Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

This AFC North battle is not expected to be a hotly contested game. Ben Roethlisberger returns for the Steelers, and Colt McCoy will make his NFL debut. It’s about as bad a scenario for a rookie quarterback  as there is. The Steelers are 14 point favorites.

The Steelers surprised some people be beginning the year 3-1. Now their Pro Bowl quarterback returns from suspension to improve the offense. The Browns have a weak secondary, and will have problems with Hines Ward, and Mike Wallace. Big Ben’s return will be particularly beneficial to Heath Miller, who is off to a quiet start in 2010. Pittsburgh should have no trouble with the Browns offense. Expect a lot of second half carries for Rashard Mendenhall, and even Issac Redman

With a third string, rookie quarterback making his first professional start, the Browns offense is not expected to do much of anything in this game. So far Peyton Hillis has been a solid surprise, scoring in each of the Browns first 5 games. Hillis is nursing an injured quad, and will not even be at 100% effectiveness. None of Cleveland’s receivers will make an impact in this game. The best outlook for this game is for Josh Cribbs, who will have plenty of opportunities, to return a kickoff for a score