The Browns will look to improve to 4-9 on the season with a win over the Steelers in Week 14. In their previous matchup in Week 12, the Browns defeated the Steelers 24-19 in a snowy game at Huntington Bank Field.

"We really have to go to school on [the Steelers] again, have a good week of practice and then go on the road and try to find a win," head coach Kevin Stefanski said ahead of the Browns' upcoming game.

Here are three burning questions ahead of the Browns' showdown against the Steelers.

Will WR Jerry Jeudy continue his recent dominance against the Steelers?

WR Jerry Jeudy has the fifth-most receiving yards in the NFL this season with 880, 614 of which have come since QB Jameis Winston took over as the Browns starting quarterback in Week 8.

Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey credited Jeudy's recent success with his versatility and ability to line up in different positions across the line of scrimmage. On 744 total plays this season, Jeudy has lined up out wide on 63 percent of plays, in the slot on 35 percent of plays and in tight on two percent of plays, per RotoWire.

"I think his mind for the game and his intelligence, his ability to move into different spots, whether it's inside, outside, X, Z, whatever it is definitely beneficial," Dorsey said. "You want to be able to move guys around so a defense can't get a beat on them and know exactly where they're lining up every time. So, his mental ability to handle that and then the physical ability to run the routes and still be able to win is a huge advantage."

Against the Steelers in Week 12, Jeudy led the Browns with 85 receiving yards on six receptions, catching all six of his targets.

In Week 14, Jeudy will once again face a talented Pittsburgh secondary that has allowed 220.5 passing yards per game, the 18^th-fewest in the NFL, and has the fourth-most interceptions this season with 13.

Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr., who Jeudy said covered him in much of their previous matchup, allowed Browns receivers to catch four of five targets for a total of 37 yards in Week 12. Jeudy said he was preparing to counter Porter's physicality in their rematch in Week 14.

"He's a great young [defensive back]," Jeudy said. "He's a physical guy, so you have to be physical with him. He's kind of handsy, so you have to make sure to try your best to keep his hands off of you and try to find ways to win against him."

Can the Browns prevent explosive plays on defense?

In their last outing against the Steelers in Week 12, the Browns defense allowed five passing plays for over 20 yards and four rushing plays for over 10 yards for a total of nine explosive plays.

On the season, the Browns have given up the third-most explosive passing plays and the fourth-most explosive runs.

"We have to concentrate on just doing our job really well," defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said. "It just proves in this league if you let your guard down for one second, you can give up [an explosive play]. When it's all said and done, there may be reasons, but there's no excuses and we'll take responsibility for it."

Despite the explosiveness of the Steelers offense, the Browns were still able to leave Huntington Bank Field with a win in Week 12. However, preventing the Steelers offense from making explosive plays will be crucial if they are to complete the season sweep.

This season, the Steelers have 45 passing plays of 20 or more yards and 46 rushing plays of 10 or more yards. Led by QB Russell Wilson, the Steelers offense poses a threat to score no matter what field position they hold.

"Obviously [Wilson] is a great player," head coach Kevin Stefanski said. "They're utilizing him in a way that's conducive to his skillset. He has a great deep ball. He gets the ball out of his hands in the quick game and makes great decisions."

WR George Pickens has been a clear favorite target of Wilson's this season, garnering 90 targets through 12 games – nearly double the 47 targets of TE Pat Freiermuth, the next closest pass catcher.

He leads the Steelers with 850 receiving yards, averaging 15.5 yards per catch. Pickens had four receptions for 48 yards against the Browns in Week 14, including a 31-yard catch on a deep ball from Wilson in the first quarter.

"He's a contested-catch player where he's always open, the quarterback always feels like he's open," Stefanski said. "[Wilson] can throw it into coverage, and they feel like he's going to come down with the ball. They've expanded his routes and where he's running them, how he's running them throughout this offense this season."

Is the lack of time between the Browns and Steelers' most recent matchup a benefit?

For the first time since the 2021 season, the Browns will face an opponent twice in just three weeks. They faced the Ravens in Weeks 12 and 14 in 2021 and are facing the Steelers in Weeks 12 and 14 in 2024.

While each team only has one additional game's worth of film to work from, Stefanski said that he expects the Steelers' approach to differ from the Browns' previous matchup in Week 12.

"Just played these guys a couple weeks ago, so that's the unique piece of this for both teams," Stefanski said. "Having just played them, it won't be the same. You don't pick up where you left off. There's going to be adjustments that they make, adjustments that we make. There are guys that will play in this game that weren't available previously and vice versa."

Browns WR Cedric Tillman and DT Maurice Hurst II, who both played against the Steelers in Week 12, have been ruled out for Week 14's game with a concussion and ankle injury, respectively. Steelers LB Alex Highsmith did not play in Week 12 with an ankle injury but is expected to be healthy for Week 14.

With changes to the availability of players who either did or did not play in Week 12, the Browns will look to create a game plan that doesn't mimic what they used to beat the Steelers in their previous matchup.

"Game planning-wise and things like that, you look and you're trying to make sure that you're doing things that are different or not, things that they can just lock in and key in on because we did this before and just two weeks ago on them," Dorsey said. "So, in that regard, things are a little bit more fresh in everybody's mind in terms of, 'Hey, here's the stuff we were running, here's the stuff they were running.' I'm sure they're going to have some different looks for us as well."