The Steelers are playing keep away. The Browns haven’t done much in their limited chances.
With high winds and other assorted weather, the Steelers have gone run-heavy with running back Le’Veon Bell leading the way. Bell ran 16 times for 85 yards in the first half and also caught seven passes for 50 yards.
The Steelers are up 14-0 after Bell scored from one yard out on an untimed down that came after two defensive penalties. David Johnson caught a two-point pass to make it 14-0.
The Steelers kept going for a touchdown despite being out of timeouts late in the half, and after a defensive holding and a pass interference they got it.
Bell is over 100 yards from scrimmage in the first half for the fourth time in his career; he’s over 100 yards for a game for the 23rd time. In the first quarter he set a franchise mark by passing 5,000 career yards from scrimmage in his 42nd game. The previous record holder, Jerome Bettis, needed 52 games to get there.
The Steelers’ first two drives covered 9:18 and 9:28, respectively. The Steelers had the ball for more than 20 minutes, and the Browns had just four first downs and 50 total yards in the first half.
The Steelers have lost four straight. They haven’t had to do anything special or spectacular so far in this one, but their defense has held up its end of the deal. Browns quarterback Cody Kessler was sacked three times in the first half. He was intercepted by Artie Burns on the game’s first drive.
