The running game had 172 rushing yards, the most allowed by the Browns in a game this season. The defense allowed only 13 points and 259 yards, the fewest scored and gained by the Browns in a game since Week 3. The special teams had no major miscues, and Chris Boswell made his FG and XP comfortably. The offense did not turn the ball over, and the team finished with a positive turnover differential once again. Overall, Mike Tomlin coached his team well enough to play a clean game.

So why did the Steelers lose? Because the passing game utterly failed, and the play-calling on the final two drives of the game was some of the worst situational football I’ve ever seen in my 30 years as a Steelers fan. This is all on Kenny Pickett and Matt Canada. I have officially withdrawn my support from Pickett after this game, and Matt Canada can walk home, for all I care. The Steelers had no excuse for losing this game, and Kenny Pickett and Matt Canada lost it for them.

At least the rest of the team is good, generally speaking. That’s the only silver lining to any of this.