Rich Eisen Reacts to the Browns’ Stunning Wild Card Win Over the Steelers | 1/11/21

Rich Eisen recaps the Browns’ surprising blowout of the Steelers and explains why that 28-0 lead was anything but a guarantee of a W.
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[@EclecticBuddha]

As a Browns fan, I was not at all comfortable until they got the ball back at the end to kneel it. I viewed the first three touchdowns as a bad omen. After the fourth td, I was pretty confident that the Browns would have a lead coming out of the half and then it would be a coin flip. 28-0 and I thought that the game was a coin flip along with most Browns fans.

[@Nvaus1]

Me and you both. 28-0 meant crap to me. I told my dad when he called that I'm not celebrating until the end.

[@OriginaIJuke]

tbf the steelers never got as close as it felt they did, it was always a 2 score lead. Its definitely scary when we go into clock management mode though cuz we dont have a lot of experience doing it.

[@shawntellronquille663]

Just goes to show how media can flip your money into the bookmakers pockets. The bought and sold media ran down the improbability of the Browns even showing up during the entire week of broadcasting. It's legit to buy a talking head producer, all day long....

[@RatedAwesome]

Its amazing how you aren't wrong

[@Jason-to5cs]

I will never unclench until the clock hits 0:00. It’s been conditioned into us as life long fans.

[@rickyiglesias5384]

I'm a Lions fan. so I know heartache. and I was rooting for CLE so hard. and I wasn't ready to call it done until the clock hit 0:00.

[@trents3515]

Enrique D'Essa: thanks. appreciate that, man. hope the Lions follow suit ASAP.

[@SerialChiller1000]

Same.

[@ctwn2166]

Bro we root for the lions as well. Expect that team up north lol

[@davedee6745]

Best description of Mike Tomiln that I have ever seen: "He will motivate you to _run through_ a brick wall but he can't tell you how to _walk around_ that brick wall"

[@coloneldusty4476]

@Fred Wright better than Cowher

[@douglasjay9561]

@@coloneldusty4476 is he ?

[@retrotv8759]

Cowher gave him a very successful team and he ran with it ..and has maintained till ..now ..Tomlin wont take them to playoffs for 2 years I would say unless they end up with Deshaun Watson or someone of that level

[@niaroach3396]

@@douglasjay9561 Yeah, Cowher had losing seasons, Tomlin does not. Both won a SB and both lost one.

[@Abandoned_Brane]

@@niaroach3396 tomlin won with cowhers team. cowher built that team, tomlin did nothing.

[@Beli1711]

Rich, I really relate to your comment from the Browns fans. I am Panamanian, one of perhaps 10 Browns fans in Panama. I've been through the Drive, the Fumble, Art Modell, and all the bad luck we've had for decades. But yesterday everything changed and for the first time we won the game that matters. Lets Go Browns!

[@harveyweinstein349]

Rich has by and far become my favorite sports analyst in an extremely short time- just started listening to him about a month ago

[@Pulsatyr]

This year's playoffs are the best the NFL could hope for taking into account the history of the teams involved. I have grown to hate the NFL, but am hoping the Browns go all the way!

[@hooterville1863]

Yet ratings are down 20%

[@Pulsatyr]

@@hooterville1863 as I said, I have grown to hate the NFL. Many Americans feel the same way for varying reasons, which account for the loss. Bullying cities for new venues and then moving out of town, acting like modern day Robber Barons, Woke politics and star players commiting felonies or simply acting dishonorably cast the league in a bad light. Many around Cleveland still won't forgive the move to Baltimore by Art Modell.

[@hooterville1863]

@@Pulsatyr all that and also the ridiculous empty stadiums with fake fan noise.

[@WoolfJ35]

Rich you're right as a Browns fan I was stressed out the entire damn game no touchdown was ever enough

[@abdulsmith9434]

Facts I said the same thing 💯

[@retrotv8759]

3rd quarter was by far the scariest part of the game

[@greggalloway1276]

Congratulations to the Browns! But what we all watched was the beginning of the end for Big Ben!

[@BrownsFanInCincy]

Kansas City may beat us, but this season has been a successful one!

[@bsmith8943]

Should be a great game. Hunt and chubs will be hard to slow down. Congrats man. Great game. Huge win.

