The Steelers 38-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns was billed as a gut-check game for both Cleveland and Pittsburgh — the contest that would tell us who the contender really was between a 4-0 squad and their 4-1 opponent.
Well, we learned plenty. Here’s a sampling, organized by the quotes before and after the game:
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It turns out this wasn’t such a rallying cry after all.
You could start this by pointing out (as some have) that Myles Garrett wasn’t the victim in the helmet-swinging incident last year, so dedicating this game to him was awkward and misplaced.