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In Cleveland, Todd Monken is dodging the big question. After a brutal thirty-four to ten loss, the Browns' offensive coordinator refused to commit to Deshaun Watson as his starter going forward, but he was firm on one thing — pinning that collapse entirely on Watson isn't fair. The offense was a team failure, full stop.
Meanwhile in Nashville, Robert Saleh's return to the Jets sideline as the visiting coach turned into a nightmare for Tennessee. Cam Ward, the Titans' rookie quarterback, completed nineteen of thirty-two passes for just one hundred forty yards in a twenty-three to ten defeat. Not the debut anyone in Music City was hoping for, and the pressure on Ward just got real, fast.
And in Pittsburgh, the Steelers opened the Mike McCarthy era with a twenty to thirteen win over Atlanta, but the story isn't just the scoreboard. The franchise is now bracing for potential NFL discipline tied to an Aaron Rodgers incident during the game. McCarthy gets the win, but there could be consequences coming down from the league office that complicate the celebration.
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