Cleveland Browns: Looking to avoid serious embarrassment in Week 12
By Randy Gurzi
If the Cleveland Browns lose on the road to Cincinnati this weekend, it will tie a record of 26 consecutive road losses which they want no part of
In Week 12 the Cleveland Browns will be playing for more than just bragging rights in their in-state rivalry with the Cincinnati Bengals. They will also be trying to keep their names out of the NFL record books for unwanted reasons.
Cleveland enters this week with 25-straight road losses, and according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, one more ties them with the 2007-2010 Detroit Lions for the most consecutive losses on the road.
Obviously this is something the Browns want to avoid, especially given the hard work they have done this season to get rid of the losing culture that has plagued this team for years. Speaking of that culture, they could have an added bonus to do well as the coach who has guided them to the previous 25 losses is on the sidelines of the opponent now.
More from Browns News
- How the Browns could maximize Nick Chubb in 2023
- Can Deshaun Watson get to Patrick Mahomes level for Cleveland Browns?
- 3 Cleveland Browns who should see an expanded role in 2023 and 1 who should not
- Is Marcus Davenport on the Browns radar in 2023?
- 5 Free agents from Super Bowl LVII Cleveland Browns should target
Fired after their road loss to Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, Hue Jackson joined the Bengals as a special assistant. His job will be to help slow down the Cleveland offense, which has improved drastically since he was let go.
Cleveland is 1-1 without Jackson as interim head coach Gregg Williams led them to w in before the bye against Atlanta, but they lost to the Chiefs the week prior. Both those games were at home, so this is the first road try for the Williams-led Browns.
Most Browns fans know however that this team shouldn’t even be in this predicament. Earlier in the season, the Browns had the Oakland Raiders beat on the road, but the referees ruined Baker Mayfield‘s first career start by overturning a sure first-down run by Carlos Hyde.
Had they kept with the call on the field, the Browns would have run out the clock and won the game. Instead, they overturned a call using splices of video (rather than the NFL standard of conclusive evidence) and robbed the Browns.
Next. Grady Jarrett, 2019 free agent target. dark
Now, they need to make sure they don’t end up with an unfair record of futility by winning in Cincinnati this weekend.