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The logo later became the Steelers primary trademark, and is arguably better known with the logo than the steel industry itself. Republic Steel, which was based in Cleveland, was the company that suggested to the Steelers that the team use the Steelmark logo on its helmets in 1962. Although First Niagara Bank ultimately bought 57 of the branches, Cleveland-based KeyBank was one of the banks that was considering buying the branches and expanding into Pittsburgh KeyBank would later acquire First Niagara outright. National City Bank itself had expanded into Pittsburgh in 1995 through its acquisition of Integra Bank and actually caused antitrust problems when PNC bought National City in 2008, being forced to divest 61 National City branches in Western Pennsylvania. Two former Cleveland-based businesses, Picway Shoes and Revco, had locations throughout Pittsburgh before being bought out by Payless ShoeSource in 1994 and CVS/pharmacy in 1998, respectively. Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams has locations throughout Pittsburgh and nationally is one of the top competitors to Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries. The Cleveland branch of the Federal Reserve includes Pittsburgh in its territory. Forest City Enterprises owns billions of dollars of Pittsburgh-area real estate.

In addition, natural expansion has occurred with companies with Western Pennsylvania roots with Vocelli Pizza and Altoona-based Sheetz making successful expansions into the Cleveland market.Ĭonversely, Eaton Corporation was founded in Cleveland and has long had significant operations in Pittsburgh. PNC and Giant Eagle are official team sponsors for both teams. Among other reasons, some Clevelanders didn't like the idea of a Pittsburgh-based bank buying National City because of the rivalry between the Browns and Steelers.

In recent times, Pittsburgh-area businesses have entered the Cleveland market by buying out local Cleveland-area competitors such as Giant Eagle, Dollar Bank, Howard Hanna Realty, and PNC Financial Services acquisition of National City Corp. The Youngstown area fan base remains roughly split 50/50 between the Steelers and Browns. WKBN-TV broadcasts both teams when they play at the same time the station chooses one game, and gets many calls from disappointed fans of the other team. Both teams have such strong fan bases that neither typically has blackout issues since the current rules were implemented in 1973, although the final two games of the 1995 season were blacked out in Cleveland (the last two prior to the original Browns' move to Baltimore). The Youngstown television market has dual rights to both teams. The city of Youngstown, Ohio is roughly located halfway between the two cities and is within the 75-mile blackout radius for both teams. Many fans make the two-hour drive by car to away games. The rivalry was primarily fueled by the close proximity between the two cities, as Cleveland and Pittsburgh are roughly 135 miles apart. Locations of the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers The teams have met three times in the playoffs, with the Steelers holding a 2–1 advantage. The Steelers lead the overall series, 80–62–1. As such, they usually play twice every regular season. The two teams have been part of the same division or conference since the Browns joined the NFL in 1950 they played in the NFL's Eastern Conference from 1950 to 1969 (known as the American Conference from 1950 to 1952), the AFC Central from 1970 to 2001, and the AFC North beginning in 2002. It is sometimes called the Turnpike Rivalry or Turnpike War because the majority of the driving route between the two cities are via the Ohio and Pennsylvania Turnpikes.

The two divisional foes have a natural rivalry due to the commonalities between the cities, proximity, etc. With 138 meetings it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference. The Browns–Steelers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. January 5, 2003: Steelers 36, Browns 33.