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The Cleveland Browns had a wholesome sense of optimism earlier than the 2024 season started.
Regardless of not having its two beginning offensive tackles in addition to working again Nick Chubb to start the yr, the group, and several other media members, believed the group can be playoff contenders.
After 5 weeks of the season, the Browns are something however.
A 1-4 document, and losses to groups that they need to have crushed, have baffled followers and foes alike.
The Browns inexplicably misplaced to the sketchy New York Giants in Week 3, then misplaced once more every week later to a Las Vegas group with a glorified second-string quarterback underneath heart.
Final Sunday Cleveland misplaced its third in a row to a blazing-hot Washington Commanders group, and mercifully, will finish its tour of the NFC East with a sport at Philadelphia this weekend.
Undoubtedly, if the Browns need to salvage any hope for 2024, they should defeat an Eagles group with its personal points, says guard Joel Bitonio.
“Now we have to discover a technique to win a sport,” Bitonio mentioned on Thursday, per Camryn Justice on X. “There’s undoubtedly urgency, I wouldn’t say panic, however urgency.”
#Browns Joel Bitonio: “Now we have to discover a technique to win a sport. There’s undoubtedly urgency, I would not say panic, however urgency.” pic.twitter.com/deL1j9kvsI
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) October 10, 2024
Browns followers could barely disagree with Bitonio.
There’s undoubtedly urgency in profitable Sunday’s sport, however there may be already panic among the many devoted about what one other loss would imply to the franchise.
Ought to Cleveland lose to Philly, they may have been swept by the complete NFC East already this yr.
Then, within the subsequent three weeks, the group faces fellow AFC North foes Cincinnati and Baltimore earlier than assembly the Los Angeles Chargers.
All three contests are at dwelling, however that doesn’t imply a lot as two of the Browns’ losses have taken place at Huntington Financial institution Discipline.
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