Browns' season begins with a blocked punt, Steelers touchdown

Bill Bender

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Browns' season begins with a blocked punt, Steelers touchdown image

CLEVELAND — Not a good start for the Browns.

The Steelers took a quick 7-0 lead with 12:44 left in the first quarter against the Browns on Sunday after a three-and-out and a blocked punt on their first possession of the 2017 season.

Pittsburgh’s Tyler Matakevich blocked the punt, and Anthony Chickillo recovered it in the end zone for the touchdown. Cleveland was forced to punt after a three-and-out in which DeShone Kizer faced a third-and-23 just two plays into his first start.

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Suffice it to say, not a great start for Cleveland.

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.