Orange and Brown Talk: Cleveland Browns Podcast

The Browns started their playoff run with a dud and now it’s over. They fell to Houston in the wild card round, 45-14, and their promising season came to an end before they could even start a playoff run. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe recapped the loss on the Orange and Brown Talk Postgame podcast from NRG Stadium in Houston. They start the podcast by discussing the performance of the defense. What...

It's finally playoff time. The Browns return to the postseason for the first time since the 2020 season and they will travel to Houston to take on the Texans at NRG Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s preview podcast by getting into what they're watching, starting with expectations for Joe Flacco, what the defense has in store for the Texans...

Browns safety Grant Delpit was designated to return from IR on Wednesday and it's good news for a defense that's getting healthier as the playoffs approach. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss the potential return of Delpit as well as updates on Amari Cooper and Myles Garrett on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. Then they take the opposite approach to their Wednesday podca...

The Browns make their return to the playoffs on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Houston to face the Texans. Everyone’s thinking big for this team now that Joe Flacco is here and slinging the football all over the place. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe open Wednesday’s podcast by coming up with three reasons the Browns can make it all the way to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Thne...

The Browns will open the playoffs on Saturday afternoon in Houston against the Texans. It will mark their return to the playoffs for the first time in three years. Some fans are nervous. They've been let down before and they're worried about being let down again. That's one of the topics Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe discussed on Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They also get into Joe Flacc...

The Browns lost to the Bengals on Sunday but there's no way we're talking about that game on our postgame Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. We're on to Houston and that's what we're focusing on as the Browns get ready for wild card weekend. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk all things Browns-Texans on the podcast from Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. They talk about the difference of hav...

The Browns wrap up the regular season on Sunday in Cincinnati. Jeff Driskel will start at quarterback in place of Joe Flacco as they look ahead to their wild card matchup next weekend. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s Orange and Brown Talk preview podcast by discussing their takeaways from this regular season as the finale approaches. Lance Reisland joins the show to bre...

The Browns are sending five players to the Pro Bowl in Orlando and six more are alternates for the games. Were there any players left off who should be going? Should any of the alternates be regulars? Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk about the Browns players who made the Pro Bowl as well as if they believe some of the alternates should have made it as regulars. They also discuss i...

The Browns have a decision to make this week -- that's not much of a decision -- in deciding who should and shouldn't play on Sunday in Cincinnati. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start a Hey, Mary Kay! segment of Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by discussing who shouldn't see the field at all. They also discuss if Joe Flacco could come back to the Browns next season, who they'd rather see in...

The Browns beat the Jets on Thursday Night Football to clinch a playoff berth. Here is the audio from their postgame video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns clinched the playoffs on Thursday night with a 37-20 win over the Jets, returning to the postseason for the first time since 2020. Plenty of people deserve credit for this run by a team ravaged with injuries. On Friday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe come up with nine people who are most responsible for the Browns being where they are right...

The Browns are back home and they have a chance to clinch their first playoff berth since 2020 and they can do it with the entire football world watching on Thursday Night Football. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start today’s Orange and Brown Talk preview podcast by discussing what to watch Thursday when the Browns host the Jets. They also discuss how Jets fans should be outraged th...

The Browns just keep getting more bad injury news and now it's impacting their kicking game. Like they have so many other podcasts this season, Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk with injury news. This time, it's Dustin Hopkins being week-to-week with a hamstring injury and missing Thursday night's game against the Jets. Then they move on to punter C...

The Browns beat the Texans, 36-22, at NRG Stadium on Christmas Eve. The win left them with a win-and-in scenario on Thursday night against the Jets. They start the podcast by discussing how the Browns ended up in this spot after two straight seasons of being eliminated by the time they played their Week 17 game. What has allowed them to get this far and land on the doorstep of making the playoffs....

The Browns hit the road after two straight home games and they control their own destiny in the AFC Wild Card race. The Texans are currently on the outside looking in but, at 8-6, they have the same record as the Bengals and Colts, the two teams in the final Wild Card spots. The Texans are also in a three-way tie at the top of the AFC South but are third due to tiebreakers. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley...

What might have been Deshaun Watson’s second game back in Houston against an up-and-coming rookie quarterback in C.J. Stroud is now likely Joe Flacco vs. Case Keenum when the Browns travel to Texas to face the Texans. The thing is: the game still matters. Both teams are trying to lock down AFC Wild Card spots. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe discuss the potential matchup between veter...

The Browns have an important game ahead on Sunday when they travel to Houston to take on the Texans. It's unclear if C.J. Stroud will play in the game, but there are plenty of playoff implications on both sides. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by going over what they're thinking heading into the week. They discuss Stroud's status, the in...

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski used part of his Monday press conference to make an empassioned case for Myles Garrett for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. It's not something Stefanski does often, so it stood out. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by discussing Stefanski's motives for choosing today to make the case. They also discuss Stefanski's approac...

The Browns won again with Joe Flacco leading the way, a 20-17 win over the Bears this time to move to 9-5. They did it despite three interceptions and injuries on both sides of the ball disrupting all areas of the roster. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe started their postgame podcast on Sunday by taking about the performance of Flacco and how he overcame the turnovers to lead the Brow...

The Browns play their final NFC game of the season on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium as the race for the Wild Card heats up. The Bears come to town, winners of three of four, to face a Browns team in the driver's seat for the AFC Wild Card. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s preview podcast by discussing what to watch on Sunday when Justin Fields and the Bears arrive....

The Browns are dealing with even more injuries as they begin preparations for the Bears this week. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe talk through all the latest on the injury front on Thursday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast. They start with the injury to defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo which is likely to end his season. Who will step up and what impact will it have on Myles Garrett and Za...

The Browns got more bad injury news on Tuesday. Left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. is done for the season. So is defensive tackle Maurice Hurst II. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Wednesday's Orange and Brown Talk Podcast by talking about the injury bug continuing to ravage the Browns. What will they do at tackle with both Wills and Dawand Jones out for the season? Will rookie Siaki...

Joe Flacco has taken Cleveland by storm since taking over as the starting quarterback two weeks ago. He beat the Jaguars on Sunday and has Browns fans thinking big again as the playoff race gets going. Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe start Tuesday's Hey, Mary Kay! edition of the Orange and Brown Talk podcast by talking all things Flacco. Why is he still on the practice squad? Why is this working? Doe...

The Browns beat the Jaguars, 31-27, Joe Flacco’s first win as the starting quarterback. He’s now the starting quarterback the rest of the season for the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe recapped Sunday’s win by the Browns in their Orange and Brown Talk postgame podcast and they start by talking about Flacco and what it means that the Browns have stumbled upon a quarterback who...

The Browns return home on Sunday to face the AFC South-leading Jaguars. It's an important game in the playoff race for both teams, as Jacksonville tries to create some distance in their division and the Browns try to stay in the thick of the Wild Card race -- and get a leg up on the Jags if they fall out of the division lead. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Friday’s preview podc...