And who ended up being right? Pete Prisco and R.J. White join Will Brinson on the Pick Six Podcast to break it all down. At 6-5, the Steelers would be the AFC's sixth and final playoff team if the postseason started today. All Rights Reserved. Where do the Broncos stand after all the picks in the Russell Wilson trade were made? AFC Wild Card Round. This was the first of four straight Browns wins in Pittsburgh from 1986 to 1989. It's the day that, in 1969, the the Steelers hired Chuck Noll to help end the franchise's 36-year championship draught. This came 17 months after L.A. flipped two firsts and a fourth to acquire Jalen Ramsey's services. The Steelers lead the overall series, 80621. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Cleveland recovered the fumble and would then take it down close enough for Lou Groza to seal the deal. The win would serve as a turning point for the Browns, who would win 11 regular season games before losing an epic game to the eventual championRaidersin the AFC Championship Game. This marked the first tie game in the history of the rivalry. The Browns, in their first NFL season, defeated the Steelers that day en route to winning their first of four league titles. This decade closed out with the most infamous matchup between these two teams when Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett got into a brawl at the end of the game culminating with Garrett hitting Rudolph over the head with his own helmet. Like, if this were Mortal Kombat, the game would be yelling, "Finish him!". The Falcons went 4-12, with one win in the NFC South. What does basketball have? Conversely, the Steelers' offense had no issues moving the ball against the Browns, amassing 424 total yards that included 238 yards on the ground. Which is a little bit different than what the Packers have done for well decades. Steelers vs Browns goes all the way back to 1950 and the two teams have squared off a total of 139 career meetings. During most of this time, Bill Cowher was head coach of the Steelers. Upon the deathbed in Cleveland, his final request was for his body to be buried by members of the Cleveland Browns, to let him down one last time. Fellow receiver Antwaan Randle El also had a significant play in the game, as his 66-yard punt return for a score got the Steelers on the board. The St. Louis Football Team and Seattle Seahawks each encountered a similar situation some years back. Those players are going to be going into the game thinking if we play our best game, even if Pittsburgh plays its best game, it could be a . The two teams finished the season at 106, tied atop the AFC North. [13], On January 3, 2021, the Browns entered Week 17 at home and would clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Steelers. Pittsburgh's 18-16 loss in Cleveland -- dropping them to 1-4 on the season -- would spearhead a nine game-winning streak that saw the Steelers' defense go on one of most incredible runs in NFL history, allowing just 28 points in a nine-game span that included five shutouts. But as he prepares to call the AFC wild-card game between . "I know the Browns fans are pulling very, very hard for this win. During that time the Steelers were among the NFL's worst teams. Garrett's suspension was the longest in NFL history for a single on-field transgression. The Rams could have been content to just continue riding with Jared Goff. This was the Browns only win at Heinz Field until the 2020 playoffs. Seven weeks later, quarterback Bernie Kosar led the Browns to a season sweep of Pittsburgh. The quarterback, though, has already figured out what this start in Pittsburgh against the Steelers means to Browns fans. Only wish I would have been alive to see it. "Then next, ma'am, you must take the doughnuts and from across the room, toss them at your husband until you make a ringer around his 'love pole'. The last time the Browns were in the playoffs?The @Steelers had an EPIC 17-point comeback victory in the 2002 AFC Wild Card game. 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Browns force eight Steelers turnovers in game in Cleveland. Oh, and it should be noted that Golden Tate could be headed to Green Bay. Joe "Turkey" Jones' violent hit of Pittsburgh's Hall of Fame quarterback summed up the violent nature of the Steelers-Browns games during the first 30 years of the rivalry. Colts owner Jim Irsay talks to Judy Battista about the influx of signal-callers in the AFC South. In the 1989 season opener, the Browns defeated the Steelers 510 in Pittsburgh. And now, like every show I watched as a kid, it's been rebooted -- and might even be better than the original. 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Bud Carson in 1989 opened his Browns head coaching career in epic fashion, clobbering the Steelers 51-0 at Pittsburgh #Browns pic.twitter.com/83fcsUgasD. Because she knows better than to expect a ring. Big Blue took a page out of the Bills' playbook by snagging a big-time receiver. The success of the '94 Browns was tempered by their inability to beat the Steelers, who beat the Browns twice in the regular season before defeating them in their first-ever playoff showdown. 'It was one of the most physical games I've played in the 11 years I've played football. Tim Couch helped the Browns jump off to an early lead and Phil Dawson added a field goal to pull ahead 10-0 early in the first quarter. Wilson's dead-money number is gargantuan this offseason, but it drops significantly in 2022. After the NFL merged with the former American Football League (AFL) in 1970, the Browns and Steelers were placed in the Central division of the newly formed American Football Conference (AFC). [2] WKBN-TV broadcasts both teams; when they play at the same time the station chooses one game, and gets many calls from disappointed fans of the other team. With 138 meetings it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference. No. The team that catches the most fish at the end of the week wins.So on a cold freezing day on Lake Erie they began their contest.The first day after 8 hours of fishing the Browns had caught 0 fish and the Steelers had 100. They are really persistent about getting their quarterback, So we could get some comedic value when the headline says The Raiders beat Meoff this past Sunday, Not the first time the Browns have crashed the Jets in New York. On December 10, 2009, the Browns defeated the Steelers 136, ending a 12-game winning streak for the Steelers. Eric Edholm breaks down Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection in Rounds 2 and 3. You might ask where Rams vs. Seahawks ranks, but Wilson vs. Seahawks is going to be much more interesting. He ended by joking about how he's glad he isn't the most winning quarterback. The Browns came to see the doctor. Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. Now, Stefon Diggs is a better player than Kenny Golladay, but the latter should give Daniel Jones a huge boost -- and inherently allow the team to fully evaluate whether Danny Dimes is truly a quarterback to build around. "Most definitely," Watson said this week. Cleveland rode the fourth-quarter heroics of first-round pick Tim Couch as Couch tossed two touchdown passes and Phil Dawson added a field goal in order to put the Steelers away. 6: November 14, 1999, Browns Win 16-15. Is Kansas City going to be a one-hit wonder? pic.twitter.com/AYbvPNMt2S. For instance, former Steelers head coach Chuck Noll is from Cleveland and played linebacker for the Browns. The Browns fell behind again before Earnest Byner's four-yard touchdown run gave Cleveland a 27-24 win. Happy birthday to @BernieKosarQB! And then the Browns embarrassed them with a 48-37 Wild Card Weekend shellacking that wasn't as close as the final score indicated. With 118 meetings and counting, it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference (AFC), surpassing any other rivalry in the conference by at least 5 contests. The Browns dismantled the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-37 in the wild-card round Sunday night, picking up the franchise's first postseason victory in more than a quarter-century and earning a trip to . AFC Divisional Round, first playoff meeting between the two teams. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. The following are my top 10 Browns-Steelers games of all time. In Pittsburgh's first win over the Browns, the Steelers trailed late before quarterback Tommy Maddox -- the XFL's MVP the previous year -- came off the bench to lead Pittsburgh to a come-from-behind victory. But we really need Winston going up against the Buccaneers this season. The Browns, however, foreshadowed the winds of change that would take place within the rivalry during the 1980s. 3. The Steelers ended the 1970s winning seven straight meetings and capped the decade by winning Super Bowls XIII and XIV to go along with their Super Bowl wins earlier in the decade (IX and X). Then, on hands and knees you must crawl to her like a leopard and retrieve the grape using only your tongue." Later that season, the Steelers came back from down 216 to win 3128. However, the majority of the games have been close and come down to the final minutes or one final play. Some jokes are funny, but use them with caution in real life. Fearing a problem and not wanting it to get worse, she decided to take him to a child psychologist. They played their first game against the Steelers at the new Cleveland Browns Stadium. Maybe it's time for y'all to wise up! The logo later became the Steelers primary trademark, and is arguably better known with the logo than the steel industry itself. To be quite honest with you, we're not a group that runs from these types of games; we're the type of group to run to these types of games. Two young stud quarterbacks forging a rivalry for the foreseeable future? The Browns marched right back down the field only to be heartbroken as Lou Groza missed the game-winning field goal as time expired. [6] In tribute of Cleveland losing the Browns, Steelers fans wore orange arm bands to the final game at Three Rivers Stadium as a sign of mutual respect and sorrow for losing a great rivalry. Bill Belichick's best season in Cleveland included 11 regular season wins and a playoff win over his mentor, Bill Parcells, who at the time was finishing his season season in New England. The Browns would win the first eight meetings before the Steelers would finally beat their rivals in 1954. The Browns - Steelers rivalry is one of the most storied rivalries in the NFL. Greenwood, Dwight White, Donnie Shell and Mike Wagner. I finally understand what Charlie Browns teacher was saying. The 1980 Browns, nicknamed the "Kardiac Kids", would make the playoffs that year for the first time since 1972 after Pittsburgh dominated the AFC Central with four Super Bowl wins in the late 1970s.[5]. You won't want to miss a moment of the 2023 season! Sorry. Brady Quinn solidified himself in Cleveland legacy (if only for a short while) as he made his first and got his only significant win in a Browns uniform. The Steelers won the division thanks to an 11-0 start to the season. But now it's time for New England to get back on top. However, in the final seconds of the game, a brawl broke out between the two teams. The loss also left the Browns to finish last place in the division behind the Steelers. Might the Jets' failure to add an offensive tackle cause trouble for Aaron Rodgers down the road? The Browns continued their dominance in the NFL as they appeared in six straight NFL Championship games from 1950 to 1955, winning the NFL title in 1950, 1954, and 1955. Wentz obviously will have his eye on what's happening back in Philly. We've had some battles with Cincinnati over the years, which grew to be kind of a signature matchup in the North and maybe, the same thing is happening with this. I mean, I'm sure a lot of Patriots fans were happy for Brady to win. The Steelers lead the overall series including regular and postseason with a 77-61-1 record. Cleveland played great football.'". 1 overall six years ago. The only bummer is, they aren't scheduled to play -- at the moment. The Browns received a stellar performance from backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb, who threw for 429 yards and three touchdowns. Despite Holcomb's heroics, the Browns still fell behind the play of Maddox and receivers Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress, who combined to catch 17 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Pittsburgh won two Super Bowls during this stretch and swept the series with Cleveland in each of those seasons. Will Jordan Love thrive with the pass-catchers Green Bay picked up? The Saints and Bucs battled for the top spot in not only the division, but in the entire NFC. The two divisional foes have a natural rivalry due to the commonalities between the cities, proximity, etc. In the 1970s the Steelers began to even the playing field with the Browns, led by head coach Chuck Noll, a Cleveland native and former Browns linebacker. In the game in Pittsburgh, Browns come back from down 273 in the 3rd quarter to tie the game at 27, but the Steelers kick a game winning field goal. When the league was voting on the Browns relocation, Steelers owner Dan Rooney was one of only two owners to vote against the move.