No two AFC teams have played more than the and . The two teams have played each other 139 times, with the first matchup taking place on Oct. 7, 1950. The Browns, in their first season, defeated the Steelers that day en route to winning their first of four league titles.After a decade-plus lull, the Steelers-Browns rivalry is back. Since 2018, the two teams are 3-3-1 against one another. Both teams are currently trying to move up the food chain that is the AFC North division. Cleveland, despite a rash of injuries, ended a two-game losing streak by defeating the visiting last Thursday night. The Steelers won just one of their first three games before rebounding with wins over the Broncos and . Given the ' and ' fast starts, Sunday's game is pivotal as far as keeping pace with the rest of the division.Before Lee Smith Jersey the 140th game between the two teams, here are five fast facts about the Steelers-Browns rivalry. We also rank the top six regular season games between the two teams.Cleveland held a 48-32 series lead entering the 1990s. During the rivalry's first two decades, the Browns won 31 of the series' first 40 games until Pittsburgh turned the tables in the 1970s. The most competitive decade between the two teams was in the 1980s, with the Browns winning the 10-year period with a 12-8 record. The teams split their first eight games to start the 1990s. But things changed in 1994, when the Steelers won each of their three games against the Browns that included their first playoff matchup. From 1994-2017, the Steelers went 39-6 against the Browns to take control of the series lead. Pittsburgh took the series lead following its 34-7 win over Cleveland in Week 1 of Michael Turner Jersey the 2007 season. A large portion of Pittsburgh's succe s during this span was the disparity in quarterback play. While the Browns struggled to find a longterm starter, the Steelers enjoyed the steady play of , who is 24-3-1 against the team that famously pa sed on him in the 2004 draft.The Browns dealt the Steelers their biggest lo s in 1989, when Cleveland came to Pittsburgh and left with in the season-opener. The Steelers won the rematch one month later as both teams made the playoffs before falling to the eventual AFC champion Broncos. A decade later, the Steelers defeated the Browns, 43-0, in Cleveland's first game back after the original version of the franchise moved to Baltimore in 1996. The Browns rallied to defeat the Steelers in Pittsburgh two months later. Cla sic Clip of the Day Richard Huntley 3 TDs vs BrownsIn 1999, the Steelers happily welcome the Browns back to the NFL with a 43-0 thrashing on the SNF openerHuntley catches a TD pa s from , runs for a 2nd TD, and catches a pa s from for his 3rd Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) The Steelers have a 2-1 postseason lead over the Browns. Pittsburgh rolled to a 29-9 win over Cleveland in the divisional round of the 1994 playoffs. It was the first playoff lo s for Bill Belichick, who one week earlier defeated the to record his first postseason win as a head coach. in the 2002 wild card round, the Steelers overcame a 24-7 deficit to defeat the Browns, 36-33. Pittsburgh quarterback Tommy Maddox threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns, while Cleveland quarterback Kelly Holcomb threw for 429 yards and three touchdowns in a losing effort. The last time the Browns were in the playoffs?The had an EPIC 17-point comeback victory in the 2002 AFC Wild Card game. NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) The Browns returned the favor this past January, as Cleveland raced out to a 28-0 lead en route to a 48-37 victory. led the way with 263 yards and three touchdowns, while Roethlisberger threw for 501 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. The Browns make the Steelers pay for being too conservative. Nick Chubb's screen-pa s TD puts Cleveland up by 19 early in the fourth. The Sporting News (@sportingnews) Before coaching the Steelers, Chuck Noll and Matt Ryan Jersey Bill Cowher were Browns players. Noll played guard and linebacker during his seven seasons with the Browns. A key member of Cleveland's 1954 and '55 championship teams, Noll returned one of his five interceptions for a touchdown during the 1955 season. As a lineman, Noll was often used to funnel in the plays to Browns quarterback Otto Graham Josh Harris Jersey . Noll disliked the practice so much that he allowed his quarterbacks to call their own plays when he became coach of the Steelers. Noll's final win as the Steelers' coach came against Belichick and the Browns at the end of the 1991 season. Chuck Noll pick 6!Playing LB for the Browns in 1955, Noll intercepts Charlie Conerly in the Polo Grounds and takes it to the house to break a 4th quarter tie with the Giants. Steel City Star (@steelcitystar) While the hometown Steelers did not pick him up, Cowher latched on with the Browns in 1980 after breaking into the NFL with the in 1979. A backup linebacker and special teams maven, Cowher was part Cleveland's "Cardiac Kids" team that suffered a heartbreaking lo s to the eventual champion in the 1980 playoffs. Cowher spent three years in Cleveland before he was traded back to Philadelphia, where an injury prematurely ended his playing career. But Cowher was brought back to Cleveland after joining Marty Schottenheimer's staff in 1985. He spent two years as Cleveland's special teams coach and another two as secondary coach. The Browns played in consecutive AFC championship games over that span. In Week 6 of the 1979 season, the two teams combined to score 86 points, as Pittsburgh left Cleveland with a 51-35 win. The Steelers took a quick 21-0 before the teams e sentially traded points for the remainder of the game. Pittsburgh running backs Franco Harris, Sidney Thornton and Rocky Bleier combined to ama s 351 yards and four touchdowns, while Terry Bradshaw threw three touchdown pa ses. Browns quarterback Brian Sipe threw five touchdowns but also threw three costly interceptions. His two favorite targets were tight end Ozzie Newsome and receiver Dave Logan, who caught a combined 11 pa ses for 188 yards and three touchdowns. The Steelers went onto win their second straight and fourth over a six-year span. in 1979, we set a team record for rushing yards in a game with 361 vs. the Browns. Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) 6. 1952: Browns 21, Steelers 20After winning the series' first four games with relative ease, the Browns found themselves trailing by 13 points in Pittsburgh before rallying to score the game's final two touchdowns. Otto Graham made up for his Calvin Ridley Jersey four interceptions by throwing for 401 yards and three touchdowns that included the game-winning score. He was aided by Hall of Fame running back Marion Motley, whose 142 all-purpose yards in the game included a 68-yard touchdown reception. Pittsburgh's offense was led by Steelers 2019 Hall of Honor inductee Elbie Nickel, whose two touchdown receptions helped the Steelers get out to an early lead. Otto Graham to Mar