When the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, it will be under rare Circumstances. According to Bet MGM, the Steelers are 1.5-point home underdogs to Cleveland. If you wonder how long it’s been since this happened you have to go all the way back to 1989.
It’s not a surprise the smart guys are leaning toward Cleveland. The Browns roughed up the Steelers 21-7 just two weeks ago in Cleveland. Pittsburgh is making a quarterback change, going with Devlin Hodges, in hopes of sparking the offense. The last time these two teams squared off, Mason Rudolph threw four interceptions and was completely ineffective.
Pittsburgh is in a fight for the final playoff spot in the AFC. They are currently 6-5 and sitting as the No. 6 seed. If the Steelers lose they would slide back to .500 and a tie with the Browns. However, Cleveland would have swept the season series and hold all tiebreakers if it comes down to that.
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