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Without Watt, rush defense looks as helpless as it did last year

CLEVELAND -- The Steelers could really use a player like T.J. Watt on defense.

Pittsburgh dropped their Thursday night contest with the Browns by a score of 29-17, and a lot of it was just as discouraging as the final score reads.

Even though Mike Tomlin stressed it from the very beginning of the short week, the Steelers were unable to stop Cleveland's running game. Nick Chubb carried the ball 23 times for 113 yards. Kareem Hunt added 47 more yards on 12 carries, and Jacoby Brissett topped everything off with 11 yards on three carries.