40 minutes before the game, players from both teams were seen fighting
A fight appeared to have started when Brandon Aiyuki collided with Elijah Moore
The game between the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns heated up before it even started on Sunday.
The Browns were clear underdogs in Week 6, but they made it clear they weren’t going down without a fight when a massive brawl broke out on the sidelines before the game.
About 40 minutes before the game, when players from both teams went to the sidelines, a fight broke out.
The riot appeared to start when Niners’ Brandon Aiyuk jumped near a halfback, apparently taunted Browns players and collided with Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore.
Moore countered by pushing the San Francisco 49ers wide open, allowing Aiyuki’s teammate Deebo Samuel to jump inside. A brawl breaks out between 49ers and Browns players before Sunday’s kickoff
A brawl breaks out between 49ers and Browns players before Sunday’s kickoff
Trent Williams hit Elijah Moore so hard that he knocked his opponent’s helmet off his head
Trent Williams hit Elijah Moore so hard that he knocked his opponent’s helmet off his head
The melee escalated from there as both Browns and Niners players gathered to protect their teammates when 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams collided with Moore so hard that he knocked his opponent’s helmet off.
The referees quickly intervened to break up the altercation and no pre-match disciplinary action was immediately taken for the incident.
However, several players, including Williams, could face fines from the league next week.
With tensions running high before the game even started, the Browns were able to use the altercations as a source of motivation.
Cleveland is looking to bounce back from last week’s 28-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, which dropped them to 2-2. But it faces a tough challenge against the undefeated 49ers, who enter the game coming off a 42-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Kyle Shanahan’s team, led by Brock Purdy, is one of two teams, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, that have gone undefeated this season and are already considered Super Bowl contenders.
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