From the beginning of the game to the end, the division rivals of the Cleveland Browns from Pittsburgh were outmatched against the 49ers. San Francisco’s offense did whatever they wanted whenever they wanted as they marched up and down the field on Sunday. The Steelers will now also be without their second-best defensive player Cameron Hayward against the Browns on Monday night.
The offense led by second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett didn’t fair much better as they were only able to muster seven points. Granted you can’t make a sweeping declaration about a team after one game but the Steelers looked awful last week.
As I watched through the all-22 film of this game it became apparent that some of the Browns’ strengths match up well with some of the Steelers’ weaknesses. Mike Tomlin remains one of the better coaches in the league and the Browns must bring their best game if they want to win, just because they had a bad week doesn’t mean they are a bad team.
Let’s take a look at some of the key takeaways I had looking back on the Steelers opening week loss.