The Takeaway:
Cleveland's defense appears to be back in form after a much needed strong showing against Baltimore, helping the Browns get their first win under their belt. Ray Rice failed to get anything going for the third straight game and Joe Flacco lacked confidence throwing downfield after getting pressured constantly throughout the afternoon, getting sacked 5 times. Barkevious Mingo was found himself in the Baltimore backfield all game long as he disrupted Flacco's timing and never gave Rice any chance to find a gap in the defense.
With fans clamoring about the lack of playing time Johnny Manziel has seen, the pressure was on for Brian Hoyer to produce against the stingy Baltimore defense. Hoyer played well for his standards, making short, smart throws chipping away at the field ahead of him. The most important play of the game came early in the first quarter when Hoyer threw a touchdown to Jim Dray to take an early lead and gave his team a chance to defend a lead. The Browns put long, time consuming drives together and padded their touchdown score with Cundiff's leg.
Ben Tate's statistics may not stand out, but he earned a handful of tough first downs and was reliable in prime situations. Most of his yards consisted of 2-4 yard carries, but pounding it at the Ravens strong defense awarded the Browns a few key runs. Tate's health was a concern for the Browns coming into this season and thus far he has looked in shape and healthy. Tate will take the upcoming bye week to rest his body and iron out any soreness.
Jordan Cameron was knocked out of the game after taking a hit midway through the first quarter. Cleveland recovered well in his absence he is expected to miss 3-5 weeks.
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Sep 21, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (1-2-0)
0
3
7
0
10
Cleveland Browns (1-2-0)
10
0
6
6
22
Team Stats Comparison
BAL
CLE
Total Offense
198
296
Rushing Yards
56
105
Passing Yards
142
191
First Downs
10
16
Punt Return Yards
44
63
Kick Return Yards
132
26
Total Yards
374
385
Turnovers
1
0
3rd Down Converstion
6
6
4th Down Conversion
0
1
2-Point Conversion
0
0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
1/1
1/5
Penalties
3-42
1-15
Posession Time
20:31
31:29
Baltimore Ravens
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
Joe Flacco
18/28
176
1
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
Ray Rice
15
34
2.3
0
Bernard Pierce
4
12
3.0
0
Joe Flacco
2
10
5.0
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
Dennis Pitta
5
48
9.6
0
Ray Rice
4
10
2.5
0
Steve Smith Sr.
3
46
15.3
0
Marlon Brown
2
32
16.0
0
Torrey Smith
2
14
7.0
0
Owen Marecic
1
15
15.0
1
Jacoby Jones
1
11
11.0
0
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
Kelechi Osemele
1
2
Eugene Monroe
1
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
Daryl Smith
7
1
0
0
Terrell Suggs
7
0
0
0
Matt Elam
6
2
0
0
Josh Bynes
6
0
0
0
Ladarius Webb
4
0
0
0
Jimmy Smith
3
0
0
0
Elvis Dumervil
2
0
0
0
Will Hill
2
0
0
0
Haloti Ngata
2
0
0
0
Darian Stewart
2
0
0
0
Brandon Williams
2
0
0
0
Dominique Franks
1
0
0
0
Aaron Ross
1
0
0
0
Pernell McPhee
1
0
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
Justin Tucker
1/1
1/1
4
38
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
Sam Koch
4
46
11.5
2
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
Jacoby Jones
6
132
22.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
Jacoby Jones
3
44
14.7
0
Cleveland Browns
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
Brian Hoyer
17/32
216
1
0
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
Ben Tate
23
75
3.3
0
Terrance West
4
15
3.8
0
Brian Hoyer
2
10
5.0
0
MarQuies Gray
2
5
2.5
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
Ben