When the Cleveland Browns take the field on Thursday night, they know they need to beat Pittsburgh to keep any hopes of making the playoffs alive. But Browns running back Kareem Hunt knows the game is important for another reason.
Growing up in Cleveland, Hunt understands the old rivalry between the two teams, even if the rivalry does not exist anymore. Hunt knows Cleveland fans do not like the Steelers, and it generally works the other way around too.
With the rivalry practically dead, most new players do not know about the intense games between the Browns and Steelers.