An Iron City Classic Comeback! (Browns vs. Steelers, 2002 AFC Wild Card) | NFL Vault Highlights

wildcard weekend continues here on CBS one of these teams will be eliminated from the postseason picture today from Heinz Field the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers what happened during pregame warmups Joey Porter and Brent Boyer getting into each other's faces and crowding around little bit of shoving what this Pittsburgh Cleveland rivalry has been all about down through the years the Quint steps up from the shotgun down sideline [Applause] Kevin Johnson the five and drag down just short of the goal line [Applause] looking for the goal line touchdown [Applause] [Music] [Applause] mannequin stops gun goes down back to the 25-yard line 496 canard lang XFL way to travel on secondment and the 18 yard line he gives the wide receivers a chance to make more plays down the field Maddox two short of the 40-yard line and another first down everything just makes sense midfield first down 35 [Applause] [Music] Antwaan Randle Kim's anion third before and a pushdown with Dennis Northcutt he's got a little bit Stevie okay Ferrier number 51 0 and fire in the backfield on famous arrow ways [Music] soon [Laughter] very athletic zero a gets a breather Bettis in the backfield [Music] [Applause] to the survey he threw a pass almost exactly like this down in Cleveland for a touchdown back in about an all 25 [Applause] Gardocki gets the kick away [Applause] the officials say Cleveland kicked off the turnover gives Cleveland the football at the Pittsburgh 32 Colton going deep and taking advantage of it Chad Scott is the missing piece on that secondary for Pittsburgh rolls six [Applause] [Music] [Applause] second down tip the blind acceptance 20 touch'n with his second pic of the day replacing Chad Scott and Kevin Johnson said she's good as Chad being there scoops it off the turn we're the Steelers can take a breath down but Antoine Randall L fumbles the last punt and look what he does this time in he didn't make any side-to-side moves as Bill Cowher would say he went north and south and the speed the quickness just three two seconds one second they got the playoff tendril bell [Applause] number 70 Alvin McKinley the ritual drop-back pumps going down the sidewalk spits no okay down sideline it is a cat [Applause] he's gonna throw up 32 yard field goal attempt find awesome kicked us away it is good this is not unfamiliar territory for either of these team in their two previous meetings the Browns led them both and lost them both so they've done it a lot this year they don't panic they keep throw the football tommy maddox throwing for the bathroom [Applause] Malthus looking for the side about got it away but mister is the end of the first half with our score Cleveland 17 in Pittsburgh's Northcutt fair catch about 30 35 40 with blocker 15 yard line fewer than 11 from flowing to the corner of the end zone north a degree [Applause] is complete to Quincy Morgan take a lot of shots at the Cedars defense fifteen quick pass on the slam interceptor picking up blockers 3540 this turnover couldn't come at a more opportune time for the Steelers yeah might have saved the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers they come out five wide receivers got to open it up Maddux throws this side made tiny Mannix run the ball third one [Applause] push slowly get the crowd a little excited every pass he completes far side of the field that one is good inside [Applause] [Music] [Applause] go because that's what we're doing best then just throw 2nd and goal now rolling and looking throwing back at me [Applause] after reviewing the play this is to determine the sugar part of the ball suggested [Applause] [Music] [Applause] they say hey with time gonna go deep [Applause] trade Davis to everyone throw for throw to the end zone incomplete it's good only 13 points down plenty of chances to come back stepped up [Music] spread out here crow throwing it [Applause] let's see what the officials say Cleveland has recovered watch Randall L as he makes the catch he goes he's hit the leg is down he's down it's not even close well and there is no way which Davis can challenge no down by contact means the play is dead it's over [Applause] play action fake tomb is going to go up the field and be in the back of the endzone wide open tummy the crowd on their feet and alive welcome to throw far side of the field found his man with three tight ends on mr. green green with some running room for 3025 they thought down to three focus on the move going Andre David okay third and ten three-man rush downtown isn't rules at across the soil on the early downs wait for the flesh [Applause] second intent Maddox probe that was complete inside the 45 at the thirty to three and a half to play blitz medicspro [Music] [Applause] taking the hip Tory there's a marker down [Applause] [Music] war the people [Applause] they clear it out he just looks in an open spot everybody around him [Applause] go deep we're going Vulcan throws aside right through the head of Dennis Northcutt took up only 31 seconds on that last [Applause] three-man rush passed down inside the 40 over second and ten for the Steelers in 37 [Applause] this side [Applause] Maddox lexical birth [Applause] sickening door [Applause] Pines ward now with the direct snap [Applause] time throwing this sideline it is completed about focus over the middle and white is down at the 45 yard line 30 seconds in the clock is running well you're right one more than you get to get a long completion now 15 at least 15 yard to give yourself a chance to trial third and three quick pass that's complete in the Pittsburgh territory 45 yard line with the catch Tolkien looking to spike the ball and does stopping the clock with seven seconds to play it looks like the Steelers will rush well they have two down linemen now Holcombe throwing the 30-yard line No but we're out of time [Applause] the clock have expired the Steelers have won and they'll advance [Applause] the football came up just short it didn't allow Cleveland to get out of bounds fast enough Andre King had a shot Holcomb threw for four hundred and twenty nine yards in defeat Maddox 367 yards in victories for Phil Simms and Armen Kitaen Greg Gumbel saying so long from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh the Steelers win at 36 to 33

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Id: DgUMyF1p50I

Length: 15min 58sec (958 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 08 2018