NFL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns - Week 17

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns - Week 17

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MIN DET	13 20
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BUF NYJ	7 38
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CAR ATL	10 31
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TB NO	23 13
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CIN BAL	7 13
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PIT CLE	41 9
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MIA NE	7 38
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OAK KC	31 10
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SD DEN	33 28
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NYG WAS	17 14
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ARI SF	7 38
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JAC HOU	17 34
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DAL PHI	14 13
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CHI GB	3 10
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TEN IND	20 23
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STL SEA	6 16
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 23, Browns 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Ben Roethlisberger	Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12	Rashard Mendenhall	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 9	Mike Wallace	Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 57	Hines Ward	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 66	Emmanuel Sanders	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18	Heath Miller	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 4	Shaun Suisham	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 1	Defense / ST

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Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 30	Colt McCoy	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 35	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49	Mike Bell	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 69	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 75	Brian Robiskie	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 79	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 89	Josh Cribbs	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Ben Watson	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 32	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Steelers Aim for 7-1 road record for 1st time since '04... Pit. is 3-0 vs. Cle in January regular-season games... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 11-1 vs. Browns & has 17 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 96.2 passer rating vs. Cle. Is 4-0 vs. AFC North this season... RB Rashard Mendenhall (1,237 rush yards, 11 rush TDs) needs rush TD to join HOFer FRANCO HARRIS & WILLIE PARKER as only Steelers w/ 1,200+ rush yards & at least 12 rush TDs in season... WR Hines Ward (949) needs rec. to reach 950 career. WR Mike Wallace posted 6th 100-yard receiving game of season last week & needs 100 receiving yards in Week 17 to surpass YANCEY THIGPEN (6 in '97) & tie HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (7 in '84) for most 100-yard receiving games in season in Steelers history. Wallace (96) needs 4 rec. to reach 100 career... Pit. is allowing league-low 64.1 rush yards per game & can finish season allowing 5th-fewest rush yards per game in NFL history & 3rd-fewest in SB era (since 1966)... LB LaMarr Woodley (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks to join James Harrison as only Steelers to have 10+ sacks in 3 consecutive seasons (11.5 in '08; 13.5 in '09). LB James Farrior has sack in 5 of past 6.

Browns Rookie QB Colt McCoy completed 23 of 33 passes (69.7 pct.) for 281 yards w/ TD & 80.5 rating in last game vs. Pit... RB Peyton Hillis (1,164) needs 36 rush yards to become 6th player in franchise history w/ 1,200 rush yards in season. Hillis (60) needs 6 catches to surpass GREG PRUITT (65 in '81) for most receptions by RB in season in Browns history... TE Ben Watson has career-high 696 receiving yards in '10 & needs 4 rec. yards to become 4th Browns TE w/ 700+ rec. yards in season. Had 6 receptions for 88 yards w/ TD catch in last game vs. Pit... WR Brian Robiskie aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD rec... Rookie CB Joe Haden is tied for NFL lead among rookies w/ 6 INTs (DEVIN MC COURTY, 6). Had INT in last game vs. Steelers... S T.J. Ward leads team w/ 98 tackles & can become 1st Browns rookie to lead team in tackles since '99 (WALI RAINER).

Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ATL	H	W 15-9	+6
2	2010-09-19	TEN	A	W 19-11	+8
3	2010-09-26	TB	A	W 38-13	+25
4	2010-10-03	BAL	H	L 14-17	-3
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CLE	H	W 28-10	+18
7	2010-10-24	MIA	A	W 23-22	+1
8	2010-10-31	NO	A	L 10-20	-10
9	2010-11-08	CIN	A	W 27-21	+6
10	2010-11-14	NE	H	L 26-39	-13
11	2010-11-21	OAK	H	W 35-3	+32
12	2010-11-28	BUF	A	W 19-16	+3
13	2010-12-05	BAL	A	W 13-10	+3
14	2010-12-12	CIN	H	W 23-7	+16
15	2010-12-19	NYJ	H	L 17-22	-5
16	2010-12-23	CAR	H	W 27-3	+24
17	2011-01-02	CLE	A	W 41-9	+32

