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- That brought joy.

- Our televangelist QB has the WRs playing at a higher level.

- Great effort form the inconsistent defense.

- Super happy for Nick Chubb and the fans that attended.

- How does JC Penney have the money to sponsor the postgame show? Is it 1989?

Sears and Toys R Us bought them out and combined their marketing dollars.

Seriously though, always love beating the Steelers.

Very funny!

-I had a feeling we would win that one. Very happy!!! WE NEEDED THAT.

A surprise win against a Division Rival.

- Jameis played well in bad conditions
- OL still not blocking all that well in the run game. They played well enough in pass protection tonight.
- Chubb...good to see him getting 2 TDs.
- Myles definitely was a force tonight.
- Still not fond of situational play calling
- Secondary needs to focus and not make stupid plays. Stop dancing you idiots.

Didn't here much of TJ Watts' name tonight, so kudos to Conklin

THAT GAME IS WHAT AFC NORTH FOOTBALL IS AND ALWAYS WAS. Stadium packed full of fans and tough football in the elements. THAT IS WHAT HASLAM WANTS TO TAKE AWAY AND ERASE.WITH HIS DOME

In the second half, I received a number of texts from family sprinkled across the country wishing the Browns success in the snowbowl.

The victory was sweet. I feel good for Miles and Chubb, especially Chubb...

Snowbowl games are always very memorable. Beating the Steelers is very nice indeed.

CLE is 2-1 in the AFCN.
With a 3-8 record.

How crazy is this season?

We have beaten an 8 win Steelers team, and a 7 win Ravens team .... while losing to a 4 win Bengals team.

Bro-

I can't even make sense of this.

I mean, last season was as crazy as I've ever seen:
11 wins. 4 diff QB's. Every game felt like a potential win. Playoffs. NFL's projected 2025 Prom King.

Then, 2-7, going into tonight's game.
And a gutty win that looked like a real NFL team showed up.



I hate the cruel trip this team drags us through.

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Good win for your team!

We are 2-2 with Winston as the starting Qb

How about this......We are 5-1-1 in our last 7 home games vs the steelers.

Great win for us and the fans. Loved the conditions and how we seemed to play together and play with effort

Jeudy was a hero IMO

Our secondary wasn't lol

This game exemplifies why I want an open air stadium. Booo for a dome. That was amazing. I wish they could all be snow globe games.

I’m glad to trade a draft slot for a win over the Steelers. Like most seasons, no matter the discrepancy between the teams, most of the AFCN splits their games. Why should this year be different?

I'm still pumped up that we won! I had to watch the whole game on some streaming website, I am gonna record the rebroadcasted game on the NFL network today and watch it again. Victory against the Steelers is always extra sweet.

If Russell Wilson doesn't resign with the Steelers maybe we should get him? I've always really, really liked him. Smart QB.

Great win and I have to admit unexpected. Our Browns haven’t quit and that’s a credit not only to the players but also our coaches. Who the heck is George Pickens anyway? Another big mouth diva WR. The weather was the same for both teams pal.

I said it a few weeks ago when he had a nice game, but Whiteheart came through again. Might be a 2nd/3rd TE next year

Your 2025 Cleveland Browns Head Coach:

GOAT

I normally don't care about post-game locker room speeches, but if anyone is doubting that he is the right man for the job, they just need to pay attention to that video.

yeah, I like KS - always have. He has his faults, but he has really grown as a leader IMO

Stefanski is now 11-4 against AFCN opponents at home.

I still think KS is a good coach and if we let him go it will be a mistake. A good QB and LT will help.

Always good to get a win against Steelers, though it hurt us in the long run since we our season has been done for 3 weeks now. So far Dorsey's playcalling has us 2 out of our 3 wins so maybe theres something there with him retaining that and allowing KS to just be the HC. Hopefully it allows KS the trust he needs to give up those duties. Theres still a dearth of talent on both sides. Secondary is about as bad as I can remember them being. I've maintained that I would keep KS over Berry.. I still stand by that. I know after a win everyone has their browns colored glasses and a smidge of hope, but as we know all to well.. theres a very good chance things go back to median here next week. I think the coaching staff has alot of work that needs to be done, but I think there was a lot of turnover on the staff so I'd be willing to say they would be better next year if they stayed intact. The two worst coaches on this staff are Ventrone and Dickerson, they cannot be here next year.. Hard to say whats going tohappen rest of the year, but I think we are stuck in mediocrity. We are the living definition of any given sunday. I think to take the next step, we have to get better talent on this roster, we have the most expensive roster in the league and we are fighting for #1 pick. That says that our evaluation of talent is not there.

