Mike Tomlin showed satisfaction after the Pittsburgh Steelers secured an important 23-9 victory against the Cleveland Browns. Despite this, the head coach also wanted to temper the excitement over the 4-1 start, warning that they have a dangerous visit to Cincinnati coming up very soon.
âMan, itâs great to win in the North. Good start for us in divisional play. I appreciate the way guys came off from the bye week. We didnât warm up to it. We got a short week. Weâre chasing another AFC North rival in a short number of days. So, we respect the process. We got to work fast here in preparation for Thursday Night.â
Additionally, Tomlin acknowledged that Aaron Rodgers has met expectations and that, with more repetitions and games, his quarterback and the entire team should improve due to the cohesion that is developing. âI certainly think thatâs a reasonable expectation with more exposure whether youâre young, old, experienced or inexperienced. Particularly, this collective journey that weâre on. The more that you get an opportunity to play, certainly thereâs more comfort there.â
Did Steelers win against Browns?
Yes. The Steelers won 23-9 over the Cleveland Browns in their first divisional game of the season. However, Mike Tomlin expressed concern about the number of penalties, since, up until Week 6, they had been one of the best teams in the NFL in that regard.
âOne area where we certainly fell short is the penalty component. We scout crews just like we scout teams. We know this crew throws a lot of penalties and we dropped the ball in terms of our preparedness there. Iâll accept responsibility for that. We got to be better. You canât beat anybody when youâre beating yourself. It just felt like at times, we did that today. So, we got to own that.â
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