The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Monday Night Football game.

ClevelandRank@PittsburghRank
-3Spread3
22Implied Total19
20.919Points/Gm20.122
21.917Points All./Gm24.722
61.427Plays/Gm63.912
61.710Opp. Plays/Gm65.227
5.615Off. Yards/Play527
5.28Def. Yards/Play5.725
46.04%7Rush%36.50%30
53.96%26Pass%63.50%3
41.90%15Opp. Rush %45.19%25
58.10%18Opp. Pass %54.81%8
  • Only the Giants (97 points) have scored fewer points in the first half than the Steelers (101) this season.
  • 49.5% of the Pittsburgh points this season have been scored in the fourth quarter, the highest rate in the league.
  • 21.0% of Cleveland's points have been scored in the fourth quarter, the lowest rate in the league.
  • The Steelers have been outrushed by 74.2 yards per game since their Week 7 bye, the worst differential in the league. The next closest team is at -49.0 yards per game.
  • 17.2% of the Cleveland rushing attempts have gained 10 or more yards, the highest rate in the league.
  • The Steelers now have produced a first down or touchdown on 27.0% of their plays, ahead of only the Giants (26.3%) and Texans (23.8%). 

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Quarterback

Baker Mayfield: Throwing four interceptions on Christmas Day, Mayfield has now finished in the back half of weekly quarterback scoring in all but two games this season. Over his past five starts, Mayfield has averaged 5.9 yards per pass attempt and 9.7 fantasy points per game. Outside of being forced to use Mayfield in 2QB formats, he is only a single-game DFS option. The Steelers are 17th in passing points allowed per game (14.4). 

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