PITTSBURGH — The Browns were finished with their first run through the AFC North shortly after 4 p.m. They were neither able to salvage a win out of those initial three division games, nor end one of the NFL’s longest regular-season road losing streaks to one team.
Cleveland lost 23-9 to the Steelers in a game in which they never seemed able to get anything going. Then again, that’s been the story of the season.
The Browns now have a 22-game regular-season losing streak in Pittsburgh. The Browns are 1-5 overall and 0-3 AFC North record, and the Steelers are 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the AFC North.
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Here’s how it played out in Pittsburgh for the Browns latest loss there:
Cam Robinson injures right leg on QB hit
Dillon Gabriel was hit with less than two minutes remaining. In the process of getting knocked down, he fell into the right leg of left tackle Cam Robinson.
Teven Jenkins replaced Robinson at left tackle. KT Leveston remained at right tackle, where he replaced Jack Conklin, who left with a concussion.
Chris Boswell misses from 54 yards after slipping
Chris Boswell was not helped by his own playing surface when he slipped while trying a 54-yard field goal. The miss came with 3:39 remaining and the Steelers up 23-9.
Andre Szmyt adds 3rd field goal to pull Browns within 2 TDs
The Browns are within two touchdowns with 9:29 remaining. Andre Szmyt kicked a 32-yard field goal to make it 23-9.
It’s Szmyt’s third field goal of the game.
Gage Larvadain shaken up after making big catch, taking big hit
Browns wide receiver Gage Larvadain went to the locker room after taking a big hit from Steelers safety DeShon Elliott after making a 14-yard catch. Elliott was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the hit.
Jack Conklin out with concussion; David Njoku to locker room
The Browns are racking up key injuries. Jack Conklin has been ruled out with a concussion.
Tight end David Njoku was heading to the locker room with 13:36 remaining in the game.
Dillon Gabriel with easy throw and catch to convert 4th down
The Browns faced fourth-and-2 from the Steelers 45. Dillon Gabriel converted it with a 6-yard crossing pass to Isaiah Bond.
Aaron Rodgers to D.K. Metcalf for final nail in Browns’ coffin
D.K. Metcalf ran a double move on new Browns cornerback Tyson Campbell, and Aaron Rodgers lofted a perfect pass for a 25-yard touchdown. The Steelers are up 23-6 with 14:55 remaining.
End 3rd quarter: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Cleveland Browns 6
The Steelers will start the final 15 minutes with a first down at the Browns 25.
Andre Szmyt’s 2nd field goal pulls Browns within 10
The Browns ended up kicking a 53-yard field goal to close out the drive. Andre Szmyt knocked it through, pulling Cleveland within 16-6 with 4:08 remaining in the third quarter.
Tight ends can’t hold onto the ball for Browns
The Browns almost had a big play on second down as Dillon Gabriel avoided the pass rush. However, his throw into the red zone to tight end Harold Fannin Jr. was dropped.
Tight end David Njoku had a third-down pass ripped out of his hands on the next play.
Jack Conklin being evaluated for a concussion
The Browns announced right tackle Jack Conklin was being evaluated for a concussion. He’s questionable to return.
Jack Conklin headed to locker room with medical staff
The Browns are down right tackle Jack Conklin as he is heading to the locker room with medical staff after an extended time in the medical tent. KT Leveston has replaced him at right tackle.
There’s been no update on Conklin’s injury status.
Aaron Rodgers to Connor Heyward for Steelers TD
The Steelers have a 13-point lead thanks to Aaron Rodgers’ first touchdown pass of the day, a 12-yard pass to fullback Connor Heyward with 7:46 remaining in the third quarter. Pittsburgh is up 16-3 on Cleveland.
Jack Conklin in medical tent for Browns
Right tackle Jack Conklin went into the medical tent while the Browns offense was on the bench. There’s been no word on his status.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka out with hip injury
The Browns have ruled defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka out with a hip injury.
Browns’ Cameron Thomas gives Steelers 1st down with penalty
The Browns’ Cameron Thomas ran into the punter for Pittsburgh on a fourth-and-4 play from the Steelers 27. The running into the kicker penalty gave Pittsburgh a first down.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka heading to locker room with training staff
Browns defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka headed to the locker room with a trainer after a stint in the blue medical tent. There’s been no immediate word on his injury.
T.J. Watt penalty saves Dillon Gabriel from fumble lost
The Browns nearly had a disaster as quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s was ruled to have fumbled on the second play of the third quarter. However, T.J. Watt was offsides for Pittsburgh, giving the ball back to the Browns.
Cleveland, naturally, punted after Gabriel’s throw later in the possession on third down was batted down by Watt.
Browns end half with Andre Szmyt field goal, trail at halftime
The Browns tried one throw to the end zone with seven second remaining from the Steelers 13. However, once it went incomplete, Andre Szmyt came on to make a 31-yard field goal as time expires on the first half to pull the Browns within 9-3.
Browns, despite mistakes, putting together best drive of day
The Browns are at the Steelers 11 with 11 seconds remaining with their best drive of the day. Cleveland has gone 74 yards on 13 plays.
Jerry Jeudy penalty negates roughing the pass flag on Steelers
The Browns were going to get a first down when Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen was flagged for roughing the passer on Dillon Gabriel. The only problem was wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was flagged for offensive pass interference, meaning no play.
Jerry Jeudy’s big play negated by Browns penalty
Jerry Jeudy’s best reception of the game, a 22-yarder, ended up going for naught. An illegal formation penalty against the Browns negated the play.