[@romiarkan450]

I want y'all to win. If Maxx Crosby eventually gets to Mahomes, imagine Myles Garrett.

[@OJC1235]

If we play like we did, we could win.

[@jacoblarge9689]

If the browns lose I will be happy if the can keep a close game to the end

[@mitch_the_-itch]

2020 is a bad joke. The year of Americas demise and the year the Commies stole an American election. After the same commies sent a bioweapon around the World. Of course the Brownies made 2020 their only successful" year since 94', lolol. Ill assume the idiot millennials dont even know who the Montreal Expos are, lolol.

[@mashintotters858]

This game was over so early, kinda shocking honestly.

[@rickhaavisto9023]

If it wasn’t the Browns, you would say the game was over in the 1st quarter...

[@Nvaus1]

Kansas City is not unbeatable. It's going to be a wild ride. GO BROWNS!

[@laurenz4528]

Kinda worried about the Passing Rush Defense and the Individual matchups With Kelce and Hill

[@Jason-to5cs]

Any Given Sunday man. ANYTHING could happen. I believe.

[@tgoodfella4290]

We have the team that can beat them. If we get healthy. Get a few practices under our belt. And run the ball down there throat and a little shake and bake here and there. CLEVELAND BABY!

[@payzcpt8200]

Their defence can be had

[@Etatdesiege1979]

Browns have nothing to lose. Punch the Chiefs in the mouth.

[@joed7274]

Rich being a Jets fan gives me a bit of comfort. We were both good in the 80s for a spell.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

A great playoff game between both in the 86 divisional

[@tomsweeney757]

If Chase Claypool's comments after the game are indicative of the culture in Pittsburgh, they are in serious trouble.

[@ericpark8956]

Not a single fellow Browns fan I texted with was fully comfortable until the Taki Taki I terceltio.

[@heisenpsych3198]

Forgot my anniversary because the Browns were winning. I wasn't going to watch the game out of being supersticious. But when my friend called me and said they were up 28--0 in the first, I totally got excited, headed over to his place and ended up forgetting about my anniversary. But thankfully, my girlfriend forgot as well cuz of the same reason. We're both Browns fans and we shared a great laugh. Think I'm gonna propose to her. Should I?

[@barrylangford3937]

Did anyone else recognize the fact that Stephen Carlson got another chance at fielding an onside kick? And he was flawless!! Redemption is sweet. We want more.

[@gtay6726]

I bet no Browns fan is more stoked after that game than Steve Harvey! Lol. Would love to see his reaction during that 1st quarter.

[@allamericanveteranaav5234]

The football gods gave us (Browns fans) back every loss we ever had in heinz field with Ben. IN ONE FELL SWOOP !!!

[@jimmccormick6091]

Like hell they did!!! I gotta see a crap ton more wins in that stadium

[@100theDork]

Was waiting for a second half comeback tbh but glad it didn’t happen. Go Browns! Browns and Bills are my teams.

[@yankeeyankee5]

Ayyy me too! Add the Broncos in there too

[@peacemaker9279]

I made my Dad punch me in the head a couple times to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Lets go Cleveland

[@joaquinsolis7071]

And he did it ? 😂

[@peacemaker9279]

@Jazzmiin Love im good haha go browns

[@bioLarzen]

Might sound like I am trying to be sarcastic here, but I'm dead serious: as a Ravens fan, I'm happy about the Browns - and not only because they got the steelers look ridiculous (although it definitely helps) - but also, first of all, the Browns and their fans have suffered long enough; second, a better Browns will help my Ravens get better. The stronger the division, the better. So, Browns fans, congrats!

[@Matchhead79]

All my buddies in Cleveland! Go Browns!

[@patflanagan7278]

Stefanski actually didn't even see the first play live. At some point he had paused and forgot to hop back to live. He was about 45 seconds behind and heard his kids going nuts upstairs, so he knew something good was coming.

[@lilgoop]

I waited until the very end to start talking trash. It's a form of psychological tortured conditioning being a Browns fan 😂

[@jc09471]

As a Browns fan you know, the game aint over until that clock hits 0:00

[@stokilo18]

Bruh remember when we had a 4th and 9 draw? ...we've come a long way

[@matthewarnold4557]

A competent head coach goes along way

[@howiefeltersnatch6974]

AS a Browns fan, other than "theres always next year " should be "no lead is ever safe". Thanks for the love Rich!!!!!!

