The Cleveland Browns are back in action when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of a national television audience on Thursday night.
In a twist no one saw coming, the winner of the game will be ensured to close out Week 4 in first place in the AFC North Division.
The Browns are riding a two-game winning streak fueled by a dominant defense and an offense that can’t much right until the fourth quarter.
Pittsburgh, meanwhile, took down the Bengals last week for their second win of the season, but
have never won a road division game on a Thursday night, which bodes well for a Browns team that would be a perennial playoff team if they could only play on Thursday nights.
It is the Browns vs. the Steelers in the 150th meeting of the AFC’s oldest rivalry. First place is on the line, and the stadium should be rocking.
Here is everything to know about the game.
Game Info
Records: Cleveland is 2-1. Pittsburgh is 2-1.
Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.
Stadium: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland.
TV: Prime Video (National), WEWS (Cleveland market)
Announcers: Al Michaels, Kirk Hertstreit, and Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Radio: 850 ESPN Cleveland, 92.3 The Fan WKRK, 98.5 WNCX, 1300 AM La Mega (Español)
Announcers: Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura, and Je’Rod Cherry (sidelines)
Last meeting: The Browns won the last meeting, 13-6, in Week 17 of the 2025 season.
First meeting: The Browns won the first meeting, 30-17, on October 7, 1950.
All-time series: Pittsburgh leads the all-time series, 83-65-1, but the Browns have won four in a row and six of the last seven games played in Cleveland.
Weather: 78 degrees and cloudy, with a one percent chance of rain. Wind from the south/southwest at 13 mph. (weather.com)
Uniform: It is a primetime game, but the Browns can’t be bothered to dress like a real NFL team, as they will be sporting their horrible all-brown combo.
Injury report: Browns – Out: Center Elgton Jenkins (concussion), offensive guard Teven Jenkins (back), and wide receiver Tylan Wallace (knee). Steelers – Out: Running back Rico Dowdle (toe) and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (back). Questionable: Cornerback Jalen Ramey (wrist) and cornerback Brandin Echols (concussion).
The line: Browns +2.5 points, with an over/under of 38.5 points, per FanDuel.
News & Notes
- The Browns have won seven consecutive games overall on Thursday night, and nine consecutive home games on Thursday night.
- The Steelers are 0-9 all-time in divisional road games on Thursday night.
- Mason Graham is the first Cleveland defender to register a sack in the first three games of the season since Myles Garrett in 2019.
- Harold Fannin Jr. is leading the Browns in receptions (14), and his nine career touchdowns are tied for fifth among all tight ends since 2025.
- Cleveland’s defense has gone 48 consecutive games without allowing a 300-yard passer, the longest current streak in the NFL.
- Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers last 300-yard passing game was in Week 14 of the 2024 season, a span of 23 consecutive games.
- Deshaun Watson has thrown for two touchdowns and no interceptions in each of Cleveland’s wins, joining Baker Mayfield, Derek Anderson, and Vinny Testaverde as the only Cleveland quarterbacks in the past 35 years to accomplish that in consecutive victories.
- Watson is the first Cleveland quarterback to throw a game-winning touchdown pass in the final four minutes of regulation in consecutive games since Brian Sipe in 1980.
- Denzel Boston leads all rookies with 195 receiving yards and is tied for first among rookies with two touchdown receptions.
- Andre Szmyt has made 20 consecutive field goals, tied for the fifth-longest streak in franchise history.
- The Browns are +16 in the final two minutes of the halves, the best total in the NFL.
In Case You Missed It
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- What do you think of Deshaun Watson after two wins?
- Browns need to ‘spread the help’ versus the Steelers in Week 4
A Final Quote
Head coach Todd Monken on his first game against the Steelers as head coach:
“I think it’s a great division for rivalries. I grew up in the Midwest, with the Packers and the Bears and the Vikings and the Lions, and when you talk about these Midwest divisions, I think that division and this division are right there together in terms of the (great) rivalries. And this just happens to be one of them, and it happens to be the first divisional game for us and second for them.”
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