Every team in the AFC North has a 2-1 record, and that includes the club quarterbacked by Deshaun Watson.
“It’s huge. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase what we’re about on a big national stage. And yeah, we’re super excited. Ultimately, as a locker room, we just stay locked in.”
It’s major,” Watson said Tuesday.
I remember the ‘70s,” the 62-year-old McCarthy said. Warren has a team-high 216 yards and is averaging an impressive 5.7 yards per carry. “Again, the work he’s put in, certainly he knows he can play better. We can certainly coach better around him. And all we’re trying to do is this week, clean up what we can clean up in a short week and be ready to go and be as fresh as we can be for Thursday night, to better put our best foot forward. Defensive tackle Mason Graham is tied for second in the NFL with four sacks for Cleveland after the club traded star pass rusher Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in the offseason. First-year Steelers coach Mike McCarthy is looking forward to the matchup. He grew up in Pittsburgh and remembers many epic Steelers-Browns clashes from his youth, when Pittsburgh had stars all over the field and Cleveland had NFL MVP Brian Sipe at quarterback. “I’m old. “I remember the Steelers and the Browns from those days, and I can identify with that. So, yeah, it’s AFC North. We have three rival opponents to go through this. We look for this to be a knock-down, drag-out type of game. He is expected to see the ball a lot Thursday, as Rico Dowdle will miss his second straight game. Fellow Pittsburgh cornerback Jalen Ramsey is listed as questionable but hopes to play. Cornerback Brandin Echols also is questionable.
“I’m just really happy for him,” Monken said of Watson. He said he broke his right wrist in Sunday’s game against the Bengals.
