Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (12/31/20)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Browns Close Facility, Delay Practice After 2 Positive Tests” (AP) - “The Browns didn’t begin preparing for the Steelers on the field but rather via Zoom calls. Hardly ideal before their biggest game in decades.”
• “Browns Offensive Line Has Been Excellent At Preventing QB Hits” (OBR) - “We are going to wipe away the thought of discussing the Week 16 game against the Jets from our minds. That game never happened, and that week never happened. We are onto Week 17.”
• “Myles Garrett, Mason Rudolph incident in rear view mirror” (92.3 The Fan) - “For Tomlin, he has no interest reflecting on what took place or what impact it could have Sunday with Rudolph and Garrett back on the field together.”
• “Browns’ Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi earn local Pro Football Writers awards” (WKYC) - “Garrett earned the Joe Thomas Award for the Browns’ player of the year, while Ogunjobi received the ‘Good Guy Award’ for his relationship with the media...”

NFL:

• “Bills will have 6,700 fans at first playoff game” (PFT) - “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed today that the Bills will be allowed fans who are wearing masks and test negative before the game.”
• “Colts to hide out-of-town scores during Sunday’s game” (NFL.com) - “The Indianapolis Colts need help to get into the playoffs — but first, they need to take care of their own business by beating the downtrodden Jaguars.”
• “Sam Koch’s 15-year consecutive games streak in jeopardy as Ravens punter goes on COVID-19 list” (ESPN) - “Sam Koch was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, which puts his 15-year consecutive games streak in jeopardy.”
• “How the Wheels Came Off the Patriots’ Dynasty” (MMQB) - “It was fourth-and-one, and into the final minute of the first quarter of Buffalo’s could’ve-been-worse 38–9 beatdown of the Patriots, and a chaotic situation was unfolding.”