Browns-Steelers 'TNF' takeaways: Deshaun Watson shows composure, Cleveland's defense steps up in win

Any defense playing like the Browns unit has been will give their team a chance to win every week, though they can't afford to get leaky toward the end of games. 

Player of the game: Deshaun Watson 

Just as important as the defense, a group most expected to be the strength of Cleveland, Watson continued showing flashes of the quarterback the Browns thought they were trading for ahead of the 2022 season. 

Watson showed a mature composure, most notably when he put Andre Szmyt in position to kick a game-winning 56-yard field goal. The three-time Pro Bowler who has endured injuries, being wrapped in controversy and poor play during most of his time in Cleveland until this season, went 24-of-33 for 268 yards with a touchdown and a pick. He also ran for 22 yards on seven carries.

Seeing the field well, Watson even got seven different receivers involved with a reception, most notably Denzel Boston with a team-leading 89 yards and Jerry Jeudy catching three big passes for 36 yards to move the chains in the fourth quarter. 

It's now up to the 3-1 Browns to keep this up and not make their early-season success just an afterthought late in the fall and into the winter. And as for the 2-2 Steelers, it's time for Mike McCarthy to go back to drawing board to get things fixed before his debut campaign with his hometown team snowballs out of control.