Dawgs By Nature
The Cleveland Browns need to play the Tennessee Titans, New York Football Giants, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders every game. Even then, we’ve seen that wins don’t always come (see: Week 9 and Week 14).
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Unfortunately, unlike college football, NFL clubs don’t make their own schedule. And mixed into the madness of each season are some very good teams that must be faced. That is the reality of the league.
Now, the Titans are not one of those very good teams. They were ranked before kickoff as the very worst roster in the league by most. They picked first overall in last April’s NFL draft and are headed for another first overall spot, it seems.
Cleveland isn’t going to the playoffs once again. In fact, they were trying to stop the bleeding with the possibility that they would possess back-to-back seasons with double-digit losses. That is what this team is playing for right now. Don’t hit the 10-loss threshold, and play for your job going into next season. Play for pride. Play for your city. Winning the final five games of the season to use that momentum going into next year.
Tennessee’s only win had been a come-from-behind effort against another lowly team in the Arizona Cardinals. They are at or near the bottom in every offensive and defensive category. They fired their head coach weeks ago.
The game featured two rookie quarterbacks. In the end, Cleveland could not defeat a team that had won a single game all season, losing to the Titans 31-29 with the help of two failed two-point conversions.
So who played well for the Browns? Who didn’t?
TE Harold Fannin – Fannin was kinda quiet in the first half, but made up for it in the final two quarters. Had a nice grab in the first quarter that gained 17 yards over the short middle. Facing a third-and-20 with 7:58 left before halftime, QB Shedeur Sanders hit Fannin, who then bullied his way for 17 yards short of the sticks.
One of the best passing plays of the game occurred in the third quarter as Fannin beat S Amani Hooker for a 35-yard gain into Tennessee territory. The 17-yard catch and run put the Browns in business in the fourth quarter at the Titans’ 29. His touchdown catch was a beautiful throw and an excellent catch at the high point. Led all Cleveland pass catchers with 11 targets, eight receptions for 114 yards, one touchdown, and a 14.3 yards per catch average.
LB Carson Schwesinger – This kid is everywhere. The first play of the game is a kickoff, and Schwesinger is down to make the tackle. Nailed RB Tyjae Spears for just a three-yard gain in the second quarter when it appeared he would be in for a long run. Schwesinger went off the field in the second quarter with a foot injury, but later returned on the next series, played hurt, and then made...
