Browns use blizzard conditions to upset AFC North rival Steelers in 4th quarter comeback

The league’s archetypal snowfall crippled of the play appeared to beryllium a low-scoring bout astatine first, but a fourth-quarter thriller ensued successful the harsh conditions arsenic the Cleveland Browns upset the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-19, successful a chaotic AFC North battle. 

The Browns moved to 3-8 connected the season, portion the Steelers are present 8-3.

High winds, a somesthesia that felt beneath 30 degrees and tons of snowfall were dumped connected Huntington Bank Field passim this contest, and some teams were attempting to get acclimated to the conditions that continued to get worse arsenic clip ticked connected the clock. 

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Cleveland Browns moving backmost Nick Chubb, #24, runs with the shot against Pittsburgh Steelers information DeShon Elliott, #25, during the archetypal fractional astatine Huntington Bank Field. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

The Steelers recovered themselves down 2 scores aft Jameis Winston powered his mode into the extremity portion connected fourth-and-goal to marque it 18-6 aft a failed two-point conversion. 

However, Russell Wilson and the Steelers’ offense, which had not scored a touchdown each crippled to this point, knew it was present oregon ne'er aboriginal successful the 4th fourth to get moving. 

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After 7 plays, Jaylen Warren scored connected the crushed from 3 yards retired to marque it 18-13, with a touchdown each that was needed to instrumentality the lead. 

First, the Steelers’ defence had to get the shot backmost from Winston and company, and portion a punt would person sufficed, Nick Herbig had thing other successful mind. 

Cleveland Browns antiaircraft extremity Myles Garrett, #95, sacks Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Russell Wilson, #3, during the archetypal fractional astatine Huntington Bank Field. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

On the 2nd play of the drive, Herbig strip-sacked Winston and the shot was recovered connected Cleveland’s 27-yard line. Three plays later, Wilson threw a dot to Calvin Austin successful the backmost of the extremity portion to marque it a 19-18 game.

However, the Browns, with fans braving the upwind successful the stands to cheer them on, recovered beingness connected their last thrust of the game, wherever Nick Chubb scored his 2nd touchdown of the crippled with 57 seconds near connected the timepiece to spell up 5 points aft the two-point conversion failed. 

Chubb, who recovered the extremity portion with 4 minutes near successful the 2nd quarter, arsenic well, finished the crippled with 59 yards connected 20 unreserved attempts.

His score, however, would not person travel without Jerry Jeudy hauling successful a fourth-and-3 walk to determination the chains earlier successful the drive, portion besides going for 15 yards connected third-and-6 to onshore connected Pittsburgh’s 15-yard enactment to acceptable up Chubb’s score. Jeudy finished the crippled with a team-high 85 yards connected six catches. 

Cleveland Browns antiaircraft extremity Myles Garrett, #95, celebrates a squad fumble betterment against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2nd 4th astatine Huntington Bank Field Stadium. (Scott Galvin-Imagn Images)

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Wilson had a last-ditch effort to effort to retake the lead, attempting to support the Steelers’ five-game triumph streak alive. But his efforts were each for naught. He finished the crippled with 261 yards passing connected 20-of-26 with his touchdown to Austin, who had 69 yards connected conscionable 2 catches. 

For the Browns, Winston was 18-of-27 done the aerial for 219 yards. 

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