2010 NFL Predictions Week 17 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns Ben Roethlisberger Steelers Quarterback NFL Week 17 Predictions - Bet Steelers vs Browns - Sunday, January 2nd, 1:00pm EST CBS The NFL week 17 predictions on the 2010 NFL football season are out on the Pittsburgh Steelers vs the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon football match-up. This Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers head to Cleveland Browns Stadium as a 6 point favorite to battle their AFC North rival Cleveland Browns. The Pittsburgh Steelers offense vs the Cleveland Browns defense is a good matchup. The Steelers are 16th in yards and 17th in points, while the Browns are 21st in yards allowed but 7th in points allowed. The Steelers are going to run the ball a lot in this game. They are 10th in rushing going up against a bad 26th ranked rushing defense. This will set up the play action pass. The Browns don't get to the quarterback that often, but they do get interceptions. If they can't get pressure on this quarterback, it's not going to matter because the Steelers don't give up many interceptions. The NFL week 17 predictions advantage goes to the Steelers. Check out BOVADA and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! Don't wait another day, tomorrow will never come! BET on Sports and Play Poker right now at BOVADA and receive a HUGE 20% FREE BET on your first deposit!! The Cleveland Browns offense vs the Pittsburgh Steelers defense favor the Steelers. The Browns are 29th in yards and 30th in points, but the Steelers are 2nd in yards allowed and 1st in points allowed. If there's one thing that you might be able to do against this defense is pass, but the Browns are terrible throwing the ball. The Steelers gets pressure on every quarterback and is one of the best in creating turnovers. NFL predictions advantage goes to the Steelers. The special teams are an interesting matchup. The Steelers are 9th in kickoff return average but 31st in punt return average, while the Browns are last in kickoff return average but 10th in punt return average. The Steelers are 9th in kickoff return average allowed and 16th in punt return average, while the Browns are 1st in kickoff return average allowed and 10th in punt return average allowed. When you look at each matchup, the defensive special teams will keep the return game in check. If somehow a team makes a mistake on special teams, the Browns have one of the best returners in the game that will make any team pay, which is why I will give the slightest NFL week 17 predictions advantage to the Browns. Looking for a few winning Kentucky Derby picks from the pros? Enjoy $50 in FREE picks from PreGame and professional sports picks from Doc's Sports Service, a trusted name in sports handicapping since 1971! Both teams have two good coaching minds. The Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau has one of the greatest defensive minds in the league. The Steelers defensive players are good, but then take these 2 great minds and this defense is great. On offense, usually Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger takes control of it. Eric Mangini, head coach of the Cleveland Browns, with Rob Ryan as the defensive coordinator, and Mike Holmgren as the President, has great schemes and is good at changing things around when they need to. This is a good matchup, but I will give the advantage to the Steelers because their defensive schemes are a lot tougher to figure out. My NFL week 17 predictions on the Pittsburgh Steelers vs the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon football game is out. The Browns are going to have a tough time running the ball on offense. Their passing game needs to step up in order for their running game to have some success. The Steelers will be running the ball the whole game. I'm not sure the Browns are going to stop the running game. Usually AFC North rivalries are always close and the Browns do play well against the Steelers. Also, right now it doesn't look like Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu will be out, so I do believe that the Browns will be able to do something on offense. I will say that the Steelers win this game, but the Browns keep it close, 19-14. --- by Eric Price at 1800-sports.com on December 27, 2010
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