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Winston's performance in snowy win over Steelers adds new layer to Browns' quarterback conundrum
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shortly after doing a face-down snow angel, firing a few celebratory snowballs and singing “Jingle Bells” on his way to the media room, Jameis Winston ended his postgame news conference with a simple question. “Am I a Brown yet?” he asked. He...
Analysis: All the ingredients were there for a 'trap game.' The Steelers baked up a masterpiece
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The yard lines weren't the only things lost in the early winter squall that swept off Lake Erie and turned Huntington Bank Stadium into a snow globe on Thursday night. The “good vibes only" mindset that carried the Pittsburgh Steelers through two-plus months of...
Browns' Myles Garrett gets 3 sacks in win, sends message to Steelers and T.J. Watt: "‘I’m the guy"
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett didn't want an apology from T.J. Watt. Instead, he demanded respect. Garrett showed Watt why he's the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, recording three sacks in a dominant first half that set the tone for Cleveland's shocking...
Nick Chubb plows through heavy snow for 2-yard TD, giving Browns 24-19 win over Steelers
CLEVELAND (AP) — With snow falling, Nick Chubb plowed forward. On a play that looked eerily similar to the one in Pittsburgh last year that threatened to end his career, Chubb kept his legs moving and pushed his way into the end zone for a touchdown he and his teammates won't...
Frustrated Bengals are 4-7 at their bye week and still looking for ways to win the close games
CINCINNATI (AP) — After the Bengals let yet another close game slip away, Joe Burrow acknowledged that this is the most frustrating season of his NFL career. Someone asked why. “Self-explanatory,” Cincinnati's star quarterback said. That it is. ...
Ifedi starts at left tackle for Browns in prime-time matchup against AFC North-leading Steelers
CLEVELAND (AP) — Germain Ifedi became the fourth left tackle to start this season for the Cleveland Browns, lining up Thursday night against the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers. Ifedi moved up the depth chart and into the lineup after starter Dawand Jones broke his left leg...
Browns QB Winston is ready for first taste of 'blood, sweat, tears' in rivalry game vs. Steelers
CLEVELAND (AP) — Even as a kid growing up in Alabama, Jameis Winston appreciated the Steelers-Browns rivalry with its tradition rooted in neighborly nastiness. For Winson, all it took was for him to hear NFL Films narrator John Facenda — nicknamed “the voice of God” — to...
First-place Steelers visit rival Browns on Thursday night with teams at opposite ends of AFC North
Pittsburgh (8-2) at Cleveland (2-8) Thursday, 8 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime. BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Steelers 8-2; Browns 3-7. Series record: Steelers lead 79-62-1. Last meeting: Browns beat...
The bungling Bengals are wasting prolific seasons from their biggest stars
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ The Cincinnati Bengals' stars are performing at an extremely high level. Joe Burrow leads the NFL in yards passing and TD passes,...
Acrobatic pick offered proof that Steelers rookie LB Payton Wilson's learning curve is speeding up
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Payton Wilson could have played it safe, but where's the fun in that? The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker saw Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill sprinting toward him and knew what was coming. Wilson figures the Steelers scout team had run the same...