Week 2 of the NFL season is upon us, as the Steelers prepare to head to Ohio to face their division rival, the Cleveland Browns, on Sunday Night Football. When the Steelers play the Browns, the games are always very physical and played with high emotion, and with the game being nationally televised on NBC, it will add an extra feeling of excitement.
The Steelers are entering this game after a strong showing last week, defeating the Texans 38-17. The Browns are coming in to Week 2 0-1, after losing against the Dallas Cowboys last week 28-10. The Steelers have won the last nine meetings with the Browns and 15 out of the last 16 meetings overall.
Players to watch this week are the two quarterbacks from both teams, Ben Roethlisberger and Derek Anderson. Roethlisberger had 147.0 passer rating in Week 1, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns. It will be interesting to see if Roethlisberger will be able to keep up that success this week against the secondary of the Cleveland Browns. Roethlisberger has never lost to the Browns as he is 7-0 in his career. Derek Anderson enters this game with a 74.0 passer rating as he threw for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys. Many believe that Derek Anderson will have to show a lot more this season if he hopes to be the franchise quarterback and take the Cleveland Browns to the next level, that starts with beating the 2007 AFC North Champion Steelers on Sunday night.
Prediction: I see Pittsburgh’s winning streak against the Browns will grow to ten after Sunday night. Pittsburgh’s ground game will be too much for Cleveland’s front four, Steelers win 24-14.
Keywords: Browns, Steelers, Sunday Night Football
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