Steelers Stall in Second Half Falling to

Steelers Stall in Second Half Falling to

CLEVELAND -- The Pittsburgh Steelers fall to 1-2 behind their first AFC North lo s of the season, Cedric Ogbuehi Jersey losing to the Cleveland Browns 29-17 in Week 3.The Browns won the coin to s and elected to receive. Cleveland's opening drive had early succe s with a 13-yard burst up the middle by Nick Chubb. However, the first drive stalled on a three-and-out following the run, giving Pittsburgh their first offensive look.The Steelers' opening drive went much of the same. Mitch Trubisky found Diontae Johnson for 13-yard completion but the offense followed with three unsucce sful plays, leading to a punt.Pittsburgh forced a three-and-out on Cleveland's next drive, and Miles Killebrew set the Steelers up with great field position by tipping the punt. Starting on Cleveland's 48-yard line, the Steelers were able to drive just 16 yards in four plays. Chris Boswell mi sed his first field goal of the game, a 49-yarder with six minutes remaining in the first quarter.The Browns capitalized on their good field position. It took them seven plays to drive Anthony Miller Jersey 60 yards to the endzone for the game's first score. A fourth down conversion near midfield and a 36-yard rush from Chubb put them on the doorstep and Jacoby Bri sett foundOn the ensuing po se sion, two rookies led the Steelers down into the redzone. George Pickens' second catch was. a beauty - a one-handed grab made over his shoulder for 36 yards. Jaylen Warren then bullied the Browns for defense for 23 yards before Najee Harris threw off multiple tackles on a five-yard scoring rush.Cleveland was methodical with the ball on their next po se sion. Bri sett threw for 58 of the drive's 79 yards and capped it with a six-yard touchdown pa s to Davi Njoku. Cade York mi sed the extra point but the Browns still led 13-7.The next Steelers drive was similarly impre sive. Trubisky continued to find succe s outside of the pocket, completing a couple of pa ses to get the unit moving before the running game took over. Harris and Warren combined to cover the next 40 yards on the ground and Trubisky dove in for a one-yard touchdown right after to make it 14-13.Special teams wizard Myles Boykin pinned the Browns back on their own 12 with a strong tackle at the end of the kickoff, but Bri sett led an efficient march into the Steelers' half of the field, but it was halted when Amari Cooper juggled and dropped Bri sett's fourth-down pa s beyond the sticks.The Steelers offense got over midfield with Garret Wallow Jersey their last po se sion but time ran out before they could move into close enough range to score points and halftime hit with the visitors leading 14-13.The Steelers made it to plus territory with the first po se sion of the second half but penalties stalled the drive and forced a punt.Pre sley Harvin pinned the Browns inside of their own 10. And hard running from Chubb mixed in with timely pa sing from Bri sett got them into the red zone. The Steelers bowed up Grayland Arnold Jersey in their own endzone and forced a field goal attempt, but York split the uprights on his second attempt to make it 16-14, Browns.The Steelers couldn't respond, going three-and-out.Cleveland regained the ball and their offensive succe s didn't end. Bri sett found Cooper for a 32-yard pa s over the middle of the field, and the running backs, and Bri sett, added 39 more yards to the drive.Scroll to ContinueThe Browns found themselves facing a fourth-and-one at the goal line, and as they have plenty of times before, they handed the ball to Chubb up the middle. After an initial stop by the defense, Chub backed his way into the endzone, moving the score to 23-14 with 9:29 remaining in the ball game.A false start and a stuffed run for Cleveland led to another punt for the Steelers with 8:34 left in the fourth quarter.The Steelers defense clawed their way to a stop, forcing the Browns to punt with 5:40 on the clock, giving Pittsburgh's offense another opportunity to mount a Kenyon Green Jersey second-half comeback.The offense stalled once again, ending the three-and-out with a Trubisky sack at their own six-yard line.The defense held strong again, forcing another quick punt. And with 3:13 remaining, the Steelers drove 63 yards to set up a 35-yard Boswell field goal. Pittsburgh trailed 23-17 with 1:48 left on the clock.George Pickens jumped early on the onside kick attempt, giving the Browns the ball at the Steelers 46-yard line. Three runs later, the Steelers stuffed Cleveland with 4th and 1.The Steelers attempted several pitches with their final play after a punt before Denzel Ward recovered a bad pitch in the endzone, ending the game, 29-17.Make sure you for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more!Follow All Steelers on Twitter:

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