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Last week, 66% of Browns fans were confident in the direction of the team. For our confidence question this week, it’ll be interesting to see what the result is. Cleveland played a game in Week 1 in which they dominated in several key statistical categories, but they also lost the turnover battle and missed a couple of easy field goals. Those...
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Could the Cleveland Browns have won in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals despite K Andre Szmyt missing two kicks (field goal, extra point)? Sure, a lot of other plays could have changed the actual outcome of the game. Could the Browns still have lost even if Szmyt made both kicks? Sure, Bengals QB Joe Burrow has a lot of talent around him on offense, so who knows how the final two plus minutes of the game would have played out.
We do know that, besides lauding the rookies, Cleveland’s kicker curse and kicker options in NFL free agency have...
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The Cleveland Browns head into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season with a 0-1 record, but some positivity based on how the defense played and how a few rookies looked in Week 1. The offense was also good, with a few big mistakes, while the kicker curse lives on.
The Browns roster was likely to see some changes heading into Week 2, with RB Quinshon Judkins returning to practice this week and likely making his debut against the Baltimore Ravens. Cleveland is a huge underdog heading into Baltimore this week against what many believe is the best team in...
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It is Week 2, and this week, the Cleveland Browns had an average power ranking of 28.3, which is nearly two spots higher than they ranked to open the season. That is what an early-season morale victory does for you, but that ranking would have probably been several spots higher had Cleveland actually been able to pull off the win. Like we saw, the impression was that the Browns should have won against the Bengals with a strong defensive effort, and also putting themselves in position to score a few more times. In typical Cleveland fashion, it didn’t pan out....
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Cleveland Browns rookie placekicker Andre Szmyt had an opening day that he would rather forget.
The game started just fine as Szmyt converted an extra point and a 45-yard field goal in the first half to send the Browns into the locker room trailing the Cincinnati Bengals by just four points.
Things started to fall apart in the second half, however, as Szmyt first missed an extra point after the Browns opened the third quarter with a touchdown drive. That left the Browns trailing, 17-16, as the game got deep into the fourth quarter.
Szmyt had an opportunity to redeem...
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The Cleveland Browns may not have pulled out a victory on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, but several of their rookies made an impression in their NFL debuts.
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. finished with seven receptions, which tied fellow tight end Tyler Warren of the Indianapolis Colts for the most Week 1 receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history.
Running back Dylan Sampson had 93 yards of total offense, which included a game-high eight receptions, tying Tarik Cohen, who spent four seasons with the Chicago Bears, as the most Week 1 receptions by a rookie running back...
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In the NFL, there are generally three tiers of teams when it comes to the salary cap: 1) Those who are all in on the season, no matter the cost, 2) Those who are thinking about both this year and the future and 3) Those teams focused almost only on the future salary cap.
The Cleveland Browns went from the first tier over the last few seasons to the second this year as the roster and salary cap needed a bit of a soft reset. The salary cap has [continued to see boons over the last few years, including due...
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There have been notable players selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, including Dick LeBeau, Mike Webster, Kevin Greene, and Zach Thomas, all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
More recent examples include Richard Sherman, Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, and George Kittle.
Then there is quarterback Shedeur Sanders, whom the Cleveland Browns selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Much to the chagrin of his legion of fans, Sanders’ pro career has gotten off to a slow start. The bad habits from his college days were on full display during the final game...
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Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals stung – it had all the makings of a classic Cleveland Browns loss, the kind that we’ve seen many times before. Still, despite the tough result in this matchup, several Browns rookies showed real promise. Let’s take a closer look at three Cleveland newcomers who made a strong impression against the Bengals. The rookie class as a whole was good, but these three stood out. How would you rank them?
Running back Dylan Sampson made an immediate impact for the Browns in his debut. Despite his struggles in the run game with 12 carries...
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What is it about the Cleveland Browns and their kicker situation? What was the curse, and when did it happen? More importantly, what is the remedy?
The Chicago Cubs had their goat spell, while the Boston Red Sox had the “Curse of the Bambino.” But at least both teams knew what the origins were regarding their whammies.
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The Browns definitely have a kicker curse, but the timeline of its origin is a bit fuzzy. Cleveland has had some of the best kickers in the history of the league, such as Lou “The Toe” Groza, Phil Dawson,...
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