Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 8 vs the Cleveland Browns

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on October 30, 2021

Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Series Notes

Streaks: Steelers have won 2 of past 3
All-Time Steelers lead, 77-61-1
- Last: Browns Win, 48-37 (Jan. 10, 2021)
Home Steelers lead, 49-22
- Last: Browns Win, 48-37 (Jan. 10, 2021)
Away Browns lead, 39-28-1
- Last: Browns Win, 24-22 (Jan. 3, 2021)

The Coaches

Steelers: Mike Tomlin
- At Franchise: 148-81-1 (15)
- Overall: 148-81-1 (15)
- Versus Opponent: 22-5-1
Browns: Kevin Stefanski
- At Franchise: 15-8 (2)
- Overall: 15-8 (2)
- Versus Opponent: 1-1

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, October 31
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland, OH
Capacity 67,895 // Natural Grass
TV:CBS, Locally KDKA-TV (see TV coverage below)
- Jim Nantz (play-by-play)
- Tony Romo (analysis)
- Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Satellite Radio
- SIRIUS: 108 (Pit.), 82 (Cle.)
- XM: 388 (Pit.), 227 (Cle.)
- SXM App: 826 (Pit.), 807 (Cle.)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates – see below)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Missi Matthews (sideline)
- Max Starks (sideline)
Referee: Shawn Hochuli

Steelers TV Coverage

Image courtesy of 506sports.com – Steelers coverage in RED

Week 8 NFL Coverage

Game Capsule

LEADERS	PITTSBURGH STEELERS	CLEVELAND BROWNS
LAST WEEK	Bye (Week 6: W 23-20 vs. Seattle)	W 17-14 vs. Denver (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP.	Mike Tomlin: 22-6-1	Kevin Stefanski: 2-1
PTS. FOR/AGAINST	19.5/22.0	24.7/23.6
OFFENSE	323.8	393.4
PASSING	Ben Roethlisberger: 153-235-1,515-7-4-86.0	Baker Mayfield: 116-173-1,474-6-3-97.8
RUSHING	Najee Harris (R): 102-388-3.8-2	Nick Chubb: 90-523-5.8-4
RECEIVING	Diontae Johnson: 34-376-11.1-3	David Njoku (TE): 17-284-16.7-1
DEFENSE	352.3	295.6
SACKS	T.J. Watt: 7	Myles Garrett: 9.5 (1L)
INTs	Terrell Edmunds, James Pierre: 1	Three tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE	-2 (5/7)	-2 (5/7)
PUNTING (NET)	Pressley Harvin (R): 44.9 (40.8)	Jamie Gillan: 44.4 (40.5)
KICKING	Chris Boswell: 45 (12/12 PAT; 11/12 FG)	Chase McLaughlin: 47 (17/17 PAT; 10/11 FG)

Steelers Notes

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 29 of 40 passes (season- high 72.5 pct.) for 229 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.7 rating in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ rating & 0 INTs. Passed for 501 yards & 4 TDs in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Passed for 335 yards in last road meeting.
RB NAJEE HARRIS (rookie) had 127 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 46 rec.) & TD catch in Week 6. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with TD. Ranks 2nd among all rookies with 632 scrimmage yards (388 rush, 244 rec.) in 2021.
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 9 catches & 96 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 25 rec.) in Week 6. Aims for 5th in row with 70+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row on road with TD catch. Had 11 catches for career-high 117 yards in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Had 96 rec. yards in last road meeting. WR CHASE CLAYPOOL aims for 3rd in row vs. Cle., incl. playoffs, with 5+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Rookie TE PAT FREIERMUTH set career highs in catches
(7) & rec. yards (58) in Week 6. TE ERIC EBRON had 3rd-career rush TD in Week 6. Had TD catch in 2020 AFC-WC meeting.
LB T.J. WATT had 3 PD, 3 TFL, 2 sacks & FF in Week 6, 3rd game this season with 2+ sacks, most in NFL. Became 4th player with 2 sacks in single OT period since 1994. Has 13 TFL & 9 sacks in 7 career games vs. Cle. LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 6. S MINKAH FITZPATRICK tied for team lead with 9 tackels & had 1st FF of season in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ tackles. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cle. with PD.

Browns Notes

QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for 263 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.2 rating in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Has 15 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 108.6 rating in his past 8 on road. Has 95+ rating in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. QB CASE KEENUM passed for 199 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 90.3 rating in Week 6, 1st start of season. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in his last start vs. Pit. (11/25/18 w/ Den.).
RB NICK CHUBB aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards. Had 145 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 69 rec.) & TD catch in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit., incl. postseason, with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. RB D’ERNEST JOHNSON led team with career-high 168 scrimmage yards (146 rush, 22 rec.) & rushed for 1st career TD last week. FB JOHNNY STANTON had 1st-career TD catch in Week 7.
JARVIS LANDRY had team-high 5 catches in Week 7. Had 5 catches for 92 yards & TD in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home. WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 at home. TE AUSTIN HOOPER had season-high 42 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit., incl. postseason, with TD catch.
DE MYLES GARRETT led team with 1.5 sacks last week & aims for his 4th in row with sack. Had PD in last meeting. Has 7 sacks in his past 3 at home. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had FF & PD in his last game vs. Pit. (10/25/20 w/ Ten.). LB ANTHONY WALKER aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. S JOHN JOHNSON had 1st INT of season in Week 7.