Final2022 Week 3

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns, Week 3 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers

Away

17

Cleveland Browns

HomeWon

29

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Steelers0140317
Browns7631329

PIT 17CLE 29 Final

  • Passing leader

    Jacoby Brissett

    CLE · QB

    17.9PPR pts

    21/31, 220 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    David Njoku

    CLE · TE

    23.9PPR pts

    9 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD

  • Steelers leader

    Diontae Johnson

    PIT · WR

    16.4PPR pts

    8 REC, 84 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Denzel Ward

    CLE

    1 TD, 5 TKL

Browns 29, Steelers 17: Cleveland rallies from 1 down at halftime

Cleveland erased a 14–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Pittsburgh 16–3 after the break to win 29–17. The Browns finished with a 376–308 edge in total offense.

The Steelers went 1-for-9 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Browns kept the ball for 36:09 and finished without a giveaway.

The two teams meet again in Week 8 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1 turnover margin CLE 0 turnovers
  • +68 total yards CLE 376 · PIT 308
  • +27% third-down rate CLE 38% · PIT 11%

Game Highlights

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Why the Browns Won

Cleveland won the turnover, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Steelers vs Browns
SteelersStatBrowns
1Turnovers0
308Total yards376
11%Third-down conversion38%
Other team stats
5.6Yards per play5.3
55Plays71
23:51Time of possession36:09

Scoring Summary

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

Scoring plays, Steelers vs Browns
TimeTeamPlayPITCLE
1st quarter
2:54CLEJacoby Brissett → Amari Cooper, 11-yard TD Takes leadCade York XP07
2nd quarter
14:55PITNajee Harris 5-yard TD run Ties gameChris Boswell XP77
8:58CLEJacoby Brissett → David Njoku, 7-yard TD Takes lead713
3:50PITMitch Trubisky 1-yard TD run Takes leadChris Boswell XP1413
3rd quarter
2:31CLECade York 34-yard FG Takes lead1416
4th quarter
9:29CLENick Chubb 1-yard TD run Extends leadCade York XP1423
1:48PITChris Boswell 34-yard FG1723
0:00CLEBrowns TD Extends lead1729

Fantasy Points: Steelers vs Browns, Week 3 2022

Fantasy leaders

  1. David NjokuCLETE23.9 PTSTE2
  2. Amari CooperCLEWR23.1 PTSWR7
  3. Jacoby BrissettCLEQB17.9 PTSQB12
  4. Nick ChubbCLERB17.3 PTSRB9

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Jacoby BrissettCLEQB17.9QB1221/31220203110109.6Start/Sit →
Mitchell TrubiskyPITQB15.0QB1420/322070027181.1Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
David NjokuCLETE23.9TE2TE———109891
Amari CooperCLEWR23.1WR7WR———1171011
Nick ChubbCLERB17.3RB9RB2311311000
Diontae JohnsonPITWR16.4WR23WR———118840
Najee HarrisPITRB12.1RB23RB155613350Start/Sit →
Kareem HuntCLERB9.1RB31RB1247043140
Chase ClaypoolPITWR7.6WR60WR111063350
George PickensPITWR6.9WR65WR———73390Start/Sit →
Pat FreiermuthPITTE6.1TE27TE———42410Start/Sit →
Jaylen WarrenPITRB3.3RB58RB43001130Start/Sit →
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR2.0WR103WR———31100
David BellCLEWR1.6WR105WR———1160
Miller ForristallCLETE0.0—TE———1000

Fantasy Usage

Pittsburgh Steelers

Snap Share

  1. Diontae JohnsonWR58 snaps98%
  2. Chase ClaypoolWR55 snaps93%
  3. Najee HarrisRB47 snaps80%
  4. Pat FreiermuthTE45 snaps76%
  5. George PickensWR45 snaps76%

Target Share32 targets

  1. Diontae Johnson34%, 11 targets
  2. George Pickens22%, 7 targets
  3. Chase Claypool19%, 6 targets
  4. Pat Freiermuth13%, 4 targets
  5. Najee Harris9%, 3 targets
  6. Other3%, 1 targets

Carry Share22 carries

  1. Najee Harris68%, 15 carries
  2. Jaylen Warren18%, 4 carries
  3. Mitchell Trubisky9%, 2 carries
  4. Chase Claypool5%, 1 carries

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

  1. David NjokuTE63 snaps88%
  2. Donovan Peoples-JonesWR63 snaps88%
  3. Amari CooperWR59 snaps82%
  4. Nick ChubbRB45 snaps63%
  5. David BellWR40 snaps56%

Target Share31 targets

  1. Amari Cooper35%, 11 targets
  2. David Njoku32%, 10 targets
  3. Kareem Hunt13%, 4 targets
  4. Donovan Peoples-Jones10%, 3 targets
  5. Nick Chubb3%, 1 targets
  6. Other6%, 2 targets

