Browns inch closer to playoffs

Thanks to Phil Dawson and the Blizzard Bowl, the Browns are even closer to clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2002.  Keeping true to his word, Jamal Lewis continues to get stronger in the bad weather, rushing for 163 yards.  And with a win on Sunday over Cincinnati or a Tennessee loss, [...]

Believeland

This is why the NFL is the most well-run league in American sports.  Damon Hack, on SI.com, wrote an article about the Browns titled “Believeland.”  For any Browns fan, it acts as one of those I-can’t-believe-this-is-actually-happening moments where one wonders how a national publication like Sports Illustrated actually found the Browns to be a compelling [...]

A trap every step of the way

The Browns beat the Texans 27-17, but you already knew that.  It was a satisfying win that kept them in the playoff chase in what continues to be an unbelievable season.  Seriously, if I am still asleep, someone please have the common courtesy to wake me up.  Smack me, punch me in the face – [...]

A tale of two weekends

This weekend has been undoubtedly better than last.  Saturday = great.  Ohio State certainly took care of business against Michigan, and it felt good to clinch the outright Big Ten title in Ann Arbor.  Even if it was a wet, sloppy, low-scoring game, a season still feels like a huge success if The Game can [...]

What about Ohio State?

I keep toying with the idea of talking about Ohio State on here because, technically, they are not a Cleveland sports team.  In fact, they are not even that close to the city, just merely in the same state.  And since they are one of the higher profile teams year in and year out, I [...]

Browns lose to Steelers, 31-28

There’s no doubt that these are not the pitiful Browns of many years past, but a loss still stings, especially to the Steelers. A porous defense and a lack of offense in the second half doomed the Browns on Sunday, adding to yet another loss in Pittsburgh. Even with the Browns at 5-4, [...]