Van Jefferson Week 12 Preview vs. the Browns

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Van Jefferson has a decent matchup when his Pittsburgh Steelers meet the Cleveland Browns in Week 12 (Thursday, 8:15 PM ET). The Browns have given up 211 passing yards per game, 16th in the NFL.

Jefferson's 24 targets have led to 14 grabs for 139 yards (and an average of 17.4 per game) and one score.

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Jefferson vs. the Browns

  • Jefferson vs the Browns (since 2021): No games
  • Four players have collected 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Cleveland in the 2024 season.
  • The Browns have conceded a TD pass to 13 opposing players this year.
  • Cleveland has allowed two or more TD receptions to one opposing player on the season.
  • The pass defense of the Browns is allowing 211 yards per outing this year, which ranks 16th in the NFL.
  • So far this year, the Browns have conceded 14 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 1.4 per game. That ranks 14th among NFL teams.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

  • In the receiving game, Jefferson has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet in 37.5% of his games (three of eight).
  • Jefferson has been targeted on 24 of his team's 283 passing attempts this season (8.5% target share).
  • He averages 5.8 yards per target this season (139 yards on 24 targets).
  • Jefferson has had a touchdown catch in one of eight games this year. He had only one TD in that game.
  • He has scored one of his team's 20 offensive touchdowns this season (5.0%).
  • Jefferson (six red zone targets) has been targeted 14.0% of the time in the red zone (43 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Jefferson's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Ravens 11/17/2024 Week 11 1 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 11/10/2024 Week 10 2 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 10/28/2024 Week 8 5 TAR / 4 REC / 62 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 10/20/2024 Week 7 3 TAR / 2 REC / 15 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 10/6/2024 Week 5 5 TAR / 3 REC / 26 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs