1. The Browns travel to Pittsburgh this weekend hoping to avoid the franchise’s first winless season. In his final pep talk of 2017, head coach Hue Jackson said he won’t dwell too much on that possibility.
“We all hope to be beyond that by this point. We’re not. So that within itself is disappointing,” he said Friday. “I think to keep talking about it, what does that do? I don’t think it does anything for our football team.”
2. DeShone Kizer’s rookie season comes full circle this weekend against the Steelers. After an encouraging debut against Pittsburgh in the opener, Kizer hopes to end a year of highs and lows on a high note.