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Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 56, Vince Costello (video)

Mike Peticca, cleveland.com

Costello played 10 seasons with the Browns, and was their starting linebacker during every one of them, helping the team to three NFL championship games.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Mike Holmgren's run as a team president is over, ending prematurely and before he planned.

Terry Pluto, cleveland.com

Beating Pittsburgh any way, any time should be enough for Browns fans to stop grumbling.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

The Browns’ physical defensive play was a key factor in Sunday’s 20-14 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Browns linebacker Tank Carder has issued an apology after he used an anti-gay slur on Twitter. It started on Wednesday when Carder, a rookie who has played in 10 games this season, came across a comment he didn’t like on Twitter and responded to the com…

Brownie Bits: Week 12

Nov 26, 2012

theclevelandfan.com

Useless nuggets of information from Sunday’s Browns game that you can certainly live without… WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY: It had been 1,081 days since the last time the Browns defeated the Steelers. Putting that in perspective, JFK’s presidency lasted …

Bill Livingston, cleveland.com

For all the quarterback-centric view of Browns fans and media, defense wins. More often than not, it always will.

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Cleveland Browns News and Notes with Trent Richardson, Joe Haden, D'Qwell Jackson and Pat Shurmur after their 20-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hosted by Plain Dealer's Browns beat writer Tom Reed.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Following Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur is looking ahead to this week’s road game against the Oakland Raiders.

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren talked to the media in Berea for the final time before he and his wife Kathy get on a plane Saturday for Phoenix. He does not know what is in his future other than riding his motorcycle.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns.

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

Rookie DT Billy Winn gets his first career interception.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Not much has gone right for the Raiders recently, but here’s one piece of moderately good news: Oakland running back Darren McFadden is likely to return on Sunday against the Browns after missing the last three weeks with a high ankle sprain. The San Fr…

ESPN.com

It's unclear whether rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden will play this Sunday at Oakland. Weeden suffered a concussion in the closing minutes in Sunday's 20-14 win over Pittsburgh. Browns coach Pat Shurmur told reporters Monday that Weeden is going throu…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20-14 loss at the Cleveland Browns: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was surprised the score was so close considering how many times his team gave the ball to the Browns. He should be. The last time the Steelers turned the …

Matt Yunker, clevelandbrowns.com

The Cleveland Browns held their annual Punt, Pass and Kick competition Sunday morning in Berea.

ESPN.com

It would be remiss of the AFC North blog not to recognize what has become a rare daily double for the NFL teams in Ohio. The Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns both won on the same weekend for the first time in 46 weeks, according to the Cincinnati…

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Plain Dealer Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot joined Baskin and Phelps on 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM) this morning to talk Browns.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Thanksgiving created a little break for PFT Live, but it’s back with a packed show this Monday. Mike Florio will talk to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press about the Lions in the wake of their Thanksgiving loss to the Texans. The latest bit of footw…

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

D'Qwell Jackson says the Browns can win the rest of their games.

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

The Giants are inspiring. The Jets are so tiring even a longtime fan is hanging up his hat.

ESPN.com

CLEVELAND -- Ugly. Embarrassing. Those are the words used by the Pittsburgh Steelers to describe their 20-14 loss to the Cleveland Browns. But did it kill the Steelers' playoff hopes? History says the Steelers have never been able to lose to the Browns …

Bill Livingston, cleveland.com

Bill Livingston has thoughts on turnovers, more turnovers and the 'wily' play of veteran Steelers QB Charlie Batch.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

"Best part of this was the team stuck together and believed in each other. No drops by any WR. Our Defensive is physical and none of the Steelers running backs wanted any part of that. Can't wait until December 30th." - Kevin Scott

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Long-suffering Browns fans have faced a decade of hardship when it comes to games against the hated Pittsburgh Steelers. Clevelanders struggle mightily to respond to 'Burgher taunts with little to show for it, though yesterday's miracle win (thanks most…

Mike Peticca, cleveland.com

Browns stayed in playoff contention -- though they eventually dropped out -- with a Mike Phipps TD pass and, moreso, by limiting Raiders' offense to 172 yards. Video highlights.

Tom Breckenridge, cleveland.com

Fans of the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers love to tailgate -- and give each other a hard time.