Sunday’s game will be the first lefty-on-lefty matchup that Simms has not participated in since his football career ended after the 2010 season; the last five cases were all with him. It will also be just the second matchup between left-handed quarterbacks joining the Browns or Dolphins since the 1950s.
The last time Miami had a southern bowl and faced one was in 1993, when the Jets’ Boomer Esiason defeated Scott Mitchell and the Dolphins, 27-10. Cleveland hasn’t had a matchup like this since Week 8 of the 1984 season when Esiason’s Bengals defeated Paul McDonald’s Browns, 12-9.
Given Cleveland’s identical 1-5 record to Miami’s, Sunday’s meeting doesn’t carry much prestige. The manager’s rarity, though, should add to the intrigue on a day expected to feature strong gusts of wind and could produce some farcical results.