It's Game Day!

It's finally here: Game Day! This is it, Week 1 of the 2009 season. The Browns. The Vikings. Cleveland Browns Stadium. Can you feel the excitement?

The countdown to kickoff has begun. The pre-game shows will start in just a couple of hours. Time to get ready for some football.

Today, questions will be answered. Forget the 2008 season. Forget Romeo Crennel. Forget Phil Savage. Forget everything. There's a new regime in town. This is a different Browns team than we saw last season (about 43% different).

Today, beginning at 1 p.m., (another) new era in Cleveland Browns Football begins.

Brett Favre brings his brand new team and the NFL's leading rusher into our house today. The Vikings defense is one of the best in the league and the offense will provide a stiff test for our beloved Brownies.

Honestly, though, I have a good feeling about this game. I don't think it will be a blowout at all. I just have this gut feeling the Browns are going to come out today and play with a fire and passion like we haven't seen in a long, long time.

Don't get me wrong, shutting down Adrian Peterson is one tall order. And, breaking through the Williams Wall is near impossible. But, and I don't know what it is, I simply think the Browns are up to the challenge today.

Go Browns!

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