Browns seek first season sweep of Steelers since 1988
Both teams enter at 5-2 with first place in the AFC North at stake, while Cleveland faces a 22-game regular-season losing streak in Pittsburgh.
Cleveland visits Pittsburgh with a chance to take first place in the AFC North and beat the Steelers twice in a season for the first time since 1988. The Browns and Steelers each have a 5-2 record entering the matchup.
For Cleveland, a win would also end a run of 22 consecutive regular-season defeats in Pittsburgh. That streak does not include the postseason: the Browns won 48-37 there in the 2020 wild-card round.
Cleveland’s last sweep came with a 23-9 victory in Week 5 of the 1988 season, followed by a 27-7 home win over Pittsburgh in Week 12.
The Browns had another opportunity the following year after opening the season with a 51-0 victory in Pittsburgh. But the Steelers prevented a second straight sweep, taking the Week 6 rematch 17-7.
