Week 15, 2026

played in Cleveland, OH

22 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	7	3	-	24
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	9	-	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)

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 Statistics PIT CLE
Record 3-11 7-7
First Downs 25 12
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 433 266
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 6.10 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 142 53
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 4.58 2.79
Net Passing Yards 291 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 1/10 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:14 26:46

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	3-11	7-7
First Downs	25	12
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	433	266
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	6.10	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	142	53
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	4.58	2.79
Net Passing Yards	291	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	1/10	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:14	26:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:32	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	8:37	0:58	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	4:02	1:36	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	14:19	7:18	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	3:16	2:35	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	8:55	2:33	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
3	4:44	4:41	OWN 14	10	76	Fumble
4	9:43	3:38	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
4	2:25	2:19	OWN 26	6	13	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	11:23	2:46	OWN 45	6	49	Fumble
1	7:39	3:37	OPP 38	7	31	Field Goal
1	2:26	3:07	OWN 22	6	28	Punt
2	7:01	3:45	OWN 29	6	33	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
3	9:29	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	6:22	1:38	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	0:03	2:02	OWN 10	4	22	Punt
4	13:01	3:18	OPP 25	6	7	Field Goal
4	6:05	3:40	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 24	0	-10	Game

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	23	99	4.30	16	2	1
Toby Gerhardt	5	28	5.60	9	0	0
Rico Howe	3	15	5.00	12	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Shannon Stearns	10	36	3.60	9
Jimmy Sherman	7	11	1.57	8
Keith Null	2	6	3.00	8

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	40	26	291	0/0	2	34	0	103.2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keith Null	38	23	233	3/20	1	42	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Cranford	8	13	109	13.63	16	34	1
WR George Gray	5	8	60	12.00	25	30	0
WR Clay Joseph	4	5	35	8.75	1	13	0
RB Herb Matich	3	4	34	11.33	8	22	0
WR Ralph Witt	2	5	33	16.50	10	29	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	2	9	4.50	6	8	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Todd Kerr	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Graham Sellers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Shannon Stearns	7	7	45	6.43	16	13	0
WR Terrance Tate	4	13	50	12.50	33	42	0
WR Austin Collie	3	6	51	17.00	1	26	1
TE Drew Haslett	3	4	8	2.67	0	4	0
WR Jerry Mathis	3	4	44	14.67	12	15	0
WR Terrance Jennings	1	1	19	19.00	11	19	0
FB Ian Jamison	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josh Moseley	1	13	13.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Cranford	1	0	0
Ralph Quinn	1	0	0
Peter Gaylor	0	1	0
Greg Lynn	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmy Sherman	1	0	0
Dominic Tirtha	0	1	0
Dennis Evans	0	1	0
Vernon Elliott	0	0	1
Sean Weatherspoon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	184	36.8	31.2	42	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	6	284	47.3	36.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Quinn	3	23	7.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Klotz	2	31	15.5	0
Marshall Robb	1	22	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	3	58	19.3	0
Terrance Jennings	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	7	1	1.0	16	33
CB Kyle Meadows	6	0	0.0	11	32
CB Peter Gaylor	4	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Rondell Kurtz	4	0	0.0	5	20
DT B.J. Buckner	3	1	1.0	15	27
ILB Ron Lazer	3	1	0.0	6	8
DE Zack Durham	3	1	0.0	11	25
CB Joseph Weldon	3	0	0.0	12	22
S Josh Moseley	2	1	1.0	14	35
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	2	0.0	14	25
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0.0	16	35
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	1	0.0	14	21
DE Brian Orakpo	1	0	0.0	11	26
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Greg Lynn	1	0	0.0	3	8
S William Moore	0	1	0.0	9	36
DT Grady Patton	0	1	0.0	12	20

