BALTIMORE: On Monday, Browns coach Hue Jackson said he would keep rookie Cody Kessler in the starting lineup because he was opposed to playing “musical chairs” with his quarterbacks.
But Jackson couldn’t resist the temptation to shake it up Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens in a prime-time AFC North matchup televised nationally on NFL Network.
However, Jackson’s decision to bench Kessler in favor of veteran Josh McCown with 9:36 left in the third quarter with the Browns trailing by six points backfired.
McCown had three turnovers, and the Browns fell 28-7 to the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, setting a franchise record for consecutive defeats in a single season by losing their 10th game in a row.