Browns offense cannot overcome sluggish begin

The Browns and Commanders mixed for 5 three-and-out drives within the first quarter as each offenses appeared sluggish to start out the sport. The Commanders offense picked up the tempo, scoring 24 factors earlier than halftime. The Browns didn’t, scoring only a subject objective within the recreation’s first 30-minutes.

The Commanders struck first with the primary explosive play of the day. Daniels confronted on the spot strain from S Grant Delpit and CB Greg Newsome II, rolled to the best and unleashed a 66-yard shot to a streaking WR Terry McLaurin. Ward tackled McLaurin earlier than he reached the tip zone – a touchdown-saving play that paid off a couple of performs later when LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah made a diving interception to get the ball again for the Browns offense.

The Browns offense could not capitalize on the protection’s first interception of the season, nevertheless, going three-and-out and giving the ball proper again to the Commanders offense, which scored the primary factors of the day with a Brian Robinson Jr. landing run.

Cleveland bought on the scoreboard initially of the second quarter. After the offense stalled out in Commanders territory, Okay Dustin Hopkins related on a 51-yard subject objective. It will be their solely rating of the primary half, as Watson accomplished simply eight of his 18 passing makes an attempt for 66 yards and the Browns speeding offense totaled simply 14 yards at halftime.

After punting six occasions within the first half, Cleveland had dug itself a deep gap within the type of a 21-point deficit, which solely grew within the second half till the sport was already out of hand.