Most of what happened for the Browns on Sunday wasn’t up to the standards the team sets for itself.
What had Josh McCown and Joe Thomas talking Monday was the first few minutes of a game in which the offense saved its best for last and it was too little, too late.
By the time Cleveland picked up its second first down of the game, it faced a 10-0 deficit and its defense had already been on the field for more than 15 minutes. It wasn’t ideal and served as a direct contrast to the previous week, when the Browns jumped on the Titans with back-to-back touchdowns on their first two possessions.