The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 6 matchup between the Steelers and Browns.
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| Cleveland | Rank | @ | Pittsburgh | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Spread | -5.0 | ||
| 16.75 | Implied Total | 21.75 | ||
| 14.6 | 31 | Points/Gm | 24.0 | 17 |
| 24.6 | 21 | Points All./Gm | 24.5 | 20 |
| 66.4 | 3 | Plays/Gm | 53.8 | 29 |
| 56.0 | 4 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 67.3 | 29 |
| 4.3 | 30 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.9 | 24 |
| 4.4 | 1 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.7 | 25 |
| 37.35% | 30 | Rush% | 44.65% | 10 |
| 62.65% | 3 | Pass% | 55.35% | 23 |
| 45.36% | 24 | Opp. Rush % | 43.49% | 19 |
| 54.64% | 9 | Opp. Pass % | 56.51% | 14 |
- Cleveland games are averaging 39.2 combined points per game, tied for the second-fewest in the league.
- Cleveland games are averaging 536.0 combined yards per game, the fewest in the NFL. The league average is 656.7 combined yards per game.
- The Browns are allowing a league-low 21.5 yards per drive.
- The Steelers are allowing 38.4 yards per drive, 31st in the league.
- 15.4% of Cleveland's plays have gained 10 or more yards, 29th in the league.
- 15.3% of Pittsburgh's plays have gained 10 or more yards, 30th in the league.
- Pittsburgh is one of two remaining teams (Washington being the other) that have allowed 0 points off turnovers so far.
- The Steelers have a takeaway on 22.5% of opponent possessions, second in the league.
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Quarterback
Aaron Rodgers: Rodgers has been the QB26, QB24, and QB21 over his three games leading into the bye.
Since throwing 4 touchdowns against the Jets in Week 1, Rodgers has thrown 4 total since.
His 196.5 passing yards per game rank 26th at the position while offering no rushing upside.
In this weekend’s lowest game total, Rodgers is a back-end QB2.
Cleveland has allowed one quarterback to finish higher than QB22 against them so far this season.
Cleveland is 10th in pressure rate (39.4%) and leads the NFL with a 46.1% rate of man coverage.
Rodgers is 30th in rating when pressured (39.0), completing 10 of 27 (37%) passes for 5.9 yards per attempt.
Against man coverage, Rodgers is averaging a league-low 4.0 yards per pass attempt.
Dillon Gabriel: Gabriel completed 19 of 33 (57.6%) passes for 190 yards (5.8 Y/A) with 2 touchdowns in his first NFL start in London against Minnesota.
He ended the week respectably as the QB18 (16.1 points).
Gabriel was blitzed on 34.3% of his dropbacks (5th-highest in Week 5), was pressured on 40% (6th-highest), and escaped with only taking 2 sacks with 11.4% of his dropbacks resulting in a loss of 1.0 EPA or worse (8th-lowest).
Gabriel did not offer a ton of fantasy juice, but he kept Cleveland out of negative plays.
Over the opening four weeks, Joe Flacco had -1.0 EPA or worse on 20% of his dropbacks, which was 29th in the league.
Gabriel is a lower-end QB2 attached to the lowest team total in Week 5.
Pittsburgh has not had a dominant defense to start the season.
They have allowed 16.3 passing points per game (26th).
They have allowed multiple passing touchdowns in three straight games, although the Week 4 production they allowed to Carson Wentz came late in the game.
I expect this defense to improve over the remainder of the year.
Alex Highsmith and Joey Porter Jr. could return out of the bye.
Jalen Ramsey is not expected to play due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Dublin, but Cory Trice Jr. is eligible to return from injured reserve.
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More Week 6 Fantasy Breakdowns From The Worksheet:
| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| Eagles @ Giants | Thursday Night Football |
| Broncos @ Jets | Sunday -- 9:30 a.m. ET |
| Cardinals @ Colts | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Chargers @ Dolphins | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Patriots @ Saints | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Browns @ Steelers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Cowboys @ Panthers | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Seahawks @ Jaguars | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Rams @ Ravens | Sunday -- 1 p.m. ET |
| Titans @ Raiders | Sunday -- 4:05 p.m. ET |
| Bengals @ Packers | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| 49ers @ Bucs | Sunday -- 4:25 p.m. ET |
| Lions @ Chiefs | Sunday Night Football |
| Bills @ Falcons | Monday Night Football |
| Bears @ Commanders | Monday Night Football |
