Browns Fans Find Unique Ways To Amuse Themselves During Latest Loss

You really do have to feel kind of bad for Browns fans. Here's a group of people that were among the most loyal fans in football (and, truthfully, they still are) only to have their team ripped away from them in 1995 and taken to Baltimore where they won a Super Bowl five years later.

After patiently waiting for three years, Cleveland was given its team back in 1999, and this is what they were rewarded with: absolute chaos. And losing. A lot of losing.

On Sunday, the Browns were obliterated on their home turf, 31-3, by the Green Bay Packers and the fans in attendance decided to take that opportunity to amuse themselves in unique and hilarious ways.

First, we have Jeff at The Buckeye Battle Cry (via Waiting For Next Year) and his use of the Browns misconduct text line at the stadium in an effort to get quarterback Derek Anderson off the field:

Throughout the game, the Browns implore the crowd to "report fan misconduct" by texting to a special number. I personally believe that the ads placed around the ring of the stadium are a waste of space that could be better used with a running scoreboard from games around the league, but that's another story. I decided to send a report to the Browns today, regarding misconduct; "There's a guy who keeps going on the field who shouldn't be there. Please remove him. He can be identified by the large number 3 on his jersey." The Browns were not amused. Three minutes later, I got the following; "The GuestAssist service is provided to ensure a safe environment for all guests. Continued misuse of the service may result in your mobile phone being blocked." I'm thinking that the next Browns home game, we should all send texts regarding Derek Anderson. Maybe they'll remove him from the stadium for impersonating a quarterback.

Brilliant.

On Sunday, Anderson completed 12 of 29 passes for 99 yards, zero touchdowns and an interception.

For the season, he's completed just 43 percent of his attempts (60 of 137) and owns a passer rating of 40.6. Both numbers place him last among NFL quarterbacks. Yes, that's correct. Statistically, he's been worse than JaMarcus Russell, which seems almost impossible to believe. And it's enough to make you wonder what Eric Mangini sees him that keeps him from turning the offense back over to Brady Quinn.

Meanwhile, things were so bad on Sunday that in the fourth quarter fans decided to voice their displeasure by chanting "Go Pack Go," something that didn't exactly please one of the few guys on the team worth paying to see -- special teams standout Josh Cribbs.

From Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

The game was so non-competitive that the faithful hanging around in the fourth quarter joined Packer fans in attendance in chanting, "Go, Pack, Go." "It hurts," said fan-favorite Cribbs. "I almost want to run up in the stands. That should never happen."

Look on the bright side, Cleveland. The Cavaliers open their season on Tuesday night, so at least you have that going for you.