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Don Banks: Falcons, Bears on downward spirals as postseason nears; more Snaps

CNNSI.com

In his Week 14 Snap Judgments, Don Banks touches on what's become déjà vu for the Falcons and Bears, the tough Comeback Player of the Year race, the fortunate Steelers and more.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Rookie wide receiver Travis Benjamin sparked the entire Browns team with a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown in Sunday’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Kicker Phil Dawson converted his 300th career field goal in Sunday’s 30-7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

The Cleveland Browns earned what coach Pat Shurmur said was a “team win” over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday.

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

Browns play well in all three phases of the game against the struggling Chiefs. Links to numerous stories on the Browns' 30-7 win.

Tom Reed, cleveland.com

Hardesty was taken out after losing possession of the ball at the goal line and Trent Richardson ended up scoring on a 1-yard run. Hardesty was unhappy he was taken out and Shurmur apoligized to him.

theclevelandfan.com

This is not an easy development to understand. The ‘new’ Browns have been back on the scene since 1999 and the last five years have been excruciatingly bad. So what are we to do when the weekend sees the beloved Brown & Orange thoroughly dismantle t…

ESPN.com

For one day at least, the Browns can feel like they're on top of the AFC North. That's because the Browns were the only winning team in the division on Sunday. The Ravens lost in overtime at Washington. The Bengals lost in the final seconds to Dallas. A…

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Plain Dealer Cleveland Browns beat writers Mary Kay Cabot and Tom Reed take a look back at the Browns 30-7 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

theclevelandfan.com

It was all over after the first offensive play of the game. The Kansas City Chiefs just didn’t know it. After allowing Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles to go 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s opening play, the Cleveland Browns shut down the pre…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the double-bird field goal salute, Rex Ryan digesting a delicious meal and Lee Smith being eaten by Bills fans. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Terry Pluto, cleveland.com

With three wins in a row, the Browns are gaining more confidence every week.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

The Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs squared off this afternoon as the Browns looked to win their third game in a row.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

Are Nick Saban, Chip Kelly and Josh McDaniels on the Browns radar if they fire Pat Saban? The Boston Globe reported today that they are, especially if the Browns hire Mike Lombardi as GM.

Michele DeScioli, clevelandbrowns.com

Browns CEO Joe Banner visited the team's Backer Bash at Cleveland Browns Stadium Saturday night.

ESPN.com

Here are the inactives for the Bengals (who play the Cowboys), the Browns (who face the Chiefs) and the Ravens (who play the Redskins): BENGALS: K Mike Nugent, CB Dre Kirkpatrick, RB Cedric Peerman, TE Richard Quinn, DE Devon Still, S George Iloka and D…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue prepares to issue a decision as to the appeal of the suspensions imposed by current Commissioner Roger Goodell on Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita…

Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com

Get D-Man's picks for today's NFL games, including all Plain Dealer experts' predictions for today's Browns-Chiefs matchup.

Chris Morris, cleveland.com

Plain Dealer artist Chris Morris and the Plain Dealer sports staff present "Browns Town, an Illustrated Journal of the 2012 Cleveland Browns season" every weekend with the preview section for that Sunday's game.

Jodie Valade, cleveland.com

Parker says he's a big kid at heart, and his favorite toy is a remote-control car that he says gets up to 65 mph.