Browns vs Steelers Week 17 2021: Final Score 26

Final2021 Week 17

Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PAMon, Jan 3, 2022, 8:15 PM ET

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers, Week 17 2021

Cleveland Browns

Away

Pittsburgh Steelers

HomeWon

Scoring by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Browns	0	0	7	7	14
Steelers	0	10	3	13	26

CLE 14PIT 26 Final

Passing leader
Baker Mayfield
CLE · QB
15.0PPR pts
16/38, 185 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top fantasy scorer
Najee Harris
PIT · RB
29.6PPR pts
28 ATT, 188 YDS, 1 TD, 3 REC, 18 REC YDS
Browns leader
David Njoku
CLE · TE
12.8PPR pts
4 REC, 28 YDS, 1 TD
Defensive playmaker
Tre Norwood
PIT
1 INT, 3 TKL

Steelers 26, Browns 14: Pittsburgh beats Cleveland

Pittsburgh led 10–0 at halftime and outscored Cleveland 16–14 after the break to win 26–14. The Steelers finished with a 299–232 edge in total offense and averaged 3.8 yards per play.

Cleveland didn't get on the board until the third quarter.

The Browns went 5-for-17 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Steelers kept the ball for 34:55.

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Key advantages

+0.3 yards/play PIT 3.8 · CLE 3.5
+1 turnover margin PIT 1 · CLE 2 turnovers
+67 total yards PIT 299 · CLE 232

Game Highlights

Official NFL highlights · Opens from YouTube

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Why the Steelers Won

Pittsburgh won the efficiency, turnover, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Browns vs Steelers
Browns	Stat	Steelers
3.5	Yards per play	3.8

2	Turnovers	1

232	Total yards	299

Other team stats
67	Plays	79

29%	Third-down conversion	28%

25:05	Time of possession	34:55

Scoring Summary

The Steelers scored two touchdowns and four field goals; the Browns scored two touchdowns.

Scoring plays, Browns vs Steelers
Time	Team	Play	CLE	PIT
1st quarter
No scoring
2nd quarter
10:39	PIT	Ben Roethlisberger → Diontae Johnson, 5-yard TD Takes leadChris Boswell XP	0	7
3:02	PIT	Chris Boswell 22-yard FG Extends lead	0	10
3rd quarter
8:20	PIT	Chris Boswell 30-yard FG Extends lead	0	13
0:56	CLE	Baker Mayfield → David Njoku, 3-yard TDChase McLaughlin XP	7	13
4th quarter
9:46	PIT	Chris Boswell 50-yard FG Extends lead	7	16
5:48	PIT	Chris Boswell 48-yard FG Extends lead	7	19
1:10	CLE	Baker Mayfield → Harrison Bryant, 1-yard TDChase McLaughlin XP	14	19
0:51	PIT	Najee Harris 37-yard TD run Extends leadChris Boswell XP	14	26

Fantasy Points: Browns vs Steelers, Week 17 2021

Fantasy leaders

Najee HarrisPITRB29.6 PTSRB2
Diontae JohnsonPITWR17.1 PTSWR18
Baker MayfieldCLEQB15.0 PTSQB15
David NjokuCLETE12.8 PTSTE8

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
Player	FPTS	FIN	CMP/ATT	Pass YDS	TD	INT	Rush ATT	Rush YDS	Rush TD	Rate	Start/Sit
Baker MayfieldCLEQB	15.0	QB15	16/38	185	2	2	2	16	0	53.1	Start/Sit →
Ben RoethlisbergerPITQB	6.8	QB27	24/46	123	1	1	1	-1	0	56.3

