NFL GAME OF THE WEEK: CLEVELAND 5-2 AT PITTSBURGH 5-2
Regular Season: PIT leads series, 81-65-1 (home team won past 10)
Last reg. season meeting: 10/1/26: PIT 24 at CLE 27
BROWNS NOTES:
BROWNS became 1st team to win consecutive games on FG with no time remaining in 4th quarter since Cardinals & Packers in Weeks 7-8 in 2024 & became 2nd team since 1970 to record GW score in final 4 minutes of regulation or in OT in each of 1st 5 wins of season, joining 2016 Lions. • QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 25 of 36 atts. (69.4 pct.) for 308 yards & had 1st rush TD of season in Week 7. Has 65+ comp. pct. & 205+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Has 230+ pass yards & TD pass in each of his 4 career starts vs. Pit. Completed 24 of 33 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 268 yards & TD pass in Week 4 meeting. • RB QUINSHON JUDKINS had 104 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 8 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week. Had 96 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 43 rec.) & rush TD in Week 4 meeting. • WR KC CONCEPCION (rookie) led team with 152 scrimmage yards (129 rec., 23 rush) & had 8 receptions last week. Ranks 2nd among rookies in receptions (30) & 3rd in rec. yards (315) in 2026. Had 5 catches for 64 yards in Week 4 meeting. • WR DENZEL BOSTON leads rookies in TD catches (3), ranks 2nd in rec. yards (372) & 5th in receptions (20) in 2026. Had 89 rec. yards in Week 4 meeting. • TE HAROLD FANNIN had 6 catches for 91 yards in Week 7. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with rec. TD. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 10 tackles & season-high 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ tackles & TFL. Had PD in Week 4 meeting. • LB CARSON SCHWESINGER had 8 tackles in Week 7. Has FF in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 9 tackles in Week 4 meeting. • CB DENZEL WARD had 3 PD & INT last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Had INT in Week 4 meeting, • S GRANT DELPIT had 6 tackles & PD in Week 7. Has 5+ tackles & PD in 3 of his past 4. Had 6 tackles & INT in Week 4 meeting. • S RONNIE HICKMAN had 10 tackles & FR last week. Had 5 tackles & PD in Week 4 meeting.
STEELERS NOTES:
QB AARON RODGERS completed 19 of 30 atts. (63.3 pct.) for 212 yards & TD in Week 7, his 540th reg. season TD pass, surpassing HOFer Peyton Manning (539) for 3rd-most reg. season TD passes in NFL history. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 220+ pass yards & TD pass. Passed for 299 yards & 3 TDs in Week 4 meeting. • RB JAYLEN WARREN led team with 137 scrimmage yards (101 rush, 36 rec.) last week. Has 125+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Had 126 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 33 rec.) in Week 4 meeting. • RB RICO DOWDLE had season-high 86 scrimmage yards (45 rec., 41 rush) & career-high 6 catches in Week 7. • WR DK METCALF had 56 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 55+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 115 yards in Week 4 meeting. • TE DARNELL WASHINGTON had 3rd TD catch of season in Week 7. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in Week 4 meeting. • LB T.J. WATT had sack last week. Leads NFL in FFs (37) & ranks 2nd in sacks (120.5) & TFL (143) since 2017. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 2 TFL, sack, FF, FR & PD in Week 4 meeting. • LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with 10 tackles & had sack & PD in Week 7. Aims for his 10th in row vs. Cle. with 5+ tackles. Had 5 tackles in Week 4 meeting. • LB PAYTON WILSON had 6 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 7 tackles & sack in Week 4 meeting. • DT KEEANU BENTON aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TFL & PD. • DE CAMERON HEYWARD had 5th PD of season in Week 7. Had 7 tackles & FF in Week 4 meeting. • CB JALEN RAMSEY had 7 tackles last week. • CB ASANTE SAMUEL had 7 tackles last week. Had PD in Week 4 meeting. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 7 tackles & FF in Week 7. Had PD in Week 4 meeting.
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