SANTA CLARA — The Cleveland Browns enter Levi’s Stadium for the first time Monday night to face the 49ers (3-0), and the Browns (2-2) come in with a share of the AFC North lead. How does that make coach Freddie Kitchens feel?

Here are the highlights of his Wednesday conference call with Bay Area media, starting with his final and most poignant comment:

On if he’s happy the Browns have leveled their record to 2-2 and a share of first place:

“Nah. I wouldn’t … I’m just happy we’re going to come in tomorrow and prepare to play San Francisco.

“Everybody in the NFL has talent. With where our talent is, we may be lacking talent in other places. I know I’ve heard that before. We’ve got a lot of talent but we haven’t done anything yet, we haven’t won anything, we haven’t hoisted any division trophies or anything like that, and that’s what it’s about.

“We won a lot of games in Arizona with lesser talent. Talent is not just the key to success, and hopefully our guys are realizing that. I think our guys do realize that. It has nothing to do with talent. There are a lot of talented teams out there. There’s going to be only so many with winning records, division championships and Super Bowls.

“Just about every year, the team that wins the Super Bowl is not the most talented team. It’s the team that believes in each other, that holds each other accountable, that rely on each other and then go out and play well. That’s usually who wins.

“It has nothing do with talent at all. Hell, this is the National Football League. Everybody is talented. Some are more talented than others. That doesn’t guarantee you success.”

On how 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo looks:

“He’s a very good quarterback. He’s one of the better quarterbacks in the league. He’s been getting the ball out of his hands. They’ve given up, what, one or two sacks this year and that’s it, so he’s been getting the ball out, making good decision and it seems he has total confidence and control of the offense, so we’ve got our work cut out for us.

On if he remembers Garoppolo’s starting debut with the Patriots in the 2016 opener at Arizona, when Kitchens was an assistant:

“I remember that and I remember missing a field goal at end of the game. I remember him playing very well and very good, and again having control of that offense, being confident in his decisions, making good decisions, getting the ball out of his hands. Sort of the same things you’re seeing now.” Related Articles 49ers running back swap: JaMycal Hasty in, Tevin Coleman to injured reserve

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On what Sunday’s win in Baltimore taught him of his team:

“They showed how resilient they can be. They blocked out the noise, the same thing we’ve been preaching for quite some time now. They block out the noise, no matter what anybody is saying about them, bad or good. They play each play like it’s the last one.”

On how Myles Garrett is playing and what he thinks of the matchup against Justin Skule, who’ll be making his second start at left tackle?

“If they’re good enough to play in the NFL, we don’t worry how many starts they have. He’s undoubtedly good enough to play or I don’t think Kyle wouldn play him. Myles tries to get better every time he goes out on the field. He has high expectations for himself and that doesn’t change according to who he’s playing against.” Related Articles 49ers running back swap: JaMycal Hasty in, Tevin Coleman to injured reserve

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On what he can do to get Odell Backham Jr. going after a two-catch game?

“Odell is a dynamic player. If people want to double him and grab him and hold him when he gets down the field, it’s hard to get him the ball. If he just goes and plays, he’ll get plenty of balls.”

On if wide receiver Antonio Callaway, upon returning from suspension, can replace Jarvis Landry, who’s in the concussion protocol?

“It’s very hard to take the place of Jarvis Landry but we’ve got guys here to go out and perform at the best of their ability, and we’ll try to make it work.”

On the 49ers defensive front:

“They play hard. They’re very talented. They’re very long, big guys that play with quickness and play hard. I mean, they’ve got I don’t know how many first-rounders they’ve got up there, but there are a lot and they’re up there for a reason

“They’re very deep. They can rotate guys in and out. They’re the best front that we’ve faced this year.”