Pittsburgh-Cleveland Rematch Weekend: Steelers Friday Night Five Questions

Happy Friday, and I hope yinz are doing well.

The Pittsburgh Steelers got back on track in a rare shootout victory over the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, QB Russell Wilson outdueling QB Joe Burrow in a 44-38 win. Wilson threw for 414 yards and three touchdowns, finding WRs George Pickens and Calvin Austin III along with TE Pat Freiermuth.

While the defense allowed 31 points, it also made splash plays. EDGE rushers T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig had sack/forced fumbles, the latter returned for a touchdown by rookie LB Payton Wilson, while DT Cam Heyward tipped a pass that was intercepted by CB Donte Jackson. Overall, Pittsburgh won the turnover battle 3-1, key to its victory.

Now, the Steelers will finish their 4-of-4 AFC North stretch with a rematch against the Cleveland Browns. Falling to them on the road in Week 12, Pittsburgh will play host this time under better circumstances and, presumably, better weather. The Browns will try to sweep the Steelers for the first time since 1988.

As always, we’re here to bring whatever happens throughout the weekend. Until then, we have five questions for you to answer below.

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Peace and love, peace and love!

1 – As always, we ask: will the Steelers beat the Browns? 

2 – Over/under/push four receptions for TE Pat Freiermuth? 

3 – Who finishes with more sacks. T.J. Watt, Myles Garrett, or do they end in a tie? 

4 – How many times is CB Joey Porter Jr. flagged (counting accepted and declined/offsetting penalties)? 

5 – Who rushes for more yards -RB Nick Chubb or Jaylen Warren? 

Tiebreaker: Jameis Winston passing yards. 

Recap of 2024 Week 13 Friday Night Five Questions

Keep answering folks. You have to play to win!

Question 1: Pittsburgh prevailed against Cincinnati, 44-38. A 77.6-percent majority of Steelers Depot respondents (38 of 49) picked Pittsburgh to win.

Question 2: George Pickens led Ja’Marr Chase in receiving yards up to the Bengals’ last possession of the game. But Joe Burrow hit Chase for 49 yards to set up their final score. Chase ended up with 86 receiving yards to Pickens 74. A majority 55.1 percent of respondents (27 of 49) predicted Chase to have more receiving yards than Pickens.

Question 3: T.J. Watt sacked Joe Burrow twice, including a forced fumble. The Steelers limited Trey Hendrickson to one tackle, and he hit Russell Wilson just once. But he recorded no sacks, and 53.1 percent of respondents (26 of 49) picked Watt to have more sacks than Hendrickson. Three folks predicted a tie.

Question 4: Joe Burrow threw his third touchdown pass with 2:39 to play. The median response of respondents was two touchdowns thrown. An impressive 10 folks correctly predicted three.

Question 5: Steelers fans were shocked when Russell Wilson threw a pick-six on the Steelers’ first offensive possession. No one predicted a turnover, and 14 respondents saw the Steelers scoring a touchdown. Another 19 respondents predicted a field goal. And 15 thought the Steelers would punt. This question prevented anyone from scoring the five-point weekly bonus.

REMINDER: Once Beaver Falls Hosiery “likes” your response, the answers are recorded on a spreadsheet. If you want to revise an answer prior to the cutoff (usually kickoff), the best way you can ensure that we accurately record your final answers is replying to your original response and NOT editing it.

Here are the consensus answers of Steelers Depot respondents compared to the correct answers:

 Steelers Depot respondents collectively answered three of five questions correctly.

The following 15 people answered three of five questions correctly. You missed the five-point weekly bonus by two questions:

 Steelers TEs Pat Freiermuth, Mount Washington, and MyCole Pruitt combined for 99 receiving yards. Connor Heyward was not targeted. Twenty-five of those yards were on the Freiermuth touchdown near the end of the third quarter. Those yards propelled Pghomer into this week’s winner’s seat.

Kudos Pghomer! Please send me a DM (subBurgher on twitter or quarternelson on Instagram or email quarter_nelson@yahoo.com) with your PayPal address to receive your winnings. Alternatively, you can kick your share back towards the next pot or donate it to the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Or opt for a Steelers Depot polo shirt in lieu of the cash prize. Entirely up to you, just let me know.

Style Points, Mike Bianchi and Andy N remain in the three money positions. Four folks fell off the leaderboard. Just one, Pghomer, ascended. Just five more weeks to get yourself into the season money positions.

Here is the 2024 leaderboard after Week 13:

*New to the leaderboard