Sample game sheet · Week 4 · Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 · Final
Pittsburgh Steelers24Cleveland Browns27

Twice Cleveland had Pittsburgh stopped on 3rd or 4th down. Twice a Browns flag gave it back. Both drives ended in touchdowns. That was 15 of Pittsburgh's 24 points.

  • Cleveland was flagged 14 times. Only 5 of those flags handed Pittsburgh a first down, and those drives produced 18 points.
  • Pittsburgh was sacked on 5 drives. 3 of them ended without points.
  • Pittsburgh struggled on third down even after a clean series. It converted 2 of 9.

The flag ledger

Every flag goes in its own bucket based on what happened to the drive.

Flags committedSteelersBrowns
Erased stopsOffense came up short on 3rd or 4th down. This team's flag gave it a first down0215 pts allowed on those drives
Gift first downsA defensive flag handed over a first down on 1st or 2nd down17 more pts allowed on other drives33 more pts allowed on other drives
Drive killersAn offensive flag on a drive that ended with no points11
Special teamsFlags on kicks and returns04
Didn't change the driveAccepted, but the drive's course didn't turn on it64
Total accepted penalties (the box score number)814

Where it turned

These snaps moved the game most. They're listed in game order.

Flag erased the stopQ1 05:49PIT 0, CLE 0
Before
Steelers, 3rd & 16 at CLE 44
Snap
Browns roughing the passer on 3rd & 16: automatic first down
After
1st & 10 at CLE 20
Drive
Touchdown · 7 pts
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(5:49) (Shotgun) 8 A.Rodgers pass short right to 11 M.Pittman to CLE 35 for 9 yards (21 D.Ward). PENALTY on CLEnegative 96 M.Collins, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at CLE 35. Penalty on CLEnegative 26 M.Harden, Illegal Contact, declined. Penalty on CLEnegative 8 J.Verse, Unnecessary Roughness, declined.

GiveawayQ2 14:17PIT 7, CLE 0
Before
Steelers, 1st & 10 at own 29
Snap
Intercepted on 1st & 10
After
Browns ball
Drive
Browns scored 7 on the next drive
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(14:17) (Shotgun) 8 A.Rodgers pass deep right intended for 11 M.Pittman INTERCEPTED by 21 D.Ward (54 S.Williams) at CLE 44. 21 D.Ward to CLE 44 for no gain (11 M.Pittman).

GiveawayQ3 04:19CLE 21, PIT 10
Before
Browns, 2nd & 7 at PIT 38
Snap
Fumble lost on 2nd & 7
After
Steelers ball
Drive
Steelers scored 0 on the next drive
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(4:19) (Shotgun) 4 D.Watson up the middle to PIT 43 for negative 5 yards (90 T.Watt). FUMBLES (90 T.Watt), RECOVERED by PITnegative 90 T.Watt at 50.

Flag erased the stopQ4 01:51PIT 16, CLE 24
Before
Steelers, 4th & 10 at CLE 11
Snap
Browns defensive pass interference on 4th & 10: automatic first down
After
1st & goal at CLE 3
Drive
Touchdown · 8 pts
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(1:51) (Shotgun) 8 A.Rodgers pass incomplete short middle to 80 D.Washington (28 E.McNeil Warren). PENALTY on CLEnegative 28 E.McNeil Warren, Defensive Pass Interference, 8 yards, enforced at CLE 11 No Play.

GiveawayQ4 00:10PIT 24, CLE 27
Before
Steelers, 1st & 10 at own 35
Snap
Intercepted on 1st & 10
After
Browns ball
Drive
Browns scored 0 on the next drive
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(:10) (Shotgun) 8 A.Rodgers pass deep right intended for 14 R.Wilson INTERCEPTED by 9 G.Delpit at CLE 18. 9 G.Delpit to CLE 18 for no gain (14 R.Wilson). ** Injury Update: PITnegative 14 R.Wilson has returned to the game.

The situations

The box score gives you the total. This shows how each team got there.

SituationSteelersBrowns
Third downs, clean seriesno sack, loss or own flag earlier in the set2/91/5
Third downs after a negative playa sack, a run or catch for a loss, or own flag earlier in the set2/43/5
Red zone, walked innever needed a 3rd downNone1 TD / 17 pts
Red zone, had to convert a 3rd0 TD / 13 ptsNone
Red zone, hit a negative play inside the 202 TD / 215 pts1 TD / 17 pts
Drives with a sackand how many ended with no points53 died20 died
Giveaways in scoring rangeat or inside the opponent's 400 of 21 of 2
Points allowed off giveawaysother team's next drive76

Every row is a count of recorded plays. Points on a drive are what the offense scored on that drive; we don't claim the flag or the sack caused them.

Every drive

Left is the offense's own goal line, right is the end zone. Yellow flags mark first downs handed over by a penalty; red ticks mark negative plays.

TouchdownField goalPunt / no scoreTurnoverFirst down by penaltyNegative play
Steelers drivesQ1 12:47Touchdown · from own 22 · 20 snaps7Q1 01:21Turnover · from own 1 · 5 snapsQ2 12:09Punt · from own 23 · 3 snapsQ2 08:28Missed field goal · from own 35 · 6 snapsQ2 01:14Field goal · from own 28 · 7 snaps3Q3 14:55Punt · from own 35 · 3 snapsQ3 10:10Punt · from own 43 · 3 snapsQ3 04:13Punt · from midfield · 6 snapsQ4 14:11Touchdown · from own 23 · 7 snaps6Q4 06:33Punt · from own 32 · 3 snapsQ4 03:32Touchdown · from own 20 · 10 snaps8Q4 00:10Turnover · from own 35 · 1 snapsBrowns drivesQ1 14:54Punt · from own 16 · 3 snapsQ1 02:59Punt · from own 35 · 4 snapsQ2 14:11Touchdown · from own 44 · 4 snaps7Q2 10:38Touchdown · from own 26 · 4 snaps7Q2 05:21Touchdown · from own 38 · 13 snaps7Q2 00:03End of half · from own 16 · 1 snapsQ3 13:22Punt · from own 4 · 7 snapsQ3 08:38Turnover · from own 16 · 8 snapsQ3 01:13Turnover · from own 20 · 4 snapsQ4 10:04Field goal · from own 34 · 6 snaps3Q4 05:31Punt · from own 1 · 5 snapsQ4 01:36Field goal · from own 26 · 7 snaps3Q4 00:01End of game · from own 18 · 1 snapsown goalown 10own 20own 30own 4050opp 40opp 30opp 20opp 10end zone

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