PITTSBURGH (AP) — Making his second start, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel got harassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Gabriel passed for 221 yards but couldn’t lead the league’s second-lowest scoring offense to the end zone during a 23-9 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday.

“He’s a tough kid,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. “We have to keep him clean. Obviously, when the game turns into what it was, you have to drop back and that’s a tough team to drop back against. But he kept battling.”

Pittsburgh finished with six sacks and hit Gabriel 16 more times. The Browns (1-5) failed to score 17 points in their 11th straight game dating to last season as they lost their 22nd consecutive regular-season game at Pittsburgh.

“We have to get it fixed,” Stefanski said. “Before you s

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