PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-3) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (10-5)
WEEK 17 // SUNDAY, JAN. 3, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // FIRSTENERGY STADIUM // REFEREE: JEROME BOGER REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Steelers lead all-time series, 75-59-1 LAST GAME: 10/18/20: Browns 7 at Steelers 38 STREAKS: Steelers have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/14/19: Browns 21, Steelers 7 PITTSBURGH STEELERS LEADERS CLEVELAND BROWNS W 28-24 vs. Indianapolis LAST WEEK L 23-16 at New York Jets Mike Tomlin: 22-4-1 COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 0-1 26.3/19.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.6/26.5 330.6 OFFENSE 370.3 Ben Roethlisberger: 399-608-3804-33-10-94.1 PASSING Baker Mayfield: 288-459-3367-25-8-95.8 James Conner: 160-683-4.3-6 RUSHING Nick Chubb: 176-959-5.4-11 JuJu Smith-Schuster: 91-776-8.4-8 RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 67-789-11.8-3 302.3 DEFENSE 356.1 T.J. Watt: 15 (1L) SACKS Myles Garrett: 12 Minkah Fitzpatrick: 4 INTs B.J. Goodson, Denzel Ward: 2 +10 (27/17) TAKE/GIVE +4 (20/16) Jordan Berry: 45.9 (40.4) PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillan: 43.9 (37.9) Chris Boswell: 91 (34/38 PAT; 19/20 FG) KICKING Cody Parkey: 94 (40/44 PAT; 18/21 FG) STEELERS NOTES BROWNS NOTES • STEELERS clinched AFC North division for 1st time since 2017. • QB BAKER MAYFIELD aims for 5th in row with 285+ pass yards. • QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has 33 TD passes, 2nd-most in career Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of past 5. Has 640 pass yards (320 per (34 in 2018). Has 3,804 pass yards, his 10th-career season with game) & 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 113.2 rating in his 3,500+ pass yards. QB MASON RUDOLPH expected to make 1st past 2 vs. division. start of season. Passed for 221 yards in last road meeting. • RB NICK CHUBB had 66 scrimmage yards (38 rec., 28 rush) & • RB JAMES CONNER had 65 scrimmage yards (45 rec., 20 rush) rush TD last week. Aims for 6th in row with rush TD. Aims for his & rush TD with 5 catches last week. Rushed for 101 yards & TD 4th in row vs. Pit. with 75+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in in Week 6 meeting. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 row vs. division with 100+ scrimmage yards & 2+ rush TDs. Has of his past 4 vs. Cle. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. 554 rush yards (110.8 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 5 home games RB BENNY SNELL aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with rush TD. this season. RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for TD last week & has • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 9 catches for season-high 96 rush TD in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with yards & TD last week. Has 50+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of 100+ scrimmage yards & TD catch. Chubb & Hunt are 1st pair his past 3. WR DIONTAE JOHNSON aims for 3rd in row with 8+ of RB teammates each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ TDs catches, 50+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. since MARK INGRAM & ALVIN KAMARA in 2017. Rookie WR CHASE CLAYPOOL aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. • WR JARVIS LANDRY aims for 5th in row with 5+ catches. Has yards. Had 4 catches for 74 yards in Week 6 meeting. Has 50+ rec. TD in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in last home meeting. rec. yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. division. Leads rookies WR RASHARD HIGGINS has 75+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his with 8 rec. TDs. TE ERIC EBRON had TD catch last week. past 3. Had rec. TD in Week 6 meeting. TE AUSTIN HOOPER set • LB T.J. WATT had 2 sacks & FF last week, his 4th game with 2+ season highs in catches (7) & rec. yards (71) last week. Aims for sacks this season, most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Had 52 rec. yards in Week 6 meeting. Has sack in 6 of 7 career games vs. Cle. Aims for his 5th in row • DE MYLES GARRETT had sack & PD last week. Had sack in Week vs. division with sack. Leads NFL with career-high 15 sacks. DE 6 meeting & has sack in 4 of 5 career games vs. Pit. Aims for his STEPHON TUITT aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had FF in Week 4th in row vs. division with TFL. DE OLIVIER VERNON had sack in 6 meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. DT CAMERON Week 16 & has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. HEYWARD had sack last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had PD in Week 6 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with Had 8 tackles & TFL in Week 6 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row 2+ sacks & PD. CB DENZEL WARD aims for 4th in row with PD. vs. Cle. with TFL. CB MIKE HILTON had 2 PD, INT & FR in Week 16. Has 2+ PD in 2 of past 3. Had PD in Week 6 meeting.
TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES SIRIUS: 133 (Pit), 82 (Cle) | XM: 382 (Pit), 227 (Cle)