Baker Mayfield’s wife takes shot at Stephen A. Smith and Browns haters

After Baker Mayfield balled out against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, his wife took a shot at his biggest critic — Stephen A. Smith.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has been the subject of criticism by many since he made his NFL debut in 2018. After a strong rookie campaign, Mayfield suffered the epitome of a sophomore slump the following season.

While Mayfield was playing well thus far into the 2020 season, many didn’t think he was performing well enough. One of those individuals was ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who said on this past Friday’s edition of “First Take” that no quarterback has “done less with more than Mayfield” and that the quarterback needs to do more if the Browns are to make a run to the playoffs.

Mayfield got the last laugh on Sunday, as his arm played a role in the Browns defeating the Tennessee Titans by the score of 41-35. After the win, Mayfield’s wife Emily found Smith’s tweet about her husband and replied, “this aged well.”

https://twitter.com/emilywmayfield6/status/1335716616257024002

Mayfield silenced his critics

Smith didn’t need to be reminded of the error of his ways. During the Browns game on Sunday, the ESPN personality gave his props to Mayfield for slicing and dicing the Titans defense.

On Sunday, Mayfield completed 25 of his 33 pass attempts for 334 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Titans. Out of those four scores, one went to sixth-round rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones on a 75-yard catch-and-run and another went to offensive lineman Kendall Lamm. In fact, all four of Mayfield’s touchdowns came in the first half.

Normally, the Browns’ offensive production comes from running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. However, head coach Kevin Stefanski wisely opted to attack Tennessee’s secondary that allowed the fifth-most passing yards per game (265.8) and second-most passing touchdowns (23) entering Week 13. And that strategy paid off.

Mayfield earned all the bragging rights this week, as his performance through the air clinched Cleveland’s first-winning season since 2007.