Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston said he felt blessed to be able to play “in true football weather.” And that was before it really started snowing at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Thursday night.

A Hueytown High School star who won the Heisman Trophy at Florida State and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints in the NFL before joining Cleveland this season, Winston got a victory in a second-half snowstorm as the Browns rallied for a 24-19 upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“I am so happy and grateful that the Lord has blessed me to play in some snow, to be in true football weather,” Winston said moments before kickoff on Prime Video’s telecast of the AFC North contest, then led the two-win Browns to a victory over the two-loss Steelers.

But before delivering the winning drive, Winston lost a fumble on a sack at the Cleveland 27-yard line leading to Pittsburgh’s go-ahead touchdown with 6:15 left to play, then threw an interception on the next possession with 4:22 remaining.

But when the Browns started their final possession at the 45-yard line (after a 15-yard punt by the Steelers’ Corliss Waitman) with 3:22 remaining and trailing 19-18, Winston got Cleveland to the end zone with 57 seconds left, when running back Nick Chubb scored his second TD of the game from 2 yards out.

On the final drive, Winston threw to wide receiver Jerry Jeudy for a 15-yard gain two plays before Chubb’s game-deciding touchdown. It was the only one of Cleveland’s 10 third-down snaps that the Browns converted into a first down.

But Cleveland went 4-of-4 on fourth down, including a 5-yard connection with Jeudy on fourth-and-3 on the Browns’ final possession.

Winston also scrambled 2 yards for a touchdown on fourth down, then completed a 2-point conversion pass as Cleveland took an 18-6 lead with 12:16 to play.

Winston completed 18-of-27 passes for 219 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

Winston has started Cleveland’s three games since Deshaun Watson sustained a season-ending injury, and the Browns have won two of them. In Cleveland’s 29-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 27, Winston threw the game-deciding TD pass with 59 seconds remaining.

A former Alabama standout, Jeudy led Cleveland with six receptions for 85 yards on Thursday night.

In addition to Jeudy and Winston, nine other players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the Pittsburgh-Cleveland game:

• Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams (Auburn) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Browns cornerback Tony Brown (Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Browns guard Javion Cohen (Central-Phenix City, Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Mohamoud Diabate (Auburn High) started at linebacker for the Browns. Diabate made six tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.
• Browns safety Chris Edmonds (Samford) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama) started at safety for the Steelers. In his 100th NFL regular-season game, Fitzpatrick made three tackles and forced one fumble (which Cleveland recovered).
• Steelers cornerback Zyon Gilbert (Jeff Davis) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Najee Harris (Alabama) started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 41 yards on 16 carries and caught two passes for 13 yards. Harris surpassed 4,000 rushing yards in his NFL career during the game. In 62 regular-season games, Harris has run for 4,018 yards and 25 touchdowns on 1,025 carries.  
• Browns tight end Cameron Latu (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Steelers linebacker Eku Leota (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Steelers linebacker Jeremiah Moon (Hoover) made one tackle on special teams.
• Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (Hoover) had four receptions for 48 yards.
• Dalvin Tomlinson (Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Browns. Tomlinson made one tackle and registered a career-high four quarterback hits.
• Browns wide Kadarius Toney (Blount) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Steelers punter Corliss Waitman (South Alabama) had one punt in the game. It traveled 15 yards down field before going out of bounds at the Pittsburgh 45-yard line.
• Steelers wide receiver Quez Watkins (Athens) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Browns linebacker Nathaniel Watson (Maplesville) did not record any stats.
• Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive. A knee injury sidelined Wills.
• Browns defensive end Alex Wright (Elba, UAB) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

Pittsburgh (8-3) stays in the AFC North for its next game. The Steelers play the Cincinnati Bengals at noon CST Dec. 1 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.

Cleveland (3-8) stays in prime time for its next game. The Browns play the Denver Broncos at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 2 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.