The Cleveland Browns dropped their Week 8 game on Halloween to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 15-10.
This game, like others the Browns lost this season, was very winnable.
Happy HalloWIN 👻 pic.twitter.com/P1KuMuChrl
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 31, 2021
With the loss, the Browns are 8-8 with another divisional matchup coming up in Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Check out my TikTok recap of the game.
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Here are the news and notes from the game.
1. Plenty Of Blame To Go Around
Social media had plenty of opinions about what cost the Browns this game.
Coaching was suspect.
3rd & 9 and Joe Woods has the CBs playing soft coverage 11 yards off the ball. Someone explain this to me. #Browns
— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) October 31, 2021
Wide receivers took some blame also.
A lot of dropped footballs today by #Browns.
— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) October 31, 2021
Baker Mayfield didn’t fail the #Browns today. Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. did.
— Jeff Schudel (@jsproinsider) October 31, 2021
This sums it up best.
The Browns were outplayed.
The #Steelers just walked into First Energy Stadium and broke the #Browns despite a horribly officiated game that kept giving Cleveland life. Outplayed them straight up and Pittsburgh's on a 3-game win streak.
— Christopher Carter (@CarterCritiques) October 31, 2021
2. Festive Halloween At The Stadium
A win would have made Halloween even better at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Players came in costume.
Jarvis Landry was a Paw Patrol character.
Jarvis Landry came as a character from Paw Patrol. #Browns @wkyc @WKYCSports #PITvsCLE pic.twitter.com/iqswUlCCup
— Shawn Dunagan 🎗️ (@shawndunagan) October 31, 2021
OBJ was Michael Jackson.
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night! 🕺@obj | @Browns
📺: #PITvsCLE — 1pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/UGj2LmkUJ0— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2021
Fans of the movie Happy Gilmore appreciated Jamie Gillan and Chase McLaughlin‘s look.
Jamie Gillan and Chase Mclaughlin came as Happy Gilmore and his caddie. @wkyc @WKYCSports #Browns @AdamSandler #PITvsCLE pic.twitter.com/q0dtZaW16d
— Shawn Dunagan 🎗️ (@shawndunagan) October 31, 2021
3. Slow Grind Scored
D’Ernest Johnson earned legions of fans after carrying the Browns to victory in Week 7 against the Denver Broncos.
With Kareem Hunt still on IR, Johnson saw action again today.
He did not disappoint.
D'Ernest juked out TWO people 😳
📺: #PITvsCLE on CBS
📲: Browns mobile app pic.twitter.com/DF5DrX430e— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 31, 2021
There are very few bright spots on this offense in recent weeks so it is comforting to see Johnson continue to build on his success in Week 7.
4. Jack Conklin Cannot Stay Healthy
It just feels like one thing after another.
This one looks like a bad luck injury that could cause Conklin to miss time again.
D'Ernest juked out TWO people 😳
📺: #PITvsCLE on CBS
📲: Browns mobile app pic.twitter.com/DF5DrX430e— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 31, 2021
5. Onto Cincinnati
This was a very disappointing defeat.
But the Browns have to shake it off.
The team travels to Cincinnati for a Week 9 game.
The Browns cannot afford to lose back-to-back AFC North games.
This division is too tight; the margin of error is too small.
How will the Browns respond?
It will be interesting to see what they are made of because this team is 1 loss short of its entire number of losses in all of 2020.
NEXT: 3 Things We Learned In The Browns' Loss To The Steelers