[@kingtonylucatero378]

I hope the browns give KC the same treatment they did to Pittsburg. Let's Go BROWNS!

[@owensodyssey2539]

Here we go Brownies here we go woof woof

[@themiraclejones]

me too man!

[@kingtonylucatero378]

I live in Washington state but its Browns all day in my neighborhood

[@mattblackburn4047]

1 down 3 to go!

[@Itsmebrick6]

The world needs a good under dog story. Go browns beat KC

[@brantleytinnin6258]

As a patriots fan go browns

[@cnelsonlv99]

Steelers let the Browns into the playoffs and the Browns made them pay for it. When you have a chance to eliminate a division rival, you do it 100% of the time! There are no exceptions to that rule! Steelers got what they deserved...

[@Pulsatyr]

Ohio State is in the National Championship, the Browns are in the playoffs and the Bengals have a QB to build a real team around. Football is back in the Buckeye State!

[@ojcosby103]

As it should be.. Ohio is definitely the Mecca of football.

[@Pulsatyr]

@Honey Nut Cheerios he ceded that by playing for the Steelers. Bill Cowher played for the Browns, but is black and gold to the bone. It's like a cult that erases your past.

[@robertsuchy2369]

I'm so happy for the browns fans i understand the pain they have went through

[@miless.9429]

Phins fan rooting for a Browns SB

[@James-oj6ck]

Great commentary. You summed up being a Browns fan perfectly! Until last night.

[@Shremmer45]

Eisen nailed it - this is exactly how we were thinking

[@MichaelSmith-ho8cx]

I switched from house money to holy crap we have to win this game or it will not be the biggest collapse in history type thing. Biggest lead/biggest collapse. But not this year. GO BROWNS!!!!

[@wesleykinder391]

I was telling my wife the same thing about NOT ENOUGH and this is a hugh set up.

[@RETRO_BELL]

*HERE WE GO BROWNIES*

[@electriclott]

Happy for browns fans.

[@IsaacHozz]

THE POSSIBLE... IS POSSIBLE! What a game.

[@Ryan-ip1pp]

love my Browns

[@antonioalejandrocaroalvare5864]

I wish the Browns could make the SB....

[@zacharyquisenberry89]

Go Browns! 34- 31 and a trip to the AFC championship!

[@buckeyepauly]

Bottom line.....the Steelers had two chances to send the Browns home and the Browns beat them without practicing and their HC at HOME! Stefanski is Coach of the Year and it’s not close. If they beat KC, I don’t care who makes the AFC title game.....they’re going to the Super Bowl and will probably win it. What NFC team is better than the Chiefs or Bills?

[@rickhaavisto9023]

I wouldn’t say coach of the year isn’t close. Ron Rivera deserves consideration, even if he doesn’t win...

[@ryallen32]

this dude has some sick burns bro

[@ShadowFalcon19]

MVP of the game: Sione Takitaki

[@vincegedeon6583]

This should be no surprise honestly the way the Steelers finished there season no shock to me

[@jarvisfamily3837]

December 1, 2020 - how many people - be honest, now - *how many people* would have said, "In a month the Browns are going to A) beat the Steelers in week 17, B) get into the playoffs, and C) just because Once Is Never Enough, they're going to turn around and in week 18 they are going to beat the Steelers AGAIN!". Yeeeeeah - I'm betting I know *exactly* how many people would have said that. DARN FEW!!!!!!!!! (I sure wouldn't have) If Stefanski doesn't get Coach Of The Year there ain't no justice. Full disclosure: Browns fan.

[@coopabad]

Anybody else thinkin about watching "Draft Day"? Lol

[@anthonygreen7978]

The Steelers played Three Stooges style of Football,Laughing Gas joke and All!

[@hypnicjerk7614]

Best Browns game in 26 years!

[@Aimeen_]

I want Browns Ravens matchup. In Cleveland.

[@nogoodguitars5497]

Revenge for the Monday night game?

[@mikewelsh5458]

It would be in Baltimore I would prefer the bills in buffalo, go browns!

