3 Reasons the Cleveland Browns will beat the Steelers on TNF

The Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers both come into their Week three matchup coming off of a loss. The winner of Thursday’s game will be atop the AFC North leaderboard. Here are three reasons that the Browns will beat the Steelers.

Is it Thursday yet? For the Cleveland Browns, their matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football can not come soon enough. The franchise is reeling from a disastrous debacle that saw the team blow a 13-point lead in the final one minute and 55 seconds.

The Browns are going to put the age-old saying ‘winning cures all’ to the test. A second straight home loss could potentially derail the season before it even really gets going. A must-win in Week 3? Absolutely. And here are three reasons why the Browns will be victorious against the Steelers on Thursday.

3 reasons the Browns will beat Pittsburgh

Reason No. 3: Trubisky ain’t it

Since the day Ben Roethlisberger was selected by Pittsburgh in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, the Ohio native had the Browns’ number. For the better part of Roethlisberger’s career, he was the all-time winningest quarterback in FirstEnergy stadium. The Steelers’ quarterback practically had minority ownership of the Browns.

But as Roethlisberger’s career began its descent the stranglehold he had over his division foe began to loosen. Now that Big Ben is finally out the door, a new age of the rivalry can officially begin. That brings us to the first reason that the Browns will beat the Steelers on Thursday Night Football: Mitchell Trubisky ain’t it.

When the Steelers were looking at quarterbacks to take over the reins of their offense, they landed on Trubisky. The former No. 2 overall pick had a bumpy exit from the team that drafted him, but then had a decent public relations stint as a backup in Buffalo. But just a month after Trubisky signed in Pittsburgh to be their starter, the Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett in the first round.

Regardless if Trubisky is just a placeholder or not, he’s the starter this week against Cleveland. While the back-end of the Browns’ defense is suffering from communications issues, pushing the ball down the field is not a strong suit for Trubisky. In Week 2, Trubisky only attempted four passes over 15 yards. This is a perfect matchup for Cleveland’s defense to get right and build their confidence back up.

Trubisky isn’t a bad quarterback, but he’s not a good quarterback either. He’s just a quarterback. Just a nameless gray face that the Browns should be able to take advantage of. If this defense can’t hold Trubisky and this Steelers offense to under 20 points, then the Browns defense and their coordinator ain’t it.