Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steeler defense is alive and well. When names like Jack Ham are mentioned the stadium vibrates. The new Steel Curtain has some rusty spots but it will easily handle the Cleveland Brown's offense on Sunday.

In the two games played this season, the Steelers defeated the Browns in both contests by only 3 points. But it could have been more. (see Post Game Analysis:
PIT/cle week 4 and pit/CLE week 9).

Statistical reason why? In these two small wars the Steelers ran up a combined 60 and 65 rushes plus completed passes. This is a stat you don't see in print. But it is by far and away the most important measure of clock control. See the chart below vs Cleveland.

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Earning a heavy 4.15 yards per rush with RB Big Bus Bettis, ball tucked underneath his arm, crunching people, and with their defense allowing only 3.8 yards per carry the clock will belong to Pittsburgh.

On both offense and defense the The Graphic Mathcup chart shows Steelers have a running game advantage of more than 4 points. If the two teams play to statistical form the electronic hardware projects a Steeler win by 5.

It could be more. Much more.

Bud Goode

Tomorrow: Giants/49ers game

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