Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 6 vs. the Cleveland Browns

Bye Week: Steelers control the AFC North from the sidelines

In this bye week edition of the SCU Podcast, we’re breaking down how Pittsburgh managed to tighten their grip on the division without even taking the field.

From AFC North rivals stumbling to playoff implications shifting in real time, we’ll unpack how the Steelers’ bye week turned into a strategic win.

Plus, we’ll preview what’s next as the team gears up for a second-half surge.

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SCU Steelers News & Notes

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Game Stats and Notes

Team Rankings

Team Leaders

Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 Leaders

• Aaron Rodgers: 74/108, 786 yards, 8 TDs
• D.K. Metcalf: 15 receptions, 261 yards, 3 TDs
• Kenneth Gainwell: 35 rushes, 154 yards, 3 TDs

Cleveland Browns 2025 Leaders

• Joe Flacco: 93/160, 815 yards, 2 TDs
• Jerry Jeudy: 15 receptions, 197 yards, 0 TDs
• Quinshon Judkins: 72 rushes, 347 yards, 2 TDs

Steelers Notes

• STEELERS are 3-1 for 2nd-straight season & can begin 4-1 or better for 1st time since 2020 (began 5-0).
• QB AARON RODGERS completed 18 of 22 atts. (season-high 81.8 pct.) for 200 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 119.7 rating in Week 4, 14th-career game as starter with 80+ comp. pct. & 1st since 2021. Has 95+ rating in 3 of 4 games this season. Is 3-0 with 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.5 rating in 3 career starts vs. Cle., with 3 TD passes & 115+ rating in each game. Needs 351 pass yards to surpass Ben Roethlisberger (64,088) for 5th-most pass yards in NFL history.
• RB JAYLEN WARREN aims for his 3rd in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cle.
• RB KENNETH GAINWELL led team with career-high 134 scrimmage yards (99 rush, 35 rec.) with 6 catches & 2 rush TDs in Week 4. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD.
• WR DK METCALF set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (126) & had TD catch in Week 4. Has 65+ rec. yards in each of 2 career games vs. Cle.
• TE PAT FREIERMUTH had TD catch in last meeting & has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. division.
• LB T.J. WATT had 3rd sack of season & 8th-career INT, 3rd-career game with full sack & INT, tied 2nd-most among active players. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has 17 sacks in 14 career games vs. Cle., with TFL in each of past 4.
• LB PATRICK QUEEN had season-high 11 tackles & 3 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Had 10 tackles & PD in last meeting & has PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cle.
• LB NICK HERBIG had season-high 5 tackles & 1.5 sacks in Week 4. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack.
• LB PAYTON WILSON set career highs in tackles (13) & TFL (2) in Week 4.
• DL KEEANU BENTON had career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 4. Had only career INT in last meeting.
• S DESHON ELLIOTT had 6 tackles, 2 PD, INT, sack & FF in Week 4, becoming 1st player this season with INT, sack & FF in a game. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cle. with PD.

Browns Notes

• QB DILLON GABRIEL (rookie) passed for 190 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 94.3 rating last week in 1st-career start, becoming 3rd Cle. QB ever with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs in 1st-career start (Charlie Frye & Brady Quinn). Can become 1st Cle. QB ever with 2+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 career starts.
• RB QUINSHON JUDKINS (rookie) led team with 128 scrimmage yards (career-high 110 rush, 18 rec.) last week. Is 1 of 5 rookies with 100+ scrimmage yards in multiple games this season. Aims for 5th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards, 4th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with 115+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 347 rush yards & 4th among rookies with 409 scrimmage yards in 2025.
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 5 catches for 64 yards & TD in last meeting & has 60+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games vs. Pit.
• TE DAVID NJOKU led team with season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (67) & had 1st TD catch of season last week. Has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3. Had 7 catches for 42 yards & TD in last meeting.
• TE HAROLD FANNIN (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch in Week 5.
• DE MYLES GARRETT has TFL in 11 of his past 12. Had sack & FF in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Pit. with sack. Has sack in 5 of past 6 vs. division. Has 8 TFL in 2025, tied-most in NFL.
• DE ALEX WRIGHT had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3.
• DT MALIEK COLLINS had season-high 2 sacks last week, 5th-career game with 2+ sacks & 1st since 2023. Has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3.
• LB CARSON SCHWESINGER led team with career-high 11 tackles last week & is only rookie with 8+ tackles in 4 games this season. Leads rookies with 41 tackles.
• CB DENZEL WARD had PD in Week 5 & has PD in 4 of 5 games this season.
• S GRANT DEPLIT had PD & 3rd-career FR in Week 5. Had PD in 3 of past 4.
• S RONNIE HICKMAN aims for 3rd in row with 9+ tackles.

