Week 15, 2026

played in Cleveland, OH

22 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers01473-24
Cleveland Browns3009-12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 CLE - Mike Mahoney 24 field goal
2Q: 07:07 PIT - Danny Cranford 5 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:47 PIT - Herb Matich 7 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 09:37 PIT - Ralph Witt 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 09:50 CLE - Mike Mahoney 35 field goal
4Q: 06:11 PIT - Ryan Succop 30 field goal
4Q: 02:25 CLE - Austin Collie 14 pass from Keith Null (Jimmy Sherman run for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsPITCLE
Record3-117-7
First Downs2512
- by Rushing93
- by Passing169
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards433266
- Offensive Plays7160
- Yards per Play6.104.43
Net Rushing Yards14253
- Rushing Attempts3119
- Yards per Rush4.582.79
Net Passing Yards291213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 26 - 038 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards291233
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/20
- Yards per Pass Play7.285.20
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions11/172/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.97.4
4th Down Conversions0/03/4
Penalties/Yards1/104/30
Punt Returns/Yards3/233/28
Kick Returns/Yards3/534/81
Interception Ret./Yards1/130/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 35
Time of Possession33:1426:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:551:32OWN 2435Punt
18:370:58OWN 631Punt
14:021:36OWN 3234Punt
214:197:18OWN 201480Touchdown
23:162:35OWN 20880Touchdown
315:005:31OWN 191081Touchdown
38:552:33OWN 22616Punt
34:444:41OWN 141076Fumble
49:433:38OWN 20867Field Goal
42:252:19OWN 26613Punt
Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:05OWN 3436Punt
111:232:46OWN 45649Fumble
17:393:37OPP 38731Field Goal
12:263:07OWN 22628Punt
27:013:45OWN 29633Punt
20:410:41OWN 2533Interception
39:290:34OWN 2030Punt
36:221:38OWN 4238Punt
30:032:02OWN 10422Punt
413:013:18OPP 2567Field Goal
46:053:40OWN 361364Touchdown
40:060:06OWN 240-10Game

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herb Matich23994.301621
Toby Gerhardt5285.60900
Rico Howe3155.001210
ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Shannon Stearns10363.60900
Jimmy Sherman7111.57800
Keith Null263.00800

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rico Howe40262910/02340103.2
ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Keith Null38232333/20142175.9

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Cranford81310913.6316341
WR George Gray586012.0025300
WR Clay Joseph45358.751130
RB Herb Matich343411.338220
WR Ralph Witt253316.5010291
RB Toby Gerhardt2294.50680
FB Bucky Irwin1133.00030
WR Todd Kerr1188.00080
TE Graham Sellers0100.00000
ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Shannon Stearns77456.4316130
WR Terrance Tate4135012.5033420
WR Austin Collie365117.001261
TE Drew Haslett3482.67040
WR Jerry Mathis344414.6712150
WR Terrance Jennings111919.0011190
FB Ian Jamison1288.00380
TE Jimmy Sherman1188.00880

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
S Josh Moseley11313.000
ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Danny Cranford1000
Ralph Quinn1000
Peter Gaylor0100
Greg Lynn0010
ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Jimmy Sherman1000
Dominic Tirtha0100
Dennis Evans0100
Vernon Elliott0010
Sean Weatherspoon0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Colin Zook518436.831.2421
ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Les Johnson628447.336.8573

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ryan Succop1/10/00/0303/3
ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Mahoney2/20/00/0350/0

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Ralph Quinn3237.70
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Terrance Tate3289.30

