This loss hurts. Hurts so much that it even caused this opinion piece to be submitted a day later than usual. Hurts so much that a significant portion of the fan base’s simmer of frustration has started to boil over.
Let us count the ways in which this loss hurts.
It’s personal
The fact that the most potent offensive weapon for the Browns on Sunday was none other than Buffalo Bills super-villain Jarvis Landry is a tough pill to swallow. What carries an additional bitter sting is that after his superb opening drive touchdown over Levi Wallace he earned a taunting penalty which cost his team points, but the Bills were unable to make that matter at the end of the game.