Category: 2022 Week 18 Steelers vs. Browns

Steelers open as 3-point favorites over Browns

Pittsburgh is favored this week against Cleveland.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up the regular season on Sunday in a battle with AFC North rival Cleveland Browns. The game is in Pittsburgh and the Steelers are still eyeing an opportunity to sneak into the playoffs while the Browns are hoping to play spoiler.

BetMGM has an opening line out for this game and has the Steelers as three-point home favorites over the Browns. Pittsburgh is 6-2 since the bye week and has won their last three games in a row. They have established their identity as a running team and rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett has led the team to two game-winning touchdown drives in two weeks.

Meanwhile the Browns sit at 7-9 and are out of playoff contention. They are led by running back Nick Chubb and quarterback Deshaun Watson. Pittsburgh must win to have a chance at the playoffs along with the Bills beating the New England Patriots and the New York Jets upsetting the Miami Dolphins.

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Browns DE Myles Garrett excited to play spoiler vs. Steelers

Myles Garrett wants to knock the Steelers out of playoff contention.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns enter Week 18 of the NFL season from different directions. The Browns sit at 7-9, eliminated from playoff contention and just playing out their schedule. Meanwhile the Steelers at 8-8, just one game better, go into their showdown with eyes on the playoffs — something Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett is excited to spoil.

“If we can’t make it, we’re definitely going to make sure those guys can’t,” Garrett said.

The first time around this season, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland and lost an ugly game 27-19.  This was all the way back in Week 3, and the Steelers are a very different team now. Nevertheless, Garrett and the rest of the Browns would love to make sure Pittsburgh misses the playoffs and head coach Mike Tomlin has his first losing season.

In the first matchup, Browns running back Nick Chubb ran all over the Steelers defense. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh offense couldn’t get any traction with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback.

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