Prior to taking the field for the second half of their 33-18 win over the Browns at Heinz Field last Sunday, Mike Tomlin had a message for his team.
It was a simple one for a team leading 14-6 after the first half.
"Coach (Tomlin) really told us this was our first impression," Cameron Heyward said on his weekly call-in to WDVE-FM. "In the second half, we really tried to tee off and send a message. We really just tried to play 'bully ball.'"
Tomlin sent that message because the Browns have so many young players on their roster, including rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Sunday, the Steelers will try to take the same tack with an old, familiar foe. Sunday, they'll head to Baltimore and see if they can out-bully the Ravens, a team that pushed them around quite a bit in a 26-14 win at Heinz Field last month.
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