A dying Cleveland Browns fan gets the game-day experience of a lifetime
Thanks to the power of the internet Tom Seipel, a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan who is in hospice battling kidney cancer, got to take in his team's playoff-clinching victory over the rival Pittsburgh Steelers from the suite of Emily Mayfield, wife of quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Seipel also got to meet the Browns QB after watching him lead the team to the postseason for the first time in 18 years.
"By far it's the best memory," Seipel said. "You can't even ask that question. By far. This weekend blew everything out of the water, it was insane. It's been too good to believe, it's been amazing."
The Browns notched another win over the Steelers on Sunday night, securing their first playoff win since the 1994 season.
Check out this video from our friends at Sportskind documenting Seipel's day.
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