NFL Game Preview: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 6

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Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 6

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ATL PHI	17 31
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SEA CHI	23 20
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SD STL	17 20
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NO TB	31 6
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MIA GB	23 20
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KC HOU	31 35
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DET NYG	20 28
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CLE PIT	10 28
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BAL NE	20 23
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NYJ DEN	24 20
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OAK SF	9 17
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DAL MIN	21 24
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IND WAS	27 24
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TEN JAC	30 3
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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 27, Browns 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Cleveland Browns
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Colt McCoy	Pass: 140, 0 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 23	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 50	Josh Cribbs	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 60	Mohamed Massaquoi	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 76	Chansi Stuckey	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 24	Ben Watson	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 28	Phil Dawson	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 28	Defense / ST

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Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Ben Roethlisberger	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5	Rashard Mendenhall	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 13	Hines Ward	Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 17	Mike Wallace	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
TE 21	Heath Miller	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 8	Jeff Reed	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Browns Have won 2 of past 3 against AFC North... QB Jake Delhomme has 26-23 (.531) record on road as starter... In past 3 as starter, QB Seneca Wallace has completed 47 of 69 passes (68.1 pct.) for 464 yards w/3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 95.3 passer rating... RB Peyton Hillis aims for 6th straight game with TD (4 rush, 1 receiving during streak). Hillis posted 2nd career TD rec. last week... WR Mohamed Massaquoi had 83 receiving yards on 5 catches (16.6 avg.) in last game at Pit... TE Ben Watson aims for 4th straight game w/5+ rec... Rookie S T.J. Ward (2nd round, No. 38) leads team w/32 tackles... LB Marcus Benard had career-high 2 sacks in last game vs. Pit. Benard has 7 sacks in past 10 games... LB Scott Fujita aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack... KR-WR Josh Cribbs has 3 career KR-TDs vs. Pit. (92, 100, 98), most vs. any opponent. Cribbs had career-high 87 rush yards in last game vs. Steelers.

Steelers Since 2000, club 9-1 at home against Browns... Team 12-9 (.561) after bye... For career vs. Cle. at home, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 5-0 record & has completed 82 of 135 passes (65.6 pct.) for 1,261 yards w/6 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 101.5 passer rating. Roethlisberger is 13-4 (.765) at home against AFC North... RB Rashard Mendenhall tied career-high w/2 rush TDs last game & aims for 3rd straight game w/TD. Mendenhall averages 99.5 rush yards per game at home in '10 (199 total)... WR Hines Ward has reception in 182 consecutive games & needs 1 catch in Week 6 to tie Pro Football HOFer ART MONK (183) for the 4th-most consecutive games w/rec. in NFL history. WR Mike Wallace is averaging 23.4 yards per catch in '10 (9 rec., 211 receiving yards)... TE Heath Miller (2,821) needs 59 receiving yards to pass BENNIE CUNNINGHAM (2,879) for most receiving yards among TEs in franchise history... Defense allows league-low 12.5 points per game in '10... S Troy Polamalu has INT in 2 of past 3 against Browns... LB Lawrence Timmons had 2 sacks in last home game vs. Cle.

Results and Schedule

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
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	NE	H
10	2010-11-14	NYJ	H
11	2010-11-21	JAC	A
12	2010-11-28	CAR	H
13	2010-12-05	MIA	A
14	2010-12-12	BUF	A
15	2010-12-19	CIN	A
16	2010-12-26	BAL	H
17	2011-01-02	PIT	H

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
8	2010-10-31	NO	A
9	2010-11-08	CIN	A
10	2010-11-14	NE	H
11	2010-11-21	OAK	H
12	2010-11-28	BUF	A
13	2010-12-05	BAL	A
14	2010-12-12	CIN	H
15	2010-12-19	NYJ	H
16	2010-12-23	CAR	H
17	2011-01-02	CLE	A

Injury Report

Cleveland Browns
Doubtful	QB Jake Delhomme (Ankle) DE Robaire Smith (Back) OT John St. Clair (Ankle) QB Seneca Wallace (Ankle)
Questionable	DE Kenyon Coleman (Knee) RB Peyton Hillis (Thigh) NT Shaun Rogers (Elbow) TE Robert Royal (Shoulder) SS Nick Sorensen (Calf) OT Floyd Womack (Knee)
Probable	WR Josh Cribbs (Ankle) SS Abram Elam (Knee) OC Alex Mack (Shoulder)
IR	RB Montario Hardesty (Knee) ILB D'Qwell Jackson (Pectoral)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Doubtful	OG Trai Essex (Ankle)
IR	OT Willie Colon (Achilles) QB Dennis Dixon (Knee)
PUP	OT Chris Scott (Foot)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CLE Offense	PIT Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.0	17.0	20.8	PIT
Rushing yards	97.7	124.5	111.0	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	3.86	4.34	4.15	PIT
Completion %	60.5%	63.0%	61.3%	PIT
Passing yards	208.7	156.0	220.1	CLE
Passing yards per completion	10.13	10.67	10.64	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	6.13	6.72	6.52	PIT
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.1	PIT
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.0	0.8	PIT
Sacks allowed	1.3	2.5	2.2	CLE
3rd down conversions	39.4%	28.6%	38.2%	CLE
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	43.0%	-
Time of possession	29:19	31:05	30:13	PIT

Defense Stats Comparison

	CLE Defense	PIT Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.0	12.0	20.8	PIT
Rushing yards	122.7	64.0	111.0	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	4.14	2.62	4.15	PIT
Completion %	63.8%	66.0%	61.3%	CLE
Passing yards	200.3	232.5	220.1	CLE
Passing yards per completion	11.51	8.98	10.64	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	7.34	5.93	6.52	PIT
INT return	0.3	1.0	1.1	PIT
Fumble recoveries	0.7	1.0	0.8	PIT
Sacks	2.0	3.0	2.2	PIT
3rd down conversions	41.4%	36.4%	38.2%	PIT
4th down conversions	50.0%	66.7%	43.0%	CLE
Time of possession	30:41	30:13	30:13	PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CLE	PIT	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.2	5.8	9.0	CLE
Yards per kick return	16.2	31.3	23.7	PIT
Yards allowed per punt return	4.3	10.3	9.0	CLE
Yards allowed per kick return	18.0	21.6	23.7	CLE

Misc Stats Comparison

	CLE	PIT	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.3	4.5	6.5	PIT
Penalty yards	55.0	30.0	54.9	PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 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 1 to 5 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

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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