Who is here now that we are getting this exact same match up, same seeds, and same stadium 18 years later

One of the best playoff games I've ever seen. Great plays in all three phases of the game, plenty of scoring, on a muddy field in classic football weather conditions between two long-time rivals. Holcomb vs. Maddox...who would've thought it would be even 1% as interesting as it was.

If you attended this game live, you got your money's worth.

Fact: This was the season when both the Steelers and Browns made QB changes mid-season. The Steelers went to Tommy Maddox after they gave up on Kordell Stewart, and the Browns went to Kelly Holcomb after Tim Couch got hurt. Both Maddox and Holcomb turned out to be one-hit wonder QB teases though, as neither found any sort of success after this season. Also, the reason the Browns got into the playoffs was due to a better conference record than the other two 9-7 teams: Cleveland was 7-5 against the AFC, while Denver was 5-7 and New England was 6-6. The Patriots had just won the Super Bowl the year prior, and after this season, it really looked like Belichick and Brady were one-shot wonders. Boy how wrong we were! This was only one of two seasons since 2001 when the Patriots didn't win the division and missed the playoffs (the other was 2008 when Brady tore his ACL in Week 1).

I actually still have this game recorded. The commercials are equally as interesting as the game.

Back when the Browns and Steelers rivalry was actually competitive.

This game defines the browns finding anyway possible to screw up from dropped pics to dropped passes

Holcomb and northcut looked like HOFers in this game haha

The dropped INT late in the 4th by Cleveland, coupled with Northcuts huge, drive extending catch, (that was dropped), sealed the Browns fate. Bet they still think of those plays, ever moment.

Kelly Holcomb has more playoff touchdowns than Andy Dalton.

Who else is here after the Browns clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2002?

The Steelers Offense at this time had both Burress and Ward in their primes.. If only a competent QB came sooner.

Who's here after the Browns made the playoffs for the first time in 18 years?

The last four minutes of this game was extremely Cleveland.

this was a classic game tbh. vaguely remember it when I was 8 years old, insane Cleveland hasn't been back to so much as a wild card game since '02

I forgot how great this game was. Hard to believe it was 16 seasons ago. 16 seasons before this playoff game they lost in some "drive" playoff game.

The year in the title of the video tells me that I shouldn't expect to see Roethlisberger as the Pittsburgh Quarterback, and yet, I was still surprised.

To this day the only postseason game in "Browns 2.0" history. And how fitting, a blown game that was all but won and against the Steelers of all teams.

18 years later, the Browns finally get it done vs the Steelers in the playoffs.

That was a true steelers browns playoff football game...down n dirty. Snow, shitty field conditions, hard hits, tough players on both sides, down to the wire...c'mon brownies. We steelers fans been waiting to revive this once great rivalry. One of the best rivalries in all of sports.

What a game!

Heinz Field will be the site of the 2002 AFC Wild Card rematch between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2020 AFC Wild Card.

It's funny cuz I remember this game and my Dad is a Browns fan and he was celebrating too early and I still remember his reaction like it was yesterday when the Steelers came back.

Though I'm a Rams fan, I have had a soft spot for the Browns, ever since that game in 2002, what a game a two great teams. I'm truly happy, that The Browns won in 2021

this game is a GREAT definition of how this rivalry is for the Browns

As a fanatic of the Steelers, i actually want Cleveland to be good again. i look forward to these competitive games. thats what makes rivalries, hasnt been much of a rivalry in last 18 yrs, but Cleveland is getting good again, so im pumped for 2020 wildcard weekend

No comeback this time.

Who’s here after the browns is going back to the Playoffs!?

Man, the Browns had so many opportunities to win this game.

Man, I still remember the heartbreak I felt from this game. And the Browns still breaking me every year...

Wow what a great game. Well Played Cleveland.

6:23 Reminds me of my favorite Chris Berman line "Northcutt...Cuts north!!"

two words, Dennis Northcutt

Yesss! I was hoping this would be uploaded as hype for tomorrow's game!

This game was very intense the whole time

Great game I was 22 at the time and now 41 loyal browns fan.

Now this is football

How about Tommy Maddox. He was selling insurance the year before this game!

This game was one for the ages! What a performance by Tommy Maddox!

The Browns??? In a playoff game???

You are here after the Browns made the playoffs after 18 years :D

Love games like this cold weather and snowing.

The Plex Man - In Honor of the Father of a young man I met on your site, Itz. He said he’d watch the games with his Dad & whenever Plaxico made a reception, his Dad would say, “The Plex Man”. Now every time I watch these oldies & Plaxico makes a reception, I say, “The Plex Man”. Gob Bless that young man & his Dad in Heaven.

Jeez the 2002-03 playoffs where amazing also miss that old cbs theme

RIP Heinz Field. Some of the best football I’ve ever seen came from here

Watching football game being played in snow is THE BEST 👌👌 can't get enough of it

Who knew this was going to be the same matchup but with different players 18 years later?

