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Cleveland Browns plan for all options as Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III recovers from injury

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

The Browns' much-anticipated showdown with Redskins rookie QB Robert Griffin III contains a twist -- of Griffin's knee.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Browns coach Pat Shurmur has led a young group of players to three consecutive wins, and four victories in their last five home games.

Mike Peticca, cleveland.com

Nelsen quarterbacked the Browns to three division titles, and helped them earn memorable playoff wins over the powerful Dallas Cowboys in 1968 and 1969.

theclevelandfan.com

There is any number of ways to approach the Cleveland Browns' 3-game win streak, but familiarity isn't one of them. The Browns haven't seen a winning streak since former head coach Eric Mangini made his mad-dash sprint at the end of his first season. Ev…

Brownie Bits: Week 14

Dec 10, 2012

theclevelandfan.com

Useless nuggets of information from Sunday’s Browns game that you can certainly live without… RARE BLOWOUT: This was the Browns’ largest margin of victory since clobbering Arizona 44-6 in 2003. It was only the fourth time since their return they won…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Cleveland Browns' 30-7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns Stadium: Travis Benjamin's 93-yard touchdown was not only the longest punt return in Browns' history -- it might have been a glimpse of the future. Josh Cribbs, on…

Tom Reed, cleveland.com

The Browns are responding to adverse situations better than they did early in the season.

CNNSI.com

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Robert Griffin III has a mild sprain of a ligament in the right knee and hasn't been ruled out for the upcoming game against the Cleveland Browns.

clevelandbrowns.com

The Cleveland Browns made a pair of roster moves, the team announced Monday evening.

Bill Livingston, cleveland.com

The Browns better get their decision right on quarterback Brandon Weeden. So far, for many reasons, his stats are mediocre.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

"I don't think it matters if this part of the schedule has been a favorable one. When Benjaman scored his touchdown, one thing became totally clear: Tom Heckart knows how to pick playmakers, and not just in the early rounds, in the middle and late …

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Cleveland Browns News and Notes with Brandon Weeden, Trent Richardson, D'Qwell Jackson, Phil Dawson and Pat Shurmur the day after their 30-7 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Hosted by Plain Dealer's Browns beat writer Tom Reed.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

But, "we will not put him out there if he's not completely healthy,'' Shanahan says about the rookie quarterback who has a mild knee sprain.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said Monday that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe wouldn’t play this week with a rib injury, and might be done for the season, according to the Associated Press. Bowe left yesterday’s loss to the Browns in the first quarter and did…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III feels good today and appears ready to play against the Browns on Sunday. Coach Mike Shanahan said today that when he saw the hit Griffin took on Sunday he was nervous, but after talking to Dr. James Andrews, who e…

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

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

CNNSI.com

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) A person familiar with Fred Jackson's injury says the Buffalo Bills running back has a sprained ligament in his right knee that could force him to miss the final three games of the season.

nba.com

Sitting and watching his teammates play was torture for Kyrie Irving. Seeing the Cavaliers lose made it worse.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Mary Kay talked about the Browns three-game winning streak, and the excitement around the team late in a season for the first time in years.

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

Coach Pat Shurmur piles up the wins and that could mean more years in Cleveland.

theclevelandfan.com

I was sitting around Sunday night, minding my own business. I like to use Sunday's to get things in order and be lazy. Like most of us do, of course. By the end of the day though, I'm preparing for the week mentally and organizing what I have to do. All…

ESPN.com

The Browns (5-8) have won three straight games for the first time since the end of the 2009 season. Cleveland is coming off its most convincing win under coach Pat Shurmur. So, is Shurmur on his way to saving his job with the Browns? All any observer ca…

Mike Peticca, cleveland.com

Browns host the Redskins on Sunday. The 1964 Redskins weren't a contender, but included five Hall of Famers. Plain Dealer game stories and video highlights from both games.

Bill Livingston, cleveland.com

They have played Pittsburgh without Ben Roethlisberger; played the 3-10 Oakland Raiders; and played the 2-11 Chiefs. Next, they may face the Redskins without Robert Griffin III.