2024 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 8, 2024 · Acrisure Stadium

Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -6 ✓U 43 ✓Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 13.

Pittsburgh Steelers 27–14. Biggest swing: Q2 13:26, CLE +17% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q2 · 13:26CLE 7 — PIT 3CLE ball · 1st & 10CLE 55%

(13:26) 5-J.Winston pass short middle intended for 24-N.Chubb INTERCEPTED by 95-K.Benton at CLE 42. 95-K.Benton to CLE 31 for 11 yards (24-N.Chubb).

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

Q2 · 13:26CLE +17% win prob(13:26) 5-J.Winston pass short middle intended for 24-N.Chubb INTERCEPTED by 95-K.Benton at CLE 42. 95-K.Benton to CLE 31 for 11 yards (24-N.Chubb).
Q2 · 0:28CLE +9% win prob(:28) 7-D.Hopkins 38 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
Q1 · 4:48CLE +8% win prob(4:48) (Shotgun) 3-R.Wilson pass incomplete deep left [95-M.Garrett]. PENALTY on PIT-3-R.Wilson, Intentional Grounding, 11 yards, enforced at PIT 36.
Q1 · 5:57PIT +8% win prob(5:57) (Shotgun) 5-J.Winston pass deep middle to 3-J.Jeudy for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

How the points landed

Scoring summary

Q1 · 9:35PIT Field goal
(9:35) 9-C.Boswell 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-8-C.Waitman.
Score after this play: CLE 0 — PIT 3
Q1 · 5:57CLE Touchdown
(5:57) (Shotgun) 5-J.Winston pass deep middle to 3-J.Jeudy for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CLE 7 — PIT 3
Q2 · 11:04PIT Touchdown
(11:04) (Shotgun) 22-N.Harris up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CLE 7 — PIT 10
Q2 · 4:27PIT Field goal
(4:27) 9-C.Boswell 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-8-C.Waitman.
Score after this play: CLE 7 — PIT 13
Q3 · 8:41PIT Touchdown
(8:41) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 3-R.Wilson pass short right to 11-V.Jefferson for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CLE 7 — PIT 20
Q3 · 3:56PIT Touchdown
(3:56) (Shotgun) 3-R.Wilson pass short middle to 88-P.Freiermuth for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN [63-T.McGill]. (kick good)
Score after this play: CLE 7 — PIT 27
Q4 · 7:25CLE Touchdown
(7:25) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 5-J.Winston pass short right to 85-D.Njoku for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CLE 14 — PIT 27

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Browns	Steelers
Offensive plays	69	60
Total yards	300 (edge)	269
Yards per play	4.3	4.5 (edge)
Expected points added / play	-0.16	-0.11 (edge)
Success rate	39% (edge)	37%
Dropback rate	65%	48%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.22	-0.00 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.06 (edge)	-0.20
Third downs	2/13	6/14 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	5	7 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps	18 (edge)	14
Sacks taken	3	1 (edge)
Turnovers	2	1 (edge)

Browns outgained Steelers 300–269 but lost the turnover battle 2–1. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Jameis WinstonQB

24/41, 212 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-10.0 expected points added · +0.4% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Russell WilsonQB

15/26, 158 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-0.6 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Najee HarrisRB

16 att, 53 yds, 1 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Nick ChubbRB

11 att, 48 yds, 0 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Jerry JeudyWR

