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32. Cleveland Browns

What else did we expect to see from the Cleveland Browns? They were hindered by turnovers, drops, and missed opportunities across the board. Their first three drives against the Philadelphia Eagles went as follows: Punt, Punt, Failed Fake Punt.

Their offense was stagnant, with the only touchdown coming on the heels of a bad pass interference call on Malcolm Jenkins.

Robert Griffin III continued to show flashes of his Heisman trophy winning-self, but the demons of his days in Washington still haunt him. Scrambling in the fourth quarter, Griffin’s left shoulder collided with Eagles defensive back Jalen Mills. Griffin slowly walked to the sideline with his arm hanging, and doctors were examining his non-throwing shoulder. Post-game Griffin said he sprained his shoulder, but doesn’t expect to miss a lot of time.

The Browns quarterback threw an interception to safety Rodney McLeod, and also lost multiple snaps. One of those missed snaps resulted in an Eagles safety.

Griffin did connect on two deep passes with Corey Coleman and Terrelle Pryor, but the wide receivers dropped as many balls as they caught. Tight end Gary Barnidge was target twice, but failed to come up with the ball.

Despite giving up 29 points to the rookie quarterback Wentz, there were some positive signs from the Browns defense. Rookie Carl Nassib worked well against Lane Johnson, and managed to sack his fellow-rookie Wentz. Nassib also deflected a pass when he stuck his hand out to his side.

As we expected, the Cleveland Browns are awful, and the Deshaun Watson jerseys are already in the pro shop at the Dog Pound.

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