[@obionekenobi7401]

I’m guessing the reference to “Nards” had more to do with the males nether-regions rather than a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas ...

[@mikec1865]

Absolutely HILARIOUS!!!🤣😂🤣

[@lynskyrd]

Rich - good take but I think the STEELERS fans were the ones saying "this isn't happening".

[@fatherwood6624]

No no he's right Browns fans were saying that as well. As a Browns fan I can confirm

[@peterhughes614]

Can also confirm

[@jamescowan3651]

Tomlin is the black jay gruden. He won a super bowl with the previous coaches team. JS

[@retrotv8759]

Exactly

[@fairwarning007]

*Jon Gruden

[@charlesmcmillan3709]

Eisner. You know what you saw. The Pittsburgh Jets

[@loke9405]

Heard Bill Callahan is running the browns oline if the chiefs come out slow like they did with the Texans it will be a different story running backs to good

[@thillwl]

This redeems "The Fumble"

[@joshuaguste6883]

Not quite, you need to beat the Broncos in the playoffs to avenge the Drive and the Fumble.

[@jimmccormick6091]

28-0, and I was thinking “this is gonna hurt SO bad when the stillerz come back..... but, give credit, Baker and the Browns matched em often enough to keep it out of reach

[@samuelforvour7942]

As a steeler fan , I must say you guys deserve it , I guess we can't beat ya all the time.🙂

[@BennVai]

Browns score the most points in this year. I think we average the most points. Still they doubt. It's a shoot out against Kansas. Hope this is the game where everyone says Mahomes is human.

[@titan1639]

I actually think the browns have a chance at the chiefs. It won't be easy but if the browns put together multiple 7-8 minute drives and keep mahomes off the field and get a few stops then they have a shot. Plus, they will probably have their whole oline back together for the first time this year assuming conklin and bitonio are fine which I think they are. Getting ward back also helps a lot with trying to cover tyreek so hopefully that happens. Kelce is my biggest worry.

[@jonwar833]

I am a browns fan. Mahomes is going to surgically dissect that joke of a defense. Joe woods comments before the pittsburgh game about how he was going to approach the steelers offense "keep everything in front of us, we'll give them the short routes" He should have been fired for that comment alone and especially after allowing the steelers offense to play pitch and catch for the entire second half. 3 plays to start the second half was all it took for them to get into the end zone. this game was 28-0, there is zero excuse as to why the final score was what it was.

[@dlmblodgett]

And they said 2020 was over....I’m not convinced.....

[@marcderogatis8513]

The chiefs arent spotting Browns 28 first quarter points , Browns are going to have to earn it .

[@moonrich3492]

Rich, don't forget the tens of thousands of diehard Browns fans who've passed away since the team returned, never to have drunk the champagne...

[@chadbailey30]

Look we lost to KC but this is the best it's ever been to be a Browns fan!!!

[@shep68]

Browns are a great story this year but Rich is right, they have a defense problem. This is the 2nd recent game scoring over 35 and letting the other team come back too close for comfort. Probly wont keep getting away with that deep in the playoffs.

[@flipperhansen5600]

Tomlin has NEVER been a game time coach. Never!

[@JSSTyger]

The AFC playoff race was one of legend this year. Can you believe the Browns HAD to win 11 games or they were out? And there were SEVEN teams this year instead of six.

[@mickkimmings6186]

Jim Brown baby

[@VidaBlue317]

"This is the worst set-up ever" As a Bengals fan... I know what you mean

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Man, that one in 2015 must be hard to chew. I'm yet to see a loss in this manner. My feelings

[@VidaBlue317]

@@otaviofrn_adv 2005 season was even more bullshit -- Steelers knocked out our starting QB, then won the Super Bowl.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

@@VidaBlue317 it was a dirty game, as always with Steelers and Bengals. But the loss in 2015 was pretty bad. The Bengals beat the NFL record for more fouls in less time, to put the Steelers in winning position, taking away an epic win

[@VidaBlue317]

@@otaviofrn_adv 2005 just stings more for me because I really think Bengals could have won it all that year -- Carson Palmer was never the same after that injury

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

I always have wondered ever since he was hired why is Tomlin allergic to running the ball. I've seen Ben throw it more than 55 times wayyy too often. As an old coach once said, show me a qb that threw it 60 times and I'll show you a team that lost

[@otaviofrn_adv]

almost 70 throws... his arm is hanging by a thread

[@jackhenry290]

I love rich

[@chastencortez5221]

Let’s go Brownies!!!

