Opponents for 2010 Cleveland Browns Preseason Games Announced

by Chris Pokorny on Mar 31, 2010 3:11 PM EDT in General News

The NFL released the matchups that will take place each week in the 2010 preseason. As always, only some of the specific dates (which correspond to prime time games) are known to this point.

Here are the teams that the Cleveland Browns will face, in order:

Preseason Week 1 (Aug. 12-16): Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers
Preseason Week 2 (Aug. 19-23): St. Louis Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
Preseason Week 3 (Aug. 26-29): Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions
Preseason Week 4 (Sept. 2-3): Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns

The NFL just loves seeing us face the NFC North. This year, all four of our preseason opponents come from the NFC. Week 1 we get to be annihalted by the Packers offense just like last year, Week 2 we build false hope under Jake Delhomme at home, Week 3 we have another shootout with the Lions, and Week 4 sees a battle of the backups. Sounds like fun!

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the NFL preseason schedule is determined geographically so the owners save money on travel expenses. they try to spruce it up by saying they want to promote local rivalries. remember the players aren’t played their salaries until regular season so basically they get 4 games of all profit.

by sleepy042 on Mar 31, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions

Caleb Hanie (?)! Seneca Wallace! It’s the NFL on CBS! DUHDUHDUHduhduhduuuuunuhnuh…

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by danvail on Mar 31, 2010 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Caleb Hanie (?)! Seneca Wallace! It’s the NFL on CBS! DUHDUHDUHduhduhduuuuunuhnuh…

(In Ian Eagle’s voice)

Fortunately, though, unless the local contracts changed/expired, these are the games we get to soak in the wisdom of Bernie Kosar.

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by Chris Pokorny on Mar 31, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

While Bernie soaks his liver.

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by Brownie's Year on Mar 31, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Please scrap one or two pre-season games already.

by skipkirk on Mar 31, 2010 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

These games always seem so exciting until you’re watching them.

by gahnki on Mar 31, 2010 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

Indeed

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by SpecialBrownie on Mar 31, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Browns 2010 Record prediction

Early prediciton:

7 – 9 3rd in the division

Pittsburgh will be 6 -10 and 4th.

by champion64 on Mar 31, 2010 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

Please let this happen.

by Chief WaDrew on Apr 1, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions

I think I would take that, if our young players and defense showed some improvement and we lost close games because of QB play. Also if we beat pittsburgh.

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by rufio on Apr 1, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Lions AGAIN?

by BuenosAires_Dawg on Apr 1, 2010 4:00 AM EDT reply actions

I think there is some condition where it is mandatory we face Detroit every year, hence the “Great Lakes Classic” label the game is always given.

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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 1, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions

its the fact the teams are so close to each other. you’ll see with a little research that in the preseason that there is a very similar schedule each year for a lot of teams. Houston vs Tampa Bay, NY Giants vs NE, PHI vs BAL. its how they save money the only difference in general is if the divisions face each other in regular season & even then sometimes they just reschedule those games for later in the year.

by sleepy042 on Apr 1, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Right, I get the concept, but they could at least create some more draw for the preseason by having us face some other opponents. I mean, we’re not too far from the likes of Philadelphia and New England, but we usually just stick exclusively with the NFC North it seems.

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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 1, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions