After waiting patiently for 635 days, Browns fans were finally able to celebrate a win on Thursday, and let's just say, thing got kind of crazy in Cleveland.
Of course, crazy is what happens when your win comes with free beer, and that's what fans all around northern Ohio got after the Browns put the finishing touches on their 21-17 win over the Jets. As soon as the clock ticked down to zero, Browns fans started cheering like they had just won the Super Bowl, and um, they also started singing like they had just won the Super Bowl.
Browns fans singing "We Are the Champions" after ending losing drought 😂 pic.twitter.com/Vfbcl1zyul
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 21, 2018
This was the mood inside the stadium after the win.
THE BROWNS WON IT FEELS LIKE WE WON THE SUPER BOWL BAKER MAYFIELD AND GREG JOSEPH ARE MY PARENTS LET’S OPEN THOSE BUD LIGHT VICTORY FRIDGES!!!! pic.twitter.com/lDU7DXrVi1
— 🏀🌴Sir Yacht🌴🏀 (@SirYacht) September 21, 2018
The pandemonium inside the stadium even included a shirtless JR Smith, because no celebration is complete without a shirtless JR Smith.
and here we have jr smith celebrating shirtless in first energy stadium pic.twitter.com/ON9VI0Wfja
— paco (@AllaireMatt) September 21, 2018
Browns fans outside the stadium were also pretty excited. Here's a look at how several hundred fans celebrated at a local Cleveland bar.
RETWEET IF THIS IS HOW YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/L1k4b3VMKE
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 21, 2018
Oh, and those free beers, those were pretty popular too. Before the season started, Bud Light set up multiple "victory fridges" around the city that were stocked with beer. The one catch was that the fridges wouldn't actually open until the Browns won a game.
The Victory Fridges were such a popular thing in Cleveland that even Mayfield was asking about them after the win.
Baker Mayfield wins the first game for the Browns in 635 days and all he wants to know is if the beer fridges are open so Cleveland can get drunk #Browns #NYJvsCLE @budlight #TNF #drunkfridge #DawgPound pic.twitter.com/O87TkuvDWm
— John Breech (@johnbreech) September 21, 2018
"Hi. Is this @Budlight? Can you deliver 700 more victory fridges to downtown Cleveland? We're all getting drunk tonight." #Browns #Jets #NYJvsCLE pic.twitter.com/EBzm0tt3CA
— John Breech (@johnbreech) September 21, 2018
The irony there is that Mayfield likely won't ever have to pay for another beer ever again because he's now basically a folk hero in Cleveland.
Browns fans cheering with joy in the streets. What a time to be alive. pic.twitter.com/MJkhZOYm1p
— Chris Nickless (@chrisnickless) September 21, 2018
Anyway, back to the free Bud Lights. The Victory Fridges were finally opened on Thursday and fans around the city got to drink free beer. In news what probably won't come as a surprise, the fridges were very popular....
The cooler is open #VictoryFridge pic.twitter.com/Q8uuT10Zhs
— Rod Scott (@fun_rod) September 21, 2018
“Did they open the bud light things” -Baker Mayfield
— The Miz (@mikethemiz) September 21, 2018
Yes Baker. YES THEY DID.
Dilly Dilly to all and to all a goodnight. #ClevelandThisBudIsForYou@Browns pic.twitter.com/VsF0EiRLKo
... And the beer didn't last long.
And the cooler is empty. Thanks budlight! #VictoryFridge pic.twitter.com/uWJwur7Elv
— Rod Scott (@fun_rod) September 21, 2018
Since free beer can lead to all sort of debauchery, the Cleveland police department made sure to remind everyone to drink responsibly.
We WON!!! —-Wait....Oh God. The free beer thing...Ok Cleveland. Stay calm. GO BROWNS!!! @Browns @budlight #CLE
— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) September 21, 2018
Drunk Browns fans weren't the only ones celebrating the win, so were some other long-suffering fans, like LeBron James.
Congratulations @Browns!!!!!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 21, 2018
Robert Griffin III was also impressed to see his former team finally get a win.
635 days....The guys in that locker room deserve and earned this Win. Long overdue based on all the work that’s put in to win games in the @NFL
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) September 21, 2018
Other NFL players showing some love for the Browns included Odell Beckham and Golden Tate.
My fault 😂😂!! JUICEE @ qb! Throwing to the Bake Show! #GOTTALOVETHIS
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) September 21, 2018
If @bakermayfield get this win for the @Browns though‼️ What you think @KingJames ?? 😂😂#KeyToTheCity #KingMayfield #OverReactionThursday pic.twitter.com/B9bE9nlppY
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) September 21, 2018
Although the celebration got a little crazy in Cleveland, you can't really blame Browns fans for getting wild. They only get to do it once every 635 days.
Finally, just in case you're wondering where all that free beer ends up after it gets drank, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer System has the answer.
If the Browns win tonight, the after party flows through us.🍻🚽 https://t.co/rdTWdy5UYU
— NE Ohio Regional Sewer (@neorsd) September 21, 2018