Boy am I glad I didn’t make any bold prediction about yesterday’s game. It would have been cliche to say that the Browns will show flashes of brilliance, defy all expectations, tempt fans with visions of glory, then find a new and interesting way to leave their followers stunned yet again. I’ll have more to […]

Yesterday’s wild-card games give me even more reason to hope that the Browns’ Super Bowl bid is as viable as anyone’s. The Jets and the Falcons absolutely dominated their games, and the Browns defeated both of them this year. Lots of good pre-game hype in the newspapers this morning about today’s big game, the best […]

There’s really no sense in analyzing the keys to tomorrow’s game. Very little in this Browns season has held to form and failed to defy all logic. For so many reasons, this game will carry all sorts of intrigue: –Can the Browns avenge their two narrow losses to the Steelers earlier this year, when in […]

Here’s a fun page where you can (further) disfigure Bill Cowher’s face and also hear Jim Donovan’s call of the famous Phil Dawson kick that beat the Steelers in 1999. And here’s the only picture I could find of Cowher in a Browns uniform. Just like his career, there’s not much to it, and he’s […]

For a recap of history’s greatest Browns wins over Pittsburgh, please scroll down to the November 3 post. Will Sunday’s playoff game become another pillar in the Browns’ winning tradition, or will it result in a new case of heartbreak that leaves fans feeling like the biblical Job? Just having the chance to anticipate this […]

BROWNS 24, FALCONS 16 It’s a day of jubilation, but in typical Browns fashion, the ironies abound. Yes, the Browns came through in the clutch, breaking their home-field jinx by beating a good team at home. A playoff slot was ours if Miami could hold an 11-point lead with five minutes to go. Nope: New […]

I knew that didn’t seem right. CBS Sportsline has changed the link I posted last night. It now matches the NFL’s official playoff scenario. The Browns’ chances are still convoluted, but the easy way into the playoffs is to win today and hope that either the Patriots lose to Miami or the Jets beat Green […]

I won’t believe it ’til it comes true, but credible sources now indicate that the Browns control their own destiny. Kansas City, which scored 40 points on the Browns in the infamous season opener, ended their season today with a wet whimper, getting shut out in sOakland The Chiefs would have had the edge in […]

I’m out of town this week, but I managed to find a sports bar to watch the Browns salvage an Alpha-Omega victory — scoring on the first and last drives of the game, with nothing in between to write home about. I could see the stretch marks on the rubber band defense, and I sure […]

What will be decided in Sunday’s game at Baltimore? 1. The loser in this clash of 7-7 rivals will be officially out of the playoffs and would need an upset in the final week to avoid a losing season. 2. This game will show whether the “old Browns” are able to win the Super Bowl, […]