Browns 3–14 Steelers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 14, 2011

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

C. McCoy (Cleveland Browns), 40.0% completion, -3.8% CPOE, -0.15 EPA per dropback, -6.93 total passing EPA. B. Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers), 64.0% completion, +14.2% CPOE, +0.24 EPA per dropback, +6.05 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

A. Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +13.23 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+6.85 EPA): (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

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Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers
Final score: Pittsburgh Steelers 14–3 Cleveland Browns
Halftime: Halftime score unavailable
FantasyHQ MVP: Anthony Brown
Top passer: Colt McCoy
Biggest EPA play: (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN…
Game date: 2011-12-08

Game summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 14–3 on 2011-12-08. Anthony Brown posted a game-high +13.23 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q4	—	—	—	T
Cleveland Browns	3	0	0	0	0	3
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	0	0	14

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

CLECleveland Browns

+3PIT 2

CLE 11

+1CLE 2

CLE 79

+1CLE 2

PITPittsburgh Steelers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

5 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

CLECleveland Browns
Q1 9:26FG
PDP. Dawson
Points+3
Yard line
PIT 2
Score
3-0
(9:26) (Field Goal formation) 4-P.Dawson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-7-B.Maynard.
PITPittsburgh Steelers
Q1 6:19TD
JCJ. Cotchery
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 11
Score
3-6
(6:19) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 89-J.Cotchery for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-J.Mitchell].
PITPittsburgh Steelers
Q1 6:12XP
SSS. Suisham
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 2
Score
3-7
6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos.
PITPittsburgh Steelers
Q4 3:05TD
Anthony Brown
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 79
Score
3-13
(3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
PITPittsburgh Steelers
Q4 2:52XP
SSS. Suisham
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 2
Score
3-14
6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Anthony Brown · Pittsburgh Steelers · Receiving · +13.23 total EPA · 8 snaps · +1.65 EPA/play
2B. Roethlisberger · Pittsburgh Steelers · Passing · +6.05 total EPA · 25 snaps · +0.24 EPA/play
3C. Ogbonnaya · Cleveland Browns · Rushing · +3.80 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.90 EPA/play
4J. Cribbs · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +3.56 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.78 EPA/play
5M. Wallace · Pittsburgh Steelers · Receiving · +3.27 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.65 EPA/play
6J. Cotchery · Pittsburgh Steelers · Receiving · +3.12 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.04 EPA/play
7S. Wallace · Cleveland Browns · Passing · +1.55 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.55 EPA/play
8M. Hardesty · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +1.46 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.73 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Anthony Brown — PIT · Receiving

Anthony Brown posted the highest total EPA (+13.23) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Pittsburgh Steelers. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +1.65 EPA per play.

Anthony Brown's top snap (+6.85 EPA): (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Colt McCoy led all passers in efficiency for Cleveland Browns, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Colt McCoy (Cleveland Browns) · 45 dropbacks · 40.0% completion · -3.8% CPOE · -0.15 EPA/play · -6.93 total EPA
B. Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers) · 25 dropbacks · 64.0% completion · +14.2% CPOE · +0.24 EPA/play · +6.05 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Cleveland Browns	Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.140	-0.022
Offensive success rate	40.5%	40.0%
Pass EPA/play	-0.117	+0.125
Rush EPA/play	-0.211	-0.072
Defensive EPA/play	+0.022	+0.140
Defensive success rate	60.0%	59.5%

Drive & efficiency notes

Pittsburgh Steelers held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (-0.02 vs -0.14), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Cleveland Browns: -0.14 EPA/play (19th percentile vs. 2011 team-game averages)
Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.02 EPA/play (44th percentile vs. 2011 team-game averages)

Cleveland Browns: 11 drives, -11.72 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
Pittsburgh Steelers: 11 drives, -1.53 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Pittsburgh Steelers — J. Cotchery (B. Roethlisberger pass) (Q1 6:19)
Pittsburgh Steelers — Anthony Brown (B. Roethlisberger pass) (Q4 3:05)

Field goals

Cleveland Browns — P. Dawson (Q1 9:26)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Pittsburgh Steelers won the period 7–3. Cleveland Browns connected on a field goal from the PIT 2 (Q1 9:26) — (9:26) (Field Goal formation) 4-P.Dawson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-7-B.Maynard.; Pittsburgh Steelers found the end zone from the CLE 11 (Q1 6:19) — (6:19) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 89-J.Cotchery for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-J.Mitchell].; Pittsburgh Steelers added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q1 6:12) — 6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos..