On those whining about the stadium.. you are the minority..That is not fun and enjoyable to sit through, nor is it good for the players. Its dangerous and can lead to severe injuries.. The new stadium isn't about football, its about being a year round revenue event place. All things point to the roof being retractable so you can still have the weather elements during the season for football. Haslam does alot of dumb things, but putting a new domed stadium isn't one of them

Don't forget the Giants and the Raiders!

As someone that has done vendor sales in CBS, I would say the dome is maybe half the issue (in terms of what you're talking about). You pick up the current stadium, as it is, and drop it in Brookpark (or anywhere off the lake) and you get your snowy game with like half the brutal cold.

I doubt this is happening, but a retractable dome would be awesome.

These are always fun

With that twitter handle, all their posts better be videos like that.

Front seven should whack secondary upside the head
If Watson only had a sliver of Jamis attitude
Good for Chubb

Judey great job
Chief up down then up
Sorry Miles u gotta endure this over and over
Never seen a secondary yap so much then get toasted
Snow looked great on TV
I could listen to Jameis preach all day

Swartz cannot coach a secondary at all

loved a win against the steelers on national TV!!! the snow storm set the tone of the game, right along with the defense!

i really liked seeing our D line punish Wilson. they had fields running off in agonizing pain during his series lol

Sometimes Myles. And there are games like New Orleans (where you are invisible). Teams can scheme against you. Let's not get carried away here. Nice game last night. And yes, I know, there is A LOT of holding calls NOT made against this guy.

And an owner that will let him play the guys HE decides should play; not some OVERPAID LOSER. Damn you Haslam. SMH

Yeah Myles disappears alot. He has games like this then he'll go 3 games without much of an effect.. I think what made him effective last night was he got moved around a bit to play matchups. But I would think 9/10 if an owner was rebuilding they would pick Watt over MG. Watt is just more consistent and impacts the games more often

imma be honest, i dont want a dome cause we will miss these kinds of moments.

I keep remembering back to something I heard right when we got Watson... "he can excel in any system, he does everything well". What I can't remember is who said that (specifically, whether it was a person who is in a position that should know, or just some rando (probably on here)).

Hindsight being what it is, Houston was in no rush to bring him back and played their hand remarkably. We paid an exorbitant amount to take a problem off their hands, and despite there being a handful of teams vying for the position, we ended up being the suckers.

With hindsight, we ended up getting exactly what we earned out of this trade.

"On those whining about the stadium.. you are the minority..That is not fun and enjoyable to sit through, nor is it good for the players. Its dangerous and can lead to severe injuries.. The new stadium isn't about football, its about being a year round revenue event place. All things point to the roof being retractable so you can still have the weather elements during the season for football. Haslam does alot of dumb things, but putting a new domed stadium isn't one of them[/quote] "


How do you know they are in the minority?

Dangerous for the players? WHO CARES! They make millions.
Want to know what's more Dangerous? Being a fire fighter, police officer or soldier. THEY DONT MAKE MILLIONS.

Not fun or enjoyable to sit through? Tell that to the fans last night? Especially the ones that stayed in the stadium another hour after the game for the post game show. Tell that to fans who have been going to browns games since the 80's. The ones who are not soft entitled crybabies like so many younger people now a days.

Watt is surely talented, but he is also a product of his team and his defensive scheme. When other teams scheme against him, the rest of the team picks up the slack. I also don't nearly see him getting as many no-calls as Garrett does. When Garrett gets schemed against, the rest of the D can struggle to make up for it, especially when the secondary lets guys run free.

I thought the same exact thing yesterday.

Yep, Watt did not have Highsmith on the other side. Watt played against what Garrett faced every week. As expected, he was a no-show.

I think they showed starting the second half Watt was not double-teamed much. He was chipped a lot.

We still have Okowronko on the other side, but we traded one of our better pass rushers a couple weeks ago (Z). Garrett is seeing more attention than he would've before that trade.

j/c.

Daughter and her nurse friend got free tickets to the game. Prior to the game she had said they'd probably leave early if the game went like we thought.

They didn't leave early. And trust me, Sooga is NOT a die hard fan.

She love every minute of it, snow and cold even.

I was watching at home. Prime froze up with exactly 10:02 left on the clock. Figured I'd take a quick shower. Checked my phone after that and...........down 19-18 when just a few minutes before we were up 18-6.

Screw it, I thought. Early day of work coming. Checked this morning and...............doggone it! I missed it.

As far as the weather, I've sat in freezing weather many times. It's not "that" bad. Dangerous for the players? So is the game in sunny and 75 degrees.

