Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to rewrite history in Cleveland, and once again they ended up on the wrong side of it. After a 27-24 loss to the Browns on Thursday Night Football, Pittsburgh is now 0-5 all-time in Cleveland in Thursday night games. The truth is, the final score makes this game look a lot closer than it was for the vast majority of the night.

It was a horrific showing from the Steelers defense in Week 4. Still, a handful of players gave Pittsburgh a chance. Let’s break down the winners and losers.

Winners

EDGE T.J. Watt

The good news on defense starts with Watt. He forced a fumble early and added another sack later in the game. When all the Steelers had to do was stop Deshaun Watson, you figured Watt would go out there and win the football game. To be fair to Cleveland, the Browns did a good job of keeping him from wreaking havoc on that final drive. But Watt was undoubtedly a winner.

EDGE Jack Sawyer

Sawyer tipped a pass that turned into an interception, and that play allowed Pittsburgh to climb back into the game. In my opinion, he was the second-best pass rusher on the field, even though he sits fourth on the depth chart.

WR Roman Wilson

Wilson finished with four catches for over 70 yards and a touchdown. He consistently got open deep, showed his vertical speed, and found the end zone on a pop pass.

RB Jaylen Warren

Warren went over 100 scrimmage yards yet again. Good things happen when No. 30 has the ball in his hands, and the Steelers need to build off of that.

WR DK Metcalf

For once, Metcalf looked like a receiver worth what Pittsburgh is paying him. He went for five catches and over 100 receiving yards, getting open all the way down the field. He put Tyson Campbell in a blender on the Steelers’ final offensive drive.

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QB Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers had a very good first drive, a horrible second quarter, and then bounced back in a major way. He made arguably the throw of his Steelers career on the touchdown to Darnell Washington, marched the offense down the field to tie the game, and converted the 2-point try on a sneak. On balance, Rodgers had a great game.

Losers

K Chris Boswell

If Boswell makes his field goal, which is exactly what he signed an extension to do this offseason, Pittsburgh is going to overtime at the very least. Instead, Cleveland hit a walk-off field goal to win it.

LB Patrick Queen

Queen got pushed around all game by rookie slot receiver KC Concepcion. I know he had a good Week 3, but he couldn’t get off blocks and didn’t show much effort coming downhill. He did not look anything like a linebacker playing in the final year of his contract.

S Rayshawn Jenkins

The Steelers finally benched Jenkins. That’s how bad he was. Rookie Robert Spears-Jennings replaced him and came up with an interception later in the game.

S Jaquan Brisker

Brisker is a feel-good story and tends to be a solid player down in and down out. I don’t know what his issue was against the Browns. He couldn’t tackle to save his life and looked lost at times.

CB Daylen Everette

I wanted to cut Everette some slack. He’s a rookie, and he was thrust into action after Jamel Dean went down with an ankle injury. Even so, he wasn’t very good. Cleveland marched down the field on him multiple times, including on the game-winning drive. He made a lot of rookie mistakes, though he doesn’t deserve all of the blame.

CB Asante Samuel Jr.

Samuel was taunting and gloating like he broke up a pass when, in reality, Jerry Jeudy caught it for over 20 yards to give the Browns a huge chunk on the final drive. It’s not a coincidence that the two corners who aren’t supposed to be starting both land on this list.

DC Patrick Graham

Saving the best for last, the biggest loser is defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.

Last week, his soft zone coverage got torched by the Cincinnati Bengals. That’s one thing. Cincinnati has Tee Higgins, Ja’Marr Chase, and Joe Burrow. But this week, Graham let Watson and the Browns put up 27 points, despite a fumble and some really bad misses from the Cleveland quarterback, because Pittsburgh was playing the softest of soft zones.

The only time the defense did anything good was when Graham finally decided to blitz and play man coverage. Graham has been a total liability for two straight weeks, and he has to figure it out.

The way I see it, if he doesn’t lean into that aggression more often, the Steelers defense is going to be Swiss cheese, and Pittsburgh will keep giving up 30 points a game.