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Pittsburgh Steelers: Five players who stood out against the Atlanta Falcons

By Chris Halicke

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 07: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball in the first quarter during the game Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 07: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball in the first quarter during the game Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 07: Tevin Coleman #26 of the Atlanta Falcons carries the ball against Joe Haden #23 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half during the game at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 07: Tevin Coleman #26 of the Atlanta Falcons carries the ball against Joe Haden #23 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half during the game at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Joe Haden

While the Cleveland Browns are doing a lot of things right nowadays, I’ll still never understand why they just gave up on Joe Haden. The man consistently shows that he’s still capable of playing at a high level. The only valid argument is his health, but even then, it’s not a strong one for just giving the guy away.

Haden usually covers just one side of the field (part of the Steelers’ defensive scheme), but Haden shadowed Julio Jones for most of the game. While Jones ended up with five catches for 62 yards, Jones didn’t make a catch until the fourth quarter of the game, when the Steelers already had a sizable lead. Jones then piled on more stats in garbage time.

Jones is considered to be one of the elite receivers in the game. Haden, along with help of safety help, shut Jones out for three quarter of this football game, which is by far the best performance any team has had against Jones this season. Joe Haden’s still got it, folks.

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