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Klotz23115.50
Marshall Robb12222.00
ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Robert Gerleman35819.30
Terrance Jennings12323.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Juan Gaines711.01633
CB Kyle Meadows600.01132
CB Peter Gaylor410.01936
OLB Rondell Kurtz400.0520
DT B.J. Buckner311.01527
ILB Ron Lazer310.068
DE Zack Durham310.01125
CB Joseph Weldon300.01222
S Josh Moseley211.01435
DT Sen'Derrick Marks220.01425
CB Wayne Maxwell200.01635
OLB Patrick Mussi110.01421
DE Brian Orakpo100.01126
ILB Kirk Snyder100.033
ILB Greg Lynn100.038
S William Moore010.0936
DT Grady Patton010.01220
ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Darrell Stuckey820.02936
S Vernon Elliott510.02621
CB Brenden Anderson500.01618
OLB Shaun Kroinek420.02133
CB Curtis Fitzgerald400.01623
ILB Fred Noll330.01320
S Carlos Cochrane310.01017
DT Rondell Dillingham300.02436
OLB Sean Weatherspoon220.01417
S Dominic Tirtha210.01731
DE Bryan Henderson210.02116
ILB Sean Brower200.01320
CB Vinny Forbes200.0129
ILB Will Ensley200.01511
CB Chuck Hoyler120.02233
DE Will Davis110.02124
DT Torell Troup110.02027
DE Chris Akaka100.01116
TE Drew Haslett10---------
DT Norman Malano100.0911
DE Vaughn Martin010.01015

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Josh Moseley1.000035
DT B.J. Buckner1.000027
OLB Juan Gaines1.000033
DE George Selvie0.011029
DE Brian Orakpo0.010026
DT Sen'Derrick Marks0.001025
ILB Greg Lynn0.00108
DE Zack Durham0.001025
ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chris Akaka0.002016
DT Rondell Dillingham0.001136
DE Will Davis0.001024
S Darrell Stuckey0.001036
DT Norman Malano0.001011
OLB Shaun Kroinek0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Peter Gaylor50036
ILB Ron Lazer3108
OLB Rondell Kurtz30020
CB Kyle Meadows30032
OLB Juan Gaines20033
CB Joseph Weldon20022
CB Wayne Maxwell13035
S Josh Moseley10135
DE Brian Orakpo10026
OLB Patrick Mussi10021
ILB Kirk Snyder1003
DT Sen'Derrick Marks01025
ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Darrell Stuckey40036
ILB Sean Brower30020
CB Brenden Anderson30018
CB Curtis Fitzgerald22023
ILB Fred Noll21020
S Vernon Elliott20021
S Carlos Cochrane20017
OLB Shaun Kroinek20033
S Dominic Tirtha11031
DE Will Davis10024
CB Vinny Forbes1009
OLB Sean Weatherspoon10017
CB Chuck Hoyler10033
ILB Will Ensley10011

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alonzo Hatcher47028029
Gabe Russell23026031
Chris Pyne23023033
Rodger Saffold23030032
Frankie Modrell1508013
Bucky Irwin12018016
Archie Roberts120509
Graham Sellers11017017
Donovan Ahern02023029
ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Xavier Gunn14019141
Martin Atteberry14013019
Andy Tubbs12013127
Walt Donaldson11018038
Clifton Mills06017140

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Frankie Modrell26
Bucky Irwin115
Todd Kerr115
Jorge Brock115
Graham Sellers114
Kyle Meadows110
ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Vernon Elliott311
Vinny Forbes118
Ian Widell114
Dominic Tirtha19

