Kenneth Gainwell Fantasy Football Week 6: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Running back Kenneth Gainwell faces a matchup against the top-ranked run defense in the league (75.6 yards conceded per game) in Week 6, when his Pittsburgh Steelers meet the Cleveland Browns, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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Kenneth Gainwell Week 6 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: October 12, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.9
• Projected Rushing Yards: 42.81
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.36
• Projected Receiving Yards: 13.17
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.06

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Gainwell Fantasy Performance

• Gainwell is the 29th-ranked fantasy player at the RB position and 108th overall, as he has put up 39.9 total fantasy points (10.0 per game).
• In his last three games, Gainwell has posted 37.6 fantasy points (12.5 per game), running for 135 yards and scoring three touchdowns on 28 carries. He has also helped out in the passing game with 61 yards on 10 grabs (12 targets) as a pass-catcher.
• The highlight of Gainwell's fantasy campaign was a Week 4 performance versus the Minnesota Vikings, a game where he went off for zero passing yards and zero touchdowns with picks (for 25.4 total fantasy points). On the ground, he chipped in with 99 rushing yards on 19 attempts (5.2 yards per carry) with two TDs.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Kenneth Gainwell stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 1 against the New York Jets, running seven times for 19 yards, with three receptions for four yards as a receiver (2.3 fantasy points).

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Not a single QB has posted more than 300 yards passing in a game against Cleveland this season.
• The Browns have given up at least one passing TD to six opposing QBs this year.
• Cleveland has allowed two players to throw for two or more touchdowns in a game this season.
• Just one player have passed for at least three TDs in a game against the Browns this year.
• A total of one player has racked up over 100 yards receiving in a game against Cleveland this season.
• The Browns have allowed eight players to catch a touchdown pass versus them this year.
• A total of two players have hauled in more than one touchdown pass against Cleveland this year.
• The Browns' defense has not allowed a player to amass more than 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• Cleveland has allowed three players to score at least one rushing TD against them this year.
• The Browns have not allowed an opposing player to score two or more rushing TDs against them this season.

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