The Cleveland Browns showed their AFC North rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who they were last night.
Victory was sweet for so many reasons, and part of the wildcard victory celebration included sending a little shade to Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Make no mistake Smith-Schuster’s comments last week were additional fuel for the Browns; otherwise, we would not have seen all of this shade.
Check it out.
Exhibit A:
In the waning seconds of the game, Malcolm Smith and Tae Davis got the party starting by doing one of JuJu’s signature dances.
Browns living it up on the sideline 😂 @Browns pic.twitter.com/ARSSRobQoG
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) January 11, 2021
Exhibit B:
QB Baker Mayfield runs into the locker room after the victory chanting Smith-Schuster’s quote from last week.
"THE BROWNS IS THE BROWNS!"
Baker Mayfield coming in hot
(via @Tall_inc)pic.twitter.com/vvrTpbYA8B
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 11, 2021
Exhibit C:
Kareem Hunt shows us a postgame celebration, once again using Smith-Schuster’s now fighting words blasting the a Smith-Schuster favorite tune “Corvette, Corvette” in the background.
#Browns Kareem Hunt on IG Live: pic.twitter.com/tvOLqufogV
— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) January 11, 2021
Exhibit D:
Jarvis “Juice” Landry shows us his version of JuJu Smith-Schuster’s “Corvette, Corvette” dance.
#Browns Jarvis Landry with the corvette corvette dance pic.twitter.com/UPKUnglt7e
— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) January 11, 2021
JuJu showed off his moves, yet again, to the Browns after his Week 17 TD.
https://youtu.be/GnOwfZiLU_g
Some may find the Browns’ behavior over the top, but others agree that JuJu Smith-Schuster did the Browns a favor by giving them more inspiration with this commentary on the Browns.
“I think they are the same Browns team I play every year. I think they’re nameless gray faces. They have a couple good players on their team, but at the end of the day…The Browns is the Browns.”
"Ya'll thought we were the same Browns" @brgridiron pic.twitter.com/RttOM8Xj1j
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 11, 2021
Ironies
This game was filled with so many ironies; it is almost mind-boggling.
The Steelers who won 11 straight games this season rested the starters in Week 17 because the outcome was meaningless for them.
Those rested starters found themselves heavy favorites at home against a Browns team and a coaching staff depleted by COVID-19.
The same Steelers had a great week of practice; whereas, the Browns barely practiced because of the COVID-19 protocols.
Nearly everyone assumed the Browns would come in unprepared, and the Steelers would be extremely prepared.
That couldn’t have been further from the truth from the first snap of the game.
The Browns showed everyone including JuJu Smith-Schuster that the youthful and up-and-coming Browns are a force to be reckoned with; whereas the Steelers looked aged and out-of-step all night.
This victory and celebration are sweet, but there is more work to be done in Kansas City taking on the defending Super Bowl Champions next Sunday afternoon.
Of course, the Browns will be heavy underdogs, but let’s see what this magical team can do.
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