What to keep an eye on in regular-season game No. 9 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 10 contest at Heinz Field.
QB Ben Roethlisberger returned to action in Week 9 after being sidelined for four weeks with a knee injury. In about three and half games of action this season Ben had completed 95 of 134 passes (70.9%) for 1174 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions and enters the game with a quarterback rating of 94.5.
QB Landry Jones has appeared in three games so far in 2015. Jones has completed 28 of 47 passes (59.6%) for 456 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 95.7.
Browns QB Johnny Manziel enters the game having completed 43 of 83 passes (51.8%) for 561 yards, 4 touchdowns, and one interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 84.5.
Browns QB Josh McCown enters the game having completed 165 of 254 passes (65.0%) for 1,897 yards, 11 touchdowns, and four interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 95.2.
RB DeAngelo Williams has scored a team high five rushing touchdowns to go along with his 480 rushing yards on 90 carries (5.3 avg.) through nine weeks of the 2015 season.
RB Le'Veon Bell played in just over five games in 2015 before he was placed on IR with a right knee injury. In this time, Bell was been able to rack up a 556 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 113 carries.
RB Isaiah Crowell leads all Browns ball carriers with 333 yards on 101 carries (3.3 avg.). Crowell also has one of the two Browns rushing TDs on the season (McCown).
RB Duke Johnson Jr. has carried the ball 59 times for the Browns this season for 179 yards (3.0 avg.).
With his franchise records setting 284 receiving yards in Week 9 vs. the Raiders, WR Antonio Brown eclipsed the 1,000 yards mark and now leads all Steelers receivers with 69 receptions for 1,002 yards. Brown has also hauled in three receiving touchdowns this season.
TE Heath Miller has 30 receptions for 305 yards and one touchdown through the first nine weeks of the season.
In just four game so far this season, WR Martavis Bryant has caught 16 passes for 262 yards and a team high four receiving touchdowns.
TE Gary Barnidge leads all Browns pass catchers in receptions with 42. Barnidge's 42 receptions have gone for 602 yards and team leading six touchdowns.
WR Travis Benjamin leads all Browns receivers with 623 receiving yards. Benjamin has caught 41 pass on the season including four touchdown receptions.
LB Lawrence Timmons lead the Steelers defense with 63 total tackles (41 solo and 22 assists) on the season. Timmons also has 1.5 sack and one interception in 2015.
The Browns defense is led LB Karlos Dansby who has recorded 72 total tackles (42 solo and 30 assists) on the season. Dansby has also one of two Browns with two interceptions in 2015 (Gipson).
Rookie LB Bud Dupree's 4 quarterback sacks on the season currently leads the 2015 Steelers defense. Dupree has also accounted for 16 tackles and four quarterback hurries during his rookie campaign.
LB Armonty Bryant has recorded 3.5 quarterback sacks this season to lead the Browns pass rush. Bryant also has 26 tackles, 8 quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles in 2015.
CB Ross Cockrell picked off Raiders QB Derek Carr in the end zone of last week's game for his second INT of the season. Cockrell is now tied for the team lead in inceptions this season with fellow CB Antwon Blake and S Mike Mitchell.
Along with LB Karlos Dansby, DB Tashaun Gipson leads the Browns with two interceptions on the season.
DEFENSIVE BOUNCE-BACK:** The Steelers beat the Raiders last Sunday but they gave up 440 total net yards and 35 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter after they had assumed a 14-point, fourth quarter lead. DE Cam Heyward and SS Will Allen were among those who let it be known they weren't happy about that.
SITUATIONAL DEFENSE: Head coach Mike Tomlin will be looking for the Steelers to create more pressure on third downs in an effort to clamp down defensively. In particular, Tomlin wants to see the Steelers be "more competitive in one-on-one rush opportunities."
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UP TO SPEED:** Newly-acquired WR Jacoby Jones returned four kickoffs and two punts for the Steelers before he had gone through a practice with the Steelers. "Today's the first day we practiced with him," special teams coordinator Danny Smith observed on Wednesday. "That's a little strange in your National Football League. I thought that kind of stuff would happen when I was coaching at (Pittsburgh) Central Catholic. But you gotta play with the hand you're dealt." The assumption is Jones and the Steelers' return teams will be much more on the same page against the Browns than they were against the Raiders now that they've had a chance to work together.
CATCH THE BALL: No matter who's at QB the wide receivers have to finish, especially on potential splash plays. "I know (WR) Martavis Bryant had a ball down our sideline that I have routinely seen him make," Tomlin said. "Plays like that eliminate a lot of execution." The Steelers had 597 yards against the Raiders but they'll expect better from an execution standpoint in terms of consistency against the Browns.
THE TIGHT END AGAIN: The Steelers have kept San Francisco's Vernon Davis, Kansas City's Travis Kelce and Cincinnati's Tyler Eifert out of the end zone this season, but they were burned for touchdowns three times by New England's Rob Gronkowski, twice by San Diego's Antonio Gates and once by Oakland's Clive Walford. And Cleveland TE Gary Barnidge comes to town with six receiving TDs to his credit. Another week, another tight end test coming up for the Steelers.