[@jakebp]

Nope, was never enough for me. Even with like 3 minutes to go and Collinsworth and Michaels were saying it's over and I'm yelling "SHUT UP, DON'T JINX US - WE CAN STILL LOSE!!!"

[@allaboutputin1222]

Big Ohio State fan... not a big Browns fan... as I spent the last few decades hoping that they would leave town... and CLE would get an expansions team... and make it to the Superbowl before the Browns. But I watched this game... was really shocked... as I thought that the Steelers would win it.

[@jasonsimpkins7777]

As an Eagles fan I don't have much to say. As a descent human being who loves a good underdog story, I have to say Go Browns! Give KC the same treatment!

[@lorageiger2275]

Thats why you play the game. Could be saying it again next week, the Browns run game and their fast D can wear a team out..

[@LadyJulia54]

Us Browns fans have a bit of PTSD, in that, we could be 50 points ahead of the other team, yet still feel we could lose the game! We could be 50 points ahead and still feel like we need another TD to feel any degree of certainty. That is just what it's like being a Browns fan, but WE LOVE OUR TEAM! We are loyal and true all the way through! GO BROWNS!

[@konstantinoschadinis9295]

You have forgotten Takitaki!

[@btbarr16]

When they went for two early in the game, that felt like a panic move.

[@evanjones288]

Corvette Corvette

[@1.21JJWatts]

Stunning? The Browns are legit, and the Steelers weren't that good. In light of the last month and a half, nobody has any business being surprised at that game.

[@camerone397]

I (a browns fan) was cautiously optimistic about the game, but nobody, zero people in the world, could have ever expected a first quarter quite like that. And the browns have been, well, the old Browns far too often in my life to ever unclench my asscheeks

[@1.21JJWatts]

@@camerone397 Fair enough. I guess, lacking detachment, you can't be blamed for expecting the past to rear its ugly head. But the way your team runs the ball, owns both lines, and plays D, they're contenders right now.

[@Yeomannn]

The Steelers killed the browns earlier that season.

[@DCUPtoejuice]

The logic that they should not have punted is silly. If the Pittsburgh D cannot stop the Browns offense the game was already over. They stuck the Browns back at the 10 or something and still couldn't stop that beast offense. It was actually the right call. 12 points is nothing IF you can stop them, but they couldn't.

[@professorzoom7800]

i’ve never thought of that...special teams may be more likely to get an offside penalty than the defense..pretty smart actually

[@mikec1865]

The COVID-19 Browns!!!🤣😂

[@CC-md9db]

Rich, you're the best.

[@ellie3910]

And you know what’s really funny? We won because we had the first overall pick a few years ago and picked Baker. Poor Rich.

[@93dirtyd]

It was not fourth and one from the 50-yard line. It was 4th and 2 from their own 46 there's a big difference

[@calirondon23]

As a Browns fan we wasn't comfortable it's the truth. It didn't matter if was Browns 28 - 0 Steelers. Teams came back at times but this I wanted them to get one 1 more, In the start of 2qtr. Why? Pittsburgh Steelers had that coming.

[@shootergang2168]

Let’s go browns

[@Toxicyoshi7]

Deshaun Watsons team now 🤣

[@rjs5342]

Mike Tomlin...the most overrated coach in NFL history....

[@nycsym]

Baker and his Brownies won't beat KC, but they may have eclipsed Pitt in their division. They certainly run it better than the Steelers. Big Ben looks old.

[@Johnny82Utah]

Pitt has looked like trash for 2 months. Yes it started shocking in the 1st but clearly the browns were the better team over the end of the season. The better team won.

[@marcopolo2418]

2 decades not 5 🙄

[@055zww]

The Browns Chiefs game will be close! I doubt the Chiefs will blow them out!

[@jimjr4432]

I saw the banner in the back, I'm not sure that Mr. Eisen is black. Am I wrong?

[@paladin0654]

The Browns are good dude, admit it.