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For the first time since December of 2016, the Cleveland Browns did not lose. Unfortunately, I guess, they also didn’t win. They tied. Of course, being the Browns, they also managed to add to a statistic that shows just how bad the team has been.
Not that there is any shortage of stats to show how bad the Browns have been, but after Sunday’s tie versus the Steelers this particular statistic is pretty unique.
On Sunday, the Browns forced the Steelers into a very impressive six turnovers. Six. And, being the Browns, they still weren’t able to win. Which, in the history of the NFL, is not an easy thing to do.
Of the last 137 teams to cause five or more turnovers in a game, 132 (or 96.4%) came away with a victory, four lost, and one tied. Out of those four losses and a tie, the Cleveland Browns are responsible for two of the losses, and, of course, the tie. Amazing.
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/1038894665804775424
But hey, it was a moral victory, right? After all, this tie gave the Browns their best start to the season since 2004.
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“You get six turnovers, you think you have a chance that you should win the game if you turn it over one time. You are plus five [in turnover margin]. I am impressed with what they did in that way,” said head coach Hue Jackson after the game. “There are some others that I am sure we are going to feel like we had opportunities, too. We just have to keep getting better.”
Offensive lineman Joel Bitonio echoed Jackson, saying, “The defense did a great job of getting us the ball, and we did not do enough to score. When you get six takeaways, you expect to win the game and the turnover battle. That is something we have to improve on. It is hard to tell now what broke down on every play, but it is something that we will definitely be working on.”
So, all in all, Sunday was a good day for the Browns, right? Right?
Great front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer after the Browns' tie yesterday. pic.twitter.com/vzBgdhpIRZ
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) September 10, 2018
Got the new banner up in Cleveland… 😂#Browns #Steelers pic.twitter.com/UF6b1FGxaT
— Benstonium (@Benstonium) September 9, 2018
The Cleveland Browns have a better record than half the NFL! What a time to be alive !!
— Donny Lauderback Ŧ 🌵 (@LauderbackDonny) September 10, 2018
Cleveland Browns are undefeated
— producer soph (@sophiejbaron) September 9, 2018
you gotta tie before you can run
— Sebastian Lonza (@sebastianlonza) September 10, 2018
The Cleveland Browns today pic.twitter.com/etiHpevWz0
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) September 9, 2018
Well, the Cleveland Browns did beat the point spread. https://t.co/AdG2yg4rT1
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) September 9, 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Cleveland Browns on not going 0-16
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) September 9, 2018
All in all great EFFORT and FIGHT!! @Browns ✊🏾💪🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 9, 2018
“Who are: the Cleveland Browns?”#JeopardySports #PITvsCLE pic.twitter.com/CLNuOiE5Zd
— Jeopardy! Sports (@JeopardySports) September 9, 2018
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Only the @Browns could end a losing streak without actually winning
— Christian Oien (@Christian_Oien) September 10, 2018
So very Browns.