It was a tale of two halves, but fortunately, Cleveland’s hot first half and Baltimore having a backup quarterback allowed them to survive in a 24-22 victory. But my goodness, did it feel like we were about to lose. Let’s get to the recap.
The boobirds were out early for the Browns, but they didn’t have much to boo about the rest of the first half. Cleveland received the opening kickoff and proceeded to go three-and-out, including a first down drop by TE Austin Hooper. Baltimore returned the favor by picking up just one first down before having to punt on their opening series, thanks to a third down tackle by DE Takk McKinley on a designed run for QB Lamar Jackson.