The Cleveland Browns opened as 5.5-point underdogs against the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of their Week 6 match-up, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under on the game is 38.5.
The Browns (1-4) are coming off of a deflating 21-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. It was one of those games in which we were hoping for a bit of a clean slate to begin the team’s “easier” stretch of the schedule, with an opportunity to start taking advantage of the weaker AFC North. Dillon Gabriel made his first career
start and looked sharp like he did in the preseason, but the team’s downfield passing game was still limited. It looked like the Browns might play a complementary football game, but then in the fourth quarter, the offense failed on multiple chances to put the game away, while the defense allowed the game-winning touchdown drive to Carson Wentz and his backups on the offensive line.
The Steelers (3-1) got to sit back on the league’s first bye week of the season and watch themselves gain ground on the entire division, as the Ravens were blown out, the Bengals didn’t stand a chance, and Cleveland blew their chance late. Pittsburgh hasn’t been great in any one part of their team, but they’ve found ways to win, and the Aaron Rodgers experiment has been working well for them thus far.
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