The last thing Cleveland’s defensive players wanted to do after Sunday’s game was blame their performance on the unexpected appearance of Ben Roethlisberger.
Instead, in the wake of Sunday’s 30-9 loss to the Steelers, the Browns looked internally at all they could have done better against a relentless Pittsburgh passing attack that punctured them for numerous big plays.
“We had some tough drives,” linebacker Paul Kruger said. “Some of the deep passes, some of the penalties hurt us. We had a lot of things that made it tough to be effective. Anytime that's going to consistently happen throughout the game, you've got no shot.