The best rushing offense in football needed to pick up a yard on Sunday, in a critical, game-saving situation on fourth down deep in its own territory. With seven men across their line (an eligible tackle to the left and a tight end to the right) the Browns sent Odell Beckham in motion to the right side and initiated a handoff to Kareem Hunt up the middle.
The Steelers, meanwhile, had five defenders to counter Cleveland’s seven blockers, with linebackers Robert Spillane and Vince Williams sitting about four yards back. The run was obvious, but the push generated by five Steeler defenders was so intense that neither linebacker ended up needing to contribute to the play at all.