Prediction: Steelers 27, Browns 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 12 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 2 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
RB 58 |
Jonathan Dwyer |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 4 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
WR 33 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
WR 72 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
TE 10 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
K 15 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 2 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Browns QB Jason Campbell has at least 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 3 of 7 starts this season... RB EDWIN BAKER aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... WR Josh Gordon has 1,564 receiving yards, most in single-season in Browns history. Gordon (9) needs TD reception to join GARY COLLINS, BRAYLON EDWARDS & HOFer PAUL WARFIELD as only Browns to register 10 TD catches in season. Needs 10 catches to surpass HOFer OZZIE NEWSOME (89 in 3 seasons) for most in season in club history. Averages 127.1 scrimmage yards per game in 2013, 3rd-best in NFL. Had 14 catches for 237 yards (16.9 avg.) with TD in last game vs. Pit... TE Jordan Cameron has 7 TD rec., tied for 2nd-most by TE in season in club history (Newsome, 9 in 1979). Gordon (80) & Cameron (75) can become 2nd Browns duo ever to reach 80 catches apiece in season (KELLEN WINSLOW, 82 & BRAYLON EDWARDS, 80 in 2007)... LB Barkevious Mingo (5) is tied for 1st among AFC rookies in sacks... LB D'QWELL JACKSON has team-best 132 tackles.
Steelers Seek 5th postseason appearance in 7 seasons under MIKE TOMLIN... For career, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 16-1 (.941) vs. Cle. (8-0 at home) with 26 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 100 rating. In past 6, has 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 103.4 rating. Needs 247 pass yards to surpass own single-season franchise passing record (4,328 in 2009). Has most career pass yards (33,926) & TD passes (218) in team history... Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL leads all AFC rookies with 1,163 scrimmage yards (770 rush; 393 rec.). Bell needs 73 scrimmage to surpass HOFer FRANCO HARRIS (1,235 in 1972) for most scrimmage yards by Steelers rookie... WR Antonio Brown (101) needs 12 catches to surpass HINES WARD (112 in '02) for most rec. in season in club history. Brown (1,412) has most receiving yards by Steeler n single-season. Has 3 TD rec. in past 4 vs. Cle... CB Cortez Allen had 40-yard INT-return TD last week... CB William Gay had 21-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. Cle...LB Jason Worilds has career-best 8 sacks in 2013.
Results and Schedule
Cleveland Browns |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
MIA |
H |
L 10-23 |
-13 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
BAL |
A |
L 6-14 |
-8 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
MIN |
A |
W 31-27 |
+4 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
CIN |
H |
W 17-6 |
+11 |
5 |
2013-10-03 |
BUF |
H |
W 37-24 |
+13 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
DET |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
GB |
A |
L 13-31 |
-18 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
KC |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
BAL |
H |
W 24-18 |
+6 |
10 |
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Bye |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
CIN |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
PIT |
H |
L 11-27 |
-16 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
JAC |
H |
L 28-32 |
-4 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
NE |
A |
L 26-27 |
-1 |
15 |
2013-12-15 |
CHI |
H |
L 31-38 |
-7 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
NYJ |
A |
L 13-24 |
-11 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
PIT |
A |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
L 18-21 |
-3 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
L 31-55 |
-24 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-10 |
+13 |
11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
W 37-27 |
+10 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
W 27-11 |
+16 |
13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
L 20-22 |
-2 |
14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
W 38-31 |
+7 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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CLE Offense |
PIT Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
21.8 |
30.5 |
24.1 |
PIT |
Rushing yards |
100.0 |
86.8 |
117.0 |
CLE |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.45 |
3.26 |
4.26 |
CLE |
Completion % |
54.6% |
64.4% |
61.1% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
288.8 |
248.5 |
231.6 |
CLE |
Passing yards per completion |
11.55 |
11.05 |
10.84 |
CLE |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.31 |
7.11 |
6.62 |
PIT |
Interceptions |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
PIT |
Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
PIT |
Sacks allowed |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
PIT |
3rd down conversions |
36.9% |
36.3% |
37.8% |
CLE |
4th down conversions |
44.4% |
70.0% |
50.8% |
PIT |
Time of possession |
28:35 |
31:20 |
30:20 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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CLE Defense |
PIT Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
31.0 |
25.0 |
24.1 |
PIT |
Rushing yards |
121.0 |
97.3 |
117.0 |
PIT |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.20 |
4.40 |
4.26 |
CLE |
Completion % |
59.6% |
54.6% |
61.1% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
223.5 |
247.5 |
231.6 |
CLE |
Passing yards per completion |
10.59 |
11.13 |
10.84 |
CLE |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.32 |
6.08 |
6.62 |
PIT |
INT return |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
CLE |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
PIT |
Sacks |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
PIT |
3rd down conversions |
42.9% |
41.3% |
37.8% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
45.5% |
50.8% |
CLE |
Time of possession |
31:26 |
28:40 |
30:20 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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CLE |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
11.8 |
13.0 |
9.4 |
PIT |
Yards per kick return |
17.9 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per punt return |
10.8 |
6.8 |
9.4 |
PIT |
Yards allowed per kick return |
22.6 |
25.7 |
22.7 |
CLE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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CLE |
PIT |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.0 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
PIT |
Penalty yards |
47.3 |
39.3 |
52.1 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2013 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
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 |
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 |
2012 |
12 |
2012-11-25 |
PIT |
CLE |
14-20 |
CLE |
2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
CLE |
PIT |
10-24 |
PIT |
2013 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
PIT |
CLE |
27-11 |
PIT |
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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.
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