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Week 10


  

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Steelers 31, Browns 27

Pittsburgh: Ben Roethlisberger (20 TDs, 6 INTs) been en fuego the last three weeks throwing 11 touchdowns and he's third in the league in touchdown-to-interception ratio, trailing only Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. As a result the Steelers are flying high sitting at 6-2 ready to take on the Browns in what should be an entertaining game. Roethlisberger injured his hip last week but later returned and is expected to play this week. Santonio Holmes has become an every week starter along with Willie Parker. Hines Ward and even tight end Heath Miller are also good plays from week to week. The Steelers have won 13 of 14 against the Browns and have outscored them 231-94 during an eight-game win streak.

  • Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Willie Parker, WR Hines Ward, WR Santonio Holmes, TE Heath Miller
  • Consider: Steelers D/ST, K Jeff Reed
  • Sit: WR Cedrick Wilson, WR Nate Washington

Cleveland: Derek Andersons had a letdown last week, if you can call 364 passing yards a letdown, as all four Cleveland TDs went to running back Jamal Lewis. Cleveland has won three in a row for the first time since 2001 and face a tough task taking on the Steelers in Pittsburgh. After his big game, Lewis may be a prime candidate for your bench as the Steelers are number one against the run and have only given up 26 points in four games at home this year. Despite their tough matchup Cleveland will come in with confidence and even though the numbers don't suggest it, I expect them to put some points on the board, just not enough for a win in a hostile environment against a division rival.

  • Start: WR Braylon Edwards, TE Kellen Winslow
  • Consider: QB Derek Anderson
  • Sit: RB Jamal Lewis WR Joe Jurevicius




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Cleveland Browns
Rank Player Projections
QB 4 Derek Anderson Pass: 280, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Jamal Lewis Rush: 60, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Braylon Edwards Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 44 Joe Jurevicius Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 1 Kellen Winslow Rec: 8-85, 1
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank Player Projections
QB 3 Ben Roethlisberger Probable: Hip Pass: 250, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 6 Willie Parker Probable: Knee Rush: 100, 1 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 44 Najeh Davenport Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Santonio Holmes Probable: Hamstring Rec: 7-95, 1
WR 16 Hines Ward Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 73 Nate Washington Rec: 1-20, 0
TE 6 Heath Miller Rec: 4-40, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 PIT H L 7-34 -27
2 2007-09-16 CIN H W 51-45 +6
3 2007-09-23 OAK A L 24-26 -2
4 2007-09-30 BAL H W 27-13 +14
5 2007-10-07 NE A L 17-34 -17
6 2007-10-14 MIA H W 41-31 +10
7   Bye      
8 2007-10-28 STL A W 27-20 +7
9 2007-11-04 SEA H W 33-30 +3
10 2007-11-11 PIT A L 28-31 -3
11 2007-11-18 BAL A    
12 2007-11-25 HOU H    
13 2007-12-02 ARI A    
14 2007-12-09 NYJ A    
15 2007-12-16 BUF H    
16 2007-12-23 CIN A    
17 2007-12-30 SF H    
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 CLE A W 34-7 +27
2 2007-09-16 BUF H W 26-3 +23
3 2007-09-23 SF H W 37-16 +21
4 2007-09-30 ARI A L 14-21 -7
5 2007-10-07 SEA H W 21-0 +21
6   Bye      
7 2007-10-21 DEN A L 28-31 -3
8 2007-10-28 CIN A W 24-13 +11
9 2007-11-05 BAL H W 38-7 +31
10 2007-11-11 CLE H W 31-28 +3
11 2007-11-18 NYJ A    
12 2007-11-26 MIA H    
13 2007-12-02 CIN H    
14 2007-12-09 NE A    
15 2007-12-16 JAC H    
16 2007-12-20 STL A    
17 2007-12-30 BAL A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 29.0 24.3 21.3
Rushing yards 107.7 123.0 112.7
Rushing yards per attempt 3.76 3.69 4.11
Completion % 61.0% 67.7% 61.2%
Passing yards 247.0 212.0 214.0
Passing yards per completion 13.49 11.68 10.54
Passing yards per attempt 8.23 7.90 6.46
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 1.1
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7
Sacked 1.0 3.3 2.0
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2007 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  CLE
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 27.0 13.7 21.3
Rushing yards 108.7 80.0 112.7
Rushing yards per attempt 4.35 3.80 4.11
Completion % 61.4% 61.5% 61.2%
Passing yards 295.3 175.3 214.0
Passing yards per completion 10.74 8.33 10.54
Passing yards per attempt 6.59 5.13 6.46
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.1
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.7
Sacks 0.3 2.3 2.0
 

Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 PIT CLE 20-23 CLE
2000 8 2000-10-22 CLE PIT 0-22 PIT
2001 9 2001-11-11 PIT CLE 15-12 PIT
2001 17 2002-01-06 CLE PIT 7-28 PIT
2002 4 2002-09-29 CLE PIT 13-16 PIT
2002 9 2002-11-03 PIT CLE 23-20 PIT
2003 5 2003-10-05 CLE PIT 33-13 CLE
2003 12 2003-11-23 PIT CLE 13-6 PIT
2004 5 2004-10-10 CLE PIT 23-34 PIT
2004 10 2004-11-14 PIT CLE 24-10 PIT
2005 10 2005-11-13 CLE PIT 21-34 PIT
2005 16 2005-12-24 PIT CLE 41-0 PIT
2006 11 2006-11-19 PIT CLE 24-20 PIT
2006 14 2006-12-07 CLE PIT 7-27 PIT
2007 1 2007-09-09 PIT CLE 34-7 PIT
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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