The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers squared off against the Cleveland Browns was on Halloween, a game in which the Steelers somehow prevailed with a hard-fought 15-10 win inside FirstEnergy Stadium.
In that Oct. 31 game, the Steelers had to grind out a win on the ground as rookie running back Najee Harris finished with 91 yards and a pivotal touchdown on 26 carries. Though the numbers weren’t pretty overall, it summed up the Steelers-Browns matchup from recent years, that of a trench warfare-type game where the game has to be won up front.
Ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup at Heinz Field in what is Ben Roethlisberger’s likely final home start, Harris knows that the tilt with the Browns will once again be a dog fight for the Steelers’ offense, thanks to a talented, physical front seven in Cleveland.