5 reasons Cleveland Browns will hand San Francisco 49ers first loss in Week 5

Cleveland Browns Dante Pettis (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
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1. Two Tight Ends changes makeup of offense

Why were the Cleveland Browns so successful offense against Baltimore? The fact Nick Chubb is so fast he’d be ticketed in school zones helps, but looking deeper, the team finally got something out of the tight end position.

By employing two tight ends, the Browns have so many more options. The two tight-end sets provide better protection when rushing, while having a pass catcher at one of the spots can keep defenses off balance.

Ricky Seals-Jones came out of nowhere last week to catch three balls for 82 yards and a touchdown. On two of those receptions, he was left wide open.

Entering Week four, Seals-Jones had played nine total snaps. He was on the field for 20 snaps against Baltimore.

Prior to the Ravens game, the Browns were getting nothing from the position group. The unit was devastated by the Week2 injury that put David Njoku on the IR.

Seals-Jones emergence allows Demetrius Harris and Pharaoh Brown to focus on blocking.

The entire league is in love with three-receiver sets, but hopefully Jarvis Landry (concussion protocol) returns, because he and Beckham are enough in this formation. To try and cover them, well, you can understand how Seals-Jones could be forgotten.

Then, Chubb or Dontrell is a threat out of the backfield.