Carry Share38 carries

  1. Nick Chubb61%, 23 carries
  2. Kareem Hunt32%, 12 carries
  3. Jacoby Brissett8%, 3 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Diontae JohnsonPITWR5898%1134%0
Chase ClaypoolPITWR5593%619%1
David NjokuCLETE6388%1032%0
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR6388%310%0
Amari CooperCLEWR5982%1135%0
Najee HarrisPITRB4780%39%15
Pat FreiermuthPITTE4576%413%0
George PickensPITWR4576%722%0
Nick ChubbCLERB4563%13%23
David BellCLEWR4056%13%0
Harrison BryantCLETE3447%00%0
Kareem HuntCLERB3244%413%12
Zach GentryPITTE2339%00%0
Jaylen WarrenPITRB1220%13%4
Connor HeywardPITRB610%00%0
Anthony SchwartzCLEWR57%00%0
Miller ForristallCLETE46%13%0
Gunner OlszewskiPITWR35%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

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+7.2David Njoku23.9 PTS vs 16.7 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−5.3Kareem Hunt9.1 PTS vs 14.4 xFP
  • Highest expected volume18.3 xFPAmari Cooper23.1 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Amari CooperCLE · WR23.118.3+4.882%35% tgt—000%1135%
Diontae JohnsonPIT · WR16.418.3−1.998%34% tgt—000%1134%
David NjokuCLE · TE23.916.7+7.288%32% tgt—000%1032%
Nick ChubbCLE · RB17.316.5+0.863%61% car—02361%13%
Jacoby BrissettCLE · QB17.915.1+2.8100%31 att—3138%00%
Mitchell TrubiskyPIT · QB15.014.8+0.2100%32 att—3229%00%
Najee HarrisPIT · RB13.114.6−1.580%68% car—01568%39%
Kareem HuntCLE · RB9.114.4−5.344%32% car—01232%413%
George PickensPIT · WR6.911.7−4.876%22% tgt—000%722%
Chase ClaypoolPIT · WR7.610.6−3.093%19% tgt—015%619%
Pat FreiermuthPIT · TE6.16.7−0.676%13% tgt—000%413%
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLE · WR2.05.0−3.088%10% tgt—000%310%
Jaylen WarrenPIT · RB4.34.2+0.120%18% car—0418%13%
David BellCLE · WR1.61.7−0.156%3% tgt—000%13%
Miller ForristallCLE · TE0.01.7−1.76%3% tgt—000%13%

Team totals: Steelers 32 targets and 22 carries; Browns 31 targets and 38 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 2022 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.64 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Diontae Johnson Volume, no payoff

PIT · WR · 16.4 pts on 18.3 expected

11 targets (34% of the team's), 8 catches for 84 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.3 expected.

Najee Harris Volume, no payoff

PIT · RB · 13.1 pts on 14.6 expected

3 targets (9% of the team's), 3 catches for 5 yards; 15 carries (68% of the team's) for 56 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 14.6 expected.

Start/Sit: Najee Harris →

Amari Cooper Strong role

CLE · WR · 23.1 pts on 18.3 expected

11 targets (35% of the team's), 7 catches for 101 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.3 expected.

Trend: Season high in targets (11).

David Njoku Ran hot

CLE · TE · 23.9 pts on 16.7 expected

10 targets (32% of the team's), 9 catches for 89 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 16.7 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Trend: Season high in targets (10).

Kareem Hunt Unlucky

CLE · RB · 9.1 pts on 14.4 expected

4 targets (13% of the team's), 3 catches for 14 yards; 12 carries (32% of the team's) for 47 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 14.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

David Bell

CLE · WR · 1.6 pts on 1.7 expected

1 target (3% of the team's), 1 catch for 6 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 1.7 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Cleveland Browns

  • Stock up: David Bell played 56% of the snaps, up from a 29% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2022 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Steelers defense and Browns defense
Points allowed toSteelers DBrowns D
QBs16.913.8
RBs20.526.7
WRs32.528.0
TEs11.99.2

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

How the Game Swung

Cleveland opened at 63% win probability and passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Browns win probability

Browns win probability by game minuteBrowns started at 63%, stood at 55% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 8 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +19Brissett → Cooper, 11-yd TD62% → 81%Q1 2:54
  2. −20Harris 5-yd TD run81% → 61%Q2 14:55
  3. +19Brissett → Njoku, 7-yd TD61% → 79%Q2 8:58
  4. −24Trubisky 1-yd TD run80% → 56%Q2 3:50
  5. +27Chubb 1-yd TD run69% → 96%Q4 9:29

Swing in Browns win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Steelers vs Browns
Pittsburgh SteelersMeasureCleveland Browns
55Plays71
60%Pass rate46%
6.2Yds / dropback6.2
4.7Yds / carry4.5
1/9Third downs6/16

Efficiency edge Cleveland ran 16 more plays than Pittsburgh.

