Overview

• Pittsburgh hosts Cleveland on Oct. 12 at Acrisure Stadium, then visits Cincinnati for Thursday Night Football on Oct. 16.
• The Steelers are 3-1 and lead the AFC North after resting in Week 5 as every division rival lost.
• Cleveland is expected to start rookie Dillon Gabriel for his second career start, and the Browns bring the league’s second-lowest scoring offense.
• Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. could return from a hamstring injury, edge rusher Alex Highsmith practiced after an ankle issue, and receiver Calvin Austin III is managing a tender shoulder.
• Cincinnati has dropped three straight since Joe Burrow’s toe injury, framing Pittsburgh’s short-rest divisional stretch against an opponent on a skid.