Heyward doesn’t mind the additional pressure, saying it’s the defense’s job to make any points the offense manages to put up enough to win.
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“If we can run the table and do a few things, I think we’ve got a shot”, Jones said. “I’m glad he’s on my team”, Jones said.
“I kind of sat there for a second and I went to get up, got help to get up and I went to take a step and it felt like the middle of my foot was just broke in half”, Roethlisberger said. “We’ll leave the door ajar for him – but it’s just slightly ajar”, said Tomlin, via Cleveland.com. “We’re preparing to play with Landry”. “It just makes life easy”, Jones said.Jones, a 2013 fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma, has completed 59.6 percent of his passes this season for 456 yards and three touchdowns. “I just have to go out there and play”. Steelers lead series, 66-58, and are 13-1 against the Browns at Heinz Field. The loss dropped Pittsburgh, which beat the Browns 43-0 in the season opener, to 5-4 and served as the first of six in a row.
Tomlin noted that Jones comfort in running the no-huddle offense during this week’s practice sessions would help dictate the offensive game plan during his press conference on Tuesday. The Browns are 29th in the league in scoring (19.7 ppg) and will have a hard time coming back on the road if the Steelers can find a way to grab an early lead. He previously missed four games this season with a sprained MCL suffered in Week 2 against the Rams. “We will let (Roethlisberger) go through his process and will continue to communicate; but from a planning structure standpoint, much like it was a couple of weeks ago, we are preparing to play with Landry (Jones)”. Steelers WR Antonio Brown set team records for receptions (17) and yards receiving (283) last week against Oakland….
The Browns are without starting quarterback Josh McCown, who now sidelined with a right shoulder and ribs injury, and so Johnny Manziel had been filling-in for him. Zone schemes and linemen who cut block have been problematic for the Steelers, and they must handle it better than they did last season.
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A 39-yard field goal from Phil Dawson in the game’s final seconds sent the Browns to a stunning, 16-15 victory over the Steelers on November 14, 1999.
