Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (6-3), Nov. 19, 1:00 p.m., Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland. 

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LOOKING FOR THE SWEEP: Pittsburgh will be looking for the season sweep over the Browns . . . Earlier this season, in week two of the 2023 season the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns 26-22 . . . T.J. Watt’s fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter was the difference and the game-winner . . . The winner takes the can possibly take lead of the AFC North or hold a second-place spot.  

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KEEP IT ALIVE: After losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a rainy Halloween weekend matchup, the Steelers have won their last two games and will be looking for their third straight win . . . The Steelers have not won more than two games in a row this season. 

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OPPOSING STAR OUT: The Browns have star quarterback Deshaun Watson added to the list of injured players . . . He has a fracture in his right shoulder.  

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BACKUP ALERT: Watson’s replacement will be rookie Dorian Thompson-Robertson . . . It will be the first time the Steelers will go against Thompson-Robertson . . . He flopped in his first NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 1 as he threw three interceptions in the game. 

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LAST TIME OUT: Last week Kenny Pickett completed 14 of 23 passes for 126 yards and Jaylen Warren had 15 carries for 101 yards and a score . . . Najee Harris added 82 yards, a rushing touchdown of his own as the Steelers defeated the Green Bay Packers 23-19 to end a three-game home stand. 

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STAY AWAY FROM HIM: T.J. Watt has been nothing but a force on the defensive side of the ball . . . He has 22 solo tackles and 10.5 sacks so far this season after dealing with a knee injury from a season ago . . . He is also tied for first this season in fumbles recovered with three.  

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CLOSE TO 2,000: With Kenny Pickett being named the starting quarterback prior to the start of the season, he has been improving without a doubt . . . He has 1,616 passing yards so far in nine games as he is 384 yards away from the 2,000 mark . . . He has thrown six touchdowns as he is one shy of tying his career singular season record of seven touchdown passes thrown from a season ago.   

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PICKING UP THE PACE: Najee Harris leads the team with 464 rushing yards and after being picked in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, these are the expectations that he has had . . . The backup running back Jaylen Warren has been picking up the pace and looking to be as productive as Harris . . . In the past two games, he has averaged 94.5 yards per game with the last game against the Packers being the first time this season that he has rushed for over 100 yards in a game.  

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PICKETT TO PICKENS: George Pickens leads the team with 566 receiving yards this season as the connection from Pickett to Pickens keeps on improving as it can be said that “pick”ing both of them in the 2022 NFL Draft has been successful.  

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TACKLING MACHINES: Elandon Roberts leads the team with 56 tackles but every week, it seems that everyone is making tackles on the defensive side of the ball . . . Three other players on the team have recorded over 50+ tackles including Cole Holcomb (54), Minkah Fitzpatrick (54) and Keanu Neal (50).  

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WHAT’S TO WORRY ABOUT: Since head coach Mike Tomlin joined the helm in 2007, he hasn’t struggled much against the Browns posting a record of 26-6-1 . . . Tomlin has never lost to the Browns twice in the regular season during his stint with the Steelers.