Daily Dawg Tags: A day of firsts for Browns
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Monday, Sept. 21.
Cleveland Browns:
Browns take down the Titans, 28-14:
"It was a day of firsts for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday as they defeated the Tennessee Titans, 28-14."
5 takeaways as the Browns down the Titans:
"One week can make all the difference. The Cleveland Browns made football fans in Cleveland happy with a 28-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland."
Report: Some coaches want to cut Dwayne Bowe:
"If Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports is to be believed, there are some coaches on the Browns staff ready to get rid of Dwayne Bowe."
Is Clay Matthews a Hall of Famer?:
"Clay Matthews, who played linebacker for the Cleveland Browns for 16 years, is one of 108 modern-era nominees for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. But is he worthy?"
With one magical throw, Johnny Manziel shows he deserves a chance (ohio.com):
"Now that the Browns have seen the real Johnny Manziel — live, not on college tape — they can’t turn back now. No matter what happens this week in Josh McCown’s recovery from a concussion in the season opener, coach Mike Pettine should stick with Manziel as his starting quarterback next weekend at home against the Oakland Raiders."
NFL News:
Tony Romo fractures clavicle; is his season over? (The Landry Hat):
"The Dallas Cowboys suffered a major loss as starting quarterback Tony Romo went down with an apparent shoulder injury in the third quarter. X-rays have now confirmed that the 35-year old quarterback has fractured his the clavicle in his left shoulder. (Editor’s note: Don’t worry, the Cowboys have Brandon Weeden.)"
Raiders upset Ravens on late touchdown (Just Blog Baby):
"After a week of negativity and worry over several major injuries, the Oakland Raiders have turned their season around against expectations of a difficult Week 2 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. Quarterback Derek Carr, playing after a hand injury against the Bengals, guided the Raiders to a major upset over the perennial AFC contenders."
49ers can’t hold Steelers’ offense (Niner Noise):
"The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t figure out a way to contain Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown during their Week 2 contest at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Editor’s note: The Steelers have a lot of experience when it comes to working over an Eric Mangini defense.)"