Browns' Jameis Winston gives fiery speech to teammates before game vs Ravens: 'We gotta believe'

Jameis Winston made his archetypal commencement for the Cleveland Browns connected Sunday arsenic they look to propulsion disconnected an upset against the Baltimore Ravens, 1 of the champion teams successful the NFL.

It was Winston’s first start arsenic backmost since Sept. 25, 2022, erstwhile helium was with the New Orleans Saints. He’s lone appeared successful a fistful of games since then. But due to the fact that of the Browns’ issues astatine backmost pursuing the season-ending wounded to Deshaun Watson, helium was called upon.

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Browns backmost Jameis Winston celebrates a touchdown with linebacker Winston Reid during the Cincinnati Bengals crippled astatine Huntington Bank Field, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, successful Cleveland. (Jeff Lange/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Before the game, cameras caught Winston delivering a code to his teammates.

"I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe. Listen, eyes person not seen, ears person not heard what the Lord has for the Cleveland Browns," helium said. "We don’t person to spot instant gratification. We don’t person to spot thing bully hap for us. We gotta believe.

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Browns backmost Jameis Winston throws against the Baltimore Ravens successful Cleveland, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

"We gotta person that unwavering religion – and I got that. You get 1 opportunity. You get 1 opportunity. Make the astir of it, man. And I judge successful my crew. Who with me?"

Browns players were amped aft the speech.

Cleveland was acceptable to play a pivotal crippled with apt its play connected the line. Usually, 1-6 teams don’t travel backmost to marque the postseason but doing it astatine 1-7 would beryllium highly difficult.

Watson suffered a season-ending torn Achilles past week – close aft the squad traded Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills.

Browns backmost Jameis Winston talks with referee Ronald Torbert earlier the crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals astatine Huntington Bank Field successful Cleveland connected Oct. 20, 2024. (Scott Galvin-Imagn Images)

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Cleveland inactive has a good-enough defence led by Myles Garrett to make unit connected the quarterback. And, if Nick Chubb gets going, the prima moving backmost has the quality to battalion a punch successful the backfield.

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