Awesome win for sure. Loved the vibe after the game. Our secondary coaches and offensive line coaches are absolute trash. We went from one of the best running teams to absolute garbage. The run blocking scheme is so bad. The 2nd half play calling was equally as bad. Andrew Whitworth said he was writing Dorsey's obituary due to the 2nd half play calling but they came out with the victory.

I some some stat that 6 or 7 Browns coaches were fired right after a Steelers loss. Stefanski better thank everyone on that Team personally. At the end of the day, any victory over the Steelers and Ravens is so much sweeter.

When watching in your living room they look kind of cool.

I disagree. McGuire and Okowronko are a slight step down from Z but not major. Alex Wright, on IR, is also good, and don't forget Mike Hall Jr.

Garrett saw nothing different having McGuire and Okowronko opposite him.

It was cool being there too as a younger person. Not so much anymore. You couldn't pay me to sit through those weather conditions now. Players do face injuries in every game. But for people to pretend the odds aren't greatly increased in that kind of weather aren't being realistic.

And yes, I understand there are jobs more important to society than football players. The difference being there are very few elite athletes available to play in the NFL. That's the reason they get paid like they do. Injuries are one of the, if not the greatest negative impact on a football team.

I thought our OL held up well against a very good D, Watt could do Jack.

I see here, despite the fact that Myles had a FF and three sacks - that’s twice this season - people are grumbling about him. He owned the first half. And even though we gave up a couple long plays I thought our secondary played solid.

Yeah the snow games are cool, but once or twice a year is plenty, I would not want a steady diet of it. We are getting a dome, so people need to get used to it.

It looked like the same old story when the Steelers got the two quick TDs, but Winston showed up big on that final drive, so did Juedy. Couple of big time conversions.

Pickens is a punk, blaming the Steeler loss on the weather. Both teams have to play in it, jerk-face. He’s now on my Steeler hate list.

Hopkins seems to have figured out his recent woes. I enjoyed that win, had the off today so watched Good Morning Football and soaked up the good vibes from beating Pitt.

On to Denver, a team we are chasing in our faint hope for a WC. At least we are still alive.

Good post.

Thanks, arch. I neglected to highlight our run D, we did not let them gash us on the ground. Great job playing like a team against the run, we swarmed Harris a LOT and he didn’t get much.

Jameis Winston - what a beautiful soul. Love brother. Just love.
Nick Chubb - another beautiful soul. Role model.
Myles Garrett - Physical phenomenon. A human gorilla.

Thanks! I enjoyed every second of that victory.

A human gorilla. Nice choice of words.

our OL played very well, I agree. Not many times do you play Pittsburgh and basically handle their pressure and front

Delpit posted on his IG that Pickens tried to trip him, thats no excuse for grabbing his mouthpiece, but

Pickens seems baitable. I was wondering if Delpit was trying to bait him to retaliate and induce a penalty.

We can't all go to every game

True. Most don't go to any. Maye a game every few years at best.

I had planned on going, but came down with a cold on Tuesday. Couple that with the weather forecast it made for an easy decision to skip the game. I elected to not sell my tickets because I didn't want Steeler Black and Gold in my seats, not deal with cold, crappy conditions while not feeling well. I have club seats. I could easily have just sat in the club and watched on closed circuit, but what is the point in doing that after making the effort to drive 600 miles to the game?

I was just fine sitting at home watching in front of my TV.

I don't mind the cold in Cleveland for games...nor the snow...but it's the rain when it's cold that is absolutely miserable. And those rainy conditions exist a lot.

Let's be real for a minute...if you were a player would YOU prefer to play indoors or in nicer weather over a place that can seem inhabitable?

If I was a player? I can only speak for myself but I would want to play in a outdoor stadium. I grew up playing in the elements. To me that's one of the things that's makes football great. These guys get paid millions. Our fire fighters and police officers and soldiers have much more Dangerous professions and don't get paid millions.

I think we mentioned something about that in the Discord chat. I would spend all day doing my best Dennis Rodman impression trying to get into that head of his if I was a DB.

Aye...

There might be fireworks in Pittsburgh in a couple weeks.

Best game of the year as far as I’m concerned. Happy for the win, but too little too late for the season. I’ll be good with it all if they play like that the rest of the year, not necessarily winning, but looking like they actually care again. DW was such a cancer on this team.

Gotta say I was wrong about Winston. Didn't know much about him, didn't think he cared about the game or loved the game. But man... I was really wrong about him, he cares, alot. I'm glad to have him here and he'll be a great bridge to our next QB.

yeah Winston has given us some life on offense. A good leader. Bonehead at times, but willing to push the ball down the field