Tag: Dorian Thompson-Robinson

WATCH: Browns draw closer as Dorian Thompson-Robinson finds Harrison Bryant vs. Broncos

The Browns pull closer!

The Cleveland Browns open the second half by forcing a three-and-out of the Denver Broncos, then picking up a touchdown of their own on their opening drive. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson strung together his best drive as a professional, capping it off with a fourth-and-goal touchdown to tight end Harrison Bryant. The are in this Week 12 matchup.

On the drive, Thompson-Robinson completed passes of 11 yards, 16 yards, and 17 yards to move the Browns right down the field. The rookie quarterback now sits with 131 yards and a touchdown on the day as the Browns are pulling back into position to win this football game.

The Browns failed to pick up a two-point conversion as wide receiver Amari Cooper dropped a wide-open football into his chest. Cleveland now trails by a score of 12-14 on the road.

The fate of this team lies upon the arm of the rookie quarterback, and what he has shown over the past few drives gives the Browns reason for optimism.

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5 things to watch: Can the Browns make it four in a row vs. Broncos?

Can Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Myles Garrett leave their prints on the game as the Browns look to take down the Broncos?

Sitting at 7-3 on the season, the Cleveland Browns have established themselves as competitors in the AFC despite playing over half of the season with a backup quarterback under center. This week, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and the Browns will take on the Denver Broncos, a team that has won four games in a row. This presents the Browns another opportunity for Myles Garrett and company to continue to establish themselves among the AFC’s elite.

The Browns currently sit less than a game back from the top of the AFC North leaderboard. They already have an over 80 percent chance to make the playoffs after rattling off three in a row and five of their last six games. With a win over another AFC opponent, the Browns can see those odds jump above 90 percent according to Sumer Sports. They have another opportunity to make a statement around the league.

As they look to move to 8-3 on the season with a win over the Broncos, here are five key points of emphasis to watch for the Browns.

4-Down Territory: Best/worst coaches, Ohio teams without QBs, Worst of the Week

Next coach fired? Coach of the Year so far? Browns and Bengals without QBs? Worst of the Week? Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson get into it in “4-Down Territory.”

With 11 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. Will there be another head coach fired in-season this year?
  2. Who’s the Coach of the Year so far?
  3. Can the Browns or Bengals make it to the postseason without their franchise quarterbacks?
  4. And, what was our Worst of the Week?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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Browns Studs and Duds: 5 most impactful people in win over Steelers

The Studs and Duds of the Cleveland Browns week 11 matchup against AFC North rival the Pittsburgh Steelers

The Cleveland Browns managed a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday 13-10. The Browns were able to hold off the Steelers in a classic AFC North rock fight. Defensive end Myles Garrett stood out once again, and kicker Dustin Hopkins knocked home another game-winner.

The game was a battle of the wills as each team tried to bully the other into submission. The Browns started hot in the first half, scoring a touchdown on their second possession. The defense was robbed of multiple safeties on their first drive of the game. The Browns’ defense kept the Steelers from scoring in the first half. The offense was able to get into field goal range to end the first half.

The Steelers turned it around at halftime as they became the more aggressive team. The Steelers scored on their second play of the half as Jaylen Warren ran for a 76-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh relied on Warren and Najee to move the ball for the rest of the game. The Steelers tied the game with a field goal in the 4th quarter and held off the Browns’ offense for a couple of drives. Rookie quarterback, He led the Browns down the field into field goal range for Dustin Hopkins, who knocked the ball in like it was a routine play.

As the Cleveland Browns marched to 7-3 on the season, here are the studs and duds of the Steelers game.

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Browns sign QB Joe Flacco ahead of Broncos game

Ahead of their game against the Broncos, the Browns signed Joe Flacco. Cleveland is still expected to start Dorian Thompson-Robinson at QB.

Ahead of their trip to Colorado to face the Denver Broncos in Week 12, the Cleveland Browns have added some veteran depth to their practice squad.

The Browns officially signed quarterback Joe Flacco to their practice squad on Monday. While he’s not on the 53-man roster at the moment, Flacco could be elevated to the game-day roster three times from the practice squad.

Flacco is not expected to start for Cleveland in Denver. The Browns are sticking with rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who led them to a 13-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11.

If DTR struggles going forward, however, Flacco will give Cleveland a veteran fallback option. It would not be surprising to see Flacco on the game-day roster when the Browns face the Broncos in Week 12.

Flacco, 38, played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2008-2018, winning Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season. After drafting Lamar Jackson in 2018, the Ravens traded Flacco to the Broncos for a fourth-round pick in 2019. Flacco went 2-6 as a starter in Denver and he’s bounced around the league as a backup since then. The Browns will be Flacco’s fifth team.

