DawgTalkers.net Forums The Archives 2017 NFL Season Looking Back: Browns 16 Vikings 33 The Early Game

I wish there were more 9:30 am EST games.

Kegs and eggs for the kids. Kielbasa and cheese omelettes for me

Move to the West Coast and games are on at 10AM every week.

On the downside, you have to watch the Pac 12 all day on Saturdays

College football starts at 9AM!

Do you like it?

25-30 years ago I used to dream about getting out of work at 5:30 pm on a Monday that featured a Browns' Monday night game starting at 6 pm.

It'll be strange watching the Browns with coffee instead of a beer or 3. And by "strange" I mean "brutal".

I don't know anything else, so yes. It'd be weird staying up to 11PM watching football.

11 pm?

It used to be after midnight on a Tuesday morning.

And either too excited to sleep or too depressed to sleep.

With a long Tuesday of work ahead.

Of course unless the Browns won.

PS. Did you know the Browns won the very first Monday night game?

I would never see football if it starts before noon. Because I sleep in on the weekends.

It definitely gets the predictable disappointment out of the way early, allowing me enough time to save my Sunday.

Me too. I don’t get up until 5:30AM on the weekends.

You have to go to the bathroom then?

Greenwich Mean Time?

I am an early riser anyway to walk my dogs so, being up for a 6:30am game is fine for me. The good thing is that instead of a 1:00pm finish I will be done by 10am and have the rest of my day.

When I watch the Browns it often feels that way.

I'm in mountain zone and love it. Games start at 11am. Evening games over by 10. When I go back east I go nuts waiting for 1pm kickoff.

starts at 9 am in Alaska...means first bloody mary at 8am to kick sunday off

That was funny, Dave, so I had to respond. Lol.
It'll be weird watching them play on Sunday morning, although I did that a couple times when I lived on the west coast. Vinnie was our QB back then.

I wonder if we'll struggle without Joe Thomas?
I am sure we will, but you know what? We will hound Keenum all day.
I think we win this, 19-14.

Remembering the good times in Browns history. This was awesome, I was a kid and still remember it. Browns vs Vikings....

Video: Browns Beat MIN 1989. Tricky Bud Carson - fake FG in OT for the victory.

Haven't watched the video but can tell you that Langhorne had a long catch and run TD. And the TE who caught the fake FG was Ron Middleton. If I'm not mistaken he had 2 TD catches that game. I was 14.

Great memory. Langhorne did have a big TD that game. Ron Middleton did have a TD. I had to look at the box score.

However, it was LB (special teamer) Van Waiters that caught the the fake FG for a TD.

Enjoy the video and memories!

I had that wrong on the fake?

Hmmm...must be my old age.

Don't know why I thought Middleton caught the fake too.

Thanks for the memories though. That was a good but tough season. Could see Bernie diminishing before our eyes.

And we still won the division that year and won our first round of the playoffs.

Yep. Got down big to Denver in the championship game. Bernie threw an incredible TD pass to Brennan on what was one of the greatest TD catches of all time. Looked like the Browns were going to mount a big comeback.

Bernies arm was basically in a sling. Amazing he could even throw at all.

Nice vid and thanks for the memories, I do vividly remember watching that game with my Dad.

Last division title sadly. Little did I think at the time being a young teeny bopper at age 13 hitting puberty. That it would be our last division title and frustrated with a 3rd AFC Championship game loss to Denver in a 4 year span, and I would be sitting here at age 41 wishing to make it back to that point. I really sympathize and feel for the young fan base that is loyal right now.

of course staying up late is not always ideal, but I do enjoy having the "good" games start at 8 or 9 at night ... something about the feel of a primetime game. If the game started at 5 and ended at 9, there would be something weird about it to me

wow anybody else watch the nfl.com inside the NFL?

Ray lewis was talking about how he would change the culture here.

entertaining...

There are no rules. Drink your beer. As a wise Irishman once said...If you're going to drink all day, you have to start in the morning.

I think I'll have a few Mimosa's to go with my planned breakfast casserole.

If you're from the east coast it's definitely a little strange the first time you experience it. But you acclimate quickly and it becomes one of the best things about living out west.

The good thing about the coffee or booze debate is that you don't have to pick one or the other. You can put them together.

Another game I'll happily spare my eyes from seeing.

I'm not trying to sound like a douche, but last Sunday was actually a lot better when I neglected to watch this football product. Went on a motorcycle ride with two buds and enjoyed the last little bit of warm OH weather.

This Sunday will be no different. Now you got to wake up early on your days off to watch us lose? Hahaha, thanks... but no thanks.

Agree. Although, I prefer hot chocolate with a heavy pour of Dr. McGillicuddy's Mentholmint liqueur. When it's below 32 degrees, all tailgates start with that.

Punch above:

Hot cocoa and Peppermint Schnapps



AKA Pepperment Patty

After the candy that it tastes like.



Great way to start a tail-gate.

Those snowy winter Browns games on the Lake were magical.



Do they even still play when it snows? (the players might get cold or slip)

I'd have to wake up at 5:30am to watch this.

I haven't watched a full game since week 2. I didn't watch last week, either.

My internet data remains precious up here. I get 100GB a month, and a single game blows throw 7GB of data. I'd rather use that data on Stranger Things season 2, and not deal with crappy looking football.

#AlaskaProblems

I normally make it to the sports bar here in San Diego around 10AM.

Start with a coffee then have some bloody marys / mimosas. Not a bad deal at all. Check on my fantasy team until about 2ish then head out.

Now, if a 9:30 AM start is brutal for you what is a 6:30 AM start for us on the west coast?

That's right, can't wait.

I'm looking forward to The Crown as well

I was stationed in Tucson in the mid 80's and I thought it was great. The games were over early and you had the rest of the day to do stuff. Also it was great to watch the games with the rest of guys in the barracks.

I remember the first time I watched a game in CA.
By the start of the second game, Raiders were at Home, most people in the bar were hammered and a fight broke out before 1/2 time!
I was back at the Hotel Beach by 3 PM.....LOL!

I have to thank them for getting the London Game.
I didn't have NFL Network on my TV Package.
Called to get it activated and they played w/ the Bonuses and Package Discounts and ended up saving me 30 dollars a month!