Pittsburgh Steelers: Five players who stood out against Cleveland

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers stretches past Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns for a 12 yard touchdown during the third quarter in the game at Heinz Field on October 28, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 28: T.J. Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers reacts after a sack of Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half in the game at Heinz Field on October 28, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

T.J. Watt

One of the reasons the Steelers were successful today was because of their pass rush. As usual, TJ Watt was a big part of that. Here’s an honorable mention to Bud Dupree, who was constantly in the Browns’ backfield today, which also helped draw a holding call in the end zone for a safety.

The Steelers only ended up with two sacks on the game, but Watt recorded on of them. He also led the team in tackles with seven total tackles, including two tackles for loss. Watt did a great job of maintaining the edge of the outside to prevent long runs outside of his position.

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Watt has helped lead the way for the Steelers as they try to get after the quarterback. While he wasn’t able to match his stellar week one performance against Cleveland this time around, he was still a force that the Cleveland struggled with.

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