Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns ready for Steelers to be physical
By Dan Justik
The Daily Dawg Tags brings you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including the Browns knowing the Steelers are going to impose their will.
The last time the Cleveland Browns played the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was clear from the start of the game that the Browns were the much more physical team. Even without the nasty hits causing penalties, the Browns were taking it to the Steelers.
Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens said during training camp he wanted his team to be the toughest and most physical team on the field. That was certainly the case just over two weeks ago against the Steelers.
After being dominated physically by the Browns already this season, it is hard to imagine the Steelers will let that happen to them again on their home field. Instead, the Steelers are likely to be the team who will impose their will.
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In today’s featured article, Browns running back Kareem Hunt said he knows the Steelers are going to be ready for a physical game on Sunday.
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"“I feel like they circled this game after that last one,’’ he said. “So they’re definitely going to come out ready to hit and do whatever it takes to inflict their will on us. So we’ve just got to go out there and be more physical.’’"
The Browns being the more physical team seemed like it surprised the Steelers two weeks ago, which helped Cleveland get out to an early lead. It will be hard for the Browns to match that same result, as the Steelers know they cannot be pushed around early in the game again.
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"“To me, it takes two to have a rivalry, so we’ve got to have our part. We’ve got to do our part,” Kitchens said Wednesday before the Browns (5-6) practiced for Sunday’s road game against the Steelers (6-5). “That’s probably not going to sit well with some people. But, to me, you’ve got to win your share to make it a rivalry.”"
There is certainly a feeling of animosity between the Browns and Steelers following their brawl two weeks ago, giving a sense that the rivalry between the two teams is back. But Kitchens is correct, this has not been much of a rivalry over the past decade, and the Browns will have to string together more wins if they want this matchup to be revamped into the old rivalry.
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