A win was there for the taking for the Browns against the Jets on Sunday. But on a rain-soaked afternoon, they fumbled it away. Scott Petrak breaks down the loss with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV, the tw...

Deshaun Watson threw one go-ahead touchdown pass in the fourth quarter Sunday in New Jersey. He needed two. He completed only 15 of 33 passes. He was the victim of at least four drops and it rained th...

The Browns lost a game Sunday they almost always lose. For a while this one felt different. With new coach Todd Monken and a three-game winning streak built on clutch play in the fourth quarter, when ...

THREE-POINT STANCE   (Three points of interest in Sunday’s game) OLD PRO Geno Smith added stability to the Jets offense when he was acquired in an offseason trade after a year with the Raiders. He als...

BEREA — Quincy Williams said he circled Oct. 11 on the calendar as soon as the schedule came out in May. He was thinking about this potential matchup long before that. “My biggest thing last year was ...

BEREA — The Browns will be without two of their top three defensive tackles Sunday against the Jets as Cleveland tries to extend its winning streak to four games. Starter Mason Graham (knee/ankle) and...

BEREA — The Browns will be without two of their top three defensive tackles Sunday against the Jets as Cleveland tries to extend its winning streak to four games. Starter Mason Graham (knee/ankle) and...

BEREA — The Browns will be without two of their top three defensive tackles Sunday against the Jets as Cleveland tries to extend its winning streak to four games. Starter Mason Graham (knee/ankle) and...

BEREA — Jared Verse has gotten more comfortable after four games with a new team, at a new position and in a new scheme. He says he’s only getting started. “I don’t even think I scratched the surface,...

BEREA — In the minutes after the primetime win over the Steelers, Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward joked the Browns played so much man-to-man defense he was too tired to talk trash on the field and nee...

BEREA — Jared Verse has gotten more comfortable after four games with a new team, at a new position and in a new scheme. He says he’s only getting started. “I don’t even think I scratched the surface,...

BEREA — In the minutes after the primetime win over the Steelers, Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward joked the Browns played so much man-to-man defense he was too tired to talk trash on the field and nee...

The Browns are coming off a Thursday night win against the Steelers and a mini-bye. Beat writer Scott Petrak talks with Dave Chudowsky of WKYC-TV about some potential personnel moves, and the pair giv...

BEREA — Dillon Gabriel was back in uniform Wednesday, handing off and throwing passes in his first practice since being placed on injured reserve Aug. 30 with a back injury. He was listed as a full pa...

BEREA — Dillon Gabriel was back in uniform Wednesday, handing off and throwing passes in his first practice since being placed on injured reserve Aug. 30 with a back injury. He was listed as a full pa...

BEREA — Deshaun Watson’s overall performance through four games has been a surprise. Just like the Browns’ 3-1 record. Perhaps most astonishing has been the quarterback’s ability and willingness to ma...

BEREA — Deshaun Watson’s overall performance through four games has been a surprise. Just like the Browns’ 3-1 record. Perhaps most astonishing has been the quarterback’s ability and willingness to ma...

BEREA — Dillon Gabriel was back in uniform Wednesday, handing off and throwing passes in his first practice since being placed on injured reserve Aug. 30 with a back injury. Coach Todd Monken is in no...

The defense was a mess. It had given up a touchdown on Pittsburgh’s marathon first drive — 17 plays, nearly 10 minutes — including a play in which three penalties were called on the Browns. The offens...

The Browns could have a decision to make at quarterback in the coming weeks. They opened the window Tuesday for Dillon Gabriel to return to practice. He missed the first four games on injured reserve ...

The defense was a mess. It had given up a touchdown on Pittsburgh’s marathon first drive — 17 plays, nearly 10 minutes — including a play in which three penalties were called on the Browns. The offens...

Jerry Jeudy wasn’t going to let the moment pass. The former No. 1 receiver had gone more than 2½ games without a catch, with only one target. When the ball finally came his way Thursday night with 5½ ...

The Browns are relevant nearly a month into the season. Who would have thunk it? They improved to 3-1 Thursday night with a 27-24 win over the Steelers. The three-game winning streak has them tied wit...

The Browns responded to a short week with a win on Thursday Night Football against the Steelers. Deshaun Watson looked good — at least, in the first half — the defense went after Aaron Rodgers all nig...

Jerry Jeudy wasn’t going to let the moment pass. The former No. 1 receiver had gone more than 2½ games without a catch, with only one target. When the ball finally came his way Thursday night with 5½ ...

