Sunday, September 14, 2008

GAME DAY: Pittsburgh Steelers VS. Cleveland Browns



SERIES HISTORY

Series History: Series began in 1950
Overall: Pittsburgh leads 57-55
At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 36-21
At Cleveland: Cleveland leads 34-21
Neutral Sites: n/a
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 11, 2007 (in Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh 31, Cleveland 28

Postseason Series: Pittsburgh leads 2-0
(postseason record included in overall series record)  Pittsburgh leads the all-time series 57-55 (including post-season) after sweeping the Browns for the fourth consecutive year in 2007 ... the Steelers are 48-24 against the Browns since 1970, including a 31-6 record (including two playoff victories) in Pittsburgh and 16-18 mark on the road ... the Steelers are 8-1 against the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium, which opened in 1999 ... the Steelers defeated the Browns 43-0 in the first game at Cleveland's new stadium on September 12, 1999 ... Pitts burgh is 2-0 versus Cleveland in the post-season defeating the Browns 36-33 om the 2--2 AFC Wild Card playoffs, and 29-9 in the AFC Divisional Playoffs at Three Rivers Stadium (January 7, 1995) ... Pittsburgh has played more games against Cleveland than against any other team in the NFL ... the 112 games played between the Steelers and the Browns are the most between any two AFC teams ... the Steelers have won 15 of their last 16 games against the Browns and 22 of the last 25 contests ... Pittsburgh's last loss to the Browns came on October 5, 2003 ending a six-game Steelers' winning streak ... that game is also the last time these two teams met on Sunday night ... the Steelers have not been swept by the Browns since 1988 but have swept Cleveland five of the past six years.

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