Another Steelers penalty, the Browns’ best offensive play so far
The Browns have six first downs so far in the game, two of those have come by Steelers illegal hands to the face penalties. This one, against Cam Heyward, led to Jerome Ford then running for the sixth first down at the Browns 42.
Third sack of Dillon Gabriel, this time by Derrick Harmon, Alex Highsmith
The Browns are in a second-and-14 hole at the two-minute warning after Dillon Gabriel was sacked for the third time. This time, the sack, a 4-yard loss, came from Derrick Harmon and Alex Highsmith.
Jerome Baker penalty puts Browns offense in hole on kickoff return
The Browns, down 9-0, are starting in a hole. They’re going to start at their own 15 after Jerome Baker was flagged for a hold on the kickoff return.
There’s 3:31 remaining in the first half here.
Another Chris Boswell field goal, two-score lead for Steelers
A 9-0 lead may really be all Pittsburgh needs with this Browns offense. Chris Boswell kicked his third field goal of the day, a 48-yarder, to give the Steelers that lead with 3:38 remaining.
Aaron Rodgers, Steelers passing game heating up
Aaron Rodgers had hit on four consecutive passes to move from the Pittsburgh 28 to the Browns 33. It finally ended when he tried to hit tight end Darnell Washington on a short dump-off on first down at the 33.
Another sack for Steelers, this time by T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig
Dillon Gabriel was sacked for the second time, this time to force a punt. Gabriel was sacked by Nick Herbig and T.J. Watt for a loss of six.
Chris Boswell hits from 50, gives Steelers 6-0 lead
It’s hard not to say, considering the Browns’ offensive woes, that Chris Boswell didn’t potentially give Pittsburgh a rather sizeable edge at 6-0 with his 50-yard field goal with 11:01 remaining in the first half. Cleveland has 34 net yards through one quarter, and is averaging 2.8 yards per play.
End 1st quarter: Pittsburgh Steelers 3, Cleveland Browns 0
The Browns have been unable to do anything subtantial in the first quarter. The Steelers will have it second-and-1 from their own 38 when the second quarter begins.
Cam Robinson, Cam Heyward exchange words after sack
Jalen Ramsey was sacked for a 7-yard loss to the Browns 41 one play after the Jabill Peppers penalty. After the play, Browns left tackle Cam Robinson and Steelers nose tackle Cam Heyward exchanged several words after Robinson shoved Heyward.
Browns benefit from 2nd Jabrill Peppers penalty
The best play for the Browns so far as been penalties by Steelers safety Jabrill Peppers.After negating a long Pittsburgh punt return earlier, Peppers gave Cleveland a first down with an illegal hands to the face flag on second-and-8 from the Browns 43.
D.K. Metcalf makes sensational catch for Steelers 1st down
D.K. Metcalf may have gotten away with a push-off on well-positioned cornerback Tyson Campbell. However, the Steelers wide receiver still made a sensational catch on a pass Aaron Rodgers lofted down the right sideline for a gain of 25 yards to the Pittsburgh 39 on third-and-6.
Steelers blindside block save Browns special teams from another bad play
Former Browns safety Jabrill Peppers helped his former team out with a blindside block that negated a long punt return into Cleveland territory. Instead of having it there, the Steelers started at their own 10 with 7:53 remaining in the first quarter.
Jerry Jeudy’s personal foul sets Browns offense back
Jerry Jeudy giveth and Jerry Jeudy taketh away. After a big third-down catch, Jeudy was flagged for a post-play unnecessary roughness penalty for hitting cornerback Joey Porter Jr. in the face.
That made it second-and-23 from the Cleveland 32. On third down, Jeudy then dropped a pass to force a punt.
T.J. Watt’s penalty gives Browns chance to get 1st down
The Browns’ first possession was saved when T.J. Watt was flagged for being offsides on third down. That new life led to Dillon Gabriel hitting Jerry Jeudy for a 12-yard gain to the Cleveland 45 instead of a three-and-out.
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Chris Boswell gives Steelers early lead after Browns force FG
The Browns defense managed to bow up enough after Darnell Washington’s big catch-and-run on the first play of the game. They limited the Steelers to just a Chris Boswell 44-yard field goal with 10:55 remaining in the first quarter.
The points still out Cleveland in an early 3-0 as it prepares to get the football for the first time.
Steelers hit big play on 1st play thanks to blown coverage
The Steelers took advantage of what appeared to be a blown coverage by a blitzing safety Ronnie Hickman for a 36-yard gain on the first play of the game. Tight end Darnell Washington ran right past Hickman and quarterback Aaron Rodgers found him for the gain to the Cleveland 36.
New cornerback Tyson Campbell ran Washington down and knocked the ball out of his hands. But the ball went out of bounds.
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The Browns called tails and won the coin toss. They deferred, giving Pittsburgh the ball first.
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Cam Robinson, Tyson Campbell in starting lineup for Cleveland Browns vs. Steelers
Cam Robinson will make his starting debut with the Browns at left tackle when they play at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Robinson was acquired in a Sept. 29 trade from the Houston Texans. He played just six plays, all on the third series of the game, in the Browns’ Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London.
Robinson replaces KT Leveston in the starting lineup. Leveston had started the previous two games at left tackle in place of Dawand Jones, who suffered a right knee injury in the Week 3 win over the Green Bay Packers.
The Browns’ other in-season trade acquisition, cornerback Tyson Campbell, will also be in the starting lineup. He was acquired Oct. 8 from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for cornerback Greg Newsome II.
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Chris Easterling can be reached at ceasterling@thebeaconjournal.com. Read more about the Browns at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/browns. Follow him on X at @ceasterlingABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Browns lose to Steelers and score their fewest points of season
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