Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

Injuries noted

Cleveland Browns: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (PUP-R) — out; Damarri Mathis (IR) — ir; Elijah Chatman (IR) — The Browns reverted Chatman (quadriceps) to IR on Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.; Kalia Davis (IR) — Davis (quadriceps) will spend the rest of the 2026 season on injured reserve after his 21-day practice window expired Tuesday.; Edefuan Ulofoshio (IR) — Ulofoshio (biceps) reverted to the Browns' IR on Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.; Alex Wright (IR) — The Browns placed Wright on injured reserve Sunday due to a ruptured Achilles.; Teven Jenkins (IR) — The Browns placed Jenkins (back) on injured reserve Saturday.; Raheim Sanders (IR) — The Browns placed Sanders (hip) on injured reserve Tuesday.; Myles Harden (Questionable) — Official report, Wk 8: hamstring; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Limited. Harden (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers.; Daniel Thomas (Questionable) — Official report, Wk 8: ankle; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Limited. Thomas (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers.; Tytus Howard (Questionable) — Official report, Wk 8: concussion; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 DNP · Sat, Oct 31 DNP.; Elgton Jenkins (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: knee; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Grant Delpit (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: neck; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Jared Verse (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: knee; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Mike Hall Jr. (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: ankle; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Dylan Sampson (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: knee; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Full · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Carson Schwesinger (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: ankle; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Mason Graham (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: ankle; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Limited.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Daequan Hardy (IR) — Hardy (undisclosed) reverted to Pittsburgh's injured reserve Tuesday.; Cole Burgess (IR) — ir; Logan Lee (IR) — ir; Jack Driscoll (IR-R) — The Steelers placed Driscoll (undisclosed) on injured reserve Monday with a designation to return.; Gennings Dunker (IR) — The Steelers placed Dunker (knee) on injured reserve Saturday.; Michael Pittman Jr. (IR) — The Steelers placed Pittman (foot) on injured reserve Saturday.; Derrick Harmon (IR) — The Steelers placed Harmon (foot) on injured reserve Monday.; Ben Skowronek (Questionable) — Official report, Wk 8: calf; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Limited. Skowronek (calf) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns.; Roman Wilson (IR) — Wilson (finger) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.; Brandin Echols (Out) — Official report, Wk 8: hamstring; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 DNP · Sat, Oct 31 DNP. Echols (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns.; Sebastian Joseph-Day (IR) — Joseph-Day (triceps) was placed on injured reserve by the Steelers on Thursday.; Doneiko Slaughter (Out) — Official report, Wk 8: hamstring; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 DNP · Sat, Oct 31 DNP. Slaughter (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns.; Cameron Heyward (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: not injury related - resting player; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Full · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Jalen Ramsey (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: wrist; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Full · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; T.J. Watt (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: not injury related - resting player; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Full · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Alex Highsmith (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: groin; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 Limited · Thu, Oct 29 Limited · Sat, Oct 31 Full.; Darnell Washington (No game designation) — Official report, Wk 8: not injury related - resting player; practice by report day: Wed, Oct 28 DNP · Thu, Oct 29 Full · Sat, Oct 31 Full.

QUARTERBACK

• Aaron Rodgers is the projected starting quarterback for PIT

  6.46 Y/A

  Through 7 games in 2026, Aaron Rodgers threw for 1699 passing yards, completed 61.6% of his passes and averaged 6.46 yards per attempt. Last season over 16 games he threw for 3322 yards, completed 65.7% and averaged 6.67 yards per attempt, 24-7 touchdowns to interceptions. This season's 13-5 touchdown-to-interception line is 7 games in.

• Deshaun Watson is the projected starting quarterback for CLE

  7.06 Y/A

  Through 7 games in 2026, Deshaun Watson threw for 1482 passing yards, completed 64.8% of his passes and averaged 7.06 yards per attempt. His 7-3 touchdown-to-interception line rounds out the current sample without turning an early-season profile into a settled one.

TRENCHES

• PIT: 91 rushing yards allowed per game to CLE's 116.4

  25.4 YPG

  Pittsburgh allows 91 rushing yards a game over seven games, while Cleveland gives up 116.4 over seven. The Steelers' run defense has been stout across a fair sample. At home, that makes it harder for the Browns to lean on the ground, a useful frame for Cleveland rushing props.

PASS RUSH

• CLE: 19 sack yards lost per game to PIT's 25.1

  6.1 YDS

  CLE is at 19 sack yards lost per game over 7 games; PIT is at 25.1 over 7 games. Those are this season's games through Oct 31. Last season CLE was at 20.3 over 17 games and PIT at 14.8 over 17 games.

PACE & SCRIPT

• CLE @ PIT carries a 38.5 market total

  38.5

  At 38.5, the lowest number here, 7 points under the 45.5 median, the market expects a grinding game in Pittsburgh where points come slowly and in small pieces. For that to break, someone has to hit a big play or win the turnover battle with a short field. Low totals can go over on one or two fluky scores, so a single early touchdown changes the math more than usual.

