Thursday, Dec. 10
PITTSBURGH (6-6) At CLEVELAND (1-11)
8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network
OPENING LINE – Steelers by 9
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Pittsburgh 4-8; Cleveland 6-6
SERIES RECORD – Steelers lead 58-55
LAST MEETING – Steelers beat Browns 27-14, Oct. 18, 2009
LAST WEEK – Steelers lost to Oakland 27-24; Browns lost to Chargers 30-23
STEELERS OFFENSE-OVERALL (7), RUSH (14), PASS (10)
STEELERS DEFENSE-OVERALL (5), RUSH (1), PASS (17)
BROWNS OFFENSE-OVERALL (32), RUSH (23), PASS (31)
BROWNS DEFENSE-OVERALL (32), RUSH (29), PASS (26)
id Steelers would “unleash hell” in December after loss to Baltimore, may unveil reshuffled starting lineup. Rookie CBs Joe Burnett and Keenan Lewis are expected to get more playing time. … Steelers may be missing two stars as S Troy Polamalu (knee) is out and WR Hines Ward (hamstring) is game-time decision. … Steelers’ secondary gave up three fourth-quarter TDs last week in loss to Oakland as Raiders QB Bruce Gradkowski, a Pittsburgh native, engineered stunning comeback. … Steelers have dominated rivalry recently, winning 12 straight over Browns, 18 of 19 and 19 of 22 since Cleveland’s expansion rebirth. … Browns haven’t beaten Steelers at home since 2000. … Cleveland has dropped seven straight this season and 10 in row at home. … Browns QB Brady Quinn will play for first time against Steelers. Quinn has thrown seven TD passes in last three games and has gone 126 consecutive passes without an interception. He had career highs in completions (25) and attempts (45) last week vs. San Diego but fell to 1-9 in 10 career starts. … Browns are at bottom of NFL rankings in both total yards (242.2) and total defense (400.3).
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