Steelers Broadcasts

Steelers TV Coverage

This week’s game will be broadcast on nationally on CBS and Paramount Plus. Regional broadcast image courtesy of 506sports.com – Steelers coverage in RED.

Be sure to check back here weekly as publish which areas of the United States will carry the game over traditional, over-the-air (OTA) antenna signals. If you do not have the ability to receive these channels locally, Steelers games are also available in-market via Steelers.com or a Paramount+ subscription. You may also be able to watch games by subscribing to NFL Sunday Ticket (on YouTube TV) or watching on delay via NFL+. (Below is a list of Steelers local OTA affiliates.)

Steelers Local Broadcast Affiliates (CBS Broadcasts)

• KDKA (CBS/2 – Pittsburgh)
• WTAJ (CBS/10 – Altoona)
• WHP (CBS/21 – Harrisburg)
• WOLF (FOX/56 – Scranton)
• WFXP (FOX/66 – Erie)
• WCMH (NBC/4 – Columbus OH)
• WKBN (CBS/27 – Youngstown OH)
• WTOV (NBC/9 – Wheeling WV)
• WOWK (CBS/13 – Charleston WV)
• WWCW (CW/21-27 – Roanoke VA)

Weekday Games

• Thursday Night Football games are exclusive to Amazon Prime.
• Sunday Night Football games are nationally on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
• Monday Night Football games are exclusive to ESPN with some simulcasts on ABC.
• A small amount of games, such as international or holiday games, may be exclusive to other platforms such as Netflix or ESPN+.

Steelers Radio Coverage

For those who enjoy listening to the game on radio, you can hear Steelers game on the following terrestrial stations, as well as on the Steelers website and app (in-market only) and nationwide with specific Sirius XM radio packages.

Flagship Stations

• WDVE-FM (102.5)
• WBGG-AM (970)

Pennsylvania Affiliates

• Altoona-WVAM (1430)
• Altoona-WRKY (104.9)
• Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)
• Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)
• Bedford-WBVE (107.5)
• Butler-WISR (680)
• Chambersburg-WCHA (800)
• Clarendon-WKNB (104.3)
• Clarion-WCCR (92.7)
• Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7)
• DuBois-WIFT (102.1)
• DuBois-WKFT (101.3)
• Erie-WRKT (104.9)
• Johnstown-WNTJ (1490)
• Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)
• Latrobe-WCNS (1480)
• Milton-WVLY (100.9)
• Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3)
• Somerset-WNTI (990)
• Starview-WONN (92.7)
• State College-WQWK (1450)
• Uniontown-WMBS (590)
• Washington-WJPA (1450)
• Williamsport-WCXR (99.3)
• Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)

Maryland Affiliates

• Cumberland-WRQE (106.1)
• Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)

Ohio Affiliates

• Fremont-WOHF (92.1)
• Marietta-WJAW (630)
• Youngstown-WNIO (1390)

Virginia Affiliates

• Vienna-WDMX (100.1)

West Virginia Affiliates

• Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)
• Fairmont-WMMN (920)
• New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3)

2025 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule

Note: All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change due to flexible scheduling.

Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.