I thought I was going to have a stroke watching this game. Wild game for sure.

That was simply incredible, Browns had 2 pic chances that would have ended it mid 4th too! Or Northcutts drop😕 instant classic 100%

i remember this game very well. my grandfather was in the hospital and my mom, sister and i went to visit him. we turned the game on and one of the nurses said to not have the game on since my grandfather had recently had a heart attack ,so we shut it off and as soon as she left my grandfather said turn it back on. we watched the game in his hospital room and were like well the browns are gonna win today after they had a big lead and then i got home and watched one of the most amazing playoff endings i ever saw

i actually watched this AWESOME STEELERS WIN ....... in the CLEVELAND AIRPORT ..... waiting for a connecting flight. SO FUN !!!!

What a game as a Steelers fan, this was definitely a classic, you had two journeymen quarterbacks in Tommy Maddox and Kelly Holcomb who both had playoff performances of a lifetime.

the birth of renegade was in this game

I remember watching this game live. I will never forget it. Great day for football. Go Steelers!

I miss the days where hard hits were legal...

Red Right 88 The Drive The Fumble The Drop

The Browns last playoff appearance. What a pain it has been for me (I am a fan of the Cleveland Browns) from 2003 to 2019.

Thus renegade was born as a Pittsburgh icon

That last play raises an interesting question. If King were to intentionally throw the ball backward out of bounds, would that be a legal way to stop the clock?

I miss those days when the Browns vs. Steelers was a real game that Pittsburgh had to prep for. For many years now, Ben just worried about tripping over something orange and pulling something. I hope 2019 is the changing of the tide. The AFC North has enough reasons for real vitriolic rivalries that could make it the most exciting division, if only it had more than two real teams.

This made me smile

Steelers need to see this at half time

That porter was the man.

WOW, what a game!

Wut a game! Better than I remembered!

This was the early Sunday game on Wild Card weekend, the late being the Giants at 49ers. Two of the wildest comebacks in playoff history, back-to-back.

And then this year happened..... In your face! Go BROWNS!

Watched it after btsc recaped it in the retro show. Love these guys! Shout out!

I remember this game, it was a great game.

I bet most people will disagree with me, but as a native of Miami, Butch Davis was the best coach the Browns had around that time. As a Canes fan, it stings, even tho Miami had some glory days without him, but Butch Davis was the main reason why Miami produced lots of all time great players to play in the NFL. Imagine if Butch Davis stayed longer in Miami, the Canes wouldn't be struggling around the late 2000s.

Still one of the craziest playoff games I ever seen

Tommy has become WAY underrated over the years

I remembered watching this game when I was in New Orleans.

Excellent Game. Real Football!

Wow what a game!

I remember this game so vividly

Damn i remember this like yesterday

Love it!

I still can't believe we lost this game..

What a game! So I watched this video after the '18 opener and Cleveland mounted a comeback in the 4th. (Sound familiar?) Reminded me of the Cardiac Kids. Ended up in a tie... but it was an exciting 4th quarter and OT! Steelers and Browns both had a chance to win. Good old fashioned football thriller in 2018!

Browns haven’t won a road playoff game since 1969

2002: Pittsburgh defeats Cleveland 2020: Uno reverse card

Such a heartbreaking game

I was 7 years old when this happened, I wasn’t into sports yet so I didn’t watch the game, but my dad was devastated. 18 years later, I finally got to watch the Browns win a playoff game with my dad 😊

What a game

I've been patiently waiting for this. I'm a Niner faithful, but I love football outside of my team, as well.

Brazil !!! Love NFL

Hearing the Browns, and playoffs in the same sentence made me laugh lol

As a Steelers fan. Still one of my favorite games to watch.

From a 49ers fan you love seeing other teams duke it out. Definitely is entertaining

Tommy Maddox was a gunslinger. The Tommy Gun Offense was killer that year.

Damn, those Brownies were Tough.

1) That was an excellent football game 2) Kelly Holcomb apparently was great because that was an amazing performance by him 3) Typical Cleveland lol

The 2020 Browns have entered the chat...

(12:31) #22 slips and recovers, then gets chipped by his own linebacker, then stick with his man but is too focused on recovering to try to make a play. He doesn't even see the ball coming. The pretty pass is dropped. That is the most important and fascinating play of the game. A catch there would probably seal it. Games like this are so wild.

Now THAT is how a football field is supposed to look.

Man, what a great game this was. The second-best pass Randle El ever threw!

We facing them in the wildcard again!!

This was the day after my roommates 21st birthday. I watched this game with a bucket by my head passed out with us down big and woke up to find we'd won. I was pleasantly surprised.

They didn’t call him Tommy Turnover for nothing. Man, Maddox had some huge balls to attempt some of those throws!