The Cleveland Browns will play bitter rivals Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6 with Dillon Gabriel under center. Winning the starting job over Shedeur Sanders, it seems like this game will bring too many problems for the rookie quarterback.
There are four specific pieces of data that play against Gabriel here. The first one, Cleveland is 0-21 in its last 21 regular season games in Pittsburgh. The second one, the Browns are returning from a London game without any rest.
Third but not least, the Steelers are off a Bye Week, and Mike Tomlin is 14-4 after a bye with eight wins in a row. Fourth and equally as important, Tomlin has a 27-6 record against rookie quarterbacks, and is 14-1 at home against them. Gabriel should be in a world of trouble.
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