Pittsburgh, Pa---Arriving at the seemingly impenetrable fortress that is Heinz Field, the Cleveland Browns, lead by a focused and determined Tim Couch, found a chink in the armor of the Steelers and repeatedly stabbed at it, decimating Pittsburgh, 33-13.

The Browns came in to the game reeling after a painful loss to the Bengals, and did what few thought they could do: Shutting down the Steelers powerful offense to just 221 yds, exploiting the #2 rushing defense in the NFL with 127 yds. and above all, winning in Heinz field where they haven't won since the Chris Palmer era, 6 meetings ago.

Tim Couch, subbing for the still gimpy Kelly Holcomb, was nails, throwing 20/25 for 208 yds. and 2 TD's. Couch went 17/18 in the first half throwing the 2 TD's and rushing for a 3rd. The rushing TD was the first of the season for the Browns and Couch emphasized the point with an authoritive spike of the ball in the endzone. It was the 6th road win in a row for Couch.

Asked if the game was the finest of Couch's career, Coach Butch Davis said "That's a pretty accurate statement". Davis also noted that the fans and the media "don't realize how hard these guys worked to win this game". Of particular note was the performance of the Offensive Line, who, despite being together only this week of practice, worked like a finely tuned machine, keeping Couch clean and protected so he could make several reads, and opening holes for William Green, who had a career high 33 carries for 115 yds.

On Defense, the Browns were spectacular, frustrating, hurrying and sacking Tommy Maddox all night, including 2 interceptions, one returned 75 yds. for a TD by Daylon McCutcheon, that truly broke the back of the Steelers as they were mounting a offensive surge. Contrasting Green's huge rushing night, the entire Steeler team only managed 60 total yds. Both Courtney Brown and Gerard Warren had big a night, with Brown strip sacking Maddox and recovering the fumble in the first quarter, resulting in a Phil Dawson Field Goal and a 10-0 lead. The high flying duo of Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress were held to just 3 receptions.

The special teams had a few problems with lane protection and pursuit angles, allowing the Steelers to run back punts and kicks extensively far into Browns territory. Dennis Northcutt bobbled a punt that was recovered by Pittsburgh, but later, Andre Davis made of for the gaffe with a 61 yd. kickoff return, setting up a 9 yd. toss to KJ for a TD.

Maddox, slouched in his locker, mentioned, "It was a rough night for all of us, they outplayed us in every area".

It was refreshing to see that despite having a large lead, the Browns did NOT retreat to the "prevent defense" (which only prevents a win) that they employed in the playoff loss last year to these same Steelers. They remained resolute, attacking the Steelers and pounding the ball on offense too.

Next up, the geriatric Oakland Raiders, who were beaten yesterday by the hapless Chicago Bears. The only problem is, that the game is at Cleveland Stadium, where the Browns can't seem to muster a win.