{
  "id": 11487149,
  "title": "Todd Monken Regrets Running Zone Read at T.J. Watt: ‘Just Dumb’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/todd-monken-regrets-running-zone-read-at-t-j-watt-just-dumb",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T17:11:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/todd-monken-regrets-running-zone-171127998.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Todd Monken expressed regret after T.J. Watt's zone read play resulted in a forced fumble by Deshaun Watson against the Cleveland Browns. Monken acknowledged that he should have known better, joking that it was \"just dumb\" to run the play against a player he had faced seven times before. The fumble, which was Watt's 37th career forced fumble, was his 16th on the Steelers' all-time list, tying Greg Lloyd, Richard Dent, and Simeon Rice for that distinction. Despite the loss, Monken emphasized the importance of learning from the experience and moving forward, as the Browns went on to score 21 unanswered points after taking a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.",
  "summary": "Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken took the blame for Deshaun Watson‘s fumble in Thursday night’s win over the Pittsburgh […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}