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The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) and Cleveland Browns (2-8) are set to clash on “Thursday Night Football” to kick off Week 12. The Steelers lead the AFC North and are riding a five-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the Browns have lost two in a row and are looking to play spoiler in arguably the most fiercely contested division in the NFL.
Russell Wilson‘s renaissance season continues. After entering 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 throughout his first month under center, and has tossed six touchdowns to 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 victory. 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 heading into and throughout Thursday night’s Browns vs. Steelers game.
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The Browns and Steelers game will kick off Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season with “Thursday Night Football” at 8:15 p.m. ET.
“Thursday Night Football” will exclusively stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing 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 feature reporter for Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis.
Here’s how the USA TODAY Sports staff feels the Week 12 “TNF” matchup between the Browns and Steelers will shape up:
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It’s going to be a cold night in Cleveland with a high of 39 degrees at kickoff and a low of 38 degrees at midnight. According to the Weather Channel, winds will max out at 25 mph while chances of precipitation are at 60% for the entire game. There’s a 90% chance of precipitation during the game.
The Steelers enter the Week 12 “TNF” showdown in first place in the AFC North. They sit two games ahead of the Ravens in the loss column. Meanwhile, the Browns are in last place in the division.
These AFC North rival opponents have met 145 times, including three playoff matchups. Pittsburgh leads the all-time matchup with a 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 more than any other team combination in Super Bowl history with three matchups.
The Steelers’ last Super Bowl triumph 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 gone up. About one week after that first report, in March 2022, Marchand shared that the Amazon deal would be “in the Joe Buck neighborhood.” Buck signed a five-year, $75 million deal ($15 million annually) with ESPN earlier that same month.
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