The Cleveland Browns are in Pittsburgh today in their annual attempt to win their first regular-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2003.
Dillon Gabriel will get his second start of the season
at quarterback, but this week, he has a new backup in fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders, who will likely take up a disproportionate amount of the attention during the broadcast.
Settle in, enjoy another early international game from London as the Los Angeles Chargers take on the New York Jets, and we’ll take a run through the latest news and notes about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature:
- Week 6, AFC North: Steelers are not a good team despite division lead (Barry Shuck) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have a good record, and they lead the AFC North Division. However, that isn’t saying much, since all the other ballclubs are not doing well this year.
- The Browns and their house of horrors in Pittsburgh (Thomas Moore) – The Cleveland Browns have had a rough go of it since returning to the NFL in 1999. And nowhere has been tougher on the guys in orange and brown than a regular-season road trip to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- NFL trade deadline: 10 Browns players heading to NFL free agency that could be available as rumors fly (Jared Mueller) – NFL trade rumors are set to heat up with the Cleveland Browns roster loaded with pending NFL free agents like David Njoku and Wyatt Teller.
- Browns vs. Steelers Week 6 predictions: Cleveland still has a chance (Chris Pokorny) – The DBN staff predicts the Week 6 games, plus the national media make their predictions for Browns vs. Steelers.
- Browns, Steelers Week 6: Jalen Ramsey injury update could impact AFC North game (Jared Mueller) – Pittsburgh Steelers safety Jalen Ramsey did not practice on Wednesday and Thursday with a hamstring issue, listed as questionable on Friday.
- Browns QB room: What we know with Gabriel, Sanders, Zappe and Watson (Curtiss Brown) – It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the quarterback room was going to look like this, as the Cleveland Browns were doing their best to develop their rookies while having a bridge quarterback.
- Browns trade rumors: ‘More trades are coming’ after Flacco, Newsome deals (Jared Mueller) – The Cleveland Browns will be in an interesting position when the NFL trade deadline comes on November 4.
Cleveland Browns:
- Browns rookies ‘excited’ for first chance to play in hostile Pittsburgh environment (Beacon Journal) – Every week this season has been, in some ways, a “Welcome to the NFL” moment for the Browns’ rookie class. This week is the first opportunity for Browns rookies to go to Pittsburgh and experience the rivalry with the Steelers in that environment.
- What I’m hearing about Browns recent trades (Terry Pluto) – The Cleveland Browns were not actively shopping the veteran quarterback, but they were open to offers. The Browns won’t say so, but they were hoping Flacco still had some of his Comeback Player of the Year magic he showed in 2023. They didn’t see it.
- Browns look to stop Steelers from gaining yards after the catch (clevelandbrowns.com) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are a part of a group of four teams in the NFL to have two players in the top 20 in yards after the catch.
- Can Browns find answers at key starting spots against the Steelers? (cleveland.com) – It will be a big ask for the Cleveland Browns to bounce back this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Heading into the Week 6 matchup, here are several key storylines as well as predictions for each.
NFL:
- A look at the historic last-minute heroics in the NFL in 2025 (ESPN) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield gathered his teammates at Lumen Field last Sunday and asked, “Are you ready?” as rookie wide receiver Tez Johnson studied his teammates’ faces. “It was calm, poise, [there was] no panic,” Johnson said.
- Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportsbooks are cashing in. (Washington Post) – One glance at an online forum devoted to sports gambling makes it clear: America is obsessed with parlays.
- The NFL’s MVP race is wide open (The Ringer) – Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes have the best odds after five games. But which other quarterbacks can make a serious case that they deserve the league’s top individual award?
