Watson was inefficient through the air in Week 3 (16/30, 144 yds) but salvaged the line with 2 TD passes and a season-high 45 rushing yards in the win over Carolina. He has no 2024–2026 game action against Pittsburgh to reference. Pass attempts W1→W3: 22 → 30 → 30 → 33.Pass yds: 205 → 238 → 144 → 268. TD:INT: 1:1 → 2:0 → 2:0.Rush yds: 38 → 22 → 45 → 22.

Judkins set season highs in carries (18) and rushing yards (70) in Week 3 as the clear lead back, but remains scoreless on the ground through three games. His only meeting with Pittsburgh (Oct 2025) was a dud: 36 yards on 12 carries. Carries W1→W3: 12 → 12 → 18.Rush yds: 33 → 21 → 70 → 53.Targets: 2 → 5 → 2 → 7. Per ESPN notes, he took all but one of the Browns' RB carries in Week 3. Still zero rushing TDs in 2026.

Injury: QUESTIONABLE The rookie's breakout cooled in Week 3 — 2 catches for 41 yards after a 5/95/1 line in Week 2 — though his target count (4) held steady. He has scored in two of three games this season. No pro history vs Pittsburgh. Targets W1→W3: 4 → 7 → 4.Rec yds: 59 → 95 → 41 → 89. TDs in Weeks 1 and 2, none in Week 3.

Injury: QUESTIONABLE Jeudy has completely vanished — zero targets in Week 3 and one total target over the last two games — despite being healthy. That makes his strong history vs Pittsburgh (5 catches in each of the last three meetings, 13 targets in Oct 2025) hard to trust until his role returns. Targets W1→W3: 4 → 1 → 0.Rec yds: 26 → 0 → 0 → 36.

Injury: — Concepcion's targets spiked to a team-high 9 in Week 3, but he converted them into just 2 catches for 9 yards — a brutal efficiency collapse after 6/28 in Week 2. The usage trend is strongly up; the production is not. Targets W1→W3: 5 → 6 → 9.Rec yds: 43 → 28 → 9 → 64. Also had 3/15 and 1/-6 rushing in Weeks 1–2. Per ESPN, he tied Harold Fannin for the team lead with 9 targets in Week 3.

Injury: QUESTIONABLE Fannin is on a tear — targets have tripled from Week 1 to Week 3 and he posted a 7/51/2 line against Carolina. He has also produced in both 2025 meetings with Pittsburgh (81 yards in October, a TD in December), making him the Browns' most proven option in this matchup. Targets W1→W3: 3 → 6 → 9.Rec yds: 21 → 54 → 51 → 27. First two TDs of 2026 came in Week 3.

Rodgers is coming off his best game as a Steeler — 292 yards and 3 TDs in the Week 3 win over Cincinnati after two flat outings (187 yds, 0 TD in Week 2). He has split his two 2025 starts vs Cleveland, torching them for 235/2 in October but managing only 168 scoreless yards in the December rematch. No injury designation. Pass attempts W1→W3: 40 → 39 → 34 → 40.Pass yds: 221 → 187 → 292 → 299. TDs: 1 → 0 → 3. INTs: 0...

Warren exploded for a season-high 127 rushing yards in Week 3 with the backfield to himself, more than doubling his Weeks 1–2 output — though he still hasn't scored a rushing TD in 2026. His history vs Cleveland is steady but unspectacular: 47–64 rushing yards in each of the last three meetings, zero TDs. Dowdle is Questionable, so the lead role may continue. Carries W1→W3: 10 → 11 → 17.Rush yds: 46 → 43 → 127 →...

Metcalf's target share is shrinking (10 → 9 → 5) even as he finally found the end zone in Week 3. His one verified 2025 game vs Cleveland was a big one — 4/95/1 on 9 targets in October — but he did not record a catch in the December rematch per the ESPN boxscore. Targets W1→W3: 10 → 9 → 5.Rec yds: 40 → 27 → 31 → 115. His lone 2026 TD came in Week 3.

Pittman returned from his one-game foot absence in Week 3 but was quiet (2/16 on 5 targets) after posting 3/58 in the opener. He has no 2024–2026 history against Cleveland from his Colts years. He is off the injury report for Thursday. Targets W1→W3: 3 → DNP (foot) → 5. Rec yds: 58 → DNP → 16. Cleared to return from a one-game foot absence in Week 3.

Injury: IR Washington's Week 3 breakout (3/67) matched his combined catch total from Weeks 1–2 and he doubled his target count. He has flashed against Cleveland before — 62 yards on 5 targets in the October 2025 meeting — though he was shut out in the 2024 game. Targets W1→W3: 2 → 2 → 4.Rec yds: 18 → 7 → 67 → 27. Zero TDs in 2026.

Freiermuth's production has faded each week (46 → 32 → 30 yards) with Darnell Washington's role growing. He has a solid track record vs Cleveland though — 63 yards in the December 2025 meeting and a TD in the 2024 matchup. Targets W1→W3: 5 → 5 → 4.Rec yds: 46 → 32 → 30 → 17. One TD on the season (Week 1).