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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
3-2 174.6
168.27
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Steelers
163.16 2-3
180.85

Cleveland Browns top Pittsburgh Steelers for third straight win, 174.60-163.16

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Pittsburgh Steelers, securing a 174.60-163.16 victory. Pittsburgh Steelers earned a 13.60-point lead on Thursday, but Cleveland Browns held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook (19.9 points) and Chris Carson (19.9). Stefon Diggs (20.6 points) and Kirk Cousins (19.16) carried the flag for Pittsburgh Steelers in the loss. Cleveland Browns (3-2) will look to keep it rolling against New York Giants, while Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) will meet LA Rams in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rowe (4 Tackles) scored 8 points in a 43-23 win over the 49ers in Week 5. His scoring output was 54.4% more than his 5.18-point projection and was much higher than his 5-point season scoring average. Rowe ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Eric Rowe

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 174.6
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
19.9
18.88
11.4%
2
Chris Carson
RB
19.9
17.23
11.4%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
19.8
14.11
11.3%
4
Robert Woods
WR
17.1
15.44
9.8%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 163.16
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.6
15.73
12.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.16
21.16
11.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15.1
15.17
9.3%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
13.5
10.93
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Pittsburgh Steelers had a 96.60-85.90 lead. For Cleveland Browns, Robert Woods had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Gerald Everett made the highlight reel for Pittsburgh Steelers with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
DeVante Parker had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cleveland Browns, who trailed 110.40-108.40 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Cleveland Browns, while Dan Bailey had a 52-yard field goal, helping Cleveland Browns to a 159.20-133.06 lead.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

What If

Cleveland Browns would have beaten nine other teams besides Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have lost to 12 other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
If Cleveland Browns played Pittsburgh Steelers every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Cleveland Browns would have beaten Pittsburgh Steelers 213-193.7 had they played each other last week.
Cleveland Browns would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pittsburgh Steelers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 3-1.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-44.
If they played every team every week, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 41-54.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
Listen Cleveland Browns, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 11 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 4 stood at 195.69. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Pittsburgh Steelers
With not a single target thrown in their direction this past week the starting running backs for Pittsburgh Steelers clearly need to smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to check down more often.