Coming into Sunday’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense was focused on stopping the Browns’ vaunted rushing attack.
Though Cleveland had a couple of long runs Sunday against the Steelers’ defense, Pittsburgh’s defensive unit held down the fort on Sunday overall, keeping the Browns’ rushing attack bottled up, earning praise from Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin following the 15-10 win, in which the Browns’ running back tandem of Nick Chubb and D’Earnest Johnson rushed for just 82 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.
Following the win, Tomlin praised the Steelers’ collective defensive unit for its ability to stop the run on Sunday, taking away the Browns’ strength and identity offensively.