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
Player	FPTS	FIN	POS	Rush ATT	Rush YDS	Rush TD	TGT	REC	Rec YDS	Rec TD	Start/Sit
Najee HarrisPITRB	29.6	RB2	RB	28	188	1	3	3	18	0	Start/Sit →
Diontae JohnsonPITWR	17.1	WR18	WR	—	—	—	15	8	31	1
David NjokuCLETE	12.8	TE8	TE	—	—	—	4	4	28	1
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR	10.6	WR40	WR	—	—	—	5	3	76	0
Jarvis LandryCLEWR	8.9	WR48	WR	1	6	0	10	4	43	0
Pat FreiermuthPITTE	7.2	TE18	TE	—	—	—	6	5	22	0	Start/Sit →
Harrison BryantCLETE	7.1	TE19	TE	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Ray-Ray McCloudPITWR	6.5	WR59	WR	—	—	—	10	4	35	0
Nick ChubbCLERB	5.8	RB41	RB	12	58	0	1	0	0	0
Austin HooperCLETE	4.8	TE31	TE	—	—	—	5	2	28	0	Start/Sit →
Chase ClaypoolPITWR	4.7	WR72	WR	—	—	—	9	3	17	0
D'Ernest JohnsonCLERB	2.4	RB63	RB	5	13	0	3	1	1	0
Rashard HigginsCLEWR	1.8	WR101	WR	—	—	—	5	1	8	0
Zach GentryPITTE	1.0	TE51	TE	—	—	—	2	1	0	0
Benny SnellPITRB	0.2	RB76	RB	1	2	0	—	—	—	—
Anthony SchwartzCLEWR	0.0	—	WR	—	—	—	2	0	0	0
James WashingtonPITWR	0.0	—	WR	—	—	—	1	0	0	0

Fantasy Usage

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

Donovan Peoples-JonesWR64 snaps90%
David NjokuTE51 snaps72%
Jarvis LandryWR50 snaps70%
Rashard HigginsWR41 snaps58%
D'Ernest JohnsonRB39 snaps55%

Target Share36 targets

Jarvis Landry28%, 10 targets
Austin Hooper14%, 5 targets
Rashard Higgins14%, 5 targets
Donovan Peoples-Jones14%, 5 targets
David Njoku11%, 4 targets
Other19%, 7 targets

Carry Share20 carries

Nick Chubb60%, 12 carries
D'Ernest Johnson25%, 5 carries
Baker Mayfield10%, 2 carries
Jarvis Landry5%, 1 carries

Pittsburgh Steelers

Snap Share

Najee HarrisRB78 snaps96%
Diontae JohnsonWR72 snaps89%
Chase ClaypoolWR71 snaps88%
Pat FreiermuthTE62 snaps77%
Ray-Ray McCloudWR53 snaps65%

Target Share46 targets

Diontae Johnson33%, 15 targets
Ray-Ray McCloud22%, 10 targets
Chase Claypool20%, 9 targets
Pat Freiermuth13%, 6 targets
Najee Harris7%, 3 targets
Other7%, 3 targets

Carry Share30 carries

Najee Harris93%, 28 carries
Ben Roethlisberger3%, 1 carries
Benny Snell3%, 1 carries

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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
Player	SNAPS	SNAP %	TGT	TGT %	CAR
Najee HarrisPITRB	78	96%	3	7%	28
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR	64	90%	5	14%	0
Diontae JohnsonPITWR	72	89%	15	33%	0
Chase ClaypoolPITWR	71	88%	9	20%	0
Pat FreiermuthPITTE	62	77%	6	13%	0
David NjokuCLETE	51	72%	4	11%	0
Jarvis LandryCLEWR	50	70%	10	28%	1
Ray-Ray McCloudPITWR	53	65%	10	22%	0
Rashard HigginsCLEWR	41	58%	5	14%	0
D'Ernest JohnsonCLERB	39	55%	3	8%	5
Zach GentryPITTE	41	51%	2	4%	0
Austin HooperCLETE	35	49%	5	14%	0
Nick ChubbCLERB	30	42%	1	3%	12
Anthony SchwartzCLEWR	24	34%	2	6%	0
Harrison BryantCLETE	19	27%	1	3%	0
James WashingtonPITWR	15	19%	1	2%	0
Kevin RaderPITTE	5	6%	0	0%	0
Benny SnellPITRB	3	4%	0	0%	1
Demetric FeltonCLERB	1	1%	0	0%	0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

