PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaylen Warren’s legs never stop moving. Which way they take the relentlessly upbeat Pittsburgh Steelers running back during a given play is a mystery, sometimes even to Warren himself.

Take what looked like a give-up call during last Sunday’s 27-6 victory over Cleveland that sent the Steelers into their bye week atop the AFC North at 6-2.

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