Camryn Justice is a reporter at News 5 Cleveland.
CLEVELAND — The Browns and 49ers entered Sunday's game with San Francisco 9.5 favorites to win. The Browns, who started their practice squad quarterback P.J. Walker and had their Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio sidelined with injury, faced what seemed like a tall task taking on the then-undefeated Niners."I'm sure a lot of so-called experts didn't pick us to win. I mean, we were 2-2.
The scuffle grew and both teams saw their players join in to defend their respective teammates. Eventually, officials were able to intervene and break up the fight.During the pregame warmups, the Browns saw the 49ers trying to intimidate them, staring them down, interrupting their drills, and taking over the Browns' space.
“I felt like it was a sign of disrespect. You don't walk into somebody else's house and just push them around. It was like coming in and stepping on somebody's couch, and a lot of dudes didn't tolerate it and I didn't feel like I didn't, either," running back Jerome Ford said.“We ain’t going to let anyone come into first off my hometown,” running back Kareem Hunt said. “Not just my team, but my hometown, and talk that mess on the field.
"It pissed me off just seeing that we had some of our fans not believing in us, and obviously the 49ers thought they were gonna come in here and walk all over us," Thornhill said."Like I said, I believed all week and we came out with this win." Defensively, the Browns were able to play their brand of football, limiting 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to 125 yards, picking him off once , and sacking him twice, courtesy of linebackers Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Sione Takitaki.
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