The Cleveland Browns’ offense was out-gained on offense 361 yards to 192 yards, and only got 4-of-14 (28.6%) third down conversions. Worse yet, much of those yards and conversions were in garbage time. In the first half, Cleveland was 1-of-6 (16.7%) on third down, and only had one first down the entire half. It was Ugly with a capital U.
Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on offense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears.
Quarterback
- Darn. I knew it was probably a long shot, but I was really hoping to see another dazzling performance from Shedeur Sanders. Instead, he turned the ball over 3 times, and took a handful of sacks as he couldn’t find open receivers. It’s a game in which I’m not pinning the loss on Sanders alone — this was truly a team loss, where pretty much everyone sucked.
- The broadcast booth was praising Sanders for making the effort to stay in the pocket and not bail from it. There is a healthy medium when it comes to that, though. Against the Titans and 49ers, I thought he did a good job navigating to help create some plays. Against the Bears, I thought he was a bit too comfortable in the pocket, as if he would have all day to throw. On one hand, it’s good to see him stay poised when pressure is coming. On the other hand…sometimes it ends up being the right move to run.
- Sanders was the worst-graded player on offense by PFF, grading out to a 33.2.
Running Back
- Cleveland’s run blocking is astonishingly bad, but again, I have to tell myself how many backups they are playing with, and that includes backups upon backups too. The Browns were also down two running backs to injury, so Trayveon Williams became the backup. Is there a reason why the team didn’t make Raheim Sanders the backup instead?
- Judkins was the Browns’ third-lowest graded player on offense by PFF, grading out to a 45.6. Williams must have been added for his pass blocking ability. He had 4 pass blocking reps, per PFF, and graded well above average on them.
Wide Receiver
- When I saw the pass to Jerry Jeudy in the corner of the end zone, it took me several seconds to process what happened. I didn’t see the ball, and my thought was wondering, “Was it a touchdown or not for Jeudy?” And then to my surprise, I’m seeing the defensive back celebrating an interception. This is just a horrible overall season for him.
- Cedric Tillman’s reps were way down this week, as he only had 12% of the snaps. He was coming off of a concussion and rib injury, though.
- The only receiver who really made a positive impact was Isaiah Bond, who showed off how his speed, coupled with a quarterback who can get the ball to him, can make for a threat...
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