For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost a game started by QB Russell Wilson. The Steelers went to Cleveland and fell to the Browns 24-19 in what ended up being a blizzard. It was a disappointment for a Steelers team looking to build on a big win over the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday.

And the offense struggled early. The Steelers managed just six points in the first three quarters. Wilson had a big play on a deep throw to WR Calvin Austin III in the second quarter, but all the Steelers could muster was a field goal by K Chris Boswell.

But Wilson and the Steelers got going in the fourth quarter. Despite the loss, Wilson led the offense on two touchdown drives, including one that gave the Steelers a 19–18 lead.

“He didn’t have a great first half of the game, even in the third quarter,” former NFL GM Doug Whaley said on WPXI’s postgame show The Black & Gold Experience. ‘But a man like that has been to this place so many times. He knew how to show his mastery of the offense. Get everyone motivated and say, “We’ve got to go out and put some points on the board.” And that’s exactly what they did, and that’s why he’s one of those guys who is the leader of this offense.

Despite the loss and early struggles, Wilson really turned things around on Thursday night. the 14th-year veteran finished the night with a 75 percent completion rate, 270 yards passing and one touchdown. According to Pro Football Focus, Wilson was one of the Steelers’ best players in the game.

That lone touchdown came on a 23-yard pass to Austin with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter, giving Pittsburgh the lead. Unfortunately, this was not enough to secure victory. The Steelers had a chance to ice the game after CB Donte Jackson intercepted Browns QB Jameis Winston with just 4:28 left in the game. But a three-and-out attack gave the Browns a chance to get down the field and score the winning touchdown.

And Wilson brought the Steelers close in the final seconds. However, his Hail Mary attempt was beaten into the snow.

After the game, Wilson spoke about the mentality he and the team need to have. He acknowledged the disappointment of dropping such a match, especially against a division opponent. But he promised that everyone would get the right answer. And he said the Steelers have the right group of players to overcome this loss.

That’s how a leader rallies his team. And the Steelers will have some extra time to rally since they played Thursday. But next Sunday they will face a division opponent for the third week in a row. And it will be the second straight game as they head to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals.

But Russell Wilson sounds like he’ll be ready to put this loss behind him. And he’ll do his best to unite the offense to do the same, to shift the focus to the Bengals and get back to winning ways.