  • Top targets
  • PIT Johnson 34% · Pickens 22% · Claypool 19%
  • CLE Cooper 35% · Njoku 32% · Hunt 13%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Steelers vs Browns
ResultPITCLE
Touchdowns23
Field goals11
Punts55
Turnovers10
Turnovers on downs01
Missed field goals10

CLE turnover edge: +1

  • The Browns opened the scoring on their third possession, a 7-play, 60-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Browns drained the clock with two second-half drives of six to eight minutes.
All 21 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
CLEQ1 15:005142:00Punt
PITQ1 13:004181:56Punt
CLEQ1 11:04302:27Punt
PITQ1 8:375162:42Missed FG
CLEQ1 5:557603:01Touchdown
PITQ1 2:547752:59Touchdown
CLEQ2 14:5512795:57Touchdown
PITQ2 8:5810755:08Touchdown
CLEQ2 3:509573:20Downs
PITQ2 0:304250:30End of half
PITQ3 15:0010385:27Punt
CLEQ3 9:3314707:02Field goal
PITQ3 2:31371:27Punt
CLEQ3 1:0411806:35Touchdown
PITQ4 9:293-50:57Punt
CLEQ4 8:32593:03Punt
PITQ4 5:29341:11Punt
CLEQ4 4:183-71:05Punt
PITQ4 3:137631:25Field goal
CLEQ4 1:48391:39Punt
PITQ4 0:091-20:09Fumble
About these numbers

The Browns' fumble touchdown is counted as a Steelers lost fumble, not as a Browns possession. 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.

Steelers vs Browns Head-to-Head

The Steelers and Browns 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 Steelers win
43–01999
Largest Browns win
51–01989

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 Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2022 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Steelers vs Browns
SteelersStatBrowns
9-8Record7-10
18.1Points per game21.2
322.6Yards per game349.1
4.9Yards per play5.3
20.4Points allowed per game22.4
330.4Yards allowed per game331.2

Steelers vs Browns Odds and Results

How this game finished against the betting lines.

Spread
CLE −4.5Browns covered by 7.5
Total
38Over: 46 points scored (by 8)

Expected vs Actual Scoring

Implied team totals against the actual score
TeamImpliedActualDifference
Browns21.329+7.8
Steelers16.817+0.3

Both offenses beat the market's expectation, and the Fantasy tab shows who cashed in.

Betting Trends

Last 3 meetings: Steelers 2–1 ATS, unders 2–1.

Each team's 2022 season through this game. Over/under is overs first.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Against the spread
1–1–1
Over/under
1–2
ATS as underdog
1–1–1
ATS on the road
1–1

Cleveland Browns

Against the spread
2–1
Over/under
3–0
ATS as favorite
1–1
ATS as underdog
1–0
ATS at home
1–1

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

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Steelers vs Browns Fantasy Outlook for 2026

One meeting is left on the 2026 schedule: Week 8 in Pittsburgh. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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2022 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Steelers vs Browns Game FAQ

Who won the 2022 Steelers vs Browns Week 3 game?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29–17 in Week 3 of the 2022 season. The game was played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH, on September 22, 2022. See the Browns' 2022 schedule.

What was the final score of Steelers vs Browns?

The final score was Browns 29, Steelers 17. The Steelers led 14–13 at halftime, and the second half went Steelers 3, Browns 16.

What happened in the Steelers vs Browns game?

Cleveland erased a 14–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Pittsburgh 16–3 after the break to win 29–17. The Browns finished with a 376–308 edge in total offense. David Njoku led all players with 9 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. The Steelers committed 1 turnover, the Browns none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Steelers vs Browns?

David Njoku led the game with 23.9 PPR fantasy points, the TE2 of Week 3, on 9 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. Amari Cooper was next with 23.1 (WR7). See David Njoku's 2022 game log.

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

Jacoby Brissett (CLE) led all passers with 21 of 31 for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns. Nick Chubb (CLE) led in rushing with 23 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown. Amari Cooper (CLE) led in receiving with 7 catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.

How many fantasy points did David Njoku score against the Steelers?

David Njoku scored 23.9 points in PPR leagues, 19.4 in half-PPR and 14.9 in standard scoring against the Steelers in Week 3 of the 2022 season, on 9 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. He drew 32% of his team's targets.

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

David Njoku outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 23.9 PPR points on 16.7 xFP (+7.2). Kareem Hunt fell furthest short, with 9.1 points on 14.4 xFP (−5.3). 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 Browns beat the Steelers?

The Browns beat the Steelers 29–17 because they won the turnover battle 1–0 and outgained them 376–308.

Which team won the turnover battle in Steelers vs Browns?

The Browns won the turnover battle 1–0: the Steelers gave the ball away 1 time and the Browns not at all. The Browns won the game.

What is the all-time Steelers vs Browns 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 Steelers and Browns last play before this game?

Before Week 3 of 2022, they last met in the 2021 season on January 3, 2022, when the Steelers beat the Browns 26–14.

Have the Steelers and Browns met in the playoffs?

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

What was the closing spread for Steelers vs Browns?

The consensus closing spread at kickoff was Browns −4.5, making the Cleveland Browns 4.5-point favorites, with a closing total of 38. That implied about 21.3 points for the Browns and 16.8 for the Steelers.

Did Steelers vs Browns go over or under the total?

The game went over. The consensus closing total was 38, and the teams combined for 46 points, 8 over the number.

Who covered the spread in Steelers vs Browns?

The Browns covered by 7.5 against the closing line of Browns −4.5. The final margin was 12 points.