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Thursday Night Football, Week 8: Vikings vs. Rams open thread

Thursday Night Football, Week 8: Vikings vs. Rams open thread

Browns fans can also use this as an open thread.

Week 8 of the NFL season kicks off tonight as the Minnesota Vikings take on the Los Angeles Rams.

According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Vikings are 3 point favorites against the Rams. Minnesota entered last week as one of the league’s undefeated teams, but after their bye, they lost a tight one to the Lions 31-29, and now find themselves in second place. They have proven to be one of the best teams in the league after six games, though, so their stock doesn’t fall from that defeat.

The Rams,...

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Browns, Ravens injury reports: Zay Flowers among 4 still out for BAL, 4 DNP for CLE

Browns, Ravens injury reports: Zay Flowers among 4 still out for BAL, 4 DNP for CLE

Zay Flowers, Marlon Humphrey, Jed Wills, Jordan Hicks would be big if they can’t practice Friday

The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens enter Week 8 in completely different positions in the standings but with injury reports that are similar. With 12 players not participating on Wednesday, including some key starters, both teams have practice reports that need to be monitored.

The Browns roster turnover also hasn’t stopped with five moves made on Tuesday. Before Wednesday’s practice came news that OL Wyatt Teller was designated for return from injured reserve.

The Ravens also got potentially positive news with RB Keaton Mitchell,...

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NFL Picks Week 8, and media picks for Ravens vs. Browns

NFL Picks Week 8, and media picks for Ravens vs. Browns

The DBN staff predicts the Week 8 games, plus the national media make their predictions for Ravens vs. Browns.

Here is what the national media is saying about the Week 8 game between the Browns and Ravens:

CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) - Ravens 31, Browns 17

The Ravens are playing a second straight road game and they are doing it on a short week. Does it matter? The way the offense is playing and the way Cleveland’s offense is struggling, it won’t. Jameis Winston will likely start for the Browns, but he won’t be able to keep up...

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Dawg Pound Discourse: Can Jameis Winston, Ken Dorsey turn the tide for Browns offense starting in Week 8?

Dawg Pound Discourse: Can Jameis Winston, Ken Dorsey turn the tide for Browns offense starting in Week 8?

The move drives speculation on the future of the coaching staff.

The Cleveland Browns are searching for solutions to win a game after losing their embattled starting quarterback, Deshaun Watson. Through the first seven weeks, they have possessed the league's worst-ranked offensive unit, and now we will finally see the wholesale changes that many have been calling for.

During his media availability on Wednesday, head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed that it would in fact be Jameis Winston starting at quarterback this week in place of Watson. Stefanski would also drop an unexpected bomb on the media by saying that [**Ken...

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Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff

Browns history: Kicking in Cleveland, college at Drake and more as we catch up with K Billy Cundiff

25 questions with a former Cleveland specialist

Want to know something strange? Every NFL kicker, holder and long snapper wants to be involved in the last play of every game and the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal.

RELATED: 2014 – LIFE AS AN NFL KICKER

Why is this odd? If they make the kick, then it is fun and games, rainbows and unicorns for all. However, if the kick fails, it is not only a loss in the record column, but it could mean the jobs of these three men. The next day. Gone. Released.

Yet, every specialist...

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Daily Dawg Chow 10/24: Browns News; Jameis Winston to start, Ken Dorsey will call plays moving forward

Daily Dawg Chow 10/24: Browns News; Jameis Winston to start, Ken Dorsey will call plays moving forward

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

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature:

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Browns, Ravens injury reports: 12 DNPs, BAL might get RB back but has big injury concerns

Browns, Ravens injury reports: 12 DNPs, BAL might get RB back but has big injury concerns

Keaton Mitchell, Wyatt teller designated for return before Browns, Ravens game

Between the Cleveland Browns loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7 and their next AFC North matchup, Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens, a lot has changed. Deshaun Watson is out for the season with an Achilles injury. Jameis Winston is the new starting quarterback despite being the emergency third QB last week. HC Kevin Stefanski is no longer calling plays on offense, Ken Dorsey is.

The roster turnover also hasn’t stopped with five moves made on Tuesday.

Before Wednesday’s practice came [news that OL Wyatt Teller was...

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Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns: Week 8 TV Map

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns: Week 8 TV Map

See which cities get to watch the Ravens vs. Browns game on television this week.

The Week 8 game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens will air on CBS at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Announcers: Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, and Jay Feely

Ohio Coverage: This is the least coverage that Ohio has had this season for the Browns, since the Bengals also play at the same time. That means no Columbus, Dayton, or Cincinnati for the Browns game. In Northeast Ohio, the game will appear on WOIO (Channel 19.1).

National Coverage: The Pittsburgh area of Pennsylvania, Maryland,...

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NFL Power Rankings: Browns remain at 31st heading into Week 8

NFL Power Rankings: Browns remain at 31st heading into Week 8

There’s not much debate about a ranking for a 1-6 team.

Here is a summary of how the Cleveland Browns are viewed across mainstream media outlets in NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.

CBS Sports - No. 30 (no change)

With Deshaun Watson out, they have to turn to Jameis Winston. Is that a bad thing?

ESPN - No. 30 (down 1 spot)

Young riser: WR Cedric Tillman

The Browns have one of the oldest rosters in the NFL and some of their young players have regressed this season. But...

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Browns injuries: Big updates on Wyatt Teller, Nyheim Hines, DTR; 5 miss practice

Browns injuries: Big updates on Wyatt Teller, Nyheim Hines, DTR; 5 miss practice

The Browns roster continues to see changes as Week 8 versus the Ravens looms

The Cleveland Browns head into Week 8 of the 2024 NFL regular season with a 1-6 record, a new quarterback, a new offensive play caller and... still most of the hope coming from next year’s NFL draft.

During Wednesday media time, HC Kevin Stefanski announced that Ken Dorsey would be taking over play calls and confirmed that Jameis Winston would be the Browns starting quarterback this week. Stefanski also provided a couple of interesting injury updates.

OL Wyatt Teller has been designated for return from injured...

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Kevin Stefanski handing over playcalling duties to Ken Dorsey

Kevin Stefanski handing over playcalling duties to Ken Dorsey

Stefanski stated that Dorsey will take over offensive playcalling going forward

Kevin Stefanski announced that offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey will call the plays against the Baltimore Ravens this weekend and beyond.

Stefanski also said that he has “total confidence in Ken” during today’s press conference and that he “felt like this was the right move for right now.” Acknowledging that the offense needs to get better going forward in order to salvage the season, he’s trying something new for the remainder of the year.

“I’m just always looking at what we can do to just be a little bit better,”...

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Jameis Winston: The Browns’ new Joe Flacco

Jameis Winston: The Browns’ new Joe Flacco

Taking a look at some of the Flacco-esque elements that Winston brings to Cleveland’s passing game

The Cleveland Browns are hosting the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, and they’ll be doing so with a new starting quarterback due to Deshaun Watson’s season-ending injury against the Bengals.

It looks like the team has officially named Jameis Winston as the starter against Baltimore this weekend and there’s a good chance that, aside from the Watson contract baggage, he should’ve been the starter all along.

When it comes to the types of offenses that Kevin Stefanski has always been associated with in his career,...

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