Since the turn of the century, the Pittsburgh Steelers lead the Cleveland Browns 16-9 when they play in Cleveland. Most of those victories came from the hand of Ben Roethlisberger. Since his retirement, the Steelers have lost three straight games when they travel up the Turnpike.
The Browns completely dominated the early contests when they just had to turn up to beat the Same Old Steelers. After Chuck Noll took over as Pittsburgh’s head coach, that superiority initially stayed intact in Cleveland when the Browns won the first five contests that Noll coached.
It changed for Noll the season the Steelers won their first Lombardi.