Browns coach Mike Pettine: 'There are no moral victories'
Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine said Sunday that he isn't taking any moral victories from his team's near comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Down 27-3 at halftime, the Browns used a high-tempo offense to score 24 straight points and tie the game early in the fourth quarter. The Steelers, though, went on a game-winning drive at the end of the fourth, punctuated by Shaun Suisham's field goal as time expired to give Pittsburgh a 30-27 win.
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“I told the team afterwards this is a pass-fail league,” Pettine said after the game. “We failed. I’m proud of the effort in the second half but it’s a valuable lesson to learn. You’re behind 24 points at halftime. I don’t know what the percentages are of coming back and winning. I guarantee it’s probably right around one.
"There are no moral victories in this league, but I was proud of the resolve and the character that showed up.”
Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer went 15-for-20 for 173 yards and one touchdown in the second half in leading the comeback.
The loss to the Steelers was Cleveland's 10th-straight season-opening loss, and the Browns haven't won at Heinz Field since 2003.
Cleveland hosts the New Orleans Saints in Week 2 this Sunday.
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