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In their first playoff appearance since January 2003, the Browns stunned the Steelers with 28 unanswered first-quarter points on their way to a48-37 AFC wild-card win Sunday night.Cleveland scored a defensive touchdown on the first play from scrimmage a botched snap over the head of Ben Roethlisberger and finished with five forced turnovers. Pittsburgh, forced to play from behind the whole way, could not come up with momentum-shifting takeawaysdown the stretch.The Browns' dominant win at Heinz Field came after controversial comments from Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster last week.Smith-Schuster said, "The Browns is the Browns. . . . They're a good team, but I'm just happy we're playing them again this Sunday."After le s than 15 minutes, it was clear these Terry Mclaurin T Shirts Browns were nothing like their downtroddenpredece sors.BENDER: Baker Mayfield was efficient in his postseason debut, completing 21 of 34 pa ses for 263 yards and three touchdowns. Crucially, he didn't turn the ball over.Roethlisberger's final line was inflated by the need to chase the game he went 47-for-68 pa sing for 501 yards, with four touchdowns and four interceptions.Cleveland will head to Kansas City to face the top-seeded Chiefs next weekend in the divisional round.Sporting News trackedlive scoring updates and highlights from the wild-card matchup Sunday night. Follow for complete results from the .Steelers vs. Browns final scoreQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FinalBrowns28701348Steelers010131437Steelers vs. Browns live updates, highlights11:37 p.m.: FINAL: Browns 48, Steelers 37.11:37 p.m.: The Browns recover the onside kick.11:34 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Steelers. Claypool has his second TD of the contest. Two-point attempt is good. 48-37, Cleveland.Big Ben and Chase Claypool connect again for the score. : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 11: Jonathan Allen T Shirts 33 p.m.: Steelers have fourth-and-goal. They have a shot at a garbage time score.11:30 p.m.: Two-minute warning.11:27 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, Browns. It's a three po se sion game after that kick. 48-29, Cleveland.11:25 p.m.: The Steelers are burning through their timeouts, but it's all procedural at this point. Cleveland has the gamelocked.11:23 p.m.: Interception. Roethlisberger's fourth of the game.Clevelands fourth interception of the night! : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 11:16 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, Browns. Just an absolutely grueling drive. The clock stands at 4:28.45-29, Cleveland.11:14 p.m.: We're under six minutes. Cleveland has first-and-goal.11:11 p.m.: The clock drops below nine minutes.11:10 p.m.: Cleveland is looking to finish this game on the ground. It's either Chubb orHunt on pretty much every play now.11:04 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Steelers. Easy money to Chase Claypool. Two-point conversion attempt is no good. 42-29, Cleveland.Pittsburgh answers with a quick score by the rookie . : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 11:04 p.m.: Smith-Schuster goes over 100 yards for the game with a catch over the middle.10:55 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Browns. Chubb reaches maximum gear on a 40-yard touchdown catch. Cleveland is comfortable again. 42-23, Cleveland.NICK CHUBB TO THE HOUSE : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 10:53 p.m.: Mayfield hits Landry in stride on third-and-2. Every conversion is huge right now.10:49 p.m.: The first play of the fourth quarter brings a tough decision for Mike Tomlin. On fourth-and- DeAndre Carter Jersey 1 from near midfield, he decides to punt.End of third quarter: Browns 35, Steelers 2310:43 p.m.: The Browns go three-and-out, and the third-down pa s from Mayfield was nearly intercepted.10:38 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Steelers. Smith-Schuster hangs tight with a defender all over him. 35-23, Cleveland.Here come the . Big Ben hits to make it a two-score game! : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 10:37 p.m.: Fourth-and-goal coming up.10:35 p.m.: The Steelers have first-and-goal following a third-and-10 conversion viaSmith-Schuster.10:32 p.m.: Conner takes a carry past midfield.10:28 p.m.: The Browns punt with 6:22 left in the third quarter. A touchdown for Pittsburgh here would make things somewhat interesting.10:20 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Steelers.Pittsburgh threw the ballon every play that drive. The final one went to Eric Ebron. Two-point attempt no good. 35-16, Cleveland.Big Ben to Eric Ebron for 6. : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 10:14 p.m.: Cleveland punts Charles Mann Jersey after driving to midfield.10:11 p.m.:The Browns havethe ball to start the second half.Halftime: Browns 35, Steelers 109:53 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, Steelers. Chris Bowswell hits a 49-yard attempt as time expires. 35-10, Cleveland.9:46 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Browns. With 34 seconds left in the half,Austin Hooper gives his team an answer to Pittsburgh's score. 35-7, Cleveland.Another touchdown before the half. : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 9:43 p.m.: Now Chubb takes a screen into Steelers territory, and the Browns are thinking about padding their lead before halftime.9:41 p.m.: Mayfield fights through contact to move the chains on third down. That keeps Pittsburgh from getting the ball back with more than 1:30 remaining.9:36 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, Steelers. James Conner puts Pittsburgh on the board with a short-yardage run. 28-7, Cleveland.James Conner puts Pittsburgh on the board. : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 9:32 p.m.: Two-minute warning.9:29 p.m.: Pittsburgh's offense moves to the brink of the red zone with a 14-yard catch from James Washington.9:22 p.m.: Occupying in-between territory, the Browns considerleaving their offense out there onfourth-and-8. But after taking timeout to a se s the situation, they punt the ball deep. No need to get greedy.9:16 p.m.: Aaaand back to gloom for Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger is picked off for the third time tonight.BEAUTIFUL BIG MAN INT Washington Commanders Kids Jersey : on NBC: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: NFL (@NFL) 9:12 p.m.: The Steelers force a three-and-out, finding a rare positiveintheir disastrou