The Texans came into FirstEnergy Stadium Sunday with the league’s worst run defense. The Browns, well, they like to run. Cleveland bounced Houston 10-7 to improve to 6-3 on the season, behind strong efforts from their defense and the dynamic running back duo of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. Chubb returned after missing action since his Week 4 knee injury, racking up 126 yards and a TD, which would have been 2 had he not stepped out of bounds at the 1-yard line to ice the game completely. He showed signs of rust to start, but shook them off in … Continue reading Marching Along: Chubb’s Return Heads Win

Get it? ‘Cuz it was windy as hell? I know, cheesy. The unfortunate bread and butter of my humor. The Cleveland Browns fell to the Las Vegas [but still very much Oakland] Raiders 16-6 in a game filled with should-be touchdowns that weren’t, field goals that Mother Nature claimed as her own, and Josh Jacobs running amok all over FirstEnergy Stadium. Fine, I’ll say it: I jumped the gun on the 9-2 by December thing. But give me a break, I’m still in the process of truly becoming a depressed Browns fan. My spirit is still in its naive infancy, … Continue reading Blown Opportunities

The Cleveland Browns survived Sunday’s game against division rival Cincinnati, riding a big-time performance from Baker Mayfield to a 5-2 record and momentum into their next matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. Despite a dismal start, Cleveland’s quarterback bounced back immensely, answering every counterpunch rookie standout Joe Burrow and the Bengals fired at him with an impressive drive of his own. After starting 0-5 with an interception, Baker completed 21 straight passes, a new franchise record. The biggest completion of the day came with just 15 seconds left on the clock to Donovan Peoples-Jones, an absolute dime from 24 yards … Continue reading Big Plays, Bigger Concerns

I feel like a broken record at this point, but here it is again: the Cleveland Browns played and lost another sloppy game at home. A solid first half of football against the formidable Seattle Seahawks was followed up by another turnover-filled effort from Cleveland, and even so, the Browns only lost 32-28. Passes bouncing out of the hands of receivers, an interception in the red zone for the second consecutive week, and a myriad of mishaps Browns fans have been accustomed to so far this season were once again the story Sunday afternoon. Now standing at 2-4, the Browns … Continue reading Fading Fast: Browns Drop Yet Another Home Game