PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns renewed the hatred in their AFC North rivalry during their Week 8 contest. The Steelers routed their divisional foes, winning by a final score of 27-6.
The win evened the season series between the Steelers and Browns and kept Pittsburgh atop the AFC North standings.
The game was highlighted by the defense's ability to get to the Browns' quarterback. The Steelers sacked Deshaun Watson eight times, led by superstar T.J. Watt with 2.0 sacks on the day. With that performance, Watt now has 19.5 sacks against Cleveland in his career. According to Assistant Director of Communications for the Steelers, Michael Bertsch, that is the most by any individual against the Browns.
"T.J. Watt now has 19.5 career sacks vs. Cleveland," he wrote. "Which is the most by any player against the Browns in League history. He is the ninth player in NFL history to hold sack record vs.…