Cleveland at Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Cleveland and Pittsburgh meet Sunday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., with both teams carrying 5-2 records into a National Football League matchup between AFC North rivals.

Cleveland enters after a 27-24 road win at Tennessee. Deshaun Watson is the player to watch for the Browns. In his most recent outing, Watson completed 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards and one touchdown and added 19 rushing yards on three carries. He also completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards with 29 rushing yards in a win against Baltimore and went 15 of 33 for 155 yards with one touchdown and 40 rushing yards in a loss to the New York Jets. Isaiah McGuire and Sam Kamara each were credited with two tackles in the Tennessee win. Cleveland’s other results this season include a win against Carolina, a win at Tampa Bay and a loss at Jacksonville. Cleveland has won two straight games and four of its past five. The Browns beat Pittsburgh 27-24 earlier this season in their most recent head-to-head meeting.

Pittsburgh enters on a three-game winning streak after a 16-10 road win at New Orleans. Aaron Rodgers is the player to watch for the Steelers. In his most recent game, Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown and added 6 rushing yards on three carries. He completed 33 of 49 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns in a win against Tampa Bay and went 22 of 31 for 235 yards with three touchdowns and 6 rushing yards in a win against Indianapolis. DeShon Elliott and Yahya Black each were credited with one tackle in the New Orleans win. Pittsburgh’s other results this season include a win against Cincinnati, a loss at New England and a win against Atlanta. The Steelers have won three straight and scored at least 26 points in two of them.

The forecast for game time calls for 57 degrees at Acrisure Stadium. Both teams are 5-2 and positioned near the top of the AFC North, and the game will count toward the division race. Cleveland will visit New Orleans next, while Pittsburgh will visit Cincinnati next. Cleveland then hosts Houston, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh hosts Denver, Houston, Baltimore and Carolina in its next several home games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Pittsburgh 31, Cleveland 19. Interstat’s ELO system gives Pittsburgh an 82.3 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5, and the over/under is 38.5.