Perspectives: Why I Was Rooting for the Browns | Pittsburgh Magazine
Not in the opening round, obviously. This past Sunday, though, I was a Browns fan. Cleveland’s first postseason victory since about the time Horne’s Department Store closed led only to a divisional-round defeat at the hands of Kansas City. But I was genuinely hoping that our nearby rivals would make a serious run for the first time in generations. They’ve been through enough. I can’t be even the slightest bit sore about the fact that they experienced some long-deferred joy, even if it came at our expense. Pittsburgh fans, after all, know what it is to suffer for decades on end. The la...