BEREA, Ohio -- Late in the first half of Sunday’s deflating loss to Seattle, the Cleveland Browns had a prime opportunity to put the Seahawks on the mat.
Instead, the Browns did what they seemingly have done best these first six games.
They self-destructed.
Inexplicably snapping the ball with 22 seconds left on the play clock, quarterback Baker Mayfield was intercepted in the end zone trying to zip the ball to Jarvis Landry. Reminiscent of a disastrous sequence for Cleveland just six days before in San Francisco, the Seahawks capitalized off the late-half miscue, driving the other way in the final minute for a touchdown with -- you guessed it -- 22 seconds remaining before halftime to completely swing momentum the other way.