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Browns sign former Ravens’ QB Joe Flacco to practice squad

Browns sign former Ravens’ QB Joe Flacco to practice squad

After losing starting quarterback Deshaun Watson to a season-ending shoulder injury against the Baltimore Ravens, the Cleveland Browns are signing a former Ravens quarterback.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Browns are signing veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to their practice squad.

This will be the fourth team Flacco has been on since being traded by Baltimore to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round pick in 2019. Following a one-year stint with the Broncos, Flacco has played for the New York Jets on two separate occasions and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The now 38-year-old quarterback experienced much success with the Ravens, including being named Super Bowl XLVII MVP to go with ten playoff wins over his 11 seasons in Baltimore.

Cleveland turned to rookie fifth-round quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Week 11. The UCLA quarterback led the Browns to a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve to 7-3 and remain firmly in the hunt for the AFC North at best and a wild-card playoff berth at worst.

Flacco has plenty of post-season experience, so if Thompson-Robinson cannot get the job done over the remainder of the season, Cleveland may turn to the once Super Bowl MVP to steer the ship alongside their top-ranked defense.

Browns Twitter reacts to another last second win against the Steelers

The Browns are 7-3 and boy does that feel good

The Cleveland Browns won another nail-biter game at the last second as Dustin Hopkins hit a game-winning field goal to beat Pittsburgh. It was a battle for the Browns and they had to lean on their elite defense. At the end of the day, the offense did just enough with a game-winning drive.

It wasn’t pretty any way you slice it for the offense but in the biggest moment, rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson stepped up to get it done. Kevin Stefanski’s team fights their tails off from start to finish and if they can figure out the passing offense, it will be a fun series of games as the team fights for a playoff spot.

They continue to find ways to win and that is just not what past Cleveland Browns teams have done. This is truly not the same old Browns and they have a favorable stretch of games down the stretch.

Here is how Browns Twitter reacted to another big victory for Cleveland to get the seventh win of the year.

Browns rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson thrown into the fire again

Thompson-Robinson made his 1st start in Week 4 against the Ravens and lost 28-3

Browns rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is Cleveland’s new starter. The fifth-rounder from UCLA has taken over for the injured Deshaun Watson. He will be under center when the Browns host the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11.

Thompson-Robinson and the Browns are hoping that his second career start goes better than his first. That came back in Week 4, when Thompson-Robinson had an emergency start due to Watson missing for a different injury. His first action did not go well.

The Ravens dogged Thompson-Robinson into three interceptions in a 28-3 Baltimore win in FirstEnergy Stadium. “DTR” was sacked three times and under constant pressure. It does not figure to be much easier against Cam Heyward, T.J. Watt and the Steelers defensive front.

3 bold predictions as Browns look for their 7th win vs. Steelers

Can the Browns rally around new starting quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson?

It has been a roller coaster of a week for the Cleveland Browns after getting a massive victory over the rival Baltimore Ravens on the road. The team looked like the definition of a Super Bowl contender as Deshaun Watson finally started to look like the guy they traded for.

Now a few days later, Watson is out for the remainder of the season and Cleveland will go back to rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson. DTR has said this week that he feels a lot more comfortable knowing he is the starter and has played in an NFL game before. It will be a challenge against the Steelers’ defense but if the run game can continue to be productive, that’ll help the rookie a lot.

The Browns defense has said already they know they need to be great with Watson out to help the offense get things done. The Steelers’ offense hasn’t been very good and if the Browns pressure Kenny Pickett, it could be a long day for Pittsburgh’s offense.

Broncos will face backup quarterbacks in their next two games

The Vikings (Kirk Cousins) and Browns (Deshaun Watson) will be without their respective starting quarterbacks against the Broncos.

If the Denver Broncos are going to extend their three-game winning streak into a five-game winning streak, the quarterback plights of their next two opponents could be a contributing factor.

The Cleveland Browns announced Thursday that quarterback Deshaun Watson is undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. With Watson sidelined, the Browns are turning to backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

Unless something changes between now and Week 12 and Cleveland makes another QB change to P.J. Walker, the Broncos will presumably host a Thompson-Robinson-led offense in two weeks.

First things first, though, Denver will first host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football in Week 11. The Vikings, of course, lost starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to a season-ending Achilles injury three weeks ago.

After the Cousins injury, Minnesota traded for Josh Dobbs, who is 2-0 with the Vikings, scoring five touchdowns during that span. Dobbs is hot right now, so he’ll presumably prove to be a biggest test than Thompson-Robinson, but he was still a fallback option for Minnesota.

So over the next two weeks, the Broncos are set to face a pair of backup quarterbacks. If Denver can manage to win those two games, the team would be 6-5 going into a crucial road game against the suddenly-hot Houston Texans in Week 13. Buckle up, Broncos Country. The playoff hunt is on.

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