PITTSBURGH — The screen goes black . A buzz goes over the crowd.

That's when the song begins, "Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law ...," and the stadium formerly known as Heinz Field loses its mind. Tens of thousands of Terrible Towels twirling in a cacophony of cheers and late-70s hair band music.

The Browns have experienced that moment for decades. In fact, the whole Pittsburgh tradition of playing "Renegade" before a big fourth-quarter defensive series started with Cleveland's AFC wild card loss there in January 2003. Buy Cleveland Browns tickets

Some 10 months later, on Oct. 5, 2003, the Browns went back into that stadium and beat the Steelers 33-13. They haven't won a regular-season game there — they have won a playoff game there in an empty stad

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