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    Updates, Score, Highlights of ‘TNF’ Week 12

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    The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) and Cleveland Browns (2-8) will face off on “Thursday Night Football” to kick off Week 12. The Steelers lead the AFC North and are on a five-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the Browns have lost two in a row and are looking to play spoiler in perhaps the most hotly contested division in the NFL.

    Russell Wilson’s renaissance season continues. After starting the season with an injured calf, Wilson has won his first four starts as the Steelers’ starting quarterback. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback has been impressive at times during his first month under center and has thrown six touchdowns and just two interceptions in those four starts.

    Although the Steelers offense failed to score a touchdown in Sunday’s 18-16 win over the Ravens, the defense led the way in the win. They held reigning MVP – and 2024 MVP candidate – Lamar Jackson to just 207 passing yards and 46 rushing yards.

    The Browns will start Jameis Winston at quarterback for the fourth straight week. The former No. 1 overall pick has performed well since Deshaun Watson’s season-ending Achilles injury. In Sunday’s 35-14 loss to the Saints, he completed 30 of 46 passes (65.2%) for 395 yards and two touchdowns.

    USA TODAY Sports will provide updates before and during the Browns vs. game. Thursday night’s Steelers.

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    After a slow start, Cleveland has done everything right. That was until Cedric Tillman coughed up the ball just over a minute into the half on a DeShon Elliott goal. Pittsburgh takes over on their own 34.

    George Pickens becomes entangled in a relationship with Martin Emerson Jr., but the flag does not go down. Pittsburgh could have made a field goal, but instead watch Russell Wilson get sacked by Myles Garrett to end the half. Garrett finishes the half with four tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and maybe a partridge in a pear tree.

    Cleveland turns Russell Wilson’s fumble into a three as Dustin Hopkins has no problem kicking through the snow. He’s good from 34 yards out, leaving just 40 seconds on the clock for the Steelers.

    Russell Wilson tries to answer the Browns’ touchdown drive, quickly ending the Pittsburgh drive as Myles Garrett forces a fumble on second down. Cleveland is well prepared with another scoring opportunity and takes over from the Steelers’ 31.

    The Browns have found their footing and cap off a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a touchdown courtesy of Nick Chubb. It’s the running back’s second of the season, in his fifth game back. Jerry Jeudy did the bulk of the work on this drive, hauling in three receptions for 39 yards. Jameis Winston looked more comfortable and Chubb also kept the series alive with a fourth down run.

    A 10-play, 89-yard drive ends with Chris Boswell drilling a 48-yard field goal to put the Steelers ahead. The weather didn’t seem to be an issue in this attempt, and the 43-yarder he made before the team made a false start backed them up. Pittsburgh is undoubtedly handling the conditions better than Cleveland to start this game, as Russell Wilson connected with Calvin Austin III for the big play, a 46-yard catch-and-run to set them up.

    The AFC North brand is strong. After fifteen minutes of action, the match remains scoreless. While many will be quick to blame the weather, this is just good, old-fashioned Steelers-Browns football.

    The Browns knew it was coming. The fans in the stadium knew it was coming. Everyone at home knew it was coming. Regardless, the Steelers opted to attempt a run on fourth-and-2 with Justin Fields and he was, unsurprisingly, dropped behind the line for a turnover on downs. Arthur Smith won’t win many trophies with that play call.

    Unlike Jameis Winston’s speeches, this Browns drive lacked both excitement and imagination. A quick three-and-out put Cleveland back two yards, leading to our first Corey Bojorquez sighting of the night. The wind had its way with the punt, as Bojorquez cleared one that traveled just twelve yards. Pittsburgh’s Damontae Kazee must have felt bad for the punter, however, when he opted to block the Browns’ bench shooter, resulting in a 15-yard penalty. If it weren’t for the bench, Kazee would have sent the Browns player to swim in the lake.

    Pittsburgh was able to move the ball on the opening drive, but it ended abruptly when Myles Garrett buried Russell Wilson for a third down sack. Chris Boswell trots on for a 58-yard try and pushes it to the right, leaving the game scoreless as the flurries continue to fall.

    • Date: Thursday November 21, 2024
    • Time: 8:15 PM ET

    The Browns and Steelers matchup kicks off Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season with “Thursday Night Football” at 8:15 PM ET.

    • Live stream: Amazon Prime Video
    • TV channel: Pittsburgh Market: KDKA-TV | Cleveland Market: WEWS News 5

    “Thursday Night Football” streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

    Watch “Thursday Night Football” with a Prime Video subscription

    Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, while Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) will provide additional coverage.