• PIT: 31:38 time of possession per game to CLE's 29:27

  2:11 TOP

  CLE is at 29:27 time of possession per game over 7 games; PIT is at 31:38 over 7 games. Those are this season's games through Oct 31. Last season CLE was at 29:18 over 17 games and PIT at 28:25 over 17 games.

TURNOVERS

• PIT: 0.29 fumbles lost per game to CLE's 0.86

  0.57 FUM

  Cleveland is losing fumbles at more than double last season's 0.41, while Pittsburgh stays close to its 0.35. Fumble luck swings a lot over 7 games and usually settles back. Cleveland's number is more likely to fall than stay this high. Don't count on Cleveland giving Pittsburgh extra short fields.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

• CLE lead the series with PIT since 2025

  2-1 SERIES

  The home team has won all three meetings. Cleveland edged Pittsburgh 27-24 on Oct 1 and won a 13-6 grinder in December, both in Cleveland, while Pittsburgh's lone win was a 23-9 rout at home in October of last season. This one is in Pittsburgh, the building where the Steelers handled the Browns last time. Two of the three games were one-score fights, so a close, lower-scoring game is the base case here.

REPLACEMENT

• Kalia Davis (DT) is on injured reserve for CLE

  IR

  Kalia Davis is done for the season. The 21-day practice window expired with Davis still on injured reserve, so Davis stays on IR for the rest of the year with a quadriceps injury. Cleveland was already playing without Davis, so the Pittsburgh matchup looks the same as it did last week.

• Sebastian Joseph-Day (DT) is on injured reserve for PIT

  IR

  Pittsburgh placed Joseph-Day on injured reserve Thursday with a triceps injury, reported Oct 23, so he is out against Cleveland. Injured reserve means a multi-week absence for a defensive tackle. The sheet does not say who rotates in for him up front.

• Teven Jenkins (G) is on injured reserve for CLE

  IR

  The Browns put Jenkins on injured reserve Saturday with a back injury, reported Oct 24, so he will not play at Pittsburgh. Losing a guard thins the interior of Cleveland's line for at least several weeks. The sheet does not name his replacement, so consider how Pittsburgh's front attacks the middle of that line.

PRACTICE REPORT

• Brandin Echols

  Out

  Hamstring · Did not practice · Out

• Doneiko Slaughter

  Out

  Hamstring · Did not practice · Out

• Ben Skowronek

  Questionable

  Calf · Limited practice · Questionable

• Tytus Howard

  Questionable

  Concussion · Did not practice · Questionable

• Myles Harden

  Questionable

  Hamstring · Limited practice · Questionable

• Daniel Thomas

  Questionable

  Ankle · Limited practice · Questionable

• Mason Graham

  LP

  Limited practice

• Dylan Sampson

  FP

  Full practice

• Alex Highsmith

  FP

  Full practice

• Carson Schwesinger

  FP

  Full practice

• Mike Hall Jr.

  FP

  Full practice

• Grant Delpit

  FP

  Full practice

• Jalen Ramsey

  FP

  Full practice

• Jared Verse

  FP

  Full practice

• Darnell Washington

  FP

  Full practice

• T.J. Watt

  FP

  Full practice

• Cameron Heyward

  FP

  Full practice

• Elgton Jenkins

  FP

  Full practice

SITUATIONAL

• CLE (5-2) at PIT (5-2), a division game

  +28 PT GAP

  These teams share a 5-2 record, but the scoring tells two different stories: Pittsburgh is +15 and Cleveland is -13. A team winning five of seven while being outscored is usually winning close games, and that kind of record tends to drift back toward the margin. Pittsburgh is 3-0 at home and has won three straight, while Cleveland is 2-2 on the road. The identical records can hide which team has been better.

STREAK

• PIT has won 3 straight

  W3

  Pittsburgh has won three in a row and sits at 5-2, so they are playing well right now. The sheet does not say who those three wins came against, so how much of the streak was earned against good teams is unclear. A three-game run is a short sample, and streaks this length often end without much warning. For this game, start with the 5-2 record, which covers seven games, and weigh the streak less than the full season.

TEAM RECORD

• PIT is 3-0 at home; CLE is 2-2 on the road

  3-0

  The site split favours PIT: PIT has played 3 games at home this season and CLE 4 games away from it. Current-2026 standings through 2026-10-31.

• AFC NORTH game: CLE 2-0, PIT 1-1 in the division

  DIVISION

  These two share the AFC NORTH. CLE is 2-0 against it, PIT is 1-1. Current-2026 standings through 2026-10-31.

AFTER GARY

• CLE +3.5 → +3.5

  NOW +1.61PP

  Gary's number was 3.5; the market closed at 3.5.