On Monday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson put his team in a hole offensively due to silly facemask penalties as a runner.
Watson did it twice against in a 26-22 loss, putting Cleveland behind the chains on both occasions. One came against Pittsburgh’s Kwon Alexander on the Steelers’ sideline that resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The other came against rookie pass rusher Nick Herbig in the fourth quarter, putting Cleveland in a third and long.
After the loss to Pittsburgh, Watson placed some blame on the Steelers defenders for the penalties, stating to reporters that they only occurred because the defenders grabbed his arm, leading to his fingers getting stuck in the facemasks.