Pittsburgh putting the hammer down on Cleveland? Not weird. But these stats sure are.
– Pittsburgh moves to 5-0 for the first time since 1978, the only other time they’ve done it. They won their 3rd Super Bowl that year.
– Since the NFL moved to a 16 game schedule in 1978, 71 teams have begun their season 5-0. 90% of them made the playoffs. 17% of them won the Super Bowl. With seven teams making the playoffs from each conference, it’s hard to see Pittsburgh sitting things out come the postseason.
– Their 31 point win over the Browns is their largest margin of victory since a 41-9, 2010 Week 17 win over them.