It is somehow Week 16 in the NFL, which leaves one pondering just where the time has gone!
Has it really been 15 weeks since the Cleveland Browns opened the season with Joe Flacco at quarterback on a day where miscues from the special teams signaled just what the ensuing weeks would be like?
Anyway, the Browns will take the field this afternoon against the Buffalo Bills in front of what one would hope is the home faithful, but with Buffalo only being about four hours away, depending on traffic, from
Cleveland, there may be as many Bills fans in the stands as Browns fans.
Even with the Browns in the midst of a three-game losing streak, their third one of the season, it is still worth watching to see if Myles Garrett can move closer to setting the NFL record for sacks in a season, and if quarterback Shedeur Sanders can improve on his league-worst quarterback rating.
Let’s get the day rolling with the latest news about the Browns and the NFL with today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.
Dawgs By Nature:
- Speculation! Browns to have new HC in 2026. Or maybe not. (Thomas Moore) – There is only one person who knows the fate of head coach Kevin Stefanski. But he is not currently sharing the plan.
- Browns fans looking for answers on team’s fight, Shedeur Sanders as season winds down (Chris Pokorny) – There is a lot of blame to go around for Cleveland’s losing ways.
- Browns lose another veteran to IR ahead of Week 16 game against Buffalo (Thomas Moore) – Right tackle Jack Conklin lands on injured reserve, ending his season and possibly his tenure in Cleveland.
- Browns NFL Draft: One target from each team in the Tulane vs. Ole Miss game (Matthew Wilson) – Cleveland will most likely be keeping a close eye on Tulane’s Jack Hollifield and Mississippi’s De’Zhaun Stribling.
- Browns NFL Draft: One target from each team in the Miami vs. Texas A&M game (Matthew Wilson) – Cleveland will be paying close attention to Miami’s C.J. Daniels and Texas A&M’s Trey Zuhn III.
- Gauging the ceiling for the Browns if they choose to roll with Sanders/Draft a QB (Curtiss Brown) – The Cleveland Browns offense with Shedeur Sanders versus Fernando Mendoza or Dante Moore in the 2026 NFL Draft would look different.
- Browns vs. Bills: Week 16 Need to Know (Thomas Moore) – Cleveland looks to break its latest losing streak as it hosts Buffalo. Here is everything to know about the game.
Cleveland Browns:
- Joel Bitonio remains ‘rock everybody leans on’ for Browns in year 12 (Beacon Journal) – The Cleveland Browns offensive line has been, putting it in the kindest terms possible, a revolving door.
- ‘That’s Tim Couch territory’ (Terry Pluto) – Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is getting a baptism by fire with the Cleveland Browns, and it hasn’t been pretty.
- Bills chasing the AFC, Browns chasing answers (cleveland.com) – The Buffalo Bills are fighting for a division title and to be top-dog in the AFC heading into the postseason. The Cleveland Browns were eliminated weeks ago, and are once again sitting at just three wins.
- Shedeur Sanders looks for more completions as he builds foundation for future (Browns Zone) – Shedeur Sanders has made a series of improvements since making his NFL debut Nov. 16. Completion percentage remains a work in progress. If Sanders had thrown enough passes to qualify for the NFL rankings, he’d be last at 52.2 percent.
NFL:
- What to make of Ashton Jeanty’s rookie season (ESPN) – The Las Vegas Raiders’ historically bad offensive performance in the 31-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 featured a trend that has been problematic for the majority of the season: Rookie running back Ashton Jeanty was once again a non-factor.
- Bucs hope for NFC South title rests with their 4 elite receivers (Tampa Bay Times) – The return of Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan to go with Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka could change everything.
- Tua Tagovailoa tanked the Dolphins. Now the rebuild begins. (The Ringer) – Miami has benched its franchise quarterback. There are no easy fixes for what comes next.
