The Cleveland Browns have a problem with attendance at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Namely, the fans are slowly and consistently choosing to spend their Sunday afternoons elsewhere in the fall.
All one has to do is turn on a home game, or follow along on social media on game days, and everyone will be falling all over themselves to point out all the empty orange seats.
ESPN’s Pat McManamon put a number on it this week as he pointed out the average home attendance for the past season was the team’s lowest in 34 years:
The eight games includes the team’s “home” game in London, where 74,237 saw the Browns lose to the Vikings.