Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Gameday: Injury Updates, Depth Charts, TV Info, Betting Lines, More
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CLEVELAND — The Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. The Steelers and Browns both enter Thursday night’s game at 2-1. The Steelers are coming off a 30-27 upset over the Cincinnati Bengals, while the Browns beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18.
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS vs CLEVELAND BROWNS GAMEDAY INFO
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) vs Cleveland Browns (2-1)
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
Huntington Bank Field (67,431, Kentucky Bluegrass)
SN Coverage:Alan Saunders, Brendan Howe, Ed Thompson
Weather: 84°, winds 17 mph SW. Periods of rain from late evening; breezy this evening; rain is expected to hold off until after the game Lo. 60°
TV: Amazon Prime (WTAE-TV Channel 4 locally) (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM (Rob King, Max Starks, Missi Matthews)
Referee crew: Clete Blakeman
BETTING LINES
Steelers -2.5
Over/under 38.5
Steelers -148
Browns +142
Latest NFL Lines at DraftKings
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY CENTRAL
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey during a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13, 2026. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowSteelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey (questionable, wrist) is expected to play against the Browns on Thursday night, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Ramsey revealed on Tuesday that he suffered a broken wrist in Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Ramsey said the injury occurred on the first series.
Ramsey made eight tackles while playing through a broken wrist. He also played every defensive snap against the Bengals.
The Steelers will have Brandin Echols active for Thursday night, as the team upgraded his status to no injury designation after clearing concussion protocol and being listed as questionable on Wednesday.
Running back Rico Dowdle (toe) has been ruled out.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY CENTRAL
PLAYERINJURYDATEWEDTHUFRISTATUSPROGNOSISCB Jalen RamseyRight WristSept. 27LPLPLPActiveQUESTIONABLECB Brandin EcholsConcussionSept. 27LPLPLPActiveINOG Gennings DunkerKneeSept. 24DNPDNPDNPIROUT 3-5 weeksRB Rico DowdleLeft ToeSept. 20DNPDNPDNPActiveOUT this weekCB Jamel DeanAnkleSept. 20FPFPFPActiveINRB Jaylen WarrenLeft ShoulderSept. 20FPFPFPActiveINWR Michael Pittman Jr.FootSept. 16FPFPFPActiveINOT Jack DriscollAnkleAug. 24DNPDNPDNPIR-R (Wk 5)OUT one weekSS DeShon ElliottHamstringAug. 21DNPDNPDNPIR-R (Wk 5)OUT one weekDT Logan LeeUndisclosedAug. 3DNPDNPDNPIROUT for seasonWR Cole BurgessKneeAug. 3DNPDNPDNPIROUT for seasonCB Donte KentACL surgery2025DNPDNPDNPPUP (Wk 5)OUT one weekPittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. during a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13, 2026. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowLate Wednesday night, Steelers general manager Omar Khan shipped Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys for a package that includes a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick.
Porter had been full-go during the Steelers’ first two practices this week before dropping down to being a limited participant on Wednesday, then being ruled out for the team’s game on the road against the Browns on Thursday night.
Porter didn’t play in a game for the Steelers this season after waiting on a new contract that never came during the offseason. Meanwhile, he watched Cleveland’s Denzel Ward, Seattle’s Devon Witherspoon and New England’s Christian Gonzalez reset the market.
This is the third time over the past two years that Khan has done business with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, having shipped mercurial receiver George Pickens and former first-round draft pick Broderick Jones to America’s team.
For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers are calling on Lew Nichols to bolster their running game. The Steelers elevated the fourth-year tailback to the active roster ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Browns.
Nichols signed to the Steelers practice squad after an impressive preseason. He also spent last year on Pittsburgh’s practice squad, playing one game exclusively on special teams.
The Steelers also have signed Doneiko Slaughter from their practice squad to the 53-man roster ahead of Thursday night’s game. Slaughter was elevated for the first three games, which is the maximum, so the Steelers had to sign him to the 53-man roster.
Slaughter has appeared in 15 snaps over the Steelers’ first three games, all on the club’s punt return units. He recorded two tackles against the Bengals.
Brendan Howe contributed.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2026 WEEK 4 OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 27, 2026. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowQB8 Aaron Rodgers2 Mason Rudolph18 Will Howard16 Drew Allar
RB30 Jaylen Warren
13 Rico Dowdle – OUT
21 Travis Homer
29 Eli Heidenreich
31 Lew Nichols^
FB37 Riley NowakowskiWR4 DK Metcalf15 Ben Skowronek87 Brandon SmithWR11 Michael Pittman Jr.