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrell Stuckey	8	2	0.0	29	36
S Vernon Elliott	5	1	0.0	26	21
CB Brenden Anderson	5	0	0.0	16	18
OLB Shaun Kroinek	4	2	0.0	21	33
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Fred Noll	3	3	0.0	13	20
S Carlos Cochrane	3	1	0.0	10	17
DT Rondell Dillingham	3	0	0.0	24	36
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	2	0.0	14	17
S Dominic Tirtha	2	1	0.0	17	31
DE Bryan Henderson	2	1	0.0	21	16
ILB Sean Brower	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Vinny Forbes	2	0	0.0	12	9
ILB Will Ensley	2	0	0.0	15	11
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	2	0.0	22	33
DE Will Davis	1	1	0.0	21	24
DT Torell Troup	1	1	0.0	20	27
DE Chris Akaka	1	0	0.0	11	16
TE Drew Haslett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norman Malano	1	0	0.0	9	11
DE Vaughn Martin	0	1	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	1.0	0	0	35
DT B.J. Buckner	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Juan Gaines	1.0	0	0	33
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	1	29
DE Brian Orakpo	0.0	1	0	26
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	25
ILB Greg Lynn	0.0	0	1	8
DE Zack Durham	0.0	0	1	25

Cleveland	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	16
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	1	36
DE Will Davis	1	0	24
S Darrell Stuckey	1	0	36
DT Norman Malano	1	0	11
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Peter Gaylor	5	0	0	36
ILB Ron Lazer	3	1	0	8
OLB Rondell Kurtz	3	0	0	20
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	0	32
OLB Juan Gaines	2	0	0	33
CB Joseph Weldon	2	0	0	22
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	3	0	35
S Josh Moseley	1	0	1	35
DE Brian Orakpo	1	0	0	26
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0	21
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0	3
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0	1	0	25

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrell Stuckey	4	0	36
ILB Sean Brower	3	0	20
CB Brenden Anderson	3	0	18
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	2	23
ILB Fred Noll	2	1	20
S Vernon Elliott	2	0	21
S Carlos Cochrane	2	0	17
OLB Shaun Kroinek	2	0	33
S Dominic Tirtha	1	1	31
DE Will Davis	1	0	24
CB Vinny Forbes	1	0	9
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	1	0	17
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	0	33
ILB Will Ensley	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Hatcher	4	7	28	29
Gabe Russell	2	3	26	31
Chris Pyne	2	3	23	33
Rodger Saffold	2	3	30	32
Frankie Modrell	1	5	8	13
Bucky Irwin	1	2	18	16
Archie Roberts	1	2	5	9
Graham Sellers	1	1	17	17
Donovan Ahern	0	2	23	29

