![]() ![]() Mangini’s Browns actually went on a little winning streak at the end, finishing 5-11 and saving Mangini’s job for another year, much to the astonishment of the fan base.© 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers. So this is not to charge Aryans with actually being wacky, but dude, that is what it looked like from this end. Maybe there was something wrong with his running backs or O-Line that led him to call Roethlisbser’s number so many times, with the results being eight sacks and a loss to a 1-11 team. Parker and Mendenhall combined for only 19 carries on what should have been their night to carry the load.īruce Aryans has great respect around the league, so his game cannot be as illogical as it seemed. Fun fact: When Kenny Pickett played The Browns in week 18 he threw 2 less interceptions than DeShaun Watson and beat him by 2 possessions ending The Browns season with a 7-10 record. Overall, the Browns rushed the ball 37 times for 171 yards, compared to the Steelers rushing only 22 times (three by Roethlisberger). Also check out his work on punt coverage, where he was a deadly tackler from the gunner position.Ĭhris Jennings had a career performance with 20 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown in the second quarter. So if any of you youngsters thought Josh Cribbs was just a return man, in reality, he was much, much more than that. Cribbs also brought the crowd to its feet with a 55-yard punt return that set up the first field goal. That was terrible, but the Browns also used special teams superstar Josh Cribbs at quarterback in the “Wildcat” formation, and he rushed for 87 yards on 8 attempts, or 10.9 yards per carry. With up-and-coming franchise quarterback (we hoped) Brady Quinn at the controls, the team was only 6-of-19 for only 90 yards, but only one sack for negative 6 yards. So overall they attempted to put the rock in the air 40 times, with 161 yards totalĬleveland wasn’t that much better. Roethlisberger finished 18-of-32 for 201 yards, but the 8 sacks cost them 60 yards. It’s not as though Pittsburgh is a tropical paradise, so it is very hard to understand why they thought passing was the right approach. ![]() Here were the Steelers with highly respected offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, and they were getting killed because it seemed that they did not know how to play cold-weather football. That game, the Browns got to Roethlisberger eight times. We’ll take a look at the playoff scenarios for the Steelers can the Browns play spoiler Update: The Steelers have defeated the Browns, 26 14. And he got up and passed again and got sacked again. But Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7-1) have plenty to play for when these old-school AFC North foes meet for the 141st time Monday night. Well, they passed. And Ben Roethlisberger got sacked.
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