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Steelers beat Browns 27-6 after Jared Verse's trash talk
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-6 in a regular-season game on Sunday.
Browns defensive end Jared Verse had talked up the matchup, saying Pittsburgh would be his team’s to take and criticizing its offensive line after Cleveland won their Week 4 game.
Verse finished with one tackle and one quarterback hit, and Steelers safety Jaquan Brisker said Verse should have kept quiet.
Steelers running back Jaylen Warren also dismissed the talk, while Verse said he stood by his words.
The game included a penalty after Steelers guard Mason McCormick brought Verse down during a point-after try; McCormick said he was following instructions to stop a leaping player.
The win gave Pittsburgh sole possession of first place in the AFC North, and it was the team’s 23rd straight regular-season home win over Cleveland.
Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward said the team was focused on getting the win before its bye, not on Verse’s comments.
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 27-6 in a game shaped by Jared Verse’s trash talk before the matchup.
Steelers safety Jaquan Brisker said Verse should have kept his mouth shut after the game.
Verse recorded a quarterback hit, but the articles differ on whether he had one tackle or one assist; Brisker said he had zero tackles.
Verse said after the game that he stood by what he had said.
The win gave the Steelers sole possession of first place in the AFC North.
- Who
- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns played. Browns defensive end Jared Verse was at the center of the trash-talk story.
- What
- The Steelers won 27-6 after Verse had made comments about the team before the game.
- When
- Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Pittsburgh.
- Why
- The Steelers wanted to win before their bye, according to Cameron Heyward; the team said it was not motivated by Verse’s comments.
Jared Verse
Pittsburgh Steelers
Trash talk
Jared Verse
Verse said he stood by what he had said and that a man must do so.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jaquan Brisker criticized Verse’s comments after the Steelers’ win; Heyward said the team was not motivated by them.
McCormick’s tackle
Jared Verse
Verse said he had no respect for McCormick’s action after McCormick swept his legs during a point-after try.
Pittsburgh Steelers
McCormick said he did not know who Verse was and was following instructions to get a jumper’s hands down.
The Browns beat the Steelers 27-24, and Verse called Pittsburgh’s offensive line dirty.
Heyward said Verse’s comments would be addressed.
Verse said he was not concerned about Heyward and planned to make Pittsburgh theirs.
The Steelers beat the Browns 27-6, and Brisker criticized Verse after the game.
- Final score
- Steelers 27, Browns 6
- Verse’s quarterback hits
- One in the game
- Steelers rushing yards
- 200
- Steelers home winning streak against Browns
- 23 straight regular-season wins
- AFC North
- Steelers held sole possession of first place
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What people are saying
He should have kept his mouth shut
I stand by everything I say
Not motivated by that
Some walk. Some talk.
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Jaquan Brisker on Jared Verse’s trash talk earlier in the week prior to the Steelers topping the Browns 27-6 “He should have kept his mouth shut. All that talk, and then to come out with 0 tackles, that’s bad.” “He’s gotta look at himself in the mirror and get better.”
Jaylen Warren on Jared Verse’s comments this week: “We don’t really pay attention to it. Some walk, some talk.”