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Browns vs. Steelers - Week 12 Need to Know

Browns vs. Steelers - Week 12 Need to Know

It is the latest installment of the AFC’s oldest rivalry and here is everything you need to know about the game.

The Cleveland Browns are in the national spotlight - you are welcome, America! - on Thursday night as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Cleveland is coming off the latest dispirited performance in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Steelers, meanwhile, are coming off a game where they failed to score a touchdown but still managed to beat the Baltimore Ravens. It was the second game that Pittsburgh has won this season without scoring a touchdown because they...

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Browns injuries: Rule out 2 for Thursday Night Football, another new starter vs Steelers

Browns injuries: Rule out 2 for Thursday Night Football, another new starter vs Steelers

Jedrick Wills joins Geoff Swaim as out for Browns vs Steelers

The Cleveland Browns are getting OT Germain Ifedi (pictured) ready to go for Thursday Night Football against their AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers. OT Dawand Jones was ruled out for the season, even if he is still fighting with local media via social media, which led to the return of OT Geron Christian.

HC Kevin Stefanski was hopeful that Jedrick Wills would be able to play but he was limited in practice on Tuesday.

Wednesday afternoon the team announced that Wills would join TE Geoff Swaim (concussion) as out...

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Browns vs Steelers on Thursday Night Football: Russell Wilson among 3 visitors who could make things worse for Cleveland

Browns vs Steelers on Thursday Night Football: Russell Wilson among 3 visitors who could make things worse for Cleveland

TJ Watt is the stud on the other side for this AFC North matchup

Short week for the Cleveland Browns. Let’s flush last Sunday’s game. Sitting at 2-8, the Browns return home for a Thursday night clash with divisional rival and current first-place leader in the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

If I told you before the season that the Steelers were going to be 8-2 at the midway point during the season, you probably would have a hard time believing me. Reminder, Pittsburgh was a playoff team last year.

The reason why the team is outperforming their expectations is...

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Browns Roster: Jack Conklin continues to cement his value for 2025

Browns Roster: Jack Conklin continues to cement his value for 2025

Conklin has performed extremely well in his 5 starts this season

The Cleveland Browns have continuously dealt with injuries along the offensive line for the past two to three seasons, with Jack Conklin being at the forefront since joining the team in 2020.

Though he’s understandably lost a lot of fans since his first season in Cleveland due to his inability to stay healthy, he finally appears to be back to normal. He’s strung together five consecutive starts since October 13th and has been incredibly good in each of those games.

Not just “good” either, he’s been performing like one...

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Browns Dawand Jones claps back at CLE reporter about weight; Ty Hill comments

Browns Dawand Jones claps back at CLE reporter about weight; Ty Hill comments

Dawand Jones notes similar weight concerns for Adam the Bull

The drama around the Cleveland Browns might only be getting started. Some expect the team to move on from HC Kevin Stefanski if the team is blown out on Thursday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hard Knocks is in town, and will be for a few weeks, which could lead to more issues being unveiled to the world.

While the Browns race to the bottom of the NFL’s standings, and top of the NFL draft order, they even had [former WR Amari Cooper throwing a shot back at his...

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Watch AFC North Hard Knocks preview, debut date announced

Watch AFC North Hard Knocks preview, debut date announced

Browns fans can wait but NFL fans are excited to see behind the scenes, in-season with AFC North’s Hard Knocks

The Cleveland Browns 2024 season has been closer to a horror show than the exciting adventure we were promised. At 2-8, the Browns are in a race to the bottom of the NFL standings in order to secure the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft.

The horror show turns into a real show starting this week on Thursday Night Football as Cleveland, and the rest of the AFC North, take part in the first-ever in-season Hard Knocks.

[The Browns...

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NFL draft: Browns race to the bottom, competition for top overall pick

NFL draft: Browns race to the bottom, competition for top overall pick

Another promising year bites the dust as the NFL draft becomes the focus

This weekend, the two-win Cleveland Browns got roasted by the three-win New Orleans Saints. After the contest, a convincing 35-14 defeat, “the season that wasn’t” began to take on a new direction: to see if Cleveland could obtain the number 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

During this year’s off-season, it was assumed that the Browns could build on their 11-game season from last year and clip off several good years with a roster that was built to win now. Right away in Week 1,...

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Daily Dawg Chow 11/20: Browns News, Myles Garrett doesn’t practice Tuesday, Steelers up tomorrow night

Daily Dawg Chow 11/20: Browns News, Myles Garrett doesn’t practice Tuesday, Steelers up tomorrow night

More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow.

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NFL Power Rankings: Browns drop to 28th heading into Week 12, as morale falls

NFL Power Rankings: Browns drop to 28th heading into Week 12, as morale falls

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh becomes a Top-5 team in the NFL.

Here is a summary of how the Cleveland Browns are viewed across mainstream media outlets in NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season.

CBS Sports - No. 27 (down 4 spots)

That was a terrible showing at New Orleans in the loss to the Saints. From playoffs to this is not a good look.

ESPN - No. 28 (down 1 spots)

Preseason hot seat: LT Jedrick Wills Jr.
Current temperature of hot seat: Boiling

Wills missed three of the first four...

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Browns Reacts Survey Week 12 - Should the Browns fire Kevin Stefanski or Andrew Berry?

Browns Reacts Survey Week 12 - Should the Browns fire Kevin Stefanski or Andrew Berry?

Losing seasons often lead to big changes.

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cleveland Browns fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

The Browns’ offense looked pretty good against the New Orleans Saints, but the defense fell apart in the fourth quarter, and the special teams unit took a dump. All of this came after the bye week, when you’d hope your team would be extra prepared. Now, at 2-8, the Browns’ slim playoff hopes...

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Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?

Browns Kevin Stefanski hot seat: What, me worry?

Cleveland head coach focusing on blocking out the nonsense in a season of disappointment.

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is in an unfavorable position - at least to some - as he prepares the Browns for Thursday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Browns enter the game having lost seven of their last eight games. During the streak, the offense has only scored more than 16 points once - in their surprising Week 8 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. And that is even after turning the offense over to quarterback Jameis Winston and his “inspirational” brand of football,...

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Browns, Steelers injury report: Myles Garrett DNP, multiple PIT players resting Tuesday

Browns, Steelers injury report: Myles Garrett DNP, multiple PIT players resting Tuesday

Thursday Night Football is set to be an AFC North clash of first versus worst

In a game that could impact the Cleveland Browns long-term future, in more than one way, and the Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 season, it will be interesting how each team prepares for the short week. Thursday Night Football is always a little bit of a guess, overall, for how things will shake out especially with one team having nothing to play for.

Monday, we learned that TE Geoff Swaim would miss Week 12’s matchup and that two of the starting corners were “day-to-day.” While that was...

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