CLEVELAND, Ohio — They say that yawns are contagious and that was certainly the case with Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry during Thursday night’s 21-7 victory over the Steelers.

Beckham patted his mouth several times in a mock yawn towards Mike Tomlin after his 42-yard catch on the opening drive that set up Baker Mayfield’s 1-yard sneak for a touchdown that made it 7-0.

The gesture was in response to Tomlin fake yawning in July during an interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler when asked about having to cover Beckham twice a year in the AFC North.

“You know, I see great players, or we see great players, week in and week out," Tomlin said after the pointed yawn. “We’ve seen him before. We respect his talent and the talents of everyone they’ve acquired. But it doesn’t change our agenda or our focus."

Lost tape from our Tomlin interview in Va. in July: Tomlin gives the yawn hand sign when I ask him about facing Odell Beckham twice a year. The message? We face great players often. pic.twitter.com/Wb3jVaJTsZ — Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 2, 2019

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Beckham had to wait four months to yawn back, but the 42-yard catch, first ruled a TD and then down at the 1, seemed the perfect time to face the Steelers bench and make his point with his pout.

But there was more. Beckham’s best friend Landry got in on the yawning act with a mouth pat-pat-pat following his 1-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter that made it 14-0, and Beckham joined him in the end zone for a dual yawn.

With 6:43 left in the game, Beckham (4-of-10 targets for 60 yards) landed right in front of Tomlin after an incomplete pass down the deep left side on third-and-11 that brought out the punt team. It gave Beckham a chance to express his feelings about the mid-summer snoozer.

“I said ‘you disrespected me,’" Beckham told cleveland.com on Monday. “I said ‘you know who I am.’ And he said ‘I know who you are. That’s why we’re doubling you all game’ and this and that.’’

Beckham said all’s well that ends well, and the yawn story has been out to rest.

“We were just talking,’’ Beckham said. “There’s never been no beef with me and no coach. We were just talking sh —."

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Landry said he was just supporting his BFF with his own end zone yawn.

“Of course,’’ he said. “100%.’’

Did he say anything to Tomlin?

“I didn’t,’’ he said.

Was Beckham worried at all about getting a taunting fine for the gesture?

“Naw,” Beckham said. Then, with a smile, “For me? Maybe, you know?’’

Ho-hum, just another day in Browns town.