Cleveland Browns pounce on Pittsburgh Steelers from jump with two touchdowns

The begin to the Cleveland Browns‘ first playoff sport in 18 years could not have gone extra completely on Sunday evening.

On the primary play of the sport, Pittsburgh Steelers middle Maurkice Pouncey snapped the ball over the pinnacle of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. After a scramble for the ball, Cleveland’s Karl Joseph recovered it in the long run zone, giving the Browns a 7-0 lead simply 14 seconds into their wild-card playoff sport.

In line with ESPN Stats & Data, the final time the primary play from scrimmage resulted in a defensive landing in any sport got here in Week 1 of 2018, when Sam Darnold threw a pick-six on his first profession cross with the New York Jets.

THAT WAS QUICK.

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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 11, 2021

It did not take lengthy for the Browns so as to add to it. M.J. Stewart intercepted Roethlisberger on the following drive, and Baker Mayfield made the Steelers pay with a 40-yard landing strike to Jarvis Landry. It was the primary time the Browns scored 14 factors within the first quarter in opposition to the Steelers since 2000, a sport the Browns went on to win.

It is also the primary time the Browns have scored 14 factors within the first quarter of a playoff sport for the reason that 1954 NFL Championship after they defeated the Lions 56-10 (they led 14-3 on the finish of the primary quarter).

JARVIS. LANDRY.

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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 11, 2021

The beginning shocked a couple of notable names on social media:

what on this planet

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 11, 2021

Effectively when a coach say begin quick it do not begin no sooner than that.

— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) January 11, 2021

Wow hahahaha

— T.J. Ward (@BossWard43) January 11, 2021

Someone want to research that lol…ain’t no approach this sport might begin like that. Pouncey is a ALL PRO…we ain’t by no means seen him do this lol

— Jerraud Powers (@JPowers25) January 11, 2021

😂😂😂

— Christian Kirksey (@Kirko58) January 11, 2021

80!!!!!!

— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 11, 2021