Oct 1, 2026 · 47 min · 12 segments
Ed Troup and Brian Batko identify five key factors on offense and defense that could help the Steelers come away with a victory tonight in Cleveland. See…
Brian BatkoHost
Ed TroupHost
... you can skip the narrative, uh, double B, um, and, uh, go back to that, yeah? It's like change, change the narrative, not skip the narrative.
We're not skipping any narratives, but we can change the narrative and get back to that.
But, uh, you know, one thing's for certain, and we were talking about it during the first hour here on the show today, that, you know, this, this Cleveland-Pittsburgh matchup this year, you know, you have all-- You have everything behind the scenes, the rivalry over the years, Browns, Steelers, Cleveland, Pittsburgh.
But this year's version, a bit different than what we've seen in the past, mainly because the Cleveland Browns are a younger team that the last few drafts have spent a lot of draft capital in trying to build that defense up, and then this past year really spent a lot of time building up that offense.
And if the future is not bright yet in Cleveland, I said this after the 2026 draft this past spring, Brian, the future is gonna be bright.
We want Cleveland to be competitive because it makes it for a better matchup with the Steelers.
Yeah, that's really fun for me as someone who has to write a game story and have it filed-
Well, that's from a deadline standpoint, so I definitely get that too because I've been there, done that, my friend.
But, um, you know, my, my main point on it is whenever you look at these two teams, and the Steelers have blown the Browns out a lot of years, and you can, you know, of course, again, you, you want it as a Steeler.
... you can skip the narrative, uh, double B, um, and, uh, go back to that, yeah? It's like change, change the narrative, not skip the narrative.
We're not skipping any narratives, but we can change the narrative and get back to that.
But, uh, you know, one thing's for certain, and we were talking about it during the first hour here on the show today, that, you know, this, this Cleveland-Pittsburgh matchup this year, you know, you have all-- You have everything behind the scenes, the rivalry over the years, Browns, Steelers, Cleveland, Pittsburgh.
But this year's version, a bit different than what we've seen in the past, mainly because the Cleveland Browns are a younger team that the last few drafts have spent a lot of draft capital in trying to build that defense up, and then this past year really spent a lot of time building up that offense.
And if the future is not bright yet in Cleveland, I said this after the 2026 draft this past spring, Brian, the future is gonna be bright.
We want Cleveland to be competitive because it makes it for a better matchup with the Steelers.
Yeah, that's really fun for me as someone who has to write a game story and have it filed-
Well, that's from a deadline standpoint, so I definitely get that too because I've been there, done that, my friend.
But, um, you know, my, my main point on it is whenever you look at these two teams, and the Steelers have blown the Browns out a lot of years, and you can, you know, of course, again, you, you want it as a Steeler.
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