The Cleveland Browns surprised many with five wins in their first seven games. Sunday's 27-6 loss to Pittsburgh though proved that the Browns should quiet down their bark. Especially when it comes to playing their AFC North rivals.

The Browns have lost grasp of the AFC North division lead. It comes at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who made it a 23-game winning streak over Cleveland in their home stadium with a 27-6 dominant victory.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The safe play would have been to kick the field goal. Maybe the smart play, too. Only Aaron Rodgers didn't see it that way. Perhaps most importantly to the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback,

The Pittsburgh Steelers come up with their second takeaway of the first quarter after Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson's incomplete pass is reversed to a fumble after replay assist.

The Cleveland Browns lost 27-6 to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, slipping out of first place in the AFC North.

With high stakes for both sides of Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, words are flying before the pads start popping. Most of the talk has come from Cleveland, a team sitting in first place in the division with a chance to sweep Pittsburgh this weekend.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren rips off a 23-yard run late in the first half against the Cleveland Browns.

Pittsburgh has faced man coverage on 42% of dropbacks, the highest rate through seven weeks since 2020, according to SumerSports. Pittsburgh finished with a 36% success rate against Cleveland's man coverage, and the league average is 42%. The offense has posted an EPA/dropback of -0.19 against man coverage.