The way defensive tackle Mason Graham hobbled off the field and then left the stadium in a knee brace and on crutches, a return to action this season was in doubt. But the Browns got good news Friday ...

CLEVELAND — Andre Szmyt has the total trust of his teammates. So when he trotted onto the field for the winning 56-yard field goal in the final seconds Thursday night, safety Grant Delpit was already ...

Let’s put aside, at least momentarily, the relationship between Deshaun Watson and Browns fans. It’s layered, complicated and often exhausting. With the focus on football, there’s still so much to dis...

The Browns responded to a short week with a win on Thursday Night Football against the Steelers. Deshaun Watson looked good — at least, in the first half — the defense went after Aaron Rodgers all nig...

The way defensive tackle Mason Graham hobbled off the field and then left the stadium in a knee brace and on crutches, a return to action this season was in doubt. But the Browns got good news Friday ...

CLEVELAND — Andre Szmyt has the total trust of his teammates. So when he trotted onto the field for the winning 56-yard field goal in the final seconds Thursday night, safety Grant Delpit was already ...

CLEVELAND — The first-place Cleveland Browns. The idea seemed ludicrous after they were embarrassed in the opener. Less than three weeks later, it’s reality after Andre Szmyt made a career-long 56-yar...

CLEVELAND — The first-place Cleveland Browns. The idea seemed ludicrous after they were embarrassed in the opener. Less than three weeks later, it’s reality after a 56-yard Andre Szmyt field goal with...

CLEVELAND — The start was sloppy. Things got a whole lot better from there. The Browns scored touchdowns on three straight drives in the second quarter and led the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10 at halftim...

THREE-POINT STANCE   (Three points of interest in Thursday night’s game) ALONG THE LINES Priority No. 1 when facing the Steelers is to not let edge rusher T.J. Watt wreck the game. The Browns have fai...

Two straight wins. Both courtesy of fourth-quarter comebacks. The latter Sunday in the final two minutes of the home opener. Thursday night can’t get here fast enough for the Browns and their fans. Ja...

Browns center Elgton Jenkins (concussion) was officially ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Steelers. Luke Wypler will take his spot in the starting lineup. Jenkins played every snap Sund...

The Browns — who are actually starting to look like a real NFL team after their shellacking in the season opener — beat Carolina in the home opener, putting them at 2-1 to start the season. Scott Petr...

BEREA — Jared Verse wasn’t himself through two games. So he quit trying to be somebody he’s not. The defensive end put his head down, went back to basics, had the best game in his brief tenure with th...

BEREA — Right tackle Tytus Howard had two false start penalties in 39 games over the previous three seasons. He was flagged for three Sunday in the win over the Panthers. “It’s just something I gotta ...

BEREA — Jared Verse wasn’t himself through two games. So he quit trying to be somebody he’s not. The defensive end put his head down, went back to basics, had the best game in his brief tenure with th...

The Browns — who are actually starting to look like a real NFL team after their shellacking in the season opener — beat Carolina in the home opener, putting them at 2-1 to start the season. Scott Petr...

Mason Graham beat center Luke Fortner, burst into the backfield and dropped Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard for no gain. The first play from scrimmage Sunday set a tone for the Browns defense and ...

The offensive line, which struggled Sunday in the win over the Panthers, could be without starting center Elgton Jenkins on Thursday night against the Steelers. The Browns didn’t practice Monday — the...

Mason Graham beat center Luke Fortner, burst into the backfield and dropped Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard for no gain. The first play from scrimmage Sunday set a tone for the Browns defense and ...

CLEVELAND — Todd Monken turned the Browns baseball cap backward for his postgame news conference. The 60-year-old coach wasn’t turning back the clock 45 years. He was giving a public nod to defensive ...

CLEVELAND — The perfect pocket began to break down, and Deshaun Watson escaped left. He continued to look downfield, spotted tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who had adjusted his route when Watson scrambl...

CLEVELAND — Todd Monken turned the Browns baseball cap backward for his postgame news conference. The 60-year-old coach wasn’t turning back the clock 45 years. He was giving a public nod to defensive ...

CLEVELAND — As Deshaun Watson ran back on the field after missing one play when he lost his breath on a roughing the passer penalty — Shedeur Sanders had replaced him — he was greeted by a mixture of ...

CLEVELAND — The perfect pocket began to break down, and Deshaun Watson escaped left. He continued to look downfield, spotted tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who had adjusted his route when Watson scrambl...