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We beat them twice in the regular season. Omen?
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Well, in that season they didn’t beat us in the playoffs - so it kind of invalidates the whole thing.We beat them twice in the regular season. Omen?
We very well might have played them in the postseason in 2002 like this year, but a far less intelligent, over cautious, unsure, self-doubting HC, who later on admitted he should've started Delhomme instead of sticking with an injured QB because he wanted to avoid another QB controversy, and as a result, our team experienced another late-season, December collapse which was probably more painful, and agonizing then the one endured the season before where our players just quit.Well, in that season they didn’t beat us in the playoffs - so it kind of invalidates the whole thing.
2002 was also the last year Cleveland went to the playoffs before this year, and they faced the Steelers in the first round just like this year but the Steelers actually won that one.
I rewatched I believe, an old NFL Films classic showing of the entire 2002 Browns/Steelers WC game a few weeks ago and the overall impression I got was that Browns should've won that game. They had like like a 11-point lead going into the 4th quarter, a couple of opportunities to add more points to their lead and didnt and to their credit, Pittsburgh's Tommy Maddox did an superb job spurring on his offense and Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress had some of their best performances individuals of their careers because they were making unbelievable, near-impossible catches to help move the ball down the field effectively in a hurry to enable Steelers score the go-ahead TD with less a minute left.2002 was also the last year Cleveland went to the playoffs before this year, and they faced the Steelers in the first round just like this year but the Steelers actually won that one.