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Final Score Prediction

Steelers 23, Browns 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Charlie Batch Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 29 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 33 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 45 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 31 Mike Wallace Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 43 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 89 Plaxico Burress Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 11 Heath Miller Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 10 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
 
Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Brandon Weeden Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5 Trent Richardson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-40, 0
RB 51 Montario Hardesty Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 54 Josh Gordon Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 58 Greg Little Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 83 Mohamed Massaquoi Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 26 Ben Watson Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 32 Phil Dawson FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club has won 10 of past 13 vs. AFC North. Pit. has won 10 of past 11 at Cle... QB Charlie Batch is 1-0 as starter vs. Browns. with 92 passer rating (11/13/05). Batch will make 1st start since 12/24/11 against Rams. RB Rashard Mendenhall tied career-high with 2 rush TDs at Cle. on 1/2/11. RB Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 122 yards on 17 att. (7.2 avg.) in last road game... WR Mike Wallace averages 21.6 yards per catch vs. Browns (15 receptions, 324 yards). WR Emmanuel Sanders had season-high 82 receiving yards last week. In 3 career games vs. Cle., WR Antonio Brown averages 97.7 receiving per game (293 total)... TE Heath Miller has 5 career TD catches vs. Browns... LB LaMarr Woodley has 3.5 sacks in past 3 meetings. LB James Harrison (60) needs half sack to surpass JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most by Steeler since sacks became official statistic in 1982 (JASON GILDON, 77)... CB Keenan Lewis leads team with 18 passes defensed.

Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden (2,298) needs 150 passing yards to surpass TIM COUCH (2,447) for most by rookie in club history... Rookie RB Trent Richardson has 3 games with 100+ rush yards, tied for most ever by Browns rookie. In past 3, Richardson is averaging 107.3 rush yards per game. Aims for 3rd home game in row with 100+ rush yards. Leads AFC rookies with 670 rush yards. Has 12 catches in past 2 games... WR Josh Gordon ranks 2nd among NFL rookies in receiving yards (470). Averages 19.6 yards per catch in 2012. WR Greg Little (91) needs 9 catches to reach 100 career... TE Ben Watson tied career-best with 2 TD catches last week... Browns have 27 sacks, tied for 3rd-most in AFC... Defense posted season-high 7 sacks last week... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-high 76 tackles... DE Jabaal Sheard aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack... Since entering NFL in 2010, CB Joe Haden leads team with 8 INTs... K Phil Dawson has made 25 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL. Dawson has made all 19 FGs in 2012, best pct. in NFL... KR-WR Josh Cribbs has 3 KR-TDs vs. Steelers, most vs. any opponent.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H W 27-10 +17
3 2012-09-23 OAK A L 31-34 -3
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H W 16-14 +2
6 2012-10-11 TEN A L 23-26 -3
7 2012-10-21 CIN A W 24-17 +7
8 2012-10-28 WAS H W 27-12 +15
9 2012-11-04 NYG A W 24-20 +4
10 2012-11-12 KC H W 16-13 +3
11 2012-11-18 BAL H L 10-13 -3
12 2012-11-25 CLE A L 14-20 -6
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    
   
Cleveland Browns
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PHI H L 16-17 -1
2 2012-09-16 CIN A L 27-34 -7
3 2012-09-23 BUF H L 14-24 -10
4 2012-09-27 BAL A L 16-23 -7
5 2012-10-07 NYG A L 27-41 -14
6 2012-10-14 CIN H W 34-24 +10
7 2012-10-21 IND A L 13-17 -4
8 2012-10-28 SD H W 7-6 +1
9 2012-11-04 BAL H L 15-25 -10
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 DAL A L 20-23 -3
12 2012-11-25 PIT H W 20-14 +6
13 2012-12-02 OAK A    
14 2012-12-09 KC H    
15 2012-12-16 WAS H    
16 2012-12-23 DEN A    
17 2012-12-30 PIT A    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder)
 QB Byron Leftwich (ribs)
 QB Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder)
Doubtful  SS Troy Polamalu (calf)
Questionable  WR Antonio Brown (ankle)
 DE Ziggy Hood (back)
Probable  SS Will Allen (shoulder)
 RB Isaac Redman (concussion)
 ILB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring)
IR  OLB Chris Carter (abdomen, 11/15)
 ILB Sean Spence (knee, 8/31)
   
Cleveland Browns
Out  WR Jordan Norwood (foot)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle)
 SS Ray Ventrone (calf)
Probable  TE Jordan Cameron (groin)
 WR Josh Cribbs (back)
 CB Joe Haden (oblique)
 DE Juqua Parker (shin)
 RB Trent Richardson (other-excused)
 DT Ahtyba Rubin (calf)
 DE Frostee Rucker (shoulder)
 CB Buster Skrine (head)
 SS T.J. Ward (knee)
IR  SLB Emmanuel Acho (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SLB Scott Fujita (neck, 10/24)
 OLB Chris Gocong (achilles-tendon, 8/27)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 
CLE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.8 16.0 23.0 PIT
Rushing yards 131.8 115.0 115.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.44 3.70 4.26 PIT
Completion % 61.3% 55.0% 61.7% PIT
Passing yards 211.8 194.7 232.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.44 10.38 10.78 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.40 5.71 6.65 PIT
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 0.9 CLE
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.0 0.7 CLE
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.7 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 43.2% 36.8% 37.9% PIT
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 50.6% PIT
Time of possession 33:21 29:18 30:02 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 
CLE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 15.8 21.3 23.0 PIT
Rushing yards 82.0 110.0 115.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.59 3.63 4.26 PIT
Completion % 50.8% 62.8% 61.7% PIT
Passing yards 146.0 192.7 232.6 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.94 9.43 10.78 CLE
Passing yards per attempt 5.05 5.93 6.65 PIT
INT return 0.8 0.0 0.9 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.7 CLE
Sacks 1.8 2.0 2.2 CLE
3rd down conversions 30.8% 35.6% 37.9% PIT
4th down conversions 80.0% 60.0% 50.6% CLE
Time of possession 26:53 32:19 30:02 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 13.4 9.1 CLE
Yards per kick return 27.9 20.9 23.2 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 13.9 10.4 9.1 CLE
Yards allowed per kick return 24.6 19.6 23.2 CLE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   CLE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 6.0 6.3 PIT
Penalty yards 40.8 48.3 53.1 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2012 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, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
 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
2007 10 2007-11-11 CLE PIT 28-31 PIT
2008 2 2008-09-14 PIT CLE 10-6 PIT
2008 17 2008-12-28 CLE PIT 0-31 PIT
2009 6 2009-10-18 CLE PIT 14-27 PIT
2009 14 2009-12-10 PIT CLE 6-13 CLE
2010 6 2010-10-17 CLE PIT 10-28 PIT
2010 17 2011-01-02 PIT CLE 41-9 PIT
2011 14 2011-12-08 CLE PIT 3-14 PIT
2011 17 2012-01-01 PIT CLE 13-9 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.