Would a Cleveland Browns Victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Mean Anything?

It’s sad, really, that it’s come to this.   Though the Cleveland Browns have endured some horrendous seasons since returning to the NFL in 1999, their fans have anticipated games against the Pittsburgh Steelers with the excitement that a Browns victory over their hated rivals would at least salvage the season, even if only a little bit.   In preseasons past, the Browns were expected to be also-rans, if not basement-dwellers. But in those years, a win over Pittsburgh would have given Browns fans immense personal satisfaction along with the hope that their team was on their way back to the top of the AFC North.   But this was supposed to be the year. After an out-of-nowhere 10-6 finish a year ago, 2008 was supposed to be the year that the Browns regained supremacy, stomping the Steelers on their way to the division title and a playoff appearance. NFL “experts” everywhere heralded them as the “sexy” pick to make noise in the AFC.    ... (link)