The start of the Cleveland Browns playoffs game for the first time in 18 years couldn’t go any further on Sunday night.
In the first play of the contest, Pittsburgh Steelers center Mokis Pouncy snapped the ball to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s head. After competing for the ball, Cleveland’s Karl Joseph regained the ball in the end zone, giving Browns a 7-0 lead in a wildcard playoff game at Heinz Field.
According to ESPN Stats & Information data, the last defensive touchdown on the first play from Scrimmage was in the first week of 2018, when Samdernold threw a pick 6 on his first career pass at the New York Jets. It’s time.
It was early.
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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 11, 2021
It didn’t take long for Browns to add to it. MJ Stewart Jr. intercepted Roethlisberger on a subsequent drive, and Baker Mayfield forced the Steelers to pay for a 40-yard touchdown strike to Jarvis Laundry. It was the first time since 2000 that the Browns scored 14 points against the Steelers in the first quarter, and Cleveland continued to win.
JARVIS. laundry.
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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 11, 2021
Kareem Hunt extended his lead to 28-0 in two touchdown runs. The latter was set up by another Roethlisberger passcut. The Browns are the first team to score 28 points in the first quarter of the playoff game since the Raiders vs. Oilers in 1969.
Another 1 @ Kareem Hunt 7❗️
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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 11, 2021
The start shocked some notable names on social media:
What in the world
-JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 11, 2021
When the coach says to start early, don’t start faster.
— Geraldini (@ Geraldini93) January 11, 2021
Wow ha ha ha
— TJ Ward (@ BossWard43) January 11, 2021
Someone needs to investigate that lol … not the way this game can start that way.Pouncy is all the pros … we’ve never seen him do that lol
— Jerraud Powers (@ JPowers25) January 11, 2021
😂😂😂
— Christian Kirksey (@ Kirko58) January 11, 2021
80 !!!!!!
— Odell Beckham Jr. (@obj) January 11, 2021
This is an ongoing video game This is strange I’m sure the whole world is shocked bc I’ve never seen anything like this in my life other than the NFL. 😳😳😳
— King Me (@sammywatkins) January 11, 2021
Okay, don’t look at it now, but analysis shows that the final score is … #Math
112-0
Same old Nrowns
— Joe Thomas (@ joethomas73) January 11, 2021
That man @ Kareem Hunt 7 Very nice 💪🏽
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) January 11, 2021
Shish …. Cleveland is sick and tired
— ROBERT MATHIS The1st (@ RobertMathis98) January 11, 2021
I was wondering how difficult it would be to be a coach or player at home throughout the season. Certainly a head coach. But what about this? !! ?? man. This game will be the way to do it 😂
-Jacob Tamme (@JacobTamme) January 11, 2021
Oh my god, what are you doing in the world watching the game right now?
— Marlon Humphrey (@marlon_humphrey) January 11, 2021
You won’t be surprised if the Steelers come back 👀
-⚡️ Primetime !!! ⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) January 11, 2021
Yeah, this is over 😂
-⚡️ Primetime !!! ⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) January 11, 2021
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