Immediately following a tumultuous week for the Cleveland Browns, the AFC North franchise hasn't missed a single beat against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Things are going so well for the Browns in the first quarter of the team's wild card round showdown, that fans of the franchise might think they are dreaming.

With the Browns already pouring it on thanks to a 14-0 first quarter lead, the Browns scored yet another touchdown before the clocked ticked down to zero on the opening frame. Following a defensive score and an impressive scamper from wide receiver Jarvis Landry, Browns running back Kareem Hunt then became the latest Cleveland player to find the end zone against the Steelers.

Yes, that is the correct score as the Browns currently lead Pittsburgh by the score of 28-0.

It doesn't seem like all that long ago that the Steelers were a perfect 11-0 on the year while widely being considered to be the best team in the entire NFL. Despite the fact that the Steelers lost four of the team's last five games to close out the 2020-21 regular season, Pittsburgh still managed to clinch both a playoff berth and a AFC North title. However, things haven't changed for the Steelers with the regular season becoming the postseason as Pittsburgh has done quite literally everything wrong on Sunday evening against the rival Browns.

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Although this seems like a collapse by the once stellar Steelers, it now appears as though Pittsburgh just might not have been that good to begin with. The Browns won't mind.

This is the first playoff game for the Browns since the 2002 NFL season. After 18 years away from the postseason, Cleveland has certainly played like a team eager to seize this relatively rare opportunity… even on a night when its head coach, Kevin Stefanski, is unable to work from the sidelines. Stefanski is sitting at home in isolation due to COVID-19.