Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland of NBA’ Cleveland Cavaliers led the Browns’ ‘Dawg Pound‘ on Thursday. Jacoby Brissett and co-took on the Pittsburgh Steelers at the FirstEnergy Stadium.
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Mitchell and Garland were the Dawg Pound captains for the Thursday night game. Last week, legendary Browns left tackle Joe Thomas took the lead. He smashed New York Jets-logoed guitar in the pregame festivities.
Mitchell was traded to the Cavs from the Utah Jazz a few weeks ago in exchange for Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, and unprotected first-round picks in 2025, 2027, 2029, as well as first-round pick-swap rights in 2026 and 2028.
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Donovan Mitchell followed Thomas. The NBA star had a Steelers-themed guitar. Garland cheered him.
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Browns running back Nich Chubb dodged Steelers DBs Ahkello Witherspoon and Minkah Fitzpatrick in a 37-yard run to affect the first touchdown of the game. Amari Cooper found the end zone for the second consecutive week and the score was 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Najee Harris’ 5-yard touchdown run, tied the game at 7.
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Browns’ David Njoku took a brilliant catch to give Cleveland a 13-7 lead in the second quarter. Cleveland missed the extra point.
What is the Dawg Pound?
The Dawg Pound is the name of the bleacher section behind the east end zone in FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns.
As per former Browns cornerback Hanford Dixon, Cleveland were called ‘Dawgs’ to motivate them ahead of the 1985 season. He and fellow cornerback Frank Minnifield put up the first “Dawg Pound” banner in front of the bleachers.
“Brownies, it’s time to go! – Wow! Wow! ” people chant during the pound.
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When FirstEnergy Stadium was finished in 1999, team officials dubbed the east-end sections of the stadium the Dawg Pound.
Ticket prices for the Dawg Pound are currently $50 per game, with season tickets typically required.
“Had a quick chat with Darius Garland. Firstly, what a great kid and ambassador for Cleveland. Let’s just say he’s pumped for the season,” Tom Withers of the Associated Press tweeted.
