Useless nuggets of information from Sunday’s Browns game that you can certainly live without…

RARE BLOWOUT: This was the Browns’ largest margin of victory since clobbering Arizona 44-6 in 2003. It was only the fourth time since their return they won a game by more than 20 points.

GOING AGAINST THE OLD BOSS: The Browns’ all-time record against former Cleveland head coaches now stands at 16-16-1. Ironically, the only former coach against whom they have a winning record is Paul Brown (7-3). They split with Forrest Gregg (4-4) and have posted losing marks against Marty Schottenheimer (2-5-1) and Bill Belichick (2-4).

WHAT ARE THE ODDS, PART 1: The last time the Browns went on a three-game winning streak, they defeated the same three teams, albeit in different order. In December of 2009, the Browns knocked off first the Steelers, then the Chiefs, then the Raiders. They closed out the season with a fourth straight win over Jacksonville.

RETURN HISTORY: Travis Benjamin’s 93-yard touchdown was the longest punt return in Browns’ history, topping Eric Metcalf’s 92-yard runback for a score against the Bengals in 1994. The last Brown other than Josh Cribbs to return a punt for a touchdown was Dennis Northcutt in 2005.

FOURTH THREE: This is only the fourth time in the 14 seasons since their rebirth that the Browns have won three straight games.

BIG ONE EARLY: Jamaal Charles’ 80-yard touchdown on the first play turned out to represent 26% of Kansas City’s offense for the game. From that point on, the Chiefs averaged 4.5 yards per play.

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This is not an easy development to understand. The ‘new’ Browns have been back on the scene since 1999 and the last five years have been excruciatingly bad. So what are we to do when the weekend sees the beloved Brown & Orange thoroughly dismantle the Kansas City Chiefs to run their modest win to streak to three, while the rest of the division all went down in flames? I know, I know, I’m as stunned the rest of you.

It’s The Weekend Wrap.

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It was all over after the first offensive play of the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs just didn’t know it.

After allowing Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles to go 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s opening play, the Cleveland Browns shut down the predictable Brian Daboll offense on the way to their third consecutive win.

Final score: Cleveland 30, Kansas City 7.

Just like the Pittsburgh game two weeks ago, the Browns fell behind quickly, leaving fans to lose it and declare the game over. And just like the Steelers game, there was still plenty of time remaining and the Browns continued to turn into a team that finds a way to win, rather than one that finds a way to lose.

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The Cleveland Browns return home on Sunday to face the Kansas City Chiefs and look for their first winning streak of more than two games since 2009.

Following wins against Pittsburgh and Oakland, the Browns are looking to continue a turnaround that has seen them go 4-3 after starting the year at 0-5.

It’s appropriate that this game is being played during the holiday season, as the Chiefs are bringing the ghosts of Cleveland Browns past with them to the stadium. With Romeo Crennel, Brian Daboll and Maurice Carthon on the sidelines, and Brady Quinn and Peyton Hillis (maybe) on the field, it will be a cornucopia of memories for everyone involved, we’re sure.

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