BEREA, Ohio — When the first set of phone calls was done on the afternoon of Oct. 12, it occurred to new Browns running back Audric Estime that he had about three hours to make his next set of calls, clean out his Minnesota hotel room and get to the airport for his flight to Cleveland.

The way Estime tells it, he started thinking about scoring a touchdown for his new team before his plane touched down. After a week of learning a new offense, Estime scored the Browns’ only touchdown Sunday in the fourth quarter of a 13-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Linebacker Carson Schwesinger had a signature game, forcing a Derrick Henry fumble that sparked a dormant offense and set up Estime’s score. And Estime can now make up for the sleep he missed last week while preparing for his new job.

Estime has been a bit of a frequent flyer over the past two seasons and joined the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad on Sept. 30. The Browns viewed him as at least a potential short-term answer as a short-yardage back when injuries hit their backfield last week, and the 227-pound Estime was ready when they called his number twice on the goal line after the turnover.

His first carry gained 4 yards, then he bounced outside for the final 2 yards and the tying touchdown.

“I just followed the blocker,” Estime said. “And the coaches trusted me. They said when we got down there that I was going to get in the end zone. I had confidence in myself. I didn’t know how it was going to look, but I really had confidence that I was going to get in the paint.”

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Yes, we all know Watson sucks and is a terrible human being, we all watched the game, let us enjoy being 1st place and winning some games for once in our lives.

But Watson bombed it last week

I'm a Canadian who was at the game yesterday. My partner and I have a goal of visiting all of the NFL stadiums, and have already checked off a few (Detroit, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Buffalo, KC, New England).

The Browns experience inside the stadium has been my favourite so far, by far! From the performer who gave me goosebumps when she was singing the national anthem, to the live band who absolutely nailed every song they played, to the half time dog races (I mean, come on.. that was just fucking adorable), to the friendly staff who all were genuinely kind and seem to love their jobs.

But the fans...oh man, you guys really are incredible people. I know that you've all been teased and taunted for years, but damn you are all just like a family! No pretentiousness, just this really friendly, wonderful, really big family. The fact that it was a winning game was the icing on the cake!

10 gold stars, guys. We will definitely be back, probably a few times.

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Unless I missed something..

Goodmorning Football went their WHOLE TWO HOUR broadcast and didn’t show a single clip of the Browns/Ravens game.

Please tell me I’m wrong and just missed it.

No way they did that???

If so..the disrespect man..

I'm not gonna sugar coat it. But Rutenberg's magnificent defensive play-calling is being lost in the sea of misplaced praise for Monken and Watson. Every 4th quarter comeback only exists, because Rutenberg and our defense shutdowns the opposing offense for 4 quarters.

His adjustments are immaculate. The jags game is the outlier but that NFL Week 1 was an outlier in of itself, as it was the most points scored by offenses in week 1 in NFL history. Without that game, we go from a top 10 defense to a top 5 (not exact math).

• We don't have a leaky run defense that breaks down at Key moments.
• We consistently take the opposing teams best player out of the game.
• We force turnovers when they matter the most.

Rutenberg is the truth.

Another case of counting chickens. There were reports that teams were considering tanking for Arch Manning, who might be bench/reduced role. Not just Manning though, I know it's only October, but this QB class is looking worse every week. Proving no one knows shit about shit (including me) and teams should just focus on building a winning culture and developing their current roster to field the best team possible instead of relying on some first round savior that may not exist or may not come out. Best case, for less talented teams is to compete best they can and fleece another team for THEIR first-rounder. 2023 Bears were able to win 7 games and still have the #1 pick from Carolina. Rams pick doesn't look so bad now (I suspect the standings will even out though).

HELLL YEAHHH GO BROWNIES!

I just wanted to write a few things that have concerned me and then things that I’ve noticed personally:

4-2 is amazing on paper, but this is a conflicting victory Monday for me.

2 weeks in a row and where our budding star tight end has not been utilized. Is this a separation issue? I believe him to be a solid route runner but his speed to be his Achilles heel. I believe his talent will overcome this in the coming weeks but this does worry me.

Jerry Jeudy is actually good for the locker room it seems. I don’t know what happened but the guy wants to win and here. He’s taken the lesser role and has come up big multiple times now when needed. I hope we keep him, we NEED a vet and Bond isn’t ready for the spotlight yet.

Watson can sling it when he’s able, but, much like baker did with us, he has happy feet and panics often and I believe this is directly because we have no run game so the defense just sits back in coverage waiting.

The lack of run efficiency is destroying our offense more than anything right now. Defenses don’t have to send anyone and can just sit back because nearly every damn drive turns into a 3 and out. RB efficiency looks abhorrent right now and is what’s killing our offense, not just Watson (although some of his throws are absolutely horrible, he needs to hit these guys in stride).

Lastly, we have been getting these wins due to coaching and leadership. Theres a no quit mentality right now and a different type of feeling in the locker room. I will always love a victory Monday and I’m excited for next week.

Go brownies WOOF!

Heading into town from the West Coast for the Texans game and don't really want to drive (I've made it this long without a DUI and would like to keep it as such). My friend and I can get a ride from Akron to the game but were wondering if it's difficult to get an Uber/Lyft back. Any advice on where/when to request a pick up after the game?

Draft pick looking better.

Cue* The Music

GO BROWNS!

Tweet showing signs banning metal banging.

Those loud noises on 3rd and 4th downs is a huge part of our home field advantage. Stadium is coming down in a couple years, plus there’s no way that actually impacts the ring of honor signs anyways.

Go Browns, keep banging!