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Today’s NFL game

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Time: 5 p.m. TV: NFL Network

Line: Steelers by 7 1/2

Records: Browns (4-8); Steelers (5-7)

Last meeting: Steelers won 24-20 at Cleveland on Nov. 19, 2006

Key stat: Steelers have won 10 of last 11 meetings

Fantasy factor: Browns’ Reuben Droughns has 3 rushing TDs in last 5 games. Steelers’ Willie Parker averages 4.2 yards per carry but had only 46 on 16 carries in last meeting.

The buzz: Charlie Frye’s wrist injury may lead to first start for Browns second-year backup QB, 6-foot-6 Derek Anderson from Oregon State. Steelers have key injuries but should survive this not-ready-for-prime-time matchup.

Terry Bannon, Chicago Tribune