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The Browns are Heading Back To The Playoffs For The First Time Since 2020

The 2023 Cleveland Browns are headed to the NFL Playoffs for the first time since 2020.
The Browns are Heading Back To The Playoffs  For The First Time Since 2020
The Browns are Heading Back To The Playoffs For The First Time Since 2020

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The 2023 Cleveland Browns season is officially going to end somewhere in the NFL Playoffs. 

This is one of the most incredible stories in the NFL and in sports. On paper, it’s hard to imagine this team is even above .500 let alone has 11 wins. Nobody would have believed you before the season started that Joe Flacco would guide the Browns to the playoffs  

But, thanks to the heart of this group, good coaching and buy-in by everyone on this team, the Browns have shocked everyone around the NFL. 

Cleveland will finish the season with at least an 8-1 record at Cleveland Browns Stadium and will enter the playoffs in a couple of weeks as one of the hottest teams in football.

The Browns offense under Joe Flacco has become one of the best attacks in all of the NFL. The passing game has been elite since Joe joined the group back in Week 13. Thursday night against the Jets, the Browns opened up their run game and started to get back into rhythm on the ground.

Through it all, from Week 1 to Week 17, the Browns' defense has been steady. Sure there were a handful of games that they would want back, but they were the driving force behind the success this team has had.

The Browns preached a next man up mentality all year long. They scratched, they clawed, they needed the contribution of every single player and they needed this group to buy in.

It's safe to say they did and because of it, this season will continue into the playoffs.


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Anthony Moeglin
ANTHONY MOEGLIN

Anthony Moeglin is a northeast Ohio native, who most notably quarterbacked John Carroll University to the NCAA DIII National Semifinals in 2016 after beating the No. 1 team in the country twice in a 4-week stretch. He contributes written and video/podcast content for Browns Digest, as well as serving as the lead football analyst for BuckeyesNow on the FanNation network.

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