CLEVELAND — Editor’s note: the video in the player above is from Jan. 3, 2021.
And when they did, they had a special surprise waiting for them from one of Cleveland’s most popular t-shirt shops.
All throughout the 2020 season, various Browns players have sported different t-shirts from GV Artwork. And after beating the Steelers to clinch an AFC Wild Card spot, they had a new piece of apparel to add to their collection, as GV Artwork had its new “Playoff Pound” t-shirts waiting for them in the locker room.
“How it started. How it turned out,” GV Artwork captioned an Instagram post explaining how it surprised the Browns players with the t-shirts. “For the record we are very superstitious and didn’t want to even take a chance to jinx the Playoffs. But this season. This team. It’s different. We believed all along and knew they would be opening this box at 4 pm today! They did!!”
After beating the Steelers on Sunday, the Browns will once again face Pittsburgh in the AFC Wild Card round next week in what will mark their first playoff game since the 2002 season. The game will be played at Heinz Field on Sunday Night Football and air on WKYC Channel 3 with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET.