The rematch between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers should be a drama-filled game.
The intense rivalry between the Browns and Steelers always leads to loud, intense games. Throughout the sixty minutes, both teams tried to bully each other. In the stadium, the animosity is palpable, while at home you can hear the pads cracking as each team attempts to enforce its will. In today’s rematch, the two teams have more confrontations besides hatred. The Steelers are in contention for the AFC North title, and they can clinch it with a win. Future Hall of Famer Myles Garrett is playing for the history books. Current Browns quarterback Shaddell Sanders is fighting for his job. It will also be the first game since Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin publicly mocked Browns general manager Andrew Berry for trading Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals. Flacco led the Bengals to a victory over the Steelers and never won another game while wearing an orange-striped helmet. There’s a lot to look forward to this afternoon.
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The Steelers defeated the Browns 23-9 in Week 6. The Browns are preparing for revenge. Former Browns quarterback and current Ravens starter Tyler “Snoopy” Huntley called for Sanders to win to keep the Ravens’ playoff hopes alive. Myles Garrett hopes to break TJ Watt’s sack record with one sack. Aaron Rodgers will be in Canton much earlier than Garrett, and he doesn’t want a record-breaking sack to go against him. Rodgers didn’t let Garrett touch him in Game 1. He relies on a quick game, so Garrett has no chance to touch him. Rodgers’ career has echoed that of Brett Favre, who blew himself up on Michael Strahan’s record-breaking twenty-and-a-half-second sack.
Rodgers will look to break that cycle today. The Browns defense must keep Rodgers on the ball by eliminating fast pitches. The Browns have a lot to prove to their fans and themselves after Tomlin mocked the Browns coaching staff. The game against the Steelers should be a sloppy fistfight because everyone has something to prove.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns and Steelers have a lot to prove in NFL Week 17 rematch
