3 things we learned from Steelers win against the Cleveland Browns

The Steelers survived a scare to earn a hard-fought AFC North road victory against the Cleveland Browns in Week 8. Here’s what we learned.

So, let me first say this:  Not only did we fake a field goal attempt instead of probably taking the lead, but the said fake field goal did not work and Chris Boswell was injured on the play, thus we were forced to play the remainder of the game without our kicker.

Despite that awful decision by Mike Tomlin, the Steelers were able to grind out a road win against a tough AFC North opponent in the Cleveland Browns.  We gave up some yards, some big plays, and, quite frankly, we got lucky on some missed opportunities perpetrated by the Browns, but we won and that’s all that matters.

Let’s take a look at the first thing we learned.

The Steelers offense did just enough to secure victory against the Browns

According to ESPN, the Steelers offense ran sixty-nine plays, gained a net of three-hundred and seventy yards, and scored fifteen points.  I think the difference in the game on the offensive side of the ball was the commitment to the run game.

The Steelers ran the ball thirty-two times for one-hundred and fifteen yards.  Conversely, we gave up less than one hundred yards on the ground to a team that is as committed to the run game as we are.  I think what also helped our cause was that Ben Roethlisberger threw zero interceptions.

Good things tend to happen when we don’t turn the ball over.  With that in mind, let’s turn our attention to the second thing we learned.