Daily Dawg Chow (12/11/12)

Cleveland Browns:

• "As Browns make late push, coach Pat Shurmur does, too" (Beacon Journal) - "With the Browns riding a three-game winning streak and clinging to slim playoff hopes, can coach Pat Shurmur do enough in the final stretch to convince the new regime he’s worthy of keeping his job beyond this season?"
• "No magic number of wins for Pat Shurmur’s future with the Browns" (WFNY) - "To put yesterday’s 23-point victory in perspective, last year the Browns won all four games by a total of 16 points. In addition to that, the Browns put out a stat today that Rick also mentioned earlier about how many rookie starts the Browns have this season: The Browns lead the league with 72 with the Colts trailing a distant second with 44."
• "Browns know Kirk Cousins as well as RG3, and they will prepare for both" (ESPN Cleveland) - "RG3 hysteria: The second most important man in our nation’s capital is 'day to day' for the Browns’ game Sunday in Cleveland. Washington franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III has a Grade 1 sprain of the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, coach Mike Shanahan said on Monday."
• "Browns having sack-cess on defense" (Morning Journal) - "The Browns already have more sacks than they did in 2011 and with eight more over the last three games will post their highest total since dumping quarterbacks 43 times in 2001."

NFL:

• "Slumping Ravens fire offensive coordinator Cameron" (AP) - "Cam Cameron was fired Monday as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, who have lost two straight and are still striving for consistency in the running and passing game."
• "Sources: Tuesday for bounty ruling" (ESPN) - "Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue will rule Tuesday afternoon on the latest round of player appeals in the NFL's bounty probe, and any potential punishment will be delayed by a week, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen."
• "Cowboys may be without WR Bryant for playoff push" (AP) - "The Dallas Cowboys might be without wide receiver Dez Bryant for their playoff push."
• "Niners suspend Brandon Jacobs" (AP) - "The San Francisco 49ers suspended running back Brandon Jacobs on Monday for the final three games following a series of posts on social media sites addressing his lack of playing time, including one during the weekend saying he was 'on this team rotting away.'"