Week 8

NFL · Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1

Final

Cleveland Browns

5-3 · Away

6

Pittsburgh Steelers

6-2 · Home

27 (winner)

Score by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE06006
PIT7137027

Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh · Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET

Steelers sack Browns 8 times in 27–6 win

Recap · 1 min read

Pittsburgh sacked Cleveland quarterbacks 8 times for 41 yards and kept the Browns out of the end zone in a 27–6 win.

The Steelers also ran for 200 yards to Cleveland’s 34. Jaylen Warren led Pittsburgh with 143 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, while T.J. Watt had 2 sacks. Cleveland passed for 285 net yards but scored only on 2 field goals and failed on both fourth-down attempts.

After Cleveland’s second early fumble, Dowdle’s 9-yard touchdown run put Pittsburgh ahead for good. Freiermuth scored on a 1-yard direct snap just before halftime, and Warren’s 1-yard touchdown extended the lead in the third quarter.

Deshaun Watson completed 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards for Cleveland, with Harold Fannin Jr. catching 10 passes for 154 yards. Darnell Washington had 3 catches for 94 yards for Pittsburgh.

By the numbers

  • 8

    sacks by PIT

    Pittsburgh’s 8 sacks cost Cleveland 41 yards and helped limit the Browns to field goals.

  • 200

    PIT rushing yards

    Pittsburgh ran for 200 yards, while Cleveland managed 34.

  • 154

    receiving yards, Harold Fannin Jr.

    Fannin caught 10 passes for 154 yards, but Cleveland did not score a touchdown.

Who mattered

  • Deshaun Watson Passing

    27/39, 324 YDS

  • Jaylen Warren Rushing

    17 CAR, 143 YDS, 1 TD

  • Harold Fannin Jr. Receiving

    10 REC, 154 YDS

  • T.J. Watt Defense

    2 SACKS

Key moments

  1. Q1 10:41

    Queen and Heyward sack Watson, forcing a fumble that Benton recovers.

    CLE 2nd & 7 at midfield Tied 0–0

  2. Q1 7:57

    Dowdle runs for a 9-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh the lead for good.

    PIT 2nd & 1 at CLE 9 PIT 7–0

  3. Q2 0:01

    Freiermuth takes a direct snap for a 1-yard touchdown just before halftime.

    PIT 2nd & Goal at CLE 1 PIT 20–6

  4. Q3 10:23

    Rodgers finds Washington for 58 yards to the Cleveland 1.

    PIT 1st & 10 at PIT 41 PIT 20–6

  5. Q3 9:39

    Warren scores from 1 yard out to extend Pittsburgh’s lead.

    PIT 1st & Goal at CLE 1 PIT 27–6

  6. Q4 12:57

    Watson’s fourth-down pass falls incomplete at the Pittsburgh 5.

    CLE 4th & Goal at PIT 5 PIT 27–6

Game flow

Win probability after every play, from ESPN. PIT is at the top, CLE at the bottom. It ends at 100% for PIT. Use the left and right arrow keys to step through plays.

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Drive chart

Each bar runs from where a drive started to where it ended. Tap one for details.

Team stats

Team statistics
Statistic
319Total yards361
285Net passing161
34Rushing200
171st downs21
4-133rd down4-11
0-24th down0-0
2Turnovers1
8-41Sacks–yards1-11
9-85Penalties5-47
30:15Possession29:45

Player stats

Cleveland Browns Passing
Passing Completions / attempts Passing yards Touchdowns Interceptions Sacks–yards lost Passer rating
D. Watson 27/39324008-4194.4
S. Sanders 2/22000-079.2
Cleveland Browns Rushing
Rushing Carries Rushing yards Yards per carry Touchdowns Longest run
Q. Judkins 11252.307
D. Sampson 177.007
D. Watson 320.703
Cleveland Browns Receiving
Receiving Receptions Targets Receiving yards Touchdowns Longest reception
H. Fannin Jr. 1012154037
D. Sampson 6762014
K. Concepcion 3437024
D. Boston 61237012
Q. Judkins 2224012
B. Whiteheart 11909
T. Wallace 11303
J. Jeudy 01000
Cleveland Browns Defense
Defense Total tackles Sacks Tackles for loss Passes defended Quarterback hits
C. Schwesinger 100000
E. McNeil-Warren 90000
R. Hickman 70000
Q. Williams 50110
T. Campbell 50010
M. Collins 40100
G. Delpit 40100
M. Hall Jr. 40000
Cleveland Browns Interceptions
Interceptions Interceptions Return yards Touchdowns
D. Ward 100
Cleveland Browns Fumbles
Fumbles Fumbles Fumbles lost Fumbles recovered
D. Watson 110
H. Fannin Jr. 110
Cleveland Browns Kicking
Kicking Field goals made / attempted Longest field goal Extra points made / attempted Points
A. Szmyt 2/2490/06
Cleveland Browns Punting
Punting Punts Punt yards Average punt Punts inside the 20 Longest punt
C. Bojorquez 419949.8358
Cleveland Browns Kick returns
Kick returns Kick returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
D. Sampson 24924.5250
M. Corley 12626.0260
I. Bond 12626.0260
Cleveland Browns Punt returns
Punt returns Punt returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
K. Concepcion 12121.0210

Scoring plays

7

  1. Q1 7:57

    Rico Dowdle 9 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)

    0–7

  2. Q2 14:05

    Chris Boswell 20 Yd Field Goal

    0–10

  3. Q2 8:43

    Andre Szmyt 32 Yd Field Goal

    3–10

  4. Q2 3:27

    Chris Boswell 37 Yd Field Goal

    3–13

  5. Q2 0:45

    Andre Szmyt 49 Yd Field Goal

    6–13

  6. Q2 0:01

    Pat Freiermuth 1 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)

    6–20

  7. Q3 9:39

    Jaylen Warren 1 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)

    6–27

How this recap was made

Written by an AI model (gpt-6.1-terra) from ESPN's play-by-play and box score, then checked against that data before it was published.

Published Mon, Nov 2, 6:25 PM ET