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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

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1999 Regular season · Week 1 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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PITPittsburgh Steelers43Away
CLECleveland Browns0Home
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Steelers beat Browns 43–0 in 1999 Week 1

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 43–0 on the road at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 1 of the 1999 regular season on September 12, 1999. The Steelers shut out the Browns.

No other game of Week 1 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Steelers to 1–0 and dropped the Browns to 0–1. The Steelers finished 1999 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Browns finished 1999 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Steelers’ 43 points were their most in any game of 1999. The Browns’ 0 points were their fewest in any game of 1999.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Cleveland Browns won 16–15 on November 14, 1999.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Steelers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 1999 Full series history

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