Cleveland Browns
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	TB	A	L 14-17	-3
2	2010-09-19	KC	H	L 14-16	-2
3	2010-09-26	BAL	A	L 17-24	-7
4	2010-10-03	CIN	H	W 23-20	+3
5	2010-10-10	ATL	H	L 10-20	-10
6	2010-10-17	PIT	A	L 10-28	-18
7	2010-10-24	NO	A	W 30-17	+13
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H	W 34-14	+20
10	2010-11-14	NYJ	H	L 20-26	-6
11	2010-11-21	JAC	A	L 20-24	-4
12	2010-11-28	CAR	H	W 24-23	+1
13	2010-12-05	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
14	2010-12-12	BUF	A	L 6-13	-7
15	2010-12-19	CIN	A	L 17-19	-2
16	2010-12-26	BAL	H	L 10-20	-10
17	2011-01-02	PIT	H	L 9-41	-32

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out	RB Mewelde Moore (Knee) DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
Questionable	SS Troy Polamalu (Ankle) OLB Jason Worilds (Knee)
Probable	OLB LaMarr Woodley (Knee)
IR	OT Willie Colon (Achilles) QB Dennis Dixon (Knee) OT Max Starks (Neck)

Cleveland Browns
Questionable	DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee) RB Peyton Hillis (Ribs) NT Shaun Rogers (Ankle) OT Floyd Womack (Knee)
Probable	OLB Marcus Benard (Shoulder) CB Sheldon Brown (Shoulder) OLB Matt Roth (Thumb) TE Robert Royal (Shoulder) DE Brian Schaefering (Shoulder) OT John St. Clair (Ankle) TE Ben Watson (Ankle)
IR	ILB Blake Costanzo (Undisclosed) OLB Scott Fujita (Knee) RB Montario Hardesty (Knee) ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Pectoral) TE Evan Moore (Hip) OT Tony Pashos (Ankle) DE Robaire Smith (Back) CB Eric Wright (Knee) OG Billy Yates (Biceps)

Offense Stats Comparison

	PIT Offense	CLE Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.5	15.0	22.5	PIT
Rushing yards	136.8	88.5	118.5	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	4.32	3.85	4.32	PIT
Completion %	60.3%	64.7%	60.4%	CLE
Passing yards	241.3	198.0	214.4	PIT
Passing yards per completion	11.73	9.83	10.80	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	7.07	6.36	6.52	PIT
Interceptions	0.0	1.0	1.0	PIT
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.5	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	3.3	2.3	2.2	CLE
3rd down conversions	46.2%	34.3%	38.2%	PIT
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	54.2%	PIT
Time of possession	34:08	27:40	30:09	PIT

Defense Stats Comparison

	PIT Defense	CLE Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	9.0	18.8	22.5	PIT
Rushing yards	63.0	161.0	118.5	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	3.38	4.48	4.32	PIT
Completion %	53.2%	57.5%	60.4%	PIT
Passing yards	168.3	170.5	214.4	PIT
Passing yards per completion	8.93	10.92	10.80	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	4.75	6.28	6.52	PIT
INT return	1.0	1.3	1.0	CLE
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.3	0.6	PIT
Sacks	3.3	1.8	2.2	PIT
3rd down conversions	29.7%	41.3%	38.2%	PIT
4th down conversions	57.1%	50.0%	54.2%	CLE
Time of possession	26:34	32:20	30:09	PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	PIT	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	5.9	7.8	9.5	CLE
Yards per kick return	17.9	18.2	21.5	CLE
Yards allowed per punt return	9.1	10.6	9.5	PIT
Yards allowed per kick return	21.3	18.0	21.5	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	PIT	CLE	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	8.0	3.5	5.6	CLE
Penalty yards	74.3	33.8	46.4	CLE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2010 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

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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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