Cleveland Browns news: All eyes will be on downtown Cleveland today

Hello Cleveland!

The sporting world will be turning its eyes toward downtown Cleveland today for a pair of big games.

First up we have the Cleveland Browns hosting the Baltimore Ravens at 1 p.m. A win by the Browns pushes them into first place in the AFC North Division.

Then, at 5 p.m., the Cleveland Guardians take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Depending on the outcome of Saturday night’s game, a win later today could punch the Guardians’ ticket to the World Series.

Even if it doesn’t, a win by both the Browns and the Guardians today would make for an epic Victory Monday.

There is a lot of prep to be done before this afternoon, so let’s get the day rolling with the latest edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow.

Dawgs By Nature

Browns practice squad moves could be indicators of 3 key injured starters’ Week 6 statuses (Jared Mueller): Today’s list of inactives may be anything but the standard “as expected” with the Browns dealing with some injuries.

Shedeur Sanders trade: What Browns GM Andrew Berry is rumored to think about the QB (Jared Mueller): Andrew Berry loves nothing more than trading a backup quarterback. Is this the year he resists that urge at the trade deadline?

Browns among many teams uncertain at the QB position; “franchise QBs” rare long-term (Jared Mueller): Does anyone really know anything about quarterbacks in the NFL?

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How will Browns handle latest ‘construction zone’ as Baltimore comes to town? (Terry Pluto): It was a bad week last week for the Browns. Can they bounce back this week?

No Lamar Jackson? Browns turn attention to Tyler Huntley for Ravens (Beacon Journal): No matter who the quarterback is, the Browns need to focus in and get the win.

Todd Monken says Ravens matchup “not personal … strictly business,’ but not everyone believes him (Browns Zone): Just find a way to win.

How will the Browns contain RB Derrick Henry? (clevelandbrowns.com): The Browns have had success against Henry in the past. Can they continue that trend today?

NFL

Eagles place quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve, no timeline for return (inquirer.com): Hopefully Hurts can get this figured out without any further complications.

Rams can’t seem to fix their special teams (ESPN): Wow, can’t imagine what the problem could be in Los Angeles with Bubba Ventrone in charge.

Mike Pettine ready to lend experience to Cowboys defense (The Athletic): ‘I needed to answer the call’ (The Athletic): It will be interesting to see how this plays out in Dallas.