Steelers record on ‘Thursday Night Football’: Inside the 76-year road losing streak (and Browns role in it)

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The Steelers are historically dominant on Monday nights, having taken a 23-game “Monday Night Football” home wining streak into last season’s playoff loss to the Texans. Thursday nights are a different story.

Pittsburgh’s struggles on “Thursday Night Football” have persisted in recent years, with some of those losses coming as major surprises.

Whether it was the snowy loss to the Browns in 2024 or the loss to Joe Flacco and the Bengals in 2025, the Steelers have a troubling trend they would like to soon reverse.

Here’s what you need to know about the Steelers’ “Thursday Night Football” record and how the Browns have contributed to it.

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Steelers record on ‘Thursday Night Football’

• Overall record: 14-22
• Since 2006: 9-12

The Steelers are 14-22 all-time when playing on Thursday night and 9-12 on “Thursday Night Football” since it became a full-time part of the NFL schedule in 2006.

Pittsburgh’s road record is especially poor, as the Steelers are just 2-10 on Thursday nights when playing on the road since 2006. That’s a massive difference from Monday nights, where the Steelers have been dominant in recent years.

The Steelers enter their matchup with the Browns having lost their last three Thursday night games, all against teams that were under .500 at the time. Pittsburgh has won just once on Thursday night since the start of the 2019 season and is 1-6 across its last seven appearances in the weeknight slot. 

Here’s a look at how the Steelers have especially struggled with the Browns on Thursday nights.

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Steelers ‘Thursday Night Football’ record vs. Browns

• Record: 2-4

Since “Thursday Night Football” became a regular part of the NFL schedule in 2006, the Steelers are just 2-4 when facing the Browns in that slot. Here are the results:

DateResultDec. 7, 2006Steelers 27, Browns 7Dec. 10, 2009Browns 13, Steelers 6Dec. 8, 2011Steelers 14, Browns 3Nov. 14, 2019Browns 21, Steelers 7Sept. 22, 2022Browns 29, Steelers 17Nov. 21, 2024Browns 24, Steelers 19

The Browns won matchups in 2019, 2022 and 2024, with some memorable moments included in those games.

The 2019 battle ended with Myles Garrett taking off Mason Rudolph’s helmet and swinging it at him, earning himself an indefinite suspension. In 2024, the favored Steelers were snowed out by the Browns, who rode Jameis Winston, home-field advantage and bad weather — at least for those on the field — to an upset win.

The last time the #Browns met the #Steelers on TNF: 11/21/24

Flashback to a wild 24-19 win over the Steelers, capped off by Nick Chubb’s game-winning TD!

❄️Winston: 18/27, 219 yd., Int., Rush. TD
❄️Jeudy: 6rec./85
❄️Chubb: 2 TD

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— SleeperBrowns (@SleeperBrowns) September 30, 2026

If the Steelers beat the Browns on Thursday, it will be their first “TNF” win over Cleveland since 2011.