Andre Szmyt was successful on all three of his field goal attempts with a long of fifty-three for Cleveland.
The 1-5 Browns will host the Miami Dolphins next Sunday in Cleveland.
Brownue Bits
1) Dillon Gabriel dropped back fifty-eight times, throwing fifty-two, and took six sacks.
Gabriel also took a terrifying pounding as the Steelers continually punished the rookie passer with hit after hit.
2) Most of Gabriel's passes traveled about six yards, which has many factors.
Gabriel's inability to throw the ball over defenders, receivers who struggle to get open downfield, and an offensive line that continues to deteriorate are all contributing factors to the inept passing game.
3) Pittsburgh dared Cleveland to beat them with the pass by placing extra men in the box to stop Quinshon Judkins.
Cleveland tried to do that as Judkins, their best offensive weapon, would carry the ball only twelve times (36 yards), as the Browns threw fifty-two passes.
I credit Cleveland for trying to make the most of what they are given, but it highlights the weakness that they can't even capitalize on what they have.
4) And another week from Jerry Jeudy, who caught five passes of thirteen thrown to him for a pitiful forty-three yards.
Jeudy's biggest failing was committing an offensive pass interference penalty on a play where Dillon Gabriel was hammered, and drew a roughing the passer penalty that was wiped out, thanks to Jeudy.
5) Defenders of Stefanski and Gabriel will note that the rookie hasn't thrown an interception in his two starts, and that's true.
However, I counted four passes that Steelers defenders could have picked off and didn't.
I know that dropped interceptions aren't a stat, but I also know that those breaks don't last forever.
6) Cleveland may have suffered more losses on the offensive line as Jack Conklin suffered a concussion, and Cam Robinson suffered a knee injury.
If neither can play against Miami on Sunday, it's another shot for an offensive line that isn't playing that great to begin with.
7) Drops and poor routes continue to plague this team.
Jerry Jeudy aside, Harold Fannin and David Njoku dropped back-to-back passes on a key drive, and on one red zone trip, a Dillon Gabriel toss hit Isaiah Bond in the helmet.
8) The defense was fine, other than wearing down as the game moved along, but they did show some frustration with the lack of offensive help.
9) Myles Garrett finished with two assisted tackles and Mason Graham with one assist, which isn't what the Browns are writing big paychecks for.
Cleveland failed to sack the less-than-mobile Aaron Rodgers once all game
10) Pittsburgh also managed to do well in the return game with multiple returns of over twenty yards.
11) It wouldn't be a visit to Pittsburgh without a cheap shot, and the team that brought you kicking punters in the head, James Harrison and Joey Porter with blind side helmet shots and late hits galore, did so again with DeShon Elliott's helmet shot to Gage Larvadan that drove the rookie from the game.
Larvadan held onto the ball, but his day was over.
12) The Browns escape the brutal early stage of the season with a 1-5 record, which seems about what I expected.
This home game against 1-5 Miami looms big, though, as a home loss to the Dolphins could mean serious thoughts about the job security of Kevin Stefanski, Andrew Berry, and possibly both.
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