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Denzel Ward tallied his third interception of the season

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The Browns fell to the Steelers, 27-6, on the road in Week 8 to move to 5-3 this season. After splitting the season series with Pittsburgh, the Browns have a 2-1 divisional record. 

After the Steelers jumped out to quick start utilizing their rushing attack, the Browns could not mount a comeback. Cleveland was held out of the end zone for the first time this season and did not score in the second half. 

Here are 10 key numbers from the Browns' loss to the Steelers in Week 8.

1 – CB Denzel Ward took the ball away from WR DK Metcalf in the third quarter for the Browns' one interception in the game. Ward has three interceptions in 2026 through the first eight games, which ties his career-high for a single-season. 

2 – On defense, the Browns recorded two quarterback hits on QB Aaron Rodgers. DT Adin Huntington — who also had the Browns' one sack — and DE Jared Verse both posted one. 

3 - P Corey Bojorquez pinned three punts inside the 20-yard line, tying a season-high. On his four punts, Bojorquez totaled 199 yards for an average of 49.8 yards per attempt.

4 – While defending the Steelers' pass game, the Browns tallied four passes defensed. Ward led the team with two, while CB Tyson Campbell and LB Quincy Williams each recorded one.

7- The Browns' defense recorded seven tackles for loss. DT Mason Graham led the way with three, while DT Maliek Collins, S Grant Delpit, Huntington and Williams each had one. 

10 – LB Carson Schwesinger notched a team-high 10 tackles. He had four solo and six assisted tackles, marking his fourth game this season with double-digit tackles.

34 – Offensively, the Browns recorded a season-low 34 net rushing yards. RB Quinshon Judkins led the team with 11 carries for 25 yards while RB Dylan Sampson had one carry for seven yards. 

154 – TE Harold Fannin Jr. recorded a career-high 154 yards on 10 receptions. His longest reception of the game was a 37-yard catch in the fourth quarter. His 154 receiving yards were the second-most by a Browns tight end in a game and marked his second career 100-yard receiving game.

200 – The Browns' defense allowed a season-high 200 net rushing yards. Pittsburgh's backfield duo of RB Rico Dowdle and RB Jaylen Warren combined for 199 yards and two touchdowns. 

324 – QB Deshaun Watson threw for a season-high 324 yards on 39 pass attempts. The 324 yards marks Watson's highest single-game passing total with the Browns, and his second consecutive game he eclipsed 300 passing yards.

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