The Cleveland Browns will open the 2017 NFL season on Sunday by hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team often referred to as a rival.
One of the first things you learn as a Browns fans is to dislike the Steelers, not just as a rival in the AFC North, but as “the rival” for the Browns.
The thing is, this have never been a rivalry, at least not on the field.
The Browns and the Steelers first met in 1950 after the Browns entered the NFL fresh off dominating the All-American Football Conference for four years.