The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 11 matchup between the Browns and Steelers.
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| Pittsburgh | Rank | @ | Cleveland | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Spread | -4.0 | ||
| 16.5 | Implied Total | 20.5 | ||
| 17.3 | 26 | Points/Gm | 23.8 | 11 |
| 20.2 | 11 | Points All./Gm | 18.9 | 6 |
| 59.4 | 29 | Plays/Gm | 72.0 | 1 |
| 67.8 | 30 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 53.6 | 1 |
| 4.8 | 27 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.6 | 30 |
| 5.6 | 27 | Def. Yards/Play | 4.5 | 2 |
| 42.99% | 14 | Rush% | 48.46% | 3 |
| 57.01% | 19 | Pass% | 51.54% | 30 |
| 42.79% | 18 | Opp. Rush % | 44.81% | 21 |
| 57.21% | 15 | Opp. Pass % | 55.19% | 12 |
- The Browns are the number one team in defensive expected points added this season with 120.1. The highest offensive team in EPA is Miami at 65.5 points.
- The Steelers are allowing 1.55 points per drive over their past five games, fifth in the league.
- Cleveland and Pittsburgh are both 4-0 this season when scoring first.
- Games involving the Browns are averaging a league-low 336.4 combined passing yards per game.
- The Steelers are tied for the league lead with a +10 turnover margin.
- The Steelers have turned the ball over on a league-low 6.9% of their drives.
- 17.2% of the drives against Cleveland have reached the red zone or scored prior, the lowest rate in the league.
- 17.7% of the Pittsburgh drives have reached the red zone or scored prior, the lowest rate in the league.
- The Browns have run 166 more plays than their opponents this season, the most in the league. The next closest teams have run 83 more plays than their opponents.
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Quarterback
Kenny Pickett: Sunday was more of the same from Pickett this season.
He completed 14-of-23 passes for 126 yards without a touchdown.
Pickett is still without a QB1 scoring week this season, and over the past three games, he has averaged 5.2 yards per pass attempt. That is ahead of only Tommy DeVito (4.8 Y/A) over that span.
We will not be picking a spot on the road against this Cleveland defense as a fulcrum point for Pickett to turn the tides this season. He is a back-end QB2.
The Browns are allowing a league-low 8.9 passing points per game to quarterbacks.
When these teams played in Week 2, Pickett was 15-of-30 for 222 yards with a touchdown and an interception, closing that week as QB29 (10.3 points).
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