Steelers vs. Browns: Winners and losers from the week 8 win

The Steelers had a hard-fought and ugly win, and here are the winners and losers from the week eight win over the Browns.

It wasn’t a pretty game for the Pittsburgh Steelers but getting a win at this stage over the Cleveland Browns was a huge step in the right direction. The team is now 4-3 and is coming off three straight victories, and suddenly the narrative of the team may be changing.

Again, this was an ugly game, but a win is a win, and the team has to be happy with the victory this week. Here are the winners and losers from the Steelers 15-10 win over the Browns.

Steelers loser: Eric Ebron

It may be puzzling to see Eric Ebron on this list, as the veteran missed this Week 8 game against Cleveland. That all said, both of the teams’ other tight ends excelled this week. Pat Freiermuth continued to carve out his role as the safety valve for the team as he topped off an already solid day with an impressive touchdown catch that was nearly impossible to bring in. While Zach Gentry wasn’t amazing, he once again looked good as a blocker and contributed some as a receiver with three catches for 39 yards.

When you consider all of this and the fact that Ebron has been mostly ineffective as an offensive player so far this year, it seems likely his playing time decreases. Even more so, the solid play of the Steelers’ tight ends really opens up the door for the team to try and trade him this week. Despite not playing, the play of the entire room without him really does some damage to his value to the team going forward.