Home crowds can swing in both directions over the course of an afternoon. When a team falls behind early, the frustration in the stands is real, and the boos can come quickly. When that same team starts fighting back, the noise turns into something that can lift players and rattle opponents. Browns fans went through every bit of that range on Sunday, and Todd Monken made sure to recognize them afterward.
Monken spoke about the home crowd after the Browns rallied for a 27-24 win over the Houston Texans.
“We got the greatest fans in the world. And you can tell that. Early on, we deserved to get booed. We didn’t play very good. But at the end of the day, we need them. And they were big at the end of the game,” Monken said.
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That honesty fits how Monken has handled this season. After the loss in Pittsburgh, he said the Browns earned the result. Earlier this week, he called the penalty problem everything he is against and promised to fight like heck to fix it. On Sunday, the Browns committed just 2 penalties while the Texans were flagged 13 times for 112 yards.
The crowd played its part once the comeback started. Deshaun Watson scored on a 6-yard run before halftime, KC Concepcion tied the game in the 3rd quarter and Andre Szmyt gave Cleveland the lead with a 26-yard field goal. After Houston went back in front early in the 4th quarter, Watson led a game-winning drive that ended with Quinshon Judkins scoring from 5 yards out with 53 seconds left.
The defense held Houston to 3 of 12 on 3rd down, and a loud stadium makes that job easier. The Texans committed 13 penalties, some of them likely tied to crowd noise.
The win made history at home. The Browns are 4-0 at Huntington Bank Field for the first time since 1963, when Jim Brown led the NFL in rushing. All 4 home wins have come down to the final minutes, and Browns fans have been there for every one of them.
Monken’s message is a reminder that this team feeds off its home crowd. With the Browns now 6-4 and in the playoff race, that support could matter even more over the final 7 games.
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