Steelers roll past Browns behind Rodgers and stingy defense
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland 27-6 on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, where 66,986 fans watched the Steelers improve to 6-2 and drop the Browns to 5-3. Deshaun Watson completed 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards and ran three times for 2 yards for Cleveland. Aaron Rodgers completed 13 of 25 passes for 172 yards for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh led 20-6 at halftime and added Jaylen Warren’s 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Pat Freiermuth scored on a 1-yard run and Rico Dowdle added a 9-yard touchdown run. Chris Boswell kicked two field goals, and Andre Szmyt kicked two for Cleveland. Jaquan Brisker made seven tackles, Cameron Heyward had six tackles and 1.5 sacks, and Patrick Queen recorded 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Payton Wilson and Robert Spears-Jennings each made eight tackles. T.J. Watt added two sacks for Pittsburgh. Cleveland’s Harold Fannin Jr. caught 10 passes for 154 yards.