Steelers vs Browns: 3 big storylines this week

Thursday night the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns will square off with the top spot in the AFC North on the line. Read that again. The Browns are sitting at 2-1 with the rest of the North and this divisional showdown could have huge repercussions on the rest of the season. Here are the big storylines in this week’s game.

Pittsburgh is currently set to be without defensive backs Brandin Echols (concussion) and Jalen Ramsey (wrist) which leaves the Steelers incredibly thin at the position going into the game. Ramsey hinted he might try to play and Echols has gone through workouts with the team so Wednesday’s game status report will be telling.

The Joey Porter Jr. drama continues into the fourth week of the season with no end in sight. We feel like he is eventually going to be traded but could Porter Jr. make an appearance this week to help the Steelers’ banged-up cemetery?

The Steelers offense was really fun to watch last week after being anything but in the first two games. But consistency is what the team needs and failed to have under former head coach Mike Tomlin.

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