In Week 4, the Cleveland Browns held off the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 on October 1, 2026 at Huntington Bank Field. Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards for the Cleveland Browns, and Aaron Rodgers had 299 for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Scoring plays
Q1
Pittsburgh Steelers, Touchdown · 2:59(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to R.Wilson for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 7, CLE 0
Q2
Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 12:14(Shotgun) J.McLaughlin right end for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.PIT 7, CLE 7
Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 8:28Z.Zinter reported in as eligible. Q.Judkins right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.PIT 7, CLE 14
Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 1:22(Shotgun) D.Watson pass short right to H.Fannin for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on PIT-T.Watt, Defensive Offside, declined. A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.PIT 7, CLE 21
Pittsburgh Steelers, Field goal · 0:08C.Boswell 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Kuntz, Holder-C.Johnston.PIT 10, CLE 21
Q4
Pittsburgh Steelers, Touchdown · 10:10(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to D.Washington for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. A.Rodgers pass to J.Warren is complete. ATTEMPT FAILS. ** Injury Update: CLV-G.Delpit has returned to the game.PIT 16, CLE 21
Cleveland Browns, Field goal · 6:37 A.Szmyt 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.PIT 16, CLE 24
Pittsburgh Steelers, Touchdown · 1:42A.Rodgers pass short right to P.Freiermuth for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. A.Rodgers rushes up the middle. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.PIT 24, CLE 24
Cleveland Browns, Field goal · 0:10A.Szmyt 56 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.PIT 24, CLE 27
Team stats
Team stats: Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns
Andre Szmyt’s 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds left gave the Cleveland Browns a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, October 1. The kick ended a finish in which Pittsburgh had erased a 14-point deficit, tied the game with 1:42 remaining and briefly pushed Cleveland to the brink on its final possession.
Cleveland began that last drive at its own 26 with 1:36 left. Deshaun Watson found Harold Fannin for 12 yards at midfield with 1:00 to play, a completion that lifted the Browns’ win probability from 54.2% to 74.2%. A sack at the Pittsburgh 38 then pulled that figure back to 65.6%, but Szmyt drove the next kick through.
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How it happened
Q2 1:22Deshaun Watson finds Harold Fannin Jr. for a 2-yard touchdown, putting Cleveland up 21-7. The 13-play, 70-yard drive took 3:59.CLE 86.1% · PIT 13.9%
Q2 8:28Quinshon Judkins bursts in from 2 yards, putting Cleveland ahead 14-7 after a 4-play, 74-yard drive in 2:10.CLE 64.9% · PIT 35.1%
Q2 12:14Jaleel McLaughlin bursts in from 28 yards to tie it 7-7 for Cleveland. The Browns’ chances rise from 35.5% to 44.1% after a 4-play, 56-yard drive in 1:57.CLE 44.1% · PIT 55.9%
Q2 14:17Denzel Ward intercepts Aaron Rodgers at the Cleveland 44, giving Cleveland the ball. The Browns’ chances rise from 25.3% to 31.2%.CLE 31.2% · PIT 68.8%
Q1End of the first quarter: Pittsburgh leads Cleveland 7-0. The Steelers have outplayed the Browns, averaging 0.34 EPA per play to Cleveland’s -0.51.
Q1 2:59Roman Wilson hauls in Aaron Rodgers’ 12-yard touchdown pass, putting Pittsburgh ahead 7-0. The Steelers’ chances rise from 63.1% to 71.1% after a 20-play, 78-yard drive in 9:48.CLE 28.9% · PIT 71.1%
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Season series
PIT 1, CLE 1
Oct 1 · this gamePittsburgh Steelers 24, Cleveland Browns 27
