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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
6-10 186.5
197.42
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Steelers
125.58 5-11
188.92

Offensively challenged Cleveland Browns beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 186.50-125.58

While they posted only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week, Cleveland Browns emerged victorious with a 186.50-125.58 win over Pittsburgh Steelers. Cleveland Browns nabbed a 38.22-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Devin Lloyd (9 Tackles, 1 Int) and Sauce Gardner (12) and never looked back. George Pickens (5 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Dulcich (4 Rec, 39 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Pittsburgh Steelers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cleveland Browns have beaten Pittsburgh Steelers, after winning 254.46-179.66 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns improve to 6-10 for the season, while Pittsburgh Steelers fall to 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22 points, Lloyd nearly doubled his 11.32-point projection as the Jaguars beat the Jets 19-3. He made 9 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cleveland Browns this week. Next week, Lloyd will face the Texans.
Devin Lloyd

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 186.5
1
Keenan Allen
WR
23.4
16.58
12.5%
2
Devin Lloyd
LB
22
11.32
11.8%
3
Matthew Judon
LB
21
12.35
11.3%
4
DJ Moore
WR
20.1
11.58
10.8%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 125.58
1
George Pickens
WR
16.7
8.93
13.3%
2
Greg Dulcich
TE
13.9
7.81
11.1%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
11.5
10.47
9.2%
4
Kyzir White
LB
11.5
12.25
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
DJ Moore had a 47-yard catch for Cleveland Browns, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch to contribute to a 163.10-93.88 lead for Cleveland Browns.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

What If

Cleveland Browns would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Cleveland Browns would be 12-4 if they played Pittsburgh Steelers every week.
Cleveland Browns would be 5-9 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 1-13.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-120.
If they played every team every week, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 36-136.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
Hey, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, Cleveland Browns. Deploying not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Kyler Murray, Calais Campbell, and Travon Walker), while still earning the win... that's borderline cocky. All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Unless Pittsburgh Steelers wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough opportunities" can't be a reasonable excuse this time around. As a group, our six pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 30 targets in Week 16. With just 17 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.