Cleveland, OH — In their first division game and first road game of the season, the Cleveland Browns defeated the Baltimore Ravens 28-12. What was expected to be a bruiser math-up, became a dominating game by the Browns. If it was not for several Browns’ penalties, the score could have been much higher.
Baker Mayfield had a stellar performance as he passed for 290 yards on 14-19 attempts. He threw for three touchdowns and had a forced pass picked off. Mayfield finished the game with a quarterback rating  of 133.2. The three touchdowns thrown by Mayfield went to star wide-out Jarvis Landry. Landry finished the game with five receptions for 183 yards. All other receivers had two receptions or less. The running back crew continues the streak of rushing for 100 yards or more. Duke Johnson Jr. led all Browns running backs with 56 yards on 15 attempts.
On defense, the Browns had another game with multiple sacks. Lamar Jackson was sacked twice; one by Jabrill Peppers and another by Myles Garrett. The defensive highlight of the game came when linebacker Christian Kirksey picked off Jackson and returned it for 48 yards.
On another tidbit of Browns’ news, rookie punter Patrick Sheppard still has not kicked a field goal. However, he was a perfect 4 for 4 on extra points. Sheppard remains perfect as he has been 20 for 20 extra points.
The Browns will have an exciting match-up as they face the defending 2K Super Bowl Champs, the New England Patriots. The Browns last faced the Patriots last season in the 2K OLF AFC Championship (Season 13) when they fell short 6-10. The Browns will be looking for payback as they return to Foxboro.
TEAM STATS |
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|
| Offensive Yards Gained |
382 | 252 |
| Total Yards Gained |
474 | 314 |
| Penalties |
7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards |
60 | 30 |
| Total first downs |
11 | 12 |
| 3rd down efficiency |
8 - 11 , 72.7% | 1 - 6 , 16.7% |
| 4th down effiency |
0 - 0 , 0.0% | 0 - 0 , 0.0% |
| 2 point conversion |
0 - 0 , 0.0% | 0 - 0 , 0.0% |
| Trips to red zone |
1 | 2 |
| Red zone touchdowns |
1 | 1 |
| Red zone field goals |
0 | 1 |
| Red zone efficiency |
100.0% | 100.0% |
| Defensive sacks |
2 | 2 |
| Defensive Interceptions |
1 | 1 |
| Defensive forced fumbles |
0 | 1 |
| Defensive F.F. recovered |
0 | 1 |
Stats
Passing
Cleveland Browns
Player |
qbr |
com/att |
pct |
yds |
lng |
td |
int |
sck |
| B.Mayfield | 133.2 | 14 / 19 | 73.7 | 290 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
Cleveland Browns
Player |
att |
yds |
lng |
td |
avg |
big |
yac |
| D.Johnson Jr | 15 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | B.Mayfield | 7 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | L.Blount | 3 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | C.Hyde | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | G.Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | B.Tolbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
Cleveland Browns
Player |
rec |
yds |
avg |
td |
yac |
lng |
drop |
| J.Landry | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 3 | 63 | 66 | 0 | G.Burns | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | G.Olsen | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | D.Johnson Jr | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | C.Hyde | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | D.Cajuste | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | D.Ratley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Defense
Cleveland Browns
Player |
tckl |
sck |
pdef |
int |
int yds |
td |
ff |
ffr |
| M.Garrett | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.Peppers | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.Schobert | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.Ward | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.Kirksey | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B.Boddy-Calhoun | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Z.Morgan | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.Collins Sr | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.Kindred | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E.Ogbah | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E.Gaines | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
Cleveland Browns
Player |
fg |
fg pct |
lng |
xp |
xp pct |
50+ |
50+ pct |
| Z.Gonzalez | 0 / 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0 | P.Sheppard | 0 / 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 / 4 | 100.0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0 |
Punting
Cleveland Browns
Player |
punts |
yds |
avg |
tb |
in20 |
lng |
blk |
| P.Sheppard | 2 | 81 | 20.5 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
One of my best games with Baker Mayfield. Hopefully I can continue to do the same to close out the season. I tend to forget to run with him because I am always looking for the open man.