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I think Houston's offense will be one of the biggest challenges of the year. Holding them under 24 points will be difficult.

I think Buffalo/Pittsburgh will be a low scoring game with the Bills squeezing it out.

KC will beat Miami, who appears to be fading and unhealthy.

I feel less confident about our chances of going to Houston than if we had played Jacksonville or Indianapolis, but we have to play well regardless.

I have been more confident this year than most others for some reason, especially considering the injuries we have had. I think maybe our ability to succeed with the "next man up" process. Unfortunately I am feeling a reduced amount of confidence for the playoffs. Maybe it's the finality if they lose.

I don't go to many games but headed to Houston this weekend with my nephew and his 2 boys. First game I've been to in almost a decade.

Would love to bring home a win.

It’s not the cost. It’s the premise. I already pay for the internet, Direct tv, YouTubeTV, Season Ticket, and Amazon Prime. Enough is enough. The cost isn’t the issue. I’m tired of having to have so many damn platforms just to be a football fan of a team I don’t live local to. Enough is enough. It’s as though the NFL is trying to get me to just say screw it and start seeking out illegal routes of watching for free. At least that only requires having the Internet.

I agree - it's become ridiculous how many streaming devices we need. Just bundle them all together and I'll pay whatever

CJ hasnt faced the number 1 D. He is going to have serious problems.

You're not wrong about the $6, but you are wrong about a la carte. This $6 is on top of whatever the person has paid to watch the games.

If you're local, then yeah... you're grumbling to yourself as you pay the $6. I'm sorta-local here in Cinci, so I've got to do the whole "is it on broadcast or not" dance each week. I was scoping out the Youtube packages at the beginning of the year and saw that I would have to sign up for multiple subscriptions in order to stream games due to the Browns sometimes being on TV and sometimes not. Now adding another subscriptions on top of that is just insult to injury.

It's not about the money, it's about the annoyance factor. Most other sports have figured this out.

Ha, the reinvention of cable.

MLB is showing games exclusively on Apple TV. Premiere League has games exclusive to Peacock. NBA has regional broadcast partners that require a subscription if you cut the cord (see Bally’s).

The NFL has the clout to do this with a playoff game (they’ve already done it with TNF) and other league’s will follow in time.

I won’t be surprised next year when it’s both an AFC and NFC game that that stream exclusively to a a particular platform.

I like Stroud as a QB. As many of you, have I watched him play for OSU. The kid has developed quickly and is a force considering where he is in his career. I highly doubt the Texans have any regrets in the choices they've made over the past few years at the QB position moving forward.

All that being said, the Indy defense just held the Houston O to 23 points and the Browns have a better D and secondary than the Colts. I too would have prefered the Browns be facing the Jags but that simply wasn't meant to be and the way Indy held Houston to 23 points gives me cause for optimism.

The Texans have played only 4 teams that are now in the playoffs. They were throttled by us and the rats, barely beat the buccaneers while giving up 37 points to them, and beat the steelers. They also lost to the Panthers with CJ Stroud playing. They had a weak ass schedule and haven't beaten a single really good team this year.

And Nico Collins won't be dancing all over the head of any DB wearing Brown and Orange. No way, no how.

Yep. As Portland said, it's the premise, not the cost.

You want me to pay to stream? Let me click and make a payment... not sign up for a subscription, set alarms and calendar entries, and tell my secretary to "make a note" to cancel it. Don't require me to let you store my credit card for an automatic charge (in perpetuity) to watch three hours of football.

It's not "click here"... it's "sign up now"... and it's b.s. that should really be regulated by the FTC (my angry .02).

That said, many do act like they're being asked to give up their first born, and that's not much less ridiculous. 😁

wonder who flacco is going to be able to throw to, we have Cooper and..... Tillman and Moore are in concussion protocol.. Be nice if moore clears by then but he really got his bell rung

Two road teams are favored.

Moore is out of concussion protocol.

Put a gun to my head and make me place a $10k wager on one team at those odds... It'd be the eagles. Make me pick 2 teams ... CLE is 100% my second choice.

With the Eggles. I think they win by 14 or lose outright. Jmo. I don't see them losing but then they've also been very meh lately.

Good luck to both of our teams this weekend, though I am sure the Browns have a much better chance to win. Should be fun!

Texans fan here, living in the Akron area. Both teams are pretty beat up, and have been all season. I'm looking forward to a good game. I hope it's a lot more competitive than the last meeting between these teams.

Correct. In fact, Moore played in the game yesterday.

can't believe the stoolers pull the Bills in the first round, Buffalo always seems to play down to their competition and this seems like a game that pitt can steal. Drawback for them is no TJ Watt, so that should help. As for us, our team needs to keep in mind that Stroud is a ROOKIE, we need to mix up alot of defensive looks, maybe move Myles around the line just to confuse him. Stroud is a threat to run so keep him in the pocket as much as we can and I think we win this one by 2 scores.

Wow didn’t know that, excellent news. That was a quick recovery

Two Things that worry me about the texans game. First I hope they don't come out with a run heavy gane plan. The browns can be and have been gashed in the run game before. The second thing that worries me is the texans will have thier best two pass rushers for this game. They didn't have them first time we played them. Those pass rushers going against our back up tackles means Flacco won't have all day to throw like the last game.

I think I am a Browns, Dolphins, and Steelers fan this weekend.

Direct TV?? I bought the You Tube package. It is my understanding it was for the regular season only.

I am heading to Florida later this morning to take care of some business. I will be there over the weekend. Hopefully I can watch in in the hotel room. If not, there is a Browns bar over in Englewood. I would think they will have the game.

Plus, everything i see is the game is on NBC. Everybody can get NBC.

the hope is that our rest is the benefit, we surely needed it

I worry about their offense quite a bit. Stroud has been dynamite most of the season and their run game even showed signs against us last game

I think we might have to score 30+ to win the game

Not everybody, local market blacked-out for DirectTV customers.

Bad news, DirecTV customers: Browns' first playoff game on WKYC

Welp…no Denzel. No delpit. No D Hop.They're getting Greenard and Anderson Jr back at Edge.

I’m just sick of always being the most disadvantaged.

Whatever. The path to the SB is always through the fire. I have faith in Flacco, Coop, Chief and the defense. But imma be PISSED if the Jills let those bastages advance. PISSED.