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Cleveland turned Week 17 into an old-school AFC North rock fight, edging Pittsburgh 13–6 on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Huntington Bank Field. Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders (17/23, 186 yards, 1 TD) looked calm in the chaos, dropping a 28-yard strike to Harold Fannin Jr. after Andre Szmyt opened the day with a 50-yard nuke. Sprinkle in a gorgeous 42-yard dime to Cedric Tillman, and you had all the juice the Browns needed on a defensive kind of day. (nfl.com)

Pittsburgh’s best punches came in counters and wrinkles. Connor Heyward busted a fake tush‑push for 29 to spark the visitors, but drives kept stalling into Chris Boswell boots — a 44-yarder to make it 10–3 and a 40-yarder at the horn for 10–6. Aaron Rodgers (21/39, 168 yards) worked late with Pat Freiermuth (3 receptions, 63 yards), but Cleveland’s red‑zone gate stayed locked. (nfl.com)

From there it was defense, discipline, and field position. Grant Delpit ripped a blindside sack that jarred the ball loose, Alex Wright added a fourth‑quarter takedown, Corey Bojorquez kept flipping the field, and after a long fourth‑quarter miss by Pittsburgh, Szmyt iced it from 33 with 1:44 left. Both teams took hits at tight end — the Browns lost Fannin (groin) and the Steelers lost Darnell Washington (forearm) — as this one turned into an attrition win that tightened an already messy AFC picture coming in. (nfl.com)

Big Dill of the Game: Andre Szmyt (2-for-2 FGs — 50, 33). In a seven‑point slugfest, the Browns’ kicker was both the tone‑setter and the closer — cool as the Lake Erie breeze, nails when it mattered. That’s how you pickle a rivalry.

I’m Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, and this has been Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill.