What to keep an eye on in regular-season game No. 16 against the Browns:
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Here is a look at the statistical leaders for the both the Steelers and Browns heading into the Week 17 contest at FirstEnergy Stadium.
QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 295 of 433 passes (68.1%) for 3,584 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions and enters the game with a quarterback rating of 93.7.
Browns QB Austin Davis enters the game having completed 32 of 48 passes (66.7%) for 307 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception and has a quarterback rating of 82.5.
Browns QB Johnny Manziel enters the game having completed 129 of 223 passes (57.8%) for 1,500 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 79.4.
RB DeAngelo Williams leads the Steelers rushing attack with 899 yards on 195 carries (4.6 avg.) and has a team high 11 touchdowns this season.
RB Isaiah Crowell leads the Browns rushing game with 653 yards on 170 carried (3.8 avg.) and 4 touchdowns in 2015.
Browns RB Duke Johnson Jr. has carried the ball 100 times for 368 yards (3.7 avg.) in 2015.
WR Antonio Brown enters Week 17 with a team-high 123 receptions for a team-high 1,647 yards. Brown has also hauled in 9 receiving touchdowns this season.
In just 10 game this season, WR Martavis Bryant has caught 49 passes for 765 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.
WR Markus Wheaton is averaging 16.9 yards per receptions this season (41 rec. for 692 yards) and has 4 receiving touchdowns.
TE Gary Barnidge leads all Browns pass catchers this season in receptions (71), receiving yards (977) and touchdowns (9).
Browns WR Travis Benjamin has recorded 63 receptions for 913 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2015.
LB Lawrence Timmons lead the Steelers defense with 110 total tackles (70 solo and 40 assists) on the season. Timmons also has 3.5 sack and one interception in 2015.
The Browns defense is led LB Karlos Dansby who has recorded 101 total tackles (57 solo and 44 assists) on the season. Dansby has also forced 5 quarterback hurries in 2015.
DE Cam Hayward's 7 quarterback sacks on the season currently leads the 2015 Steelers defense. Heyward has also accounted for 53 tackles and 13 quarterback hurries this season.
DL Desmond Bryant leads all Browns defenders with 6 quarterback sacks this season. Bryant also has 16 quarterback hurries and 1 forced fumble in 2015.
S Mike Mitchell leads the Steelers secondary with 3 interceptions this season. Mitchell has also accounted for 75 tackles and 8 passes defended.
Browns leading tackler, LB Karlos Dansby, also leads the team in interceptions with 3. Dansby has also defended 6 passes this season.
THE SCOREBOARD:** The Steelers need a victory over the Browns and a win by the Bills over the Jets in Buffalo to qualify for the playoffs.
RED-ZONE TAKEAWAYS: The Steelers have generated six opposition turnovers inside the 20-yard line this season (tied with the Saints) and trail the Jets by one for the NFL lead in that category.
HAPPY NEW YEAR: The Steelers have a chance to improve to 9-1 in regular-season games in January and to 5-0 on the road in such contests. They're 5-0 against the Browns in January, including 2-0 in Cleveland.
FINISHING STRONG: WR Antonio Brown has 71 catches, 929 receiving yards and seven touchdowns (six receiving, on punt return) in his last seven games.
FINISHING STRONG, II: RB Le'Veon Bell leads the NFL with eight rushing touchdowns since Week 9, and ranks second with 876 yards from scrimmage (behind Brown's 951) and third with 589 rushing yards in that span.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES: Brown trails Atlanta's Julio Jones by four catches (127-123) and 75 yards (1,722-1,647) for the NFL lead in each of those categories with one regular-season game remaining.
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LEAGUE-LEADING TOTAL:** Brown is ahead of Miami's Jarvis Landry by 56 yards (1,882-1,826) for the NFL lead in combined yards (rushing-receiving-returns) with one game to play.
NEVER BEEN DONE: Brown can become the first player in NFL history with back-to-back seasons of 125 catches with two receptions in Cleveland. Brown already has more catches over the past three seasons (362) than any player in NFL history over a three-year span (Marvin Harrison, 354, 2000-02).
DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS: A victory in Cleveland would secure head coach Mike Tomlin's sixth 10-win season in nine campaigns with the Steelers (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014).
HOME SWEET HOME: Ben Roethlisberger, an Ohio native, can improve his all-time record as a starting QB in his home state (including playoffs) to 20-4 (and to 9-2 in Cleveland).
GETTING HIS KICKS: Since making his NFL debut in Week 5, Chris Boswell leads the NFL in field goals (27) and ranks No. 2 in points (105, behind New England's Stephen Gostkowski's 112). Boswell's next point will break a tie with Kris Brown (105 in 1999) and set a Steelers' record for a rookie/first-year kicker.
WELL-PLACED PUNTS: Jordan Berry is poised to set a Steelers' record for the most punts inside the 20-yard line in a season. Berry has landed 48.2 percent of his punts inside the 20 (27 of 56), which tops the 42.0 percent Josh Miller posted in 1998 (34 of 81).
