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Opportunity, game lost in Cleveland

This time, the cupboard was bare. No late offensive surge. No fourth quarter magic from the quarterback. No complementary football after the defense took the ball away. No defensive plays that directly impacted the scoreboard. There were none of the things that were characteristics of the six wins they had posted in the run-up to their bus trip via the Turnpike for the second of the annual home-and-home series vs. the Browns.

And as a result, the Steelers lost. Not only a game, but an opportunity.

The final score of the game was 13-10, the deciding points came on a 34-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins with

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