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Credit: CP photos by Vincent Pugliese

The Pittsburgh Steelers opened their season yesterday with a 21-18 win over the Cleveland Browns. We sent photographer Vincent Pugliese to Cleveland to document the game.

Here are Vincent’s top 10 photos from the Steelers’ first win of the season.

Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier tackles Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer during the second quarter.
Steelers cornerback, and former Cleveland Brown, Joe Haden deflects a pass intended for the Browns’ Seth DeValve.
Roosevelt Nix almost gets the Steelers second blocked punt of the day against Browns punter Britton Colquitt.
Antonio Brown stiff-arms Jamar Taylor.
William Gay lays a big hit on Ricardo Louis.
Le’Veon Bell breaks into the open field.
The Steelers’ J.J. Wilcox spins around Browns receiver David Njoku.
Antonio Brown seals the game with a leaping catch in double coverage late in the fourth quarter.
Antonio Brown celebrates after sealing the win.
Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger meet at midfield after the Steelers veteran defeated the Browns rookie in his first NFL start.

This article appears in Sep 6-12, 2017.

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