PPRHalf PPRStandard

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Biggest overperformer+6.6Najee Harris29.6 PTS vs 23.0 xFP
Biggest underperformer−13.1Ben Roethlisberger7.8 PTS vs 20.9 xFP
Highest expected volume25.3 xFPDiontae Johnson17.1 PTS scored

Usage and expected fantasy points
Player	PTS	xFP	vs xFP	Snap%	Usage	Rte%	Pass att	Car	Car%	Tgt	Tgt%
Diontae JohnsonPIT · WR	17.1	25.3	−8.2	89%	33% tgt	—	0	0	0%	15	33%
Najee HarrisPIT · RB	29.6	23.0	+6.6	96%	90% car	—	0	28	90%	3	7%
Ben RoethlisbergerPIT · QB	7.8	20.9	−13.1	100%	46 att	—	46	1	3%	0	0%
Baker MayfieldCLE · QB	15.0	18.0	−3.0	100%	38 att	—	38	2	10%	0	0%
Jarvis LandryCLE · WR	8.9	17.5	−8.6	70%	28% tgt	—	0	1	5%	10	28%
Ray-Ray McCloud IIIPIT · WR	7.5	16.8	−9.3	65%	22% tgt	—	0	0	0%	10	22%
Chase ClaypoolPIT · WR	4.7	15.2	−10.5	88%	20% tgt	—	0	0	0%	9	20%
Pat FreiermuthPIT · TE	7.2	10.1	−2.9	77%	13% tgt	—	0	0	0%	6	13%
Nick ChubbCLE · RB	5.8	9.4	−3.6	42%	60% car	—	0	12	60%	1	3%
Austin HooperCLE · TE	4.8	8.4	−3.6	49%	14% tgt	—	0	0	0%	5	14%
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLE · WR	10.6	8.4	+2.2	90%	14% tgt	—	0	0	0%	5	14%
Rashard HigginsCLE · WR	1.8	8.4	−6.6	58%	14% tgt	—	0	0	0%	5	14%
D'Ernest JohnsonCLE · RB	2.4	8.3	−5.9	55%	25% car	—	0	5	25%	3	8%
David NjokuCLE · TE	12.8	6.7	+6.1	72%	11% tgt	—	0	0	0%	4	11%
Anthony SchwartzCLE · WR	0.0	3.4	−3.4	34%	6% tgt	—	0	0	0%	2	6%
Zach GentryPIT · TE	1.0	3.4	−2.4	51%	4% tgt	—	0	0	0%	2	4%
Harrison BryantCLE · TE	7.1	1.7	+5.4	27%	3% tgt	—	0	0	0%	1	3%
James WashingtonPIT · WR	0.0	1.7	−1.7	19%	2% tgt	—	0	0	0%	1	2%
Benny Snell Jr.PIT · RB	0.2	0.6	−0.4	4%	3% car	—	0	1	3%	0	0%
Derek WattPIT · RB	0.1	0.6	−0.5	—	3% car	—	0	1	3%	0	0%

Team totals: Browns 36 targets and 20 carries; Steelers 46 targets and 31 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2021 season: 1.68 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.64 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Baker Mayfield

CLE · QB · 15.0 pts on 18.0 expected

16 of 38 passing for 185 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions; 2 carries for 16 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Baker Mayfield →

Ben Roethlisberger Unlucky

PIT · QB · 7.8 pts on 20.9 expected

24 of 46 passing for 123 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 1 carry for -1 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 20.9 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Jarvis Landry Unlucky

CLE · WR · 8.9 pts on 17.5 expected

10 targets (28% of the team's), 4 catches for 43 yards; 1 carry (5% of the team's) for 6 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 17.5 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Fewest points since Week 10.

