![]() ![]() Pat Freiermuth's catch rate is down to 52.9 percent (from 75.9 a year ago). Diontae Johnson is down a career-low 8.6 yards per reception. ![]() His numbers with the other pass-catchers are not much better: Claypool has eight receptions for just 44 yards on 12 targets. He has failed to find a connection with explosive rookie George Pickens, who has been on the field for 78 percent of the team's offensive snaps but has been targeted only five times. He's thrown into a tight window on 22.5 percent of his passes, according to NFL.com's Next Gen Stats, and has been off target with his throws 16.7 percent of the time, per Tru Media. That's despite a below-average pressure rate (28 percent) and one of the lowest blitz rates in the league (20 percent). Trubisky is 42 of 71 (59.2 percent) for 362 yards (5.2 per attempt), two touchdowns, and one interception so far this season. And that puts the game in Trubisky's hands, which is. The idea of the Steelers finding rushing success in this game, given how things have gone so far this year, seems rather far-fetched. The Browns have yielded only 3.77 yards per rush so far this season, and a ridiculous 0.33 before contact. Last season, he ranked seventh in avoided tackle rate and 21st in yards after contact among the 53 players with 100 carries or more. Among the 44 players with at least 15 rush attempts this season, he ranks 32nd in avoided tackle rate and 31st in yards after contact per attempt. On plays where Najee Harris was the ball-carrier (as opposed to Mitchell Trubisky, Jaylen Warren, or Chase Claypool), that figure is even worse - just 0.44 per attempt.īut Harris, who dealt with a Lisfranc injury during training camp and injured his foot again in Week 1, just does not look healthy. Despite facing eight-man boxes on only 18 percent of runs, the Steelers have averaged just 1.30 yards before contact per attempt. They have one of the league's highest first-down run rates (50 percent), and on those plays have averaged just 2.9 yards per rush. They simply cannot generate any push whatsoever in the run game. Most of the issues begin along the offensive line, where things are pretty dire. They're 26th in points per drive, 29th in Tru Media's EPA per play, and 22nd in Football Outsiders' offensive DVOA. On a per-play basis, they actually rank 31st. Through two games, the Steelers have managed just 510 yards, 30th in the NFL. Pittsburgh's offense is in major trouble. Location: FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland) Before we break down the matchup, here's how you can watch this evening's contest. ![]() Which of them will get back to their winning ways? We'll find out soon enough. Each of these teams is looking to get back in the win column and leap, at least, momentarily, into first place in the division, and hopefully establish some sort of foundation on which to make a run to the playoffs. The Browns blew a double-digit lead in the last two minutes of their game against the Jets, while the Steelers barely moved the ball all day against the Patriots. Both of these teams are coming off dispiriting losses a week ago, after they had picked up victories in the final moments in Week 1. ![]() The Week 3 edition of "Thursday Night Football'' features an old-school AFC North rivalry, as the Cleveland Browns play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers. ![]()
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