The fourth quarter: Pittsburgh Steelers won the period 7–0. Pittsburgh Steelers found the end zone from the CLE 79 (Q4 3:05) — (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Pittsburgh Steelers added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q4 2:52) — 6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Cleveland Browns (Q4 3:19) — (3:19) (Shotgun) 12-C.McCoy pass deep left intended for 11-M.Massaquoi INTERCEPTED by 22-W.Gay at PIT -4. Touchback. [WPA -21.9% · EPA -3.55]
Pittsburgh Steelers (Q4 3:05) — (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +18.9% · EPA +6.85]
Pittsburgh Steelers (Q4 7:25) — (7:25) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass deep middle intended for 83-H.Miller INTERCEPTED by 20-M.Adams at CLE 15. 20-M.Adams pushed ob at CLE 44 for 29 yards (64-D.Legursky). [WPA -15.6% · EPA -3.55]
Cleveland Browns (Q4 5:59) — (5:59) 12-C.McCoy pass short left to 31-M.Hardesty to PIT 34 for 5 yards (24-I.Taylor) [92-J.Harrison]. CLE-12-C.McCoy was injured during the play. CLE-81-A.Smith was injured during the play. PENALTY [WPA +15.4% · EPA +1.47]
Cleveland Browns (Q4 3:35) — (3:35) 12-C.McCoy pass incomplete short right. PENALTY on CLE-12-C.McCoy, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 6. [WPA -12.0% · EPA -1.87]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Pittsburgh Steelers (Q4 3:05) — (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +18.9% · EPA +6.85]
Cleveland Browns (Q2 12:52) — (12:52) 12-C.McCoy pass short right intended for 89-E.Moore INTERCEPTED by 43-T.Polamalu at CLE 43. 43-T.Polamalu to CLE 10 for 33 yards (82-B.Watson). [WPA -11.5% · EPA -5.66]
Pittsburgh Steelers (Q2 13:34) — (13:34) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 86-H.Ward to CLE 15 for 6 yards (56-K.Maiava). FUMBLES (56-K.Maiava), RECOVERED by CLE-24-S.Brown at CLE 15. 24-S.Brown to CLE 15 for no gain (86-H.Ward). [WPA -9.6% · EPA -4.46]
Pittsburgh Steelers (Q2 12:40) — (12:40) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 83-H.Miller to CLE 8 for 7 yards (23-J.Haden). FUMBLES (23-J.Haden), RECOVERED by CLE-52-D.Jackson at CLE 8. 52-D.Jackson to CLE 9 for 1 yard (83-H.Mille [WPA -8.3% · EPA -4.05]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Cleveland Browns FG (+3) — Q1 9:26 · PIT 2 · Score 3-0
(9:26) (Field Goal formation) 4-P.Dawson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-7-B.Maynard.
Pittsburgh Steelers TD (+6) — Q1 6:19 · CLE 11 · Score 3-6
(6:19) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left to 89-J.Cotchery for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-J.Mitchell].
Pittsburgh Steelers XP (+1) — Q1 6:12 · CLE 2 · Score 3-7
6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos.
Pittsburgh Steelers TD (+6) — Q4 3:05 · CLE 79 · Score 3-13
(3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Pittsburgh Steelers XP (+1) — Q4 2:52 · CLE 2 · Score 3-14
6-S.Suisham extra point is GOOD, Center-60-G.Warren, Holder-13-J.Kapinos.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Pittsburgh Steelers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Anthony Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Colt McCoy (CLE) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.
B. Roethlisberger (PIT) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers on 2011-12-08?

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 14-3 in Week 14, 2011.

What was the score by quarter in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

Q1: Cleveland Browns 3, Pittsburgh Steelers 7; Q4: Cleveland Browns 0, Pittsburgh Steelers 7; Final: Cleveland Browns 3, Pittsburgh Steelers 14.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

Pittsburgh Steelers touchdown — J. Cotchery (B. Roethlisberger pass) (Q1 6:19) Pittsburgh Steelers touchdown — A. Brown (B. Roethlisberger pass) (Q4 3:05) Cleveland Browns field goal — P. Dawson (Q1 9:26, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

Colt McCoy (Cleveland Browns), 40.0% completion, -3.8% CPOE, -0.15 EPA per dropback, -6.93 total passing EPA. B. Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers), 64.0% completion, +14.2% CPOE, +0.24 EPA per dropback, +6.05 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers?

Anthony Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +13.23 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+6.85 EPA): (3:05) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 79 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Season records after this game

Cleveland Browns

Entered 4-8 Now 4-9 L

Pittsburgh Steelers

Entered 9-3 Now 10-3 W

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