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Browns Game Recap: Team beats down Bengals in unified effort (3 Good/3 Bad of Week 9)

By Chad Porto

CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 07: Donovan Peoples-Jones #11 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after making a catch for a first down during the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 07, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 07: Donovan Peoples-Jones #11 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after making a catch for a first down during the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 07, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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Cleveland Browns middle linebacker Anthony Walker (4) intercepts a pass tipped off the hands of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85), which was later called back after a penalty, in the second quarter during a Week 9 NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cleveland Browns lead the Cincinnati Bengals 24-10 at halftime.Cleveland Browns At Cincinnati Bengals Nov 7
Cleveland Browns middle linebacker Anthony Walker (4) intercepts a pass tipped off the hands of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85), which was later called back after a penalty, in the second quarter during a Week 9 NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cleveland Browns lead the Cincinnati Bengals 24-10 at halftime.Cleveland Browns At Cincinnati Bengals Nov 7 /

The Bad

Jedrick Wills

We’re going to have to be a bit nit-picky for these entries. It’s not so much that they played “bad’ but these were the players with the worst offenses in an otherwise dominating win. So with Jedrick Wills, he makes this list for his false-start penalty. He played an otherwise fine game, the Bengals got to Baker Mayfield too often but Austin Hooper may have been a key contributor for that. Yet, Wills makes it due to the bonehead penalty, and the fact that Mayfield is on pace to be sacked more times in 2021 than at any other point in his career. Not only that, but the abundance of penalties is getting out of hand.

Jadeveon Clowney

There’s no excuse for a defensive end to be offsides. You know where the ball is. You can see it at all times. There’s absolutely no reason to have one offsides penalty, let alone two, in back-to-back drives. Clowney’s played very well for the Browns this season but things like this are inexcusable.

Jarvis Landry

Blame Kevin Stefanski for calling such a boneheaded play on 3rd and one, but also blame Jarvis Landry for not being able to execute it. Landry took a designed option to the left and pitched the ball well short of Nick Chubb, resulting in a six-yard loss. This caused the Browns to settle for a field goal instead of an easy touchdown. This was a mistake that can be looked over today but in a close game, that’s the kind of mistake that’ll cost Cleveland a win.

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