less than 21 factors within the second quarter.
The Steelers obtained inside 21-10 on Boswell’s 31-yard discipline aim with eight seconds left earlier than halftime.
Rodgers rolled proper and linked with Washington for a 21-yard landing early within the fourth quarter to deliver Pittsburgh inside 21-16. The two-point conversion try failed.
