On the next play, QB Josh Dobbs came in and ran for 13 yards and another first down. With Pittsburgh’s offense looking dead, on 3rd-and-11 and with pressure in his face, Rudolph dropped a perfect pass to WR Diontae Johnson for 42 yards. Two plays later, Mayfield’s pass to Njoku was out of bounds, forcing Cleveland to settle for a 23-yard field goal from K Cody Parkey to extend the lead to 10-0. : /6TfuJbKMGQ- Cleveland Browns January 3, 2021Ĭleveland eventually had a 1st-and-goal situation from the 4 yard line, but on first down, S Minkah Fitzpatrick broke up a pass intended for TE David Njoku. Cleveland started the next drive hot with a 13-yard run by Chubb, followed by a 42-yard strike to WR Rashard Higgins up the right sideline. This time, Cleveland started with better field position at the 25 yard line. Pittsburgh again drove to near midfield leading into the second quarter, but on third down, Rudolph tried to scramble and then slid for a short gain as Browns defenders swarmed him. On 3rd-and-11, Mayfield dumped the ball to Hunt shy of the marker, leading to a punt, which Gillan did a great job on to pin Pittsburgh back to the 10 yard line. P Jordan Berry boomed another great punt all the way to the 10 yard line, though - a net of 56 yards, to not make things easy for Cleveland’s offense.Ĭleveland’s next drive started pretty well, but then Teller had a false start on a second down play, and on 2nd-and-11, Mayfield’s pass to Peoples-Jones was ruled incomplete after replay review determined he was out of bounds. Pittsburgh went three-and-out on their second series, thanks to S Karl Joseph sticking TE Vance McDonald as he tried reaching for a first down on a 9-yard completion on 3rd-and-10. : /9UV9aOc8U7- Cleveland Browns January 3, 2021 Two plays later, Chubb broke free for a 47-yard touchdown run, with key blocks from TE Austin Hooper, RT Jack Conklin, and RG Wyatt Teller, to give the Browns a 7-0 lead. QB Baker Mayfield then completed a first-down pass to WR Jarvis Landry, thrilled to have his receivers back this week. On the first play of the Browns’ first offensive drive, RB Nick Chubb bursted for 11 yards. The Steelers punted to WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, who fair caught the ball at the 14 yard line. Pittsburgh received the opening kickoff, and while QB Mason Rudolph was able to move the chains with one third down pass conversion, his next third-down attempt from midfield was incomplete. But dammit, Pittsburgh made it way too freaking close. This game was full of tension as the Browns tried getting into the postseason, but they ended up getting it done with a big ending to the third quarter. For the first time since the 2002 season, the Cleveland Browns are playoff-bound, and set for a re-match next week against a much different Pittsburgh Steelers team than the one they faced this week.
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