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Browns Recap: CLE fumbles away the win vs. Steelers (3 Good/3 Bad of Week 8)

By Chad Porto

Oct 31, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; A Cleveland Browns fan reacts to the action late in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; A Cleveland Browns fan reacts to the action late in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 31: Greg Newsome II #20 of the Cleveland Browns breaks up a pass intended for Diontae Johnson #18 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 31, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 31: Greg Newsome II #20 of the Cleveland Browns breaks up a pass intended for Diontae Johnson #18 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 31, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) /

The Good

Baker Mayfield

D’Ernest Johnson carried the Browns to a win against Denver, that’s not in dispute. Baker Mayfield was going to but apparently, the team around him decided they only wanted to half-ass their play today. While not officially stated, you could easily argue there were seven drops on the day. Maybe six, maybe eight. Mayfield was driving for a game-winning drive *TWICE* but a fumble by Jarvis Landry on drive one and a boneheaded drop by Landry on 4th and forever killed the second drive. Mayfield played as well as he could but he can’t make receivers catch things.

The defense (mostly)

The defense played well. Sure they gave up a few big plays but the corners of Greedy Williams and Greg Newsome are for real and the defensive line did everything they could. Heck, even Anthony Walker played a good game. The Browns defense has nothing to be upset about. They did their jobs. You want to see more turnovers but here we are.

Playcalling

The Steelers nerfed the Browns’ running game and Kevin Stefanski adapted. The Browns made a lot of great calls that were either stunted by drops or completely erased due to boneheaded play. The Browns penalties are the reason why this team is 4-4 now.

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