5/6 for 64 yds, 1 TD

16% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Pat FreiermuthTE

3/3 for 48 yds, 1 TD

13% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	PIT	PIT 30	5	2	1:29	Punt
2	CLE	CLE 17	4	-12	1:29	Punt
3	PIT	CLE 36	5	29	2:30	Field goal +3
4	CLE	CLE 30	9	70	3:42	Touchdown +7
5	PIT	PIT 30	5	6	1:16	Punt
6	CLE	CLE 37	6	12	2:38	Punt
7	PIT	PIT 10	4	9	1:13	Punt
8	CLE	CLE 38	4	-1	1:02	Punt
9	PIT	PIT 20	4	4	1:15	Punt
10	CLE	CLE 47	1	0	0:08	Interception
11	PIT	CLE 31	6	15	2:18	Touchdown +7
12	CLE	CLE 30	5	5	1:00	Punt
13	PIT	PIT 19	11	55	5:39	Field goal +3
14	CLE	CLE 30	13	50	3:58	Missed field goal
15	PIT	PIT 28	2	7	0:23	End of half
16	CLE	PIT 39	6	9	2:20	Missed field goal
17	PIT	PIT 33	9	67	4:03	Touchdown +7
18	CLE	CLE 30	7	16	2:51	Turnover on downs
19	PIT	CLE 46	6	46	1:55	Touchdown +7
20	CLE	CLE 30	12	56	4:19	Punt
21	PIT	PIT 4	4	5	1:26	Punt
22	CLE	CLE 21	15	84	5:47	Touchdown +7
23	PIT	PIT 30	6	20	2:36	Fumble
24	CLE	50	2	11	0:46	Interception
25	PIT	PIT 36	4	-10	1:04	Punt
26	PIT	CLE 20	5	14	2:53	End of game

7 of 26 drives ended in points. Longest march: Browns gained 84 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jameis Winston	24/41	212	2	2	3	-10.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Nick Chubb	11	48	4.4	1.3
Jameis Winston	4	28	7.0	3.0
Jerome Ford	10	28	2.8	-5.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jerry Jeudy	5	6	64	1	16%	4.6
David Njoku	7	13	42	1	35%	-1.1
Elijah Moore	3	4	34	0	11%	0.9
Jerome Ford	3	4	19	0	11%	-0.3
James Proche	2	2	18	0	5%	1.2
Jordan Akins	1	1	14	0	3%	2.1
Mike Woods	1	3	12	0	8%	-1.0
Pierre Strong	2	2	9	0	5%	-0.1
Nick Chubb	0	1	0	0	3%	-6.3
Blake Whiteheart	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Devin Bush	1	5	0
Grant Delpit	1	5	0
Mohamoud Diabate	1	5	0
Denzel Ward	4	1	0
Martin Emerson	4	1	0
Jordan Hicks	1	3	1
Juan Thornhill	1	2	0
Isaiah McGuire	1	2	0
Ronnie Hickman	1	2	0
Shelby Harris	1	2	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Russell Wilson	15/26	158	2	0	1	-0.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Najee Harris	16	53	3.3	1	-1.0
Jaylen Warren	9	47	5.2	0	-0.4
Russell Wilson	6	17	2.8	0	-3.1
Cordarrelle Patterson	4	3	0.8	0	-5.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Pat Freiermuth	3	3	48	1	13%	5.7
Scott Miller	3	4	38	0	17%	1.8
Mike Williams	3	4	36	0	17%	-0.2
Jaylen Warren	2	5	25	0	21%	-0.8
Van Jefferson	1	1	10	1	4%	2.1
Calvin Austin	1	4	4	0	17%	-2.1
Darnell Washington	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5
MyCole Pruitt	1	1	-1	0	4%	-1.0
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	-2	0	4%	-1.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
DeShon Elliott	9	4	0.0	1
Patrick Queen	5	5	0.0	1
Beanie Bishop	3	3	0.0	0
Minkah Fitzpatrick	1	4	0.0	0
Cameron Heyward	2	2	2.0	0
Joey Porter	3	1	0.0	0
Payton Wilson	3	0	0.0	0
Elandon Roberts	1	2	0.0	0
T.J. Watt	1	2	0.0	0
Donte Jackson	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -6
Closing total: 43
CLE moneyline: +210
PIT moneyline: -258

Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 13.

Total closed 43; the game landed 41 — under by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Acrisure Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 49°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Land Clark
Rest: CLE 6 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: Kevin Stefanski vs Mike Tomlin

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.