PITTSBURGH, PA — The misery continues for the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh.
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The Steelers led from start to finish in a 23-9 win at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Aaron Rodgers threw two second-half touchdowns as Pittsburgh held the Browns’ running game to 65 yards.
The Steelers outgained Cleveland in total yards, 335-248.
The Browns fell to 1-5 overall.
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Pittsburgh took the game’s opening kickoff and drove to Cleveland’s 44-yard line. Chris Boswell made a 44-yard field goal to put the Steelers ahead, 3-0.
Boswell added two more field goals in the second quarter while Andre Szmyt’s 31-yarder cut the deficit to 9-3 at halftime.
After the Browns went three-and-out to start the second half, Pittsburgh drove 79 yards on 10 plays. Rodgers capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Connor Heyward to extend the advantage to 16-3. Szmyt’s 53-yard field goal got Cleveland within 10 points, 16-6, after three quarters.
Early in the fourth quarter, Rodgers threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to D.K. Metcalf to expand the lead to 23-6 to put the game out of reach.
Pittsburgh improves to 4-1 overall.
The Browns host Miami on October 19 at 1 p.m.
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