Kenneth Gainwell Fantasy Football Week 17: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Kenneth Gainwell and the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cleveland Browns and their 13th-ranked run defense (113.7 yards allowed per game) in Week 17, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Gainwell a DFS option for you this week, as he plays the Browns? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Kenneth Gainwell Week 17 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: December 28, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.2
• Projected Rushing Yards: 54.43
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.39
• Projected Receiving Yards: 29.17
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.12

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Gainwell Fantasy Performance

• With 131.1 fantasy points this season (8.7 per game), Gainwell is the 25th-ranked player at the RB position. He ranks 73rd among all players.
• In his last three games, Gainwell has put up 41.6 fantasy points (13.9 per game), rushing for 145 yards and scoring one touchdown on 26 carries. He has also contributed 151 yards on 18 catches (21 targets) with one TD as a receiver.
• Gainwell has 58.3 total fantasy points (11.7 per game) in his last five games, carrying the ball 41 times for 257 yards with one touchdown. As a pass-catcher, he has added 206 yards on 26 catches (30 targets) with one TD.
• The high point of Gainwell's fantasy season came against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, when he posted 25.4 fantasy points with six receptions (on six targets) for 35 yards.
• From a fantasy perspective, Kenneth Gainwell delivered his worst fantasy-point total of the year (0.4 points) in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers, rushing for zero yards on zero carries with two catches for four yards.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Not a single QB has recorded more than 300 yards passing in a game against Cleveland this season.
• A total of 13 players have thrown for at least one TD against the Browns this year.
• Cleveland has allowed six players to pass for at least two touchdowns in a game this year.
• The Browns have allowed just two players to pass for at least three touchdowns in a game this season.
• A total of one player has put up more than 100 yards receiving in a game against Cleveland this year.
• The Browns have allowed 19 players to catch a TD pass against them this year.
• Just three players have hauled in more than one TD pass versus Cleveland this season.
• Three players have collected more than 100 yards rushing in a game against the Browns this year.
• Cleveland has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown versus them this year.
• The Browns have allowed just three players to score more than one rushing TD in a game this year.

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