CLEVELAND (WJW) – Just about nobody thought the Browns could win, but Cleveland pulled off the upset against the undefeated San Francisco 49ers.

In the locker room after Sunday’s at-home victory, Coach Kevin Stefanski told the team he saw the fight from pregame to the end of the game.

Surrounded by jubilant players, he said, “I saw it in your eyes in pregame. I saw it. I saw what this team is about. Now, are we perfect? We’re not, we’re not. But we have a good football team. When we stick together, when we stick together, we got a good football team.”  

Coach Stefanski was referring to the fight that broke out before kick-off. 

Browns players felt the 49ers were disrespecting them.

  • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) scrambles away from Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Cleveland Browns quarterback PJ Walker rolls out to pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr., left, is congratulated by defensive end Za’Darius Smith after intercepting a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns quarterback PJ Walker, middle, dives between San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, left, and safety Talanoa Hufanga (29) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns place kicker Dustin Hopkins (7) is congratulated by Corey Bojorquez after kicking a field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns quarterback PJ Walker passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (71) and running back Jerome Ford (34) react during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) is pressured by Cleveland Browns defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo (54) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns place kicker Dustin Hopkins, second from left, is congratulated by Corey Bojorquez (13) after kicking a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody, top right, and Mitch Wishnowsky (18) react as Cleveland Browns’ Rodney McLeod Jr. (26) and Denzel Ward (21) celebrate after Moody missed a field goal during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Cleveland Browns players and coaches celebrate, rear, as San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) and Mitch Wishnowsky react after Moody missed a field goal during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Cleveland Browns place kicker Dustin Hopkins, right, celebrates with Corey Bojorquez after kicking a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns’ Denzel Ward, left, and Rodney McLeod Jr. celebrate after San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody missed a field goal during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
  • Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) celebrates as he leaves the field after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

There were a few tense moments before San Francisco’s Trent Williams busted in like a bouncer and broke it up.

When asked about it in a postgame interview, Browns safety, Juan Thornhill was blunt, saying that wasn’t the only thing that had the team stirred up.

“Everything you see this week, honestly. All you see, people say they don’t see the stuff on social media. I’m gonna be honest, I saw it. Like it pissed me off, we all just seeing, we had some of our fans not believing in us. And obviously, the 49ers thought they were going to come in and just walk all over us. But like I said, I believed all week and we came out with this win.” 

Up next: The Browns (3-2) take on the Colts (3-3) in Indianapolis on Sunday, but first it appears Stefanski has given the team a day off from practice.

In the video showing the after-game celebration, Stefanksi asks the players, “You guys want to come in tomorrow?” The reaction from players is somewhat mixed with one player yelling out “Victory Monday!” Stefanksi then tells the team, “Get a lift on Monday or Tuesday, I’ll see you Wednesday.” The announcement was followed by cheers.

See the video, here.