Steelers at Browns Thursday Night: AFC North Lead on the Line at 2-1

The short version
- Pittsburgh and Cleveland are both 2-1, and all four AFC North clubs share first place.
- Week 3 upsets: the Steelers beat Cincinnati 30-27 and the Browns beat Carolina 21-18.
- Cleveland ranks 30th in the NFL at 5.3 first-half points per game; Pittsburgh averages 11.
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- Yahoo's picks: Browns +3.0 (-120) and first-half under 19.5 (-110).
Pittsburgh and Cleveland, both 2-1, meet in Week 4 on Thursday Night Football with all four AFC North teams even atop the division.
AFC North rivals collide Thursday night in Cleveland, where the Browns host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Week 4 edition of Thursday Night Football. Both teams bring 2-1 records into the primetime matchup. Those marks leave all four clubs in the division level with one another in first place.
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Both teams arrived at 2-1 thanks to Week 3 upsets. Pittsburgh outlasted Cincinnati 30-27, and Cleveland got by Carolina 21-18 on Sunday.
Points have been scarce in first halves for both offenses. Across the season's first three weeks, Cleveland sits 30th in the league at 5.3 points per game before halftime, and Pittsburgh manages only 11 per game over that span. The clubs are also even with one another at 4.8 yards per play, a figure that has them sharing 24th place in the NFL.
Looking ahead to kickoff, Yahoo's handicapper foresees another quiet start but a Cleveland victory, with the defense powering a home upset. The picks posted: Browns +3.0 at -120 and a first-half under 19.5 at -110.
The Steelers visit the Browns on Thursday, October 1, at 8:15 p.m. EDT from Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland. The game airs on Prime Video.
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