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rico Howe3140---------71
George Gray2638------266
Herb Matich2735------163
Rodger Saffold3032---------62
Gabe Russell2631------461
Chris Pyne2333------359
Alonzo Hatcher2829---------57
Peter Gaylor------1936257
Wayne Maxwell------1635253
Kyle Meadows------11321053
Donovan Ahern2329---------52
Josh Moseley------1435251
Juan Gaines------1633251
Bucky Irwin1816------1549
Graham Sellers1717------1448
Joseph Weldon------12221347
Sen'Derrick Marks------1425746
William Moore------936146
Rondell Kurtz------5202146
Ralph Witt1825------144
Danny Cranford2222---------44
George Selvie------1329244
B.J. Buckner------1527244
Clay Joseph921------1343
Zack Durham------1125743
Brian Orakpo------1126138
Patrick Mussi------1421338
Jorge Brock118------1534
Grady Patton------1220133
Ralph Quinn------5101530
Toby Gerhardt55------1929
Frankie Modrell813------627
Richard Makowski417------627
Todd Kerr16------1522
Kevin Klotz17------1422
Archie Roberts59------620
Ron Lazer------68418
Edgar Sinclair87------217
Greg Lynn------38314
Kirk Snyder------33410
Colin Zook00------55
Jared Pommier00------55
Marshall Robb------0033
Ryan Succop00------11
Johnnie Ferderer00------11
Raymond Burgess00---------0
ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Xavier Gunn1941------868
Darrell Stuckey------2936166
Clifton Mills1740------562
Rondell Dillingham------2436161
Keith Null1941---------60
Terrance Tate1737------660
Vernon Elliott------26211158
Dominic Tirtha------1731957
Chuck Hoyler------2233257
Walt Donaldson1838---------56
Shaun Kroinek------2133155
Julio Elliott1339---------52
Curtis Fitzgerald------16231049
Torell Troup------2027148
Andy Tubbs1327------848
Drew Haslett1520------1247
Will Davis------2124146
Bryan Henderson------2116643
Sean Brower------1320942
Ian Widell1117------1442
Terrance Jennings621------1441
Austin Collie1129---------40
Martin Atteberry1319------840
Shannon Stearns1128------140
Vinny Forbes------1291839
Fred Noll------1320538
Ian Jamison1120------738
Brenden Anderson------1618236
Will Ensley------1511834
Sean Weatherspoon------1417233
Jimmy Sherman815------1033
Chris Akaka------1116330
Carlos Cochrane------1017330
Vaughn Martin------1015126
Norman Malano------911323
Jerry Mathis414------422
Dennis Evans00------2020
Frankie Fournier14------1116
Robert Gerleman------16613
Shannon Hicks21------811
Les Johnson00------66
Sherman Gaylor00------44
Mike Teel00------22
Mike Mahoney00------22
Mickey Garner00---------0
Henry Nowlin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10313.1
Middle7395.6
Right13735.6
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left273.5
Middle13322.5
Right3165.3
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rico Howe40264034710
ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Keith Null38232125401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43123.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18141196.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)127978.1
Long (19+ Yds)626310.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75273.9
Short (0-8 Yds)18141377.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)93434.8
Long (19+ Yds)41266.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Cranford1382109122
WR George Gray85160138
WR Ralph Witt52033125
WR Clay Joseph54035021
RB Herb Matich43034135
RB Toby Gerhardt220905
TE Graham Sellers1000017
FB Bucky Irwin1103016
WR Todd Kerr110806
ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrance Tate134150137
RB Shannon Stearns77045028
WR Austin Collie63051129
TE Drew Haslett4308020
WR Jerry Mathis43044014
FB Ian Jamison2118020
WR Terrance Jennings11019021
TE Jimmy Sherman1108015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herb Matich3124.004.30
ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jimmy Sherman4102.501.57
Keith Null188.003.00
Shannon Stearns100.003.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rico Howe85354.387.28
ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Keith Null63254.176.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Danny Cranford32217.008.38
WR George Gray2110.507.50
WR Ralph Witt1144.006.60
TE Graham Sellers1000.000.00
WR Clay Joseph1199.007.00
ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Austin Collie21147.008.50
WR Terrance Tate2000.003.85
FB Ian Jamison1188.004.00
RB Shannon Stearns1133.006.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Toby Gerhardt44
Rico Howe20
ClevelandRushesConversions
Shannon Stearns20
Jimmy Sherman20

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Rico Howe1187
ClevelandAttCompConversions
Keith Null952

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Cranford433
WR Ralph Witt211
WR George Gray100
RB Herb Matich111
RB Toby Gerhardt111
WR Todd Kerr111
WR Clay Joseph110
ClevelandTargCatchConversions
WR Terrance Tate420
WR Jerry Mathis221
WR Austin Collie100
WR Terrance Jennings111
TE Drew Haslett100

SectionAttendance
Stadium71,400 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck20,700 (21,600)
End Zone15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes3,700 (3,700)