Dawgs By Nature
The Cleveland Browns opened the 2025 season 17 weeks ago against the Cincinnati Bengals, and this afternoon will close it with another meeting with the Bengals.
The afternoon will carry with it a sense of finality, as, after 178 career games, it may be the final time fans will see Joel Bitonio in a Cleveland uniform as he once again ponders retirement. We may have already witnessed the final game with the Browns for veterans Wyatt Teller and David Njoku, who will spend the day on the sidelines after being placed on injured reserve, and will be free agents in a few months.
And while no one knows what is in the minds of owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the speculation and tea leaf reading have led many to conclude that today will be the final game for head coach Kevin Stefanski and, possibly, general manager Andrew Berry, after six years in charge.
No matter what happens in the days to come, this is the last time we will see this particular group of players and coaches together in Cleveland, for what that is worth.
That is tomorrow’s problem, as they say, so for now let’s kick off the final Sunday of regular-season football with the latest on the Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.
