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CLEVELAND — The last time Joe Flacco ran out of the tunnel as the Cleveland Browns quarterback was one of the most magical nights since the franchise was reborn in 1999. This time wasn't quite that special.

Flacco started for the Browns as they concluded the preseason against the Los Angeles Rams . The dress rehearsal game meant the Cleveland starters, most of them, were expected to play between 20 and 25 plays, according to coach Kevin Stefanski.

"I mean, I hope that I've shown some people that over the last couple of weeks that have watched the film and that we've been out there with, I feel as good as I ever have," Flacco said Aug. 19. "You get tricked a little bit when you're in a locker room with all these guys. You just kind of assume you're

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