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Monday, November 9, 2026

Browns fall 23-22 in OT after a failed 2-point try

Plus, a Cleveland hotel pledges $16.85 an hour and the high school football playoffs hit Nov. 13.

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Browns fall 23-⁠22 to the Saints in overtime after a failed 2-point conversion

The Saints edged the Browns in overtime

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    Final (OT)Browns fall to 5-4; Saints improve to 3-5

Source: WKBN.com

If you missed it, the Browns lost 23-22 in overtime at the Saints on Sunday. Shedeur Sanders started because Deshaun Watson, who cleared concussion protocol Saturday, did not play. Sanders went 19 of 31 for 297 yards and two touchdowns.

Andre Szmyt's 51-yard field goal with 8 seconds left forced overtime. Tyler Shough then hit Juwan Johnson from 15 yards for the Saints, and Harold Fannin Jr. answered with a 39-yard touchdown with a minute left. Coach Todd Monken chose to go for two, and Sanders' pass fell incomplete.

“You're really saying tie or lose is what you're saying there, if you kick the extra point. That's my opinion. You're saying tie or lose. And in that moment I said, 'Nah, that's not me.'”

Browns coach Todd Monken
  • Record: 5-4, with losses in two straight
  • Saints: 3-5, with their first home win this season
  • Next: Texans at , Sun., Nov. 15, 1 p.m.

Big plays defined the Browns' comeback

297
passing yards for Sanders in his first start of 2026
64 yards
on KC Concepcion's first career touchdown catch
51 yards
on Szmyt's tying field goal
39 yards
on Fannin's touchdown catch-and-run

Sources: WKBN.com, Cleveland 19 News

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News Notes

Living wage

A Cleveland hotel project getting city funding has promised to pay workers at least $16.85 an hour, the city's . Ohio's minimum wage is $11, and both are adjusted annually based on inflation. Signal Cleveland

Prep playoffs

The OHSAA released the regional semifinal matchups, and games are Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. unless noted, with higher seeds hosting. In Division I Region 1, No. 5 Hudson visits No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward and No. 7 Canton McKinley visits No. 3 Mentor. Defending state champ Avon beat Lakewood 1-0 to head back to the boys soccer Final Four, and Wadsworth beat Olmsted Falls in four sets to reach the volleyball state semis. FOX 8 NewsThe Columbus DispatchChronicle TelegramMedina Gazette

The high school football playoffs run through Dec. 5

  1. Nov. 13Regional semifinals, with higher seeds hosting at 7 p.m. unless noted
  2. Nov. 20Regional finals at neutral sites
  3. Nov. 27State semifinals at neutral sites
  4. Dec. 3State championship games begin at in Canton, through Dec. 5

Source: FOX 8 News

Remembering Milligan

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to honor North Royalton firefighter Ryan Milligan at his visitation. First responders from across the region came to show support for his family. WKYC

Guardians

Closer Cade Smith won the Bob Feller Man of the Year award from Cleveland's chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. It came in his first full season as closer. Cleveland.com

Cavs

Coach Kenny Atkinson has clarified his viral 'analytically' comment. Last May, with the Cavs down 3-0 to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, he said they had "analytically" won two of the first three games. The Canton Repository reports that the comment's context got lost on social media. Cleveland.comCanton Repository

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The Wrap

Baroque specialist Jane Glover is back in Cleveland on Thu., Nov. 12 for Royal Illuminations with The Cleveland Orchestra. The program is framed by rousing suites from Handel's Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Handel's fireworks music was written for the 1749 celebration. Fanfare, please.

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Browns fall 23-22 in OT after a failed 2-point try

Plus, a Cleveland hotel pledges $16.85 an hour and the high school football playoffs hit Nov. 13.

The TLDR

  1. Browns lose 23-22 in overtime after a failed 2-point try
  2. Browns host the Texans Sun., Nov. 15, at 1 p.m.
  3. A Cleveland hotel project promises workers at least $16.85 an hour
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