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Pittsburgh (6-6) at Cleveland (1-11)
Pittsburgh (6-6) at Cleveland (1-11) Pittsburgh (6-6) at Cleveland (1-11)
With the Pittsburgh Steelers chances of defending its title slipping away with each defeat, they hit the road Thursday night looking to halt their three-game losing streak with a 13th consecutive victory over the horrible Cleveland Browns.



Head-to-head against the spread sports betting trends:

--Steelers are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 meetings.
--Steelers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Cleveland.
--Over is 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings.
--Favorite is 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 meetings.

The Steelers' once stellar defense has blown fourth-quarter leads in all three games of its losing streak, with the worst collapse occurring Sunday against Oakland. Pittsburgh gave up three separate leads in the final 8:21, allowing the Raiders' 31st-ranked offense to score 21 points and leave the Steel City with a moneymaking 27-24 victory as the two touchdown favorites.

--Steelers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.

--Steelers are 0-5 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
--Steelers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in Week 14.
--Steelers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games.
--Steelers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games.
--Steelers are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall.

The Steelers are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, but ground can certainly be made up in the muddled AFC wild-card picture the final four weeks. Denver (8-4) and Jacksonville (7-5) are the two current leaders, with Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Miami and the New York Jets all 6-6. The Steelers own a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Broncos and face the Ravens and Dolphins to close the season.

Ben Roethlisberger, who missed the team's Nov. 29 loss at Baltimore with a concussion, had a quarterback rating over 100.0 for his second straight game despite Sunday's loss, and the Ohio native was outstanding against the Browns earlier this season. Roethlisberger was 23 of 35 for 417 yards and two touchdowns on Oct. 18 in Pittsburgh's 27-14 win, its 12th straight against Cleveland.

Much has changed with the Browns since the teams' first meeting, most notably the benching of quarterback Derek Anderson. Brady Quinn, who's started Cleveland's past four games, has never taken a snap against the Steelers.

Two of his past three starts have been solid statistically, however. Quinn threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns in Cleveland's last-second 38-37 loss at Detroit on Nov. 22, then had 271 yards and 3 TDs Sunday in a 30-23 defeat to San Diego.

Cleveland's defense, however, still has much room for improvement. The Browns rank last in total defense (400.3 yards per game), and the 543 yards the Steelers gained in Week 6 were the second-highest total by any team in 2009.

--Browns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in December.
--Browns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
--Browns are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in Week 14.
--Browns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. AFC.
--Browns are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 home games.

BetPhoenix NFL odds favor Pittsburgh by 10 points with a game total of 33.

--Steelers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games as a favorite.
--Steelers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
--Browns are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.



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