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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
8-7 243.52
285.53
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Steelers
197.7 5-10
215.9

Cleveland Browns hand Pittsburgh Steelers third consecutive loss, 243.52-197.70

Cleveland Browns came out on top with a 243.52-197.70 victory to hand Pittsburgh Steelers their third straight loss. Cleveland Browns never trailed in this one after taking a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind DK Metcalf (11 points). AJ Dillon (28.6 points) and Chris Godwin (22.3) carried the flag for Pittsburgh Steelers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cleveland Browns have taken down Pittsburgh Steelers, after winning 327.96-231.98 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Pittsburgh Steelers will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 190 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Colts, Cook registered 40 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 20.55-point projection and was much higher than his 19.37-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 243.52
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
40
20.55
16.4%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
26.1
15.5
10.7%
3
Grant Delpit
S
19
11.89
7.8%
4
Zaire Franklin
LB
18
19.89
7.4%
Pittsburgh Steelers
Points
% of total points 197.7
1
AJ Dillon
RB
28.6
13.04
14.5%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
22.3
16.04
11.3%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
21
12.78
10.6%
4
Josh Sweat
DE
20
6.56
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for Cleveland Browns, helping the team to a 183.52-7.00 lead.
Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch for Cleveland Browns, helping the team to a 224.62-117.90 lead.
Monday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for Cleveland Browns on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Pittsburgh Steelers

What If

Cleveland Browns would have beaten seven other teams besides Pittsburgh Steelers this week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have lost to 13 other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
Cleveland Browns would be 11-4 if they played Pittsburgh Steelers every week.
Pittsburgh Steelers would have beaten Cleveland Browns 215.2-187.82 had they played each other last week.
Cleveland Browns would be 8-5 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 4-9.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 128-97.
If they played every team every week, Pittsburgh Steelers would be 76-149.

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