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stillers4me
11-23-2013, 08:01 AM
Mediocrity is restoring meaning to the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/)-Browns rivalry.

Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh once was such a unique rivalry that the NFL gave it a night of its own. During much of the 1960s, the neighboring franchises played Saturday night special games in Cleveland.

But there has been little special about Browns-Steelers since the original Cleveland franchise defected to Baltimore after the 1995 season. The Browns have had only two winning seasons since they returned to the NFL in 1999, and they've won only 27 games in the past six seasons.

The Steelers are 24-5 against Generation II of the Browns, 11-3 in Cleveland.

But Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium, desperation will bring about the second truly meaningful Browns-Steelers game at this stage of a season in 14 years...............


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