Nick Chubb Volume, no payoff

CLE · RB · 5.8 pts on 9.4 expected

1 target (3% of the team's), 0 catches for 0 yards; 12 carries (60% of the team's) for 58 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 9.4 expected.

Lowest-scoring game of the season.

Diontae Johnson Volume, no payoff

PIT · WR · 17.1 pts on 25.3 expected

15 targets (33% of the team's), 8 catches for 31 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 25.3 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Season high in targets (15). Best score since Week 13.

Najee Harris Ran hot

PIT · RB · 29.6 pts on 23.0 expected

3 targets (7% of the team's), 3 catches for 18 yards; 28 carries (90% of the team's) for 188 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 23.0 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Season high in carries (28). Best fantasy game of the season.

Start/Sit: Najee Harris →

Ray-Ray McCloud III Unlucky

PIT · WR · 7.5 pts on 16.8 expected

10 targets (22% of the team's), 4 catches for 35 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 16.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Chase Claypool Unlucky

PIT · WR · 4.7 pts on 15.2 expected

9 targets (20% of the team's), 3 catches for 17 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 15.2 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Cleveland Browns

Stock up: D'Ernest Johnson led the backfield with 55% of the snaps after trailing Nick Chubb before this game.
Stock down: Nick Chubb lost the backfield lead: 42% of the snaps to D'Ernest Johnson's 55%.
Stock down: Austin Hooper played 49% of the snaps, down from a 70% season average.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Stock up: Ray-Ray McCloud III played 65% of the snaps, up from a 44% season average.
Stock up: Pat Freiermuth played 77% of the snaps, up from a 60% season average.
Stock down: James Washington played 19% of the snaps, down from a 47% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2021 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Browns defense and Steelers defense
Points allowed to	Browns D	Steelers D
QBs	16.7	17.1
RBs	21.5	25.6
WRs	28.6	30.8
TEs	12.6	10.8

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Pittsburgh opened at 53% win probability and passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Steelers win probability

Key Swings

+23Roethlisberger → Johnson, 5-yd TD52% → 76%Q2 10:39
+8Boswell 22-yd FG77% → 85%Q2 3:02
+5Boswell 30-yd FG89% → 94%Q3 8:20
−16Mayfield → Njoku, 3-yd TD97% → 82%Q3 0:56
+8Boswell 50-yd FG87% → 95%Q4 9:46

Swing in Steelers win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Browns vs Steelers
Cleveland Browns	Measure	Pittsburgh Steelers
67	Plays	79
70%	Pass rate	61%
3.0	Yds / dropback	2.3
4.7	Yds / carry	6.1
5/17	Third downs	5/18

Efficiency edge Pittsburgh ran 12 more plays and gained 1.4 more yards per carry.

Top targets
CLE Landry 28% · Hooper 14% · Peoples-Jones 14%
PIT Johnson 33% · McCloud 22% · Claypool 20%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Browns vs Steelers
Result	CLE	PIT
Touchdowns	2	2
Field goals	0	4
Punts	8	5
Turnovers	2	1
Turnovers on downs	1	1

PIT turnover edge: +1

The Steelers opened the scoring on their fourth possession, a 10-play, 66-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.

