Steelers Make NFL History in Victory Over Browns

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The Pittsburgh Steelers ran all over the Cleveland Browns with Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle to defeat their rival for the 23rd consecutive time during the regular season at home.

The Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns matchup at Acrisure Stadium was different this year. For the first time in about 30 decades, the two rivals were meeting in Week 8 or later with the division lead on the line.

Once the game started, though, it looked and felt a lot like Cleveland’s trips to Pittsburgh over the last two and a half decades.

Behind 200 rushing yards, the Steelers defeated the Browns 27-6 on Sunday. It was Pittsburgh’s 23rd consecutive regular season home win against Cleveland, which tied the NFL regular season record for the longest winning streak against any opponent in a single location.

The Green Bay Packers also defeated the Detroit Lions 23 straight regular season contests from 1992-2014.

The Browns last won in Pittsburgh during the 2003 regular season.

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The Browns have lost 22 straight regular-season games in Pittsburgh, and have not won a regular-season game there since Oct. 5, 2003 — 8,248 days ago. They are one loss today shy of tying the NFL record for most consecutive road regular-season losses vs. a team in NFL history