Cleveland Browns: 5 reasons Browns will ravage Raiders in Week 8
5. Mining those TE riches
The Browns may not have Odell Beckham, but the win against Cincinnati reminded the rest of the league as to how potent the Browns could be at tight end.
That’s saying something, considering the top player on the depth chart, Austin Hooper, missed Week 7 after undergoing an emergency apendectomy.
Harrison Bryant caught two of Mayfield’s five touchdown passes and posted the highest rookie grade (90.8) in PFF’s analytics book.
Even David Njoku came alive, scoring the biggest touchdown of his Browns’ career on a 16-yard strike early in the fourth quarter. At the time, the touchdown gave the Browns a 24-20 lead.
This is the type of production from tight ends the media told us we were supposed to see in Kevin Stefanki’s offense.
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How much did these player benefit form OBJ’s injury? The experiment will play out against the Raiders, but look for Bryant to play well. It seems the more game experience he gets, the better he gets.