Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns Prediction: Home team expected to win

Tuesday's action in the National Football League comes from Acrisure Stadium and features a matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cleveland Browns played their first game of the 2023 season against the Cincinnati Bengals over the past weekend. The final score was Cleveland's victory by a margin of three touchdowns. In Week 1, the Pittsburgh Steelers' clash was against the San Francisco 49ers. In that game, the Pittsburgh Steelers were defeated by a significant margin.

The Pittsburgh Steelers completed the preseason undefeated, increasing their record to 3-0. During that time period, the Pittsburgh Steelers went undefeated by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 27-17, the Buffalo Bills by a score of 27-15, and the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 24-0. At halftime of their game against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, the Pittsburgh Steelers were down by a score of 20-7. The Steelers went the rest of the game without scoring, which resulted in a blowout loss of 30-7. Kenny Pickett, who started his career with the Steelers in 2023, struggled in his first game, throwing for 232 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions while completing only 31 of 46 passes. Najee Harris led a nearly nonexistent rush with 31 yards on six runs, and Allen Robinson led the team in receiving yards with five receptions for 64 yards. Robinson was the team's leading receiver. The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming into this game having won each of their last six games as home underdogs following a loss. This will be their seventh consecutive home game following a defeat. In addition to this, the Steelers have covered the spread in each of their last six games after a loss at home when they were the underdogs.

This year, the Cleveland Browns finished their preseason play with a record of 1-2-1. The victory came against the New York Jets by a score of 21-16; the losses came against the Washington Commanders and the Kansas City Chiefs by scores of 17-15 and 33-32, respectively; and the tie came against the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 18-18. The Cleveland Browns got off to a poor start in their opening game of the season on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, but they ended up winning 24-3 and scoring double-digit points in both the second and fourth quarters of the game. In the win that the Cleveland Browns had in Week 1, the offense had a few good performances, but the defense was the one that truly stood out. While quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 154 yards with a score and an interception, running back Nick Chubb led the ground game with 106 yards on 18 runs to finish in first place. Elijah Moore was the leading receiver, with three catches for 43 yards. The Cleveland Browns are coming into this game with a record of four losses in their last five games as favorites after winning the previous game. In addition, the Cleveland Browns have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites against teams from other American Football Conference divisions while failing to cover the point spread.

I'm going to hedge my bets and put my money on the Pittsburgh Steelers to come out on top in this game. Despite this, the performance of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 was terrible. The offense was only able to create 239 yards, 198 of which came through the air, 3.9 yards per play, 15 first downs, six penalties totaling 60 yards, and two turnovers. The San Francisco 49ers had the ball for 37 minutes and 23 seconds, as the Pittsburgh Steelers never really got rolling in any manner. The defense was on the field for the entire game. However, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a far better club than that, and head coach Mike Tomlin ought to have the team ready for Week 2 of the NFL season. Regarding the Cleveland Browns, they had a successful season debut with a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who played incredibly poorly. The Cleveland Browns were only successful on four of fourteen third-down attempts, and they also turned the ball over twice. As a result of the fact that contests between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers are almost always competitive, I anticipate a close game here, with the Steelers covering the run line and coming out on top.