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Cleveland Browns open division play this afternoon with a road tilt against the Baltimore Ravens. It will be a homecoming for quarterback Joe Flacco, who spent 11 years with the Ravens and will make his first start in Baltimore since 2018.
While we all wait for kickoff, let’s 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:
- Browns WR Jerry Jeudy fined for taunting (Thomas Moore) – NFL league office is not happy that Jerry Jeudy was clapping early in the Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens Week 2 Predictions – Joe Flacco returns against a perplexed defense (Chris Pokorny) – Now with the Cleveland Browns, Joe Flacco returns to his old stomping grounds for the first time since 2018.
- Browns activate Quinshon Judkins for Week 2 vs Ravens, waive popular WR (Jared Mueller) – A few reports/rumors on Saturday about Quinshon Judkins’ status for Week 2’s Browns vs. Ravens matchup.
- Browns HC Kevin Stefanski great off an early loss; interesting Bill Belichick comparison (Jared Mueller) – The Cleveland Browns need a Week 2 victory over the Ravens with HC Kevin Stefanski comparable to Bill Belichick.
- 3 keys to watch upcoming Browns-Ravens AFC North tilt (Curtiss Brown) – The Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 could depend on just a couple of factors.
- Browns: 3 biggest keys for success in Week 2 vs Ravens (Abby Mueller) – There are plenty of learnings from the Week 1 loss that the Browns can apply to their Week 2 game plan.
Cleveland Browns:
- Browns not worried over ‘ghosts from 30 years ago’ in Ravens game covered in nostalgia (Beacon Journal) – There is no one inside the current Cleveland Browns organization who has a better understanding of the mid-1990s move that turned the old Cleveland Browns into the current Baltimore Ravens than Jim Schwartz. That makes the defensive coordinator uniquely qualified to speak on subjects involving that moment in time.
- How Myles Garrett plans to help Grant Delpit cash the big Derrick Henry check he wrote heading into the Ravens game (cleveland.com) – Myles Garrett plans to put his money where Grant Delpit’s mouth is and back up the safety on his remarks about Ravens’ bruising running back Derrick Henry.
- New Browns’ Brook Park stadium to have among least parking in NFL (NEOtrans) – According to NEOtrans’ calculations, the Brook Park stadium sought by the Haslam Sports Group could have anywhere from 80 to 90 acres of parking lots, or less than 9,000 parking spaces — not the 12,000 spaces often touted by the Haslams.
- 30 years later, Ravens celebrate as Browns fans suffer and players try to exact revenge (Browns Zone) – If time really does heal all wounds, three decades isn’t enough. As the Baltimore Ravens got ready to celebrate 30 years of existence Sunday in their home opener, fans in Cleveland old enough to remember were made to relive the trauma of the Browns being stolen by Baltimore.
NFL:
- Cowboys make Tyler Smith NFL’s highest-paid interior OL (ESPN) – The Dallas Cowboys have made left guard Tyler Smith the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in the NFL.
- Could Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch be the most-watched September NFL game on record? (The Athletic) – In an increasingly polarized and tribalized world, the idea that 30 million Americans would still gather communally for something is a welcome miracle in many ways. That miracle is called the NFL.
- The Saints have traded for another wide receiver, but this deal has a long-term outlook (nola.com) – The New Orleans Saints have made another trade for another wide receiver. The catch? This deal involves a player who will miss the entire 2025 season.
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