Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey reached a profession milestone in Week 6, serving to the Steelers win 23-9 in opposition to the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium. In his a hundred and fortieth NFL sport, Ramsey recorded the primary multi-sack efficiency of his 10-year profession, racking up two sacks in opposition to rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
The 30-year-old’s first sack got here late within the opening quarter on a blitz off the left edge, and he closed out the sport with a second sack on a third-and-long play within the fourth quarter, dragging Gabriel down 4 yards shy of the road of scrimmage.
Ramsey, who entered the sport with three profession sacks, mentioned it was a efficiency he would cherish along with his kids.
“I’ll in all probability inform my youngsters about this,” he mentioned. “I performed in a sport with TJ Watt and Myles Garrett, and I had two sacks. That is loopy,” (h/t ESPN’s Brooke Pryor).
Though he suffered a hamstring harm previous to the Pittsburgh bye week, Ramsey was energetic on a pitch depend, working towards totally on Friday and taking part in 58 defensive snaps, accounting for 77.3% of the staff’s defensive performs.
The Steelers’ protection dominated from begin to end, holding Cleveland to 183 passing yards and simply 65 dashing yards on 17 carries, averaging 3.8 yards per try. Pittsburgh sacked Gabriel six instances, matching their complete from Week 4 in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings, with Ramsey and super-sub Nick Herbig every recording two sacks. The staff blitzed Gabriel on 21 of 58 dropbacks (36%), limiting the rookie quarterback’s effectiveness regardless of him finishing 12 of 17 passes for 100 yards beneath stress.
Individually, linebacker Myles Elliott led the staff with 12 tackles, adopted by Patrick Queen with 9. Ramsey additionally added six tackles, and defensive backs Juan Thornhill and James Pierre contributed essential cross breakups that thwarted the Browns’ scoring alternatives. The Steelers’ run protection was notably spectacular, neutralizing rookie operating again Quinshon Judkins to only 36 yards on 12 carries whereas stopping any explosive performs from Dylan Sampson or Jerome Ford.
Answerable for the offense, quarterback Aaron Rodgers managed the sport effectively, finishing 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, together with two landing passes, one to Connor Heyward and one other to DeKaylin Metcalf.
Pittsburgh’s dashing assault produced 100 yards, led by Jaylen Warren’s 52 yards on 11 carries, combining with a clear pocket offered by the offensive line to keep up management of time of possession at a season-high 31:52. Rookie left deal with Broderick Jones and sixth lineman Spencer Anderson successfully neutralized Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett, holding him to only two unassisted tackles.
The Steelers’ victory rocketed them to 4-1 total and 1-0 within the AFC North, giving them a two-game lead within the division.