All 27 possessions, drive by drive

Drive chart
Team	Start	Plays	Yards	Time	Result
PIT	Q1 15:00	5	14	2:46	Punt
CLE	Q1 12:14	5	18	1:31	Punt
PIT	Q1 10:43	5	10	2:46	Punt
CLE	Q1 7:57	5	35	2:29	Downs
PIT	Q1 5:28	10	26	4:45	Downs
CLE	Q1 0:43	3	-6	0:50	Punt
PIT	Q2 14:53	10	66	4:14	Touchdown
CLE	Q2 10:39	3	1	0:53	Punt
PIT	Q2 9:46	3	7	2:37	Punt
CLE	Q2 7:09	1	0	0:06	Interception
PIT	Q2 7:03	11	39	4:01	Field goal
CLE	Q2 3:02	9	33	2:28	Punt
PIT	Q2 0:34	6	30	0:34	Interception
CLE	Q3 15:00	3	6	2:24	Punt
PIT	Q3 12:36	11	66	4:16	Field goal
CLE	Q3 8:20	5	17	3:14	Punt
PIT	Q3 5:06	3	-1	2:08	Punt
CLE	Q3 2:58	4	48	2:02	Touchdown
PIT	Q3 0:56	3	1	0:54	Punt
CLE	Q3 0:02	5	6	1:26	Punt
PIT	Q4 13:36	8	25	3:50	Field goal
CLE	Q4 9:46	3	-20	2:23	Punt
PIT	Q4 7:23	4	7	1:35	Field goal
CLE	Q4 5:48	17	76	4:38	Touchdown
PIT	Q4 1:10	3	45	0:19	Touchdown
CLE	Q4 0:51	4	7	0:41	Interception
PIT	Q4 0:10	1	-1	0:10	End of game

About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Browns vs Steelers Head-to-Head

The Browns and Steelers first met in 1950 and have played 150 times since. They have been AFC North rivals since 1999.

All-time series: 83–66–1Steelers lead, 150 meetings since 1950
Postseason: 2–1Steelers won in 1994 and 2002; Browns won in 2020
Largest Browns win: 51–01989
Largest Steelers win: 43–01999

Since 2021

6–5 Steelers lead

11 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. S = Steelers win, B = Browns win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

Week 8 Browns at Steelers Sun, Nov 1, 2026 Upcoming

Recent Meetings

2026 Wk 4 Steelers at Browns, 2026 Wk 4 recap Thu, Oct 1, 2026 CLE 27 PIT 24 CLE W
2025 Wk 17 Steelers at Browns, 2025 Wk 17 recap Sun, Dec 28, 2025 CLE 13 PIT 6 CLE W
2025 Wk 6 Browns at Steelers, 2025 Wk 6 recap Sun, Oct 12, 2025 PIT 23 CLE 9 PIT W
2024 Wk 14 Browns at Steelers, 2024 Wk 14 recap Sun, Dec 8, 2024 PIT 27 CLE 14 PIT W
2024 Wk 12 Steelers at Browns, 2024 Wk 12 recap Thu, Nov 21, 2024 CLE 24 PIT 19 CLE W
2023 Wk 11 Steelers at Browns, 2023 Wk 11 recap Sun, Nov 19, 2023 CLE 13 PIT 10 CLE W
2023 Wk 2 Browns at Steelers, 2023 Wk 2 recap Mon, Sep 18, 2023 PIT 26 CLE 22 PIT W
2022 Wk 18 Browns at Steelers, 2022 Wk 18 recap Sun, Jan 8, 2023 PIT 28 CLE 14 PIT W
2022 Wk 3 Steelers at Browns, 2022 Wk 3 recap Thu, Sep 22, 2022 CLE 29 PIT 17 CLE W
2021 Wk 17 Browns at Steelers Mon, Jan 3, 2022 PIT 26 CLE 14 PIT W
2021 Wk 8 Steelers at Browns, 2021 Wk 8 recap Sun, Oct 31, 2021 PIT 15 CLE 10 PIT W

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2021 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Browns vs Steelers
Browns	Stat	Steelers
8-9	Record	9-7-1

20.5	Points per game	20.2

340.6	Yards per game	315.4

5.5	Yards per play	4.8

21.8	Points allowed per game	23.4

311.5	Yards allowed per game	361.1

Browns vs Steelers Odds and Results

How this game finished against the betting lines.

Spread: PIT −1Steelers covered by 11
Total: 43.5Under: 40 points scored (by 3.5)

Expected vs Actual Scoring

Implied team totals against the actual score
Team	Implied	Actual	Difference
Steelers	22.3	26	+3.8
Browns	21.3	14	−7.3

The Steelers beat their implied total and the Browns fell short of theirs; the Fantasy tab has the player lines behind it.

