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    Kevin Stefanski plans to return to Browns’ building on Thursday

    Getty Images Now that the Browns have won their first playoff game since 1994, they have more work to do to plan for their divisional-round matchup with the Chiefs. Fortunately, those plans can include their head coach. In his Monday press conference, Kevin Stefanski said he should be back in...
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    Jack Conklin questionable to return with hamstring injury

    Getty Images The Browns are ahead by four touchdowns, but they may be without their right tackle for the rest of the game. Jack Conklin is questionable to return with a hamstring injury, the team announced. He had to exit the game with 9:27 left in the second quarter, following a run by Nick...
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    Browns dominating Steelers, leading 35-10 at halftime

    Getty Images Who could’ve seen this coming? The Browns took advantage of some sloppy play by the Steelers in the first half to go up 28-0 and lead 35-10 at halftime. It got started from the first snap, which went over the head of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and into the end zone. Browns...
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    Alex Highsmith doubtful to return, Mike Hilton questionable

    Getty Images The Steelers have started to cut into the Browns’ considerable lead, making the score 35-16 with Eric Ebron‘s 17-yard, third-quarter touchdown. But a pair of injuries may make it harder for Pittsburgh to stop Cleveland long enough to really get back into the matchup. Linebacker...
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    Cleveland holds on to defeat Pittsburgh 48-37

    USA Today Sports The Browns hadn’t won in Pittsburgh since the 2003 season. The Browns hadn’t appeared in the playoffs since the 2002 season. The Browns hadn’t won a playoff game since the 1994 season. You could say Sunday’s victory was a long time coming. While there were tense moments...
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    What’s next for Ben Roethlisberger?

    Getty Images Near the end of Sunday night’s playoff loss to the Browns, the image of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sitting alone of the bench screamed through the TV, “It’s over.” Whether it is or isn’t, or should be or shouldn’t, will be a subject of discussion and debate for weeks...
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    Browns cleared to play after Sunday COVID-19 testing

    USA TODAY Sports The Browns have cleared the final COVID-related hurdle between them and Sunday night’s playoff game against the Steelers. That hurdle was Sunday morning point-of-care testing to ensure there were no new positive results among the group that traveled to Pittsburgh for the game...
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    Wyatt Teller and Jack Conklin active, Josh Dobbs inactive

    Getty Images The Browns had several questionable players for Sunday’s game after only one practice this week, but most of their offensive line will be available for the team’s first playoff game in nearly two decades. Right guard Wyatt Teller and right tackle Jack Conklin are both active and...
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    NFL announces schedule for divisional round

    Getty Images Though there’s one game remaining in wild-card weekend, the NFL has announced the schedule for the four divisional-round games. The Packers and Rams will lead things off. The NFC’s No. 1 seed, Green Bay will come off its playoff bye to host Los Angeles at 4:35 p.m. ET on Fox. The...
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    Steelers airmail snap, Browns take 7-0 lead on first play

    Getty Images If there were a perfect way for the Browns to begin Sunday’s game, this was it. Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey sent his first shotgun snap of the game well over quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s head from the Pittsburgh 22. Though Roethlisberger and running back James Conner gave...
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    Browns stunning Steelers early, take 14-0 lead

    Getty Images Which team only practiced once this week? The Steelers are off to a sloppy start and the Browns have taken advantage, going up 14-0 just over five minutes into the first quarter. After Pittsburgh’s disastrous high first snap that resulted in a Cleveland touchdown, the Browns got...
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    Browns have one last hurdle before getting final clearance to play

    Getty Images Pay no attention to those tweets saying clearance already have been given to the Browns to play tonight in Pittsburgh. They are based on the fact that Saturday’s COVID-19 samples sent to an outside lab for testing came back negative. There’s still one more hurdle to clear before...
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    Why can’t coaches coach from home?

    USA TODAY Sports On Saturday night, NBC’s Mike Tirico worked the Buccaneers-Washington game from home. On Sunday afternoon, CBS’s Tony Romo will work the Bears-Saints game from home. Which got me thinking: So why can’t Browns coach Kevin Stefanski work from home? It would be easy to do. Give...
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    Browns’ Ronnie Harrison, Montrel Meander may be cleared after false positives

    Getty Images The Browns may get two players back from the COVID-19 reserve list sooner than expected. Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports that Browns safety Ronnie Harrison and special teams player Montrel Meander both had positive tests that may prove to be false positives. Both players...
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    Browns’ Ronnie Harrison activated, Denzel Ward and Kevin Johnson still out

    Getty Images The Browns got one starter back in their secondary for tomorrow’s game against the Steelers, but two others will remain out. Cleveland strong safety Ronnie Harrison has been activated from the COVID-19 reserve list, confirming suspicions that his previous test was a false...
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    Steelers activate Robert Spillane and Matt Feiler off injured reserve

    Getty Images The Steelers will officially have two starters back for their Sunday wild-card matchup with the Browns, as the club activated linebacker Robert Spillane and guard Matt Feiler off injured reserve. Spillane has been out since suffering a knee injury in Week 13. He took over as a...
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    Browns coaches driving to Pittsburgh for Sunday’s game

    Getty Images The Browns coaches available to work Sunday night’s game against the Steelers are taking a little road trip. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the team’s coaches are driving from Cleveland to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The team’s players flew as originally scheduled. The change in...
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    Jack Conklin makes trip to Pittsburgh on his own

    Getty Images The Browns are doing what they can to have the most players and coaches they can have available for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Steelers. Browns right tackle Jack Conklin traveled by himself to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. Conklin missed...
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    For the first time ever, NFL has six standalone nationally televised games in two days

    Getty Images The NFL previously has had six TV windows in two days. It also has had at least six playoff games in the same weekend, in 1982. It’s never had six games in six windows, all of which were televised nationally. That’s what so-called Super Wild Card weekend will give us — and it will...
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    Browns-Steelers remains on

    Getty Images Good news, Browns: Your game on Sunday night against the Steelers is still on. Bad news, Browns: Your game on Sunday night against the Steelers is still on. According to the NFL, the playoff game between Cleveland and Pittsburgh continues to be on track for Sunday night. It was...
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