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	1	4	19	1	41
Martin Atteberry	1	4	13	0	19
Andy Tubbs	1	2	13	1	27
Walt Donaldson	1	1	18	0	38
Clifton Mills	0	6	17	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Frankie Modrell	2	6
Bucky Irwin	1	15
Todd Kerr	1	15
Jorge Brock	1	15
Graham Sellers	1	14
Kyle Meadows	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Elliott	3	11
Vinny Forbes	1	18
Ian Widell	1	14
Dominic Tirtha	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Howe	31	40	---	---	---	71
George Gray	26	38	---	---	2	66
Herb Matich	27	35	---	---	1	63
Rodger Saffold	30	32	---	---	---	62
Gabe Russell	26	31	---	---	4	61
Chris Pyne	23	33	---	---	3	59
Alonzo Hatcher	28	29	---	---	---	57
Peter Gaylor	---	---	19	36	2	57
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	16	35	2	53
Kyle Meadows	---	---	11	32	10	53
Donovan Ahern	23	29	---	---	---	52
Josh Moseley	---	---	14	35	2	51
Juan Gaines	---	---	16	33	2	51
Bucky Irwin	18	16	---	---	15	49
Graham Sellers	17	17	---	---	14	48
Joseph Weldon	---	---	12	22	13	47
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	14	25	7	46
William Moore	---	---	9	36	1	46
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	5	20	21	46
Ralph Witt	18	25	---	---	1	44
Danny Cranford	22	22	---	---	---	44
George Selvie	---	---	13	29	2	44
B.J. Buckner	---	---	15	27	2	44
Clay Joseph	9	21	---	---	13	43
Zack Durham	---	---	11	25	7	43
Brian Orakpo	---	---	11	26	1	38
Patrick Mussi	---	---	14	21	3	38
Jorge Brock	11	8	---	---	15	34
Grady Patton	---	---	12	20	1	33
Ralph Quinn	---	---	5	10	15	30
Toby Gerhardt	5	5	---	---	19	29
Frankie Modrell	8	13	---	---	6	27
Richard Makowski	4	17	---	---	6	27
Todd Kerr	1	6	---	---	15	22
Kevin Klotz	1	7	---	---	14	22
Archie Roberts	5	9	---	---	6	20
Ron Lazer	---	---	6	8	4	18
Edgar Sinclair	8	7	---	---	2	17
Greg Lynn	---	---	3	8	3	14
Kirk Snyder	---	---	3	3	4	10
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Gunn	19	41	---	---	8	68
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	29	36	1	66
Clifton Mills	17	40	---	---	5	62
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	24	36	1	61
Keith Null	19	41	---	---	---	60
Terrance Tate	17	37	---	---	6	60
Vernon Elliott	---	---	26	21	11	58
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	17	31	9	57
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	22	33	2	57
Walt Donaldson	18	38	---	---	---	56
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	21	33	1	55
Julio Elliott	13	39	---	---	---	52
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	16	23	10	49
Torell Troup	---	---	20	27	1	48
Andy Tubbs	13	27	---	---	8	48
Drew Haslett	15	20	---	---	12	47
Will Davis	---	---	21	24	1	46
Bryan Henderson	---	---	21	16	6	43
Sean Brower	---	---	13	20	9	42
Ian Widell	11	17	---	---	14	42
Terrance Jennings	6	21	---	---	14	41
Austin Collie	11	29	---	---	---	40
Martin Atteberry	13	19	---	---	8	40
Shannon Stearns	11	28	---	---	1	40
Vinny Forbes	---	---	12	9	18	39
Fred Noll	---	---	13	20	5	38
Ian Jamison	11	20	---	---	7	38
Brenden Anderson	---	---	16	18	2	36
Will Ensley	---	---	15	11	8	34
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	14	17	2	33
Jimmy Sherman	8	15	---	---	10	33
Chris Akaka	---	---	11	16	3	30
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	10	17	3	30
Vaughn Martin	---	---	10	15	1	26
Norman Malano	---	---	9	11	3	23
Jerry Mathis	4	14	---	---	4	22
Dennis Evans	0	0	---	---	20	20
Frankie Fournier	1	4	---	---	11	16
Robert Gerleman	---	---	1	6	6	13
Shannon Hicks	2	1	---	---	8	11
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sherman Gaylor	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	7	39	5.6
Right	13	73	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	40	26	4	0	3	4	7	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keith Null	38	23	2	1	2	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	119	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	97	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	63	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	137	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Cranford	13	8	2	109	1	22
WR George Gray	8	5	1	60	1	38
WR Ralph Witt	5	2	0	33	1	25
WR Clay Joseph	5	4	0	35	0	21
RB Herb Matich	4	3	0	34	1	35
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	2	0	9	0	5
TE Graham Sellers	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	0	3	0	16
WR Todd Kerr	1	1	0	8	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Tate	13	4	1	50	1	37
RB Shannon Stearns	7	7	0	45	0	28
WR Austin Collie	6	3	0	51	1	29
TE Drew Haslett	4	3	0	8	0	20
WR Jerry Mathis	4	3	0	44	0	14
FB Ian Jamison	2	1	1	8	0	20
WR Terrance Jennings	1	1	0	19	0	21
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	0	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	3	12	4.00	4.30

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Sherman	4	10	2.50	1.57
Keith Null	1	8	8.00	3.00
Shannon Stearns	1	0	0.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	8	5	35	4.38	7.28

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keith Null	6	3	25	4.17	6.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Cranford	3	2	21	7.00	8.38
WR George Gray	2	1	1	0.50	7.50
WR Ralph Witt	1	1	4	4.00	6.60
TE Graham Sellers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Clay Joseph	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Austin Collie	2	1	14	7.00	8.50
WR Terrance Tate	2	0	0	0.00	3.85
FB Ian Jamison	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
RB Shannon Stearns	1	1	3	3.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Gerhardt	4	4
Rico Howe	2	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Stearns	2	0
Jimmy Sherman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	11	8	7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keith Null	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Cranford	4	3	3
WR Ralph Witt	2	1	1
WR George Gray	1	0	0
RB Herb Matich	1	1	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	1
WR Todd Kerr	1	1	1
WR Clay Joseph	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Tate	4	2	0
WR Jerry Mathis	2	2	1
WR Austin Collie	1	0	0
WR Terrance Jennings	1	1	1
TE Drew Haslett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)