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Browns-steelers Rivalry




  ! Colspan "2" style="text-align: center background-color: }" Cleveland Browns&ndashPittsburgh Steelers
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  ! Style "background: #E0E7EF" colspan="2" History
  '''1st Meeting''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/October_7" class="copylinks">October 7 , 1950
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Last Meeting''' December 7 , 2006
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Next Meeting''' September 9 , 2007
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Number of Meetings''' 110 meetings
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''All-Time Series''' Tied: 55-55
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Regular Season Series''' CLE : 55-53
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Largest victory''' CLE : 51&ndash0 (9/10/1989)
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Current Streak''' PIT : Won 7
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Longest CLE Win Streak''' 8 (1950-1953)
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Longest PIT Win Streak''' 7 (2003-present)
  ! Style "background: #E0E7EF" colspan="2" Post Season History
  Style "vertical-align: top" '''Post Season Series''' PIT : 2-0






1960'S (BROWNS 15-5)






















































































































































Year Date Result Location Notes
1960 October 2 Browns 28-20  Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 20 Steelers 14-10 Forbes Field
1961 October 22 Browns 30-28 Forbes Field
November 5 Steelers 17-13 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1962 October 28 Browns 41-14 Forbes Field
November 25 Browns 35-14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1963 October 5 Browns 35-23 Forbes Field
November 10 Steelers 9-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1964 October 10 Steelers 23-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 1 Browns 30-17 Pitt Stadium
1965 October 9 Browns 24-19 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 28 Browns 42-21 Pitt Stadium
1966 October 8 Browns 41-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 6 Steelers 16-6 Pitt Stadium
1967 October 7 Browns 21-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 5 Browns 34-14 Pitt Stadium
1968 October 5 Browns 31-24 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 17 Browns 45-24 Pitt Stadium
1969 October 18 Browns 42-31 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 16 Browns 24-3 Pitt Stadium



1970'S (STEELERS 15-5)






















































































































































Year Date Result Location Notes
1970 October 3 Browns 15-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 29 Steelers 28-9 Three Rivers Stadium
1971 October 10 Browns 27-17 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 7 Steelers 26-9 Three Rivers Stadium
1972 November 19 Browns 26-24 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 3 Steelers 30-0 Three Rivers Stadium
1973 September 23 Steelers 33-6 Three Rivers Stadium
November 25 Browns 21-16 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1974 October 20 Steelers 20-16 Three Rivers Stadium
November 17 Steelers 26-16 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1975 October 5 Steelers 42-6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 7 Steelers 31-17 Three Rivers Stadium
1976 September 19 Steelers 31-14 Three Rivers Stadium
October 10 Browns 18-16 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1977 October 2 Steelers 28-14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 13 Steelers 35-31 Three Rivers Stadium
1978 September 24 Steelers 15-9 (ot) Three Rivers Stadium
October 15 Steelers 34-14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1979 October 7 Steelers 51-35 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 25 Steelers 33-30 (ot) Three Rivers Stadium



1980'S (BROWNS 12-8)






















































































































































Year Date Result Location Notes
1980 October 26 Browns 27-26 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 16 Steelers 16-13 Three Rivers Stadium
1981 October 11 Steelers 13-7 Three Rivers Stadium
November 22 Steelers 32-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1982 December 19 Browns 10-9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
January 2, '03 Steelers 37-21 Three Rivers Stadium
1983 October 16 Steelers 44-17 Three Rivers Stadium
December 18 Browns 30-17 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1984 September 23 Browns 20-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 9 Steelers 23-20 Three Rivers Stadium
1985 September 16 Browns 17-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
November 3 Steelers 10-9 Three Rivers Stadium
1986 October 5 Browns 27-24 Three Rivers Stadium
November 23 Browns 37-31 (ot) Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1987 September 20 Browns 34-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 26 Browns 19-13 Three Rivers Stadium
1988 October 2 Browns 23-9 Three Rivers Stadium
November 20 Browns 27-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1989 September 10 Browns 51-0 Three Rivers Stadium
October 15 Steelers 17-7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium



1990'S (STEELERS 10-5)



















































































































Year Date Result Location Notes
1990 September 9 Browns 13-3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 23 Steelers 35-0 Three Rivers Stadium
1991 October 27 Browns 17-14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 22 Steelers 17-10 Three Rivers Stadium
1992 October 11 Browns 17-9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 27 Steelers 23-13 Three Rivers Stadium
1993 October 24 Browns 28-23 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
January 2, '94 Steelers 16-9 Three Rivers Stadium
1994 September 11 Steelers 17-10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
December 18 Steelers 17-7 Three Rivers Stadium
January 7, '95 Three Rivers Stadium Divisional Playoff Game.
1995 November 13 Steelers 20-3 Three Rivers Stadium
November 26 Steelers 20-17 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1999 September 12 Steelers 43-0 Cleveland Browns Stadium First Game in Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Sunday Night Football.
November 14 Browns 16-15 Three Rivers Stadium



2000'S (STEELERS 13-2)

































































































































Year Date Result Location Notes
2000 September 17 Browns 23-20 Cleveland Browns Stadium
October 22 Steelers 22-0 Three Rivers Stadium
2001 November 11 Steelers 15-12 (ot) Cleveland Browns Stadium
January 6, '02 Steelers 28-7 Heinz Field
2002 September 29 Steelers 16-13 (ot) Heinz Field
November 3 Steelers 23-20 Cleveland Browns Stadium
December 29 Heinz Field Wild Card Playoff Game.
2003 October 5 Browns 33-13 Heinz Field
November 23 Steelers 13-6 Cleveland Browns Stadium
2004 October 10 Steelers 34-23 Heinz Field
November 14 Steelers 24-10 Cleveland Browns Stadium
2005 November 13 Steelers 34-21 Heinz Field
December 24 Steelers 41-0 Cleveland Browns Stadium
2006 November 19 Steelers 24-20 Cleveland Browns Stadium
December 7 Steelers 27-7 Heinz Field
2007 September 9 Cleveland Browns Stadium
November 11 Heinz Field



TRIVIA

  • The Three Rivers Jinx. When the Steelers moved to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970, they defeated the Browns 16 straight times before the Browns finally broke through in with a win in 1986. Ironically, the Browns have also been having trouble gaining victories at Heinz Field losing 6 out of the 7 times they have played in Pittsburgh's new stadium.

  • The greatest defeat in Steelers history occurred on the season opener of the 1989 NFL Season in Pittsburgh when the Browns won 51-0, nearly ten years to the day when the Browns returned to the league the Steelers defeated them in their season opener (and first game of the new franchise) 43-0. It is the worst loss of the new Browns.

  • When the league was voting on the Browns relocation the Steelers owner, Dan Rooney , was one of only two owners to vote against the move. In tribute of Cleveland losing the Browns the Steeler 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.



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