Cleveland's winless streak in Pittsburgh since 2003 ended Monday night at Acrisure Stadium as the Steelers defeated the Browns 26-22 with defensive touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters.
The Browns (1-1) lost running back Nick Chubb in the second quarter after he was taken off with a left knee injury. The win put the Steelers at 1-1.
While the Steelers' offense struggled, their defense scored to beat the Browns.
Minkah Fitzpatrick deflected Deshaun Watson's first pass, and outside linebacker Alex Highsmith returned it 30 yards for a touchdown nine seconds into the game
As the Steelers trailed by three in the fourth quarter, Highsmith forced a Watson fumble,
which outside linebacker T.J. Watt recovered and returned for the winning 17-yard score.
Steelers got two defensive touchdowns in a game for the first time since 2010 and a fumble return touchdown and an interception return touchdown for the first time since 2009.
They won with 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, and 11 quarterback hits.