    The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.

    Taylor Rooks is the lead reporter for Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analyses.

    • QB Kyle Allen (third emergency QB)
    • WR Scott Miller
    • RB Jonathan Ward
    • LB Alex Highsmith
    • G Max Scharping
    • QB Bailey Zappe (third emergency QB)
    • RB D’Onta forward
    • CB Chigozie Anusiem
    • OT Jedrick Willis, Jr.
    • TE Geoff Swaim

    Here’s what the USA TODAY Sports staff thinks the Week 12 “TNF” matchup between the Browns and Steelers will look like:

    • Lorenzo Reyes: Steelers 23, Browns 16
    • Tyler Dragon: Steelers 21, Browns 13
    • Richard Morin: Steelers 19, Browns 17
    • Jordan Mendoza: Steelers 23, Browns 13

    According to BetMGM NFL odds, the Steelers are the favorite to beat the Browns. Do you want to bet? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promotions in 2024, including the ESPN BET app and the Fanatics Sportsbook promo code.

    • Spread: Steelers (-3.5)
    • Moneyline: Steelers (-200); Brown (+165)
    • Top/bottom: 36.5

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    The Browns-Steelers game is expected to be played under less than favorable conditions Thursday night at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland. Temperatures will drop as low as 36 degrees Fahrenheit during the game, with a 90% chance of precipitation during the game, according to Weather.com.

    Snow will fall early in the game on Thursday. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Cuyahoga County, citing a possible accumulation of 3 to 4 inches of snow. The current forecast suggests that the heaviest snow will fall between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET, right before and during the start of the game.

    The Steelers enter the Week 12 TNF showdown first in the AFC North. They are two games ahead of the Ravens in the loss column. Meanwhile, the Browns are in last place in the division.

    1. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8-2
    2. Baltimore Ravens: 7-4
    3. Cincinnati Bengals: 4-7
    4. Cleveland Browns: 2-8

    With seven weeks left in the 2024 NFL season, the playoff contenders are coming into sharp focus. At the top, nine teams have a 90% or better chance of earning one of the 14 playoff slots.

    Two teams on opposite sides of the playoff spectrum start the Week 12 schedule on Thursday evening.

    Here are all 32 teams’ chances of making the playoffs this season and how a win or loss this weekend would increase or decrease those chances. — Jim Sergeant

    These rival AFC North opponents have met 145 times, including three playoff matches. Pittsburgh leads the all-time matchup with an 81-63-1 record. The Steelers have won two of the last three meetings.

    The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six.

    Pittsburgh and Dallas have the unique distinction of playing each other with three more matchups than any other team combination in Super Bowl history.

    The Steelers’ last Super Bowl victory came during the 2008 season, when they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. The Browns are among four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl.

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    The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand initially reported that Michaels’ contract would be for three years and “north of $30 million,” but that number may have increased. About a week after that initial report, in March 2022, Marchand said the Amazon deal would happen “in the Joe Buck neighborhood.” Buck signed a five-year, $75 million ($15 million per year) deal with ESPN earlier that same month.

    Here’s how the first round of the 2025 NFL draft stacks up in Week 12:

    1. Jacksonville Jaguars: 2-9 record
    2. Cleveland Browns: 2-8
    3. New York Giants: 2-8
    4. Las Vegas Raiders: 2-8
    5. Tennessee Titans: 2-8
    6. New England Patriots: 3-8
    7. New York Jets: 3-8
    8. Carolina Panthers: 3-7
    9. Dallas Cowboys: 3-6
    10. Cincinnati Bengals: 4-7
    11. New Orleans Saints: 4-7
    12. Chicago Bears: 4-6
    13. Miami Dolphins: 4-6
    14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-6
    15. Indianapolis Colts: 5-6
    16. San Francisco 49ers: 5-5
    17. Seattle Seahawks: 5-5
    18. Los Angeles Rams: 5-5
    19. Denver Broncos: 6-5
    20. Atlanta Falcons: 6-5
    21. Houston Texans: 6-4
    22. Arizona Cardinals: 6-4
    23. Washington Commanders: 7-4
    24. Baltimore Ravens: 7-4
    25. Los Angeles Chargers: 7-3
    26. Green Bay Packers: 7-3
    27. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8-2
    28. Minnesota Vikings: 8-2
    29. Philadelphia Eagles: 8-2
    30. Buffalo Bills: 9-2
    31. Kansas City Chiefs: 9-1
    32. Detroit Lions: 9-1

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