Joel Bitonio #75 of the Cleveland Browns in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
Pittsburgh nearly beat the Browns last week without some of their best players. Here’s why the Steelers should be bigger favorites for this playoff rematch.
There weren’t a lot of high expectations for the Steelers in their Week 17 matchup against the Browns. Though Cleveland was without a few players due to positive COVID-19 tests, Pittsburgh intentionally rested many of their best players, including Ben Roethlisberger, T.J. Watt, and Cameron Heyward.
But despite Mason Rudolph taking the reigns in the final game of the season, the Steelers nearly came away with the win – something they likely would have done had it not been for a second-half interception by Rudolph.