The Latest: Browns open 28-0 lead over Steelers
By The Associated PressJanuary 11, 2021 GMT
The Browns have raced to a 28-0 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Browns’ 28 points are the most by any team in the first quarter of a playoff game since the 1970 merger.
Cleveland scored on the first offensive play of the game when safety Karl Joseph pounced on a fumble in the end zone after Maurkice Pouncey’s snap sailed over the head of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Jarvis Landry made it 14-0 on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield and Kareem Hunt has added two scoring runs.
Jan 10, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will host the Los Angeles Rams in next weekend’s NFC divisional playoffs.
As the No. 1 seed, the Packers get to play the lowest-remaining seed following wild-card weekend. That’s the Rams, who as the No. 6 seed upset the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday. Second-seeded New Orleans knocked off seventh-seeded Chicago on Sunday to book the Rams’ flight to Green Bay.
Kickoff is 3:35 p.m. Saturday. The Packers are 7-point favorites at most sportsbooks, including Westgate SuperBook, PointsBet and DraftKings.
There are two obvious story lines.
One, it’s Green Bay’s offense, which was No. 1 in the NFL in scoring, vs. the Rams’ defense, which was No. 1 in points allowed.
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