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Prediction: Steelers 27, Browns 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Cleveland Browns
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Jason Campbell Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 37 Edwin Baker Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 50 Chris Ogbonnaya Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 Josh Gordon Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 62 Greg Little Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 70 Davone Bess Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
K 25 Billy Cundiff FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
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  

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   Bye      
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    
   

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   Bye      
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    

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Out  WR Davone Bess (other-illness)
 DE Desmond Bryant (knee)
Questionable  TE Jordan Cameron (concussion)
 CB Joe Haden (hip)
 DE John Hughes (elbow)
 TE Brad Smelley (calf)
 NT Phil Taylor (concussion)
 SS T.J. Ward (shoulder)
Probable  ILB Tank Carder (shoulder)
 ILB James-Michael Johnson (shoulder)
 RB Willis McGahee (knee)
IR  WR Travis Benjamin (knee, 10/29/2013)
 OLB Quentin Groves (ankle, 11/11/2013)
 QB Brian Hoyer (knee, 10/12/2013)
 RB Dion Lewis (fibula, 8/26/2013)
 CB Christopher Owens (knee, 12/3/2013)
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Doubtful  OLB Jason Worilds (abdomen)
Questionable  WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee)
Probable  OLB Jarvis Jones (other-excused)
 DE Brett Keisel (foot)
 WR Markus Wheaton (fingers)
IR  CB Curtis Brown (knee, 11/26/2013)
 WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder, 8/12/2013)
 ILB Larry Foote (biceps, 9/9/2013)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (knee, 9/9/2013)
 DE Nick Williams (knee, 8/25/2013)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (calf, 12/17/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CLE   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 4.8 6.2 PIT
Penalty yards 47.3 39.3 52.1 PIT

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.

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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
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

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.