Betting Trends

Last 2 meetings: Steelers 2–0 ATS, unders 2–0.

Each team's 2021 season through this game. Over/under is overs first.

Cleveland Browns

Against the spread: 7–9
Over/under: 7–9
ATS as favorite: 3–5
ATS as underdog: 4–4
ATS on the road: 4–4

Pittsburgh Steelers

Against the spread: 7–9
Over/under: 6–9–1
ATS as favorite: 2–5
ATS as underdog: 5–4
ATS at home: 4–5

Lines: ESPN's consensus, captured at kickoff. Individual sportsbooks varied.

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Browns vs Steelers Fantasy Outlook for 2026

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2021 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Browns vs Steelers Game FAQ

Who won the 2021 Browns vs Steelers Week 17 game?

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 26–14 in Week 17 of the 2021 season. The game was played at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, on January 3, 2022. See the Steelers' 2021 schedule.

What was the final score of Browns vs Steelers?

The final score was Steelers 26, Browns 14. The Steelers led 10–0 at halftime, and the second half went Browns 14, Steelers 16.

What happened in the Browns vs Steelers game?

Pittsburgh led 10–0 at halftime and outscored Cleveland 16–14 after the break to win 26–14. The Steelers finished with a 299–232 edge in total offense and averaged 3.8 yards per play. Najee Harris led all players with 3 catches for 18 yards, plus 28 carries for 188 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Browns committed 2 turnovers, the Steelers 1.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Browns vs Steelers?

Najee Harris led the game with 29.6 PPR fantasy points, the RB2 of Week 17, on 3 catches for 18 yards, plus 28 carries for 188 rushing yards and a touchdown. Diontae Johnson was next with 17.1 (WR18). See Najee Harris's 2021 game log.

Who led Browns vs Steelers in passing, rushing and receiving?

Baker Mayfield (CLE) led all passers with 16 of 38 for 185 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Najee Harris (PIT) led in rushing with 28 carries for 188 yards and a touchdown. Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE) led in receiving with 3 catches for 76 yards.

How many fantasy points did Najee Harris score against the Browns?

Najee Harris scored 29.6 points in PPR leagues, 28.1 in half-PPR and 26.6 in standard scoring against the Browns in Week 17 of the 2021 season, on 3 catches for 18 yards, plus 28 carries for 188 rushing yards and a touchdown. He handled 90% of his team's carries.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Browns vs Steelers?

Najee Harris outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 29.6 PPR points on 23.0 xFP (+6.6). Ben Roethlisberger fell furthest short, with 7.8 points on 20.9 xFP (−13.1). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

How did the Steelers beat the Browns?

The Steelers beat the Browns 26–14 because they averaged 3.8 yards per play to 3.5, won the turnover battle 2–1, and outgained them 299–232.

Which team won the turnover battle in Browns vs Steelers?

The Steelers won the turnover battle 2–1: the Browns gave the ball away 2 times and the Steelers 1 time. The Steelers won the game.

What is the all-time Browns vs Steelers record?

The Steelers lead the all-time series 83–66–1 across 150 meetings since 1950, including a 2–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Browns and Steelers last play before this game?

Before Week 17 of 2021, they last met in the 2021 season on October 31, 2021, when the Steelers beat the Browns 15–10.

Have the Browns and Steelers met in the playoffs?

Yes, 3 times, most recently in the 2020 playoffs. The Browns are 1–2 against the Steelers in the postseason.

What was the closing spread for Browns vs Steelers?

The consensus closing spread at kickoff was Steelers −1, making the Pittsburgh Steelers 1-point favorites, with a closing total of 43.5. That implied about 22.3 points for the Steelers and 21.3 for the Browns.

Did Browns vs Steelers go over or under the total?

The game went under. The consensus closing total was 43.5, and the teams combined for 40 points, 3.5 under the number.

Who covered the spread in Browns vs Steelers?

The Steelers covered by 11 against the closing line of Steelers −1. The final margin was 12 points.