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Watson completed 18 of his 28 passes for a pedestrian 161 yards, but the three scoring drives he led were enough to secure the victory. He chipped in 22 yards rushing, which mostly came off of a 17-yard run when he caught the Ravens in a man free look with no one in the middle of the field. The Ravens gained yards and created chunk plays, but the Browns were able to respond. Slowly, over the course of the game, the Browns took control of the line of scrimmage. Defensively, that yielded pressure including back to back sacks from Myles Garrett even if he had to split the second one with Perrion Winfrey.
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Watson has shown far more comfort between the 20's as he's played, but the red zone remains a challenge. The speed of the game plus the amount of bodies in a tight area ramp up the difficulty and the Watson-led Browns have a lot of work to do. On their first offensive drive of the game, the Ravens trampled the Browns. They were able to run the ball effectively and take advantage of their size advantage between a hulking offensive line, tight ends and backs. It seemed as though they would carry that all the way into the end zone.
Up 6-3, it gave the Browns a two-score lead and put pressure on the Ravens offense. The Ravens came into this game with Tyler Huntley at quarterback and an offense that had been struggling to score points. A combination of puzzling choices by the Ravens on offense and some timely defense allowed to Browns yield just three points in the matchup. It helped that Justin Tucker missed one field goal attempt and had another blocked. The rival Bengals swept Cleveland last season, so a victory against Cincinnati would be a big statement for Cleveland.
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The Browns also lost their 12th straight game against a divisional opponent. The Browns did not get a chance to score again, however, as the Steelers were able to run out the clock after a long pass from Roethlisberger to Brown. Browns head coach Hue Jackson challenged the ruling; however, the catch call on the field was upheld.
The pressure Watson can put on a defense with his legs as well as his arm aided the Browns efforts to run the ball. From the Ravens 18-yard line, Watson hit Harrison Bryant for five yards and then rookie Michael Woods II for four. On 3rd-and-1, Watson rolled out of the pocket and catching a defender between he and Woods, Watson tried to throw Woods toward the end zone. Unfortunately, Woods was running an arrow route with his hips pointed toward the line of scrimmage and was unable to get flipped around to go get the ball, falling incomplete.
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The parade's route went in the shape of a circle, signifying the number zero. Additionally, the parade organization raised over $17,000 of charitable donations which went to the Cleveland Food Bank. Tackle Joe Thomas, who was injured during the season, was not selected for the Pro Bowl for the first and only time of his career. With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–4 and had sole possession of last place in the AFC North. The loss also was their 14th straight against a divisional opponent. On January 17, the Browns fired defensive line coach Robert Nunn and hired Clyde Simmons as his replacement.
For Chubb, he's adapting to not only taking the ball in more shotgun looks, but some of the read concepts the Browns are employing. The mesh alone takes time to work on, so adding that into some of their run concepts or throwing out of them can be tricky at first. It was important for the Browns to pick up a 4th-and-1 play where Watson was under center and the Browns ran power with Chubb to pick up the first down before scoring the game's only touchdown. Watson has operated almost exclusively out of the shotgun dating back to his days at Clemson.
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The loss also secured the #1 overall draft pick for a second straight season. The Browns became the first team since the 1999 and 2000 Browns to have the #1 overall pick in back-to-back drafts, and the first non-expansion team to do so since the 1994 and 1995 Cincinnati Bengals. The Browns were held winless at home for the first time since 1999.
The Ravens played almost exclusively in 2-high safety looks to discourage the Browns from attacking down the field. So the Browns excelled on underneath passes on mesh routes as well as opportunities where Watson forced a defender to attack him only to throw past him. Even if Watson might not be where he wants to be, defenses are now playing him as if he is. He rushed for 99 yards in all on 21 carries, which included a number of big runs that the Browns have been missing in recent weeks.
Since beating the Bengals 24-3 on Nov. 16, 2014, the Browns have lost five consecutive two-score games against their in-state rivals. The can't-miss games on the schedule are home games against the Jets and Titans. Instead of a Thursday night NFL Network game, they'll host the Vikings in London's Twickenham Stadium Oct. 29 and then have a bye in week nine.
Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep. Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record. Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed.
