The oldest rivalry in the American Football Conference will see its latest installment on Thursday Night Football when the Browns host the Steelers in their 146^th meeting.

Since their first meeting in 1950, there has been no love lost between the two city’s fanbases, located just over 130 miles from one another.

“When you have cities in such close proximity, I think that adds to the rivalries because there’s so many people that grew up around here, grew up around Pittsburgh, obviously interact with each other throughout the year,” head coach Kevin Stefanski said. “So, it makes it special. Being down at our stadium the last division game was special. I’d expect nothing but the same, especially in the setting of a Thursday night.”

The Browns and Steelers split games last season, with the Steelers coming away with a Week 2 win over the Browns before the Browns bested the Steelers in Week 11.

RB Nick Chubb is no stranger to the Steelers, having faced them 10 times in his career. Most recently, Chubb faced the Steelers in Week 2 of the 2023 season, suffering a season-ending knee injury that took him off the playing field for over a year before he returned in Week 7 of this season.

Chubb said that his mind is not on the injury, even as he faces the Steelers again. He did, however, say he expected the typical traits of an AFC North matchup.

“Every game (against the Steelers) we know is going to be physical,” Chubb said.