17 Germie Bernard89 Brandon Johnson
WR14 Roman Wilson10 Kaden Wetjen82 Isaiah Hodgins
84 Max Hurleman – PS IR
TE88 Pat Freiermuth
80 Darnell Washington
85 Robert Tonyan81 Lake McRee LT76 Troy Fautanu
68 Jack DriscollLG66 Mason McCormick73 Gennings DunkerC54 Zach Frazier62 Ryan McCollumRG67 Brock Hoffman
74 Spencer Anderson
79 Steven JonesRT71 Max Iheanachor
60 Dylan Cook
72 Doug Nester K9 Chris BoswellP19 Cameron JohnstonLS46 Christian Kuntz
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 3 2026 DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt returns an interception for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13, 2026. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowDL97 Cameron Heyward95 Keeanu Benton93 Esezi OtomewoNT94 Yahya Black96 Gabriel Rubio65 Kyler BaughDL99 Derrick Harmon69 Sebastian Joseph-Day92 Kevin Jobity91 Logan Lee
OLB56 Alex Highsmith33 Jack Sawyer45 Julius WelschofILB41 Payton Wilson44 Carson Bruener53 Jacoby WindmonILB6 Patrick Queen55 Cole HolcombOLB90 T.J. Watt51 Nick Herbig57 Bradyn Swinson CB
22 Asante Samuel Jr.
38 Darius RushCB35 Jamel Dean
23 Daylen Everette
40 Doneiko Slaughter^^^42 Car’lin VigersNB5 Jalen Ramsey – QUES26 Brandin Echols34 Donte KentFS3 Jaquan Brisker28 Robert Spears-Jennings31 Daequan HardySS20 Rayshawn Jenkins25 DeShon Elliott
49 Sebastian Castro
PR10 Kaden Wetjen14 Roman Wilson
34 Donte Kent
KR10 Kaden Wetjen
29 Eli Heidenreich
30 Jaylen Warren
14 Roman Wilson
34 Donte Kent
THE LAST TIME
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a game against the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 28, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers NowWith a playoff spot on the line, the Steelers fell flat on their face in Cleveland.
Pittsburgh’s passing offense basically didn’t show up until it was much too late, as the Steelers couldn’t come back from an early 10-point deficit, losing 13-6 to the Browns at Huntington Bank Field.
Three times in the game, the Steelers drove down the field, but were unable to come up with points including on the final drive of the game, when the Steelers finished seven yards short. Aaron Rodgers threw three straight incompletions to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, all incomplete.
Rodgers had his worst statistical performance of the season, finishing 21 of 39 for 168 yards. He did not throw an interception, but was sacked twice, fumbled once and maintained a mere 64.9 passer rating.
His leading receiver was tight end Pat Freiermuth, who had one catch entering the final drive of the game and finished with three catches for 63 yards.
The Browns scored on each of their first two possessions, with Shedeur Sanders getting bailed out for an awful throw by Harold Fannin, who made an incredible adjustment for a 28-yard touchdown, the game’s only score.
Alan Saunders contributed.
No Love for Cleveland
CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 31: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth (88) celebrates after scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard pass during the fourth quarter of the National Football League game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns on October 31, 2021, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth shared a wild story from the Steelers’ 15-10 win over the Browns in Cleveland in 2021. Freiermuth scored the game-winning touchdown, and Browns fans took out their frustration in a classless way.
“Cleveland fans threw beer at my mother in my rookie year after I scored a touchdown,” Freiermuth said on Monday. “I’m not too big a fan of them, but it’s all good.”
Freiermuth added that it’s “all for the love of the game” and that his mom was OK with it. But he did note that his mom doesn’t go to games in Cleveland anymore.
STEELERS-BROWNS ALL-TIME SERIES
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Allen Rossum chases down Cleveland Browns star Joshua Cribbs on a 90-yard return in the first quarter on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Heinz Field, in Pittsburgh. — USA TODAY / Imagn ImagesCredit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectThe Steelers lead the all-time series against the Browns, 83-65-1. Thursday night will be the 150th meeting betweetn the two clubs. The rivalry began in 1950.
The Browns have had the Steelers number in recent years in Cleveland. Since 2019, the Browns are 6-1 against the Steelers at home. Three of those wins have come on Thursday night.
Former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was 0-4 against the Browns on TNF in Cleveland. The losses came in 2009, 2019, 2022 and 2024. Perhaps McCarthy will have better luck, but Cleveland on TNF was a house of horrors for Tomlin. McCarthy is 16-6 on short weeks and 17-8 on Thursday games.
The Steelers’ all-time record in road divisional matchups since 1970 is a whopping 0-9 on Thursday nights. Overall, they hold an underwhelming 14-22 record all-time on Thursday nights.
The last time Pittsburgh won a road game on Thursday night was in 2007 against the St. Louis Rams.
The Browns are 10-2 in Thursday night games in Cleveland.
STEELERS-BROWNS CONNECTIONS
17 October 2004: Pittsburgh HB Duce Staley during the Steelers’ 24-20 win over the Cowboys at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX. Mandatory Credit: Karl Wright/Icon SMISafety Donovan McMillon played his high school ball at Peters Township and collegiately at Florida (2021-22) and Pitt (2023-24). McMillon signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
Former Steelers running back Duce Staley is the Browns RBs coach.
Former Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers is a senior defensive assistant for the Browns.
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