CLEVELAND — 3:00 p.m.-Browns look to get back in win column
The Cleveland Browns have not lacked for focus in preparation for today’s game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field in Denver, not with how the much-anticipated 2019 regular season started.
At 2-5 and on a three-game losing streak, the Browns find themselves in third place in the AFC North Division, three games in back of the front-running Baltimore Ravens, and are looking for a much-needed win, something the players have seen already on the practice field.
“I feel like there’s a focus around here, there’s an urgency that we’ve got to make something happen,” Browns left guard Joel Bitonio said.
“It’s one of those things where everybody here, we’re grown men, we’re this, we’re that, but there’s something to be said in meetings if you’re taking the right notes, if you’re prepared, because everybody goes out there and plays hard.
“There is an urgency about it. I think every week, it’s been a little more urgent. You see a loss in the loss column, and you want to make a move, but we’ve talked about it enough. We’ve said everything that needs to be said. It’s either we’re going to do it and be successful this season or not and we’re going to lose games.”
For the second straight week, the Browns are taking the show on the road and this Week 9 matchup will be played at altitude as they are set to square off against the Broncos.
“Looking forward to the opportunity of going and playing Denver out in Denver,” Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said earlier in the week. “Three of their games have come down to last-second field goals. They are a good football team.
“They are solid on both sides of the ball. They will be starting a good, solid, young quarterback. They have a good receiver in (Courtland) Sutton and a couple of guys in the backfield that can make plays. We have our work cut out for us offensively, defensively and special teams. They are top 10 in the league in several categories on defense and on special teams.”