CLEVELAND (1-4) At PITTSBURGH (3-1)
1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Steelers by 13
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cleveland 2-2; Pittsburgh 3-1
SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 60-56
LAST MEETING – Browns beat Steelers 13-6, Dec. 10, 2009
LAST WEEK – Browns lost to Falcons 20-10; Steelers had bye, lost to Ravens 17-14 in Week 4
BROWNS OFFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (20), PASS (22)
BROWNS DEFENSE – OVERALL (21), RUSH (23), PASS (18)
STEELERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (8), PASS (32)
STEELERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (1), PASS (20)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Browns have lost six straight and 10 of 11 in Pittsburgh, and 12 of last 13 overall to Steelers. … Steelers are plus-7 in takeaways; Browns are minus-2. … Browns RB Peyton Hillis has scored a touchdown in five consecutive games. … Browns KR Joshua Cribbs has three career kickoff return TDs against Steelers, matching NFL record for player against single opponent. He also ran for 87 yards against Steelers in Cleveland last season. Cribbs has 10 career TDs on kick returns. … … Browns opponents are 16-7 to date. Cleveland is beginning three-game stretch in which it plays six of past nine Super Bowl champions (Steelers, Saints, Patriots). … Browns are only NFL team to not allow rushing TD this season. … Browns K Phil Dawson needs one more field goal to surpass Lou Groza (234 field goals) for sole possession of team record. … Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, returning from his four-game suspension, is 5-0 at home and 9-1 overall against Cleveland. … Without Roethlisberger this season, Steelers are last in NFL in passing yardage (544 yards). … Steelers WR Mike Wallace averages 23.4 yards per catch. … Heath Miller needs 59 yards to pass Bennie Cunningham (2,879 yards) for most career receiving yards by a Steelers tight end. … By winning, Steelers would be 4-1 for third time in four seasons. … Steelers WR Hines Ward has caught a pass in 182 consecutive games. He would tie Art Monk for fourth-longest streak in NFL history by making at least one catch. Jerry Rice (274 games) holds record. … Steelers K Jeff Reed has missed 4 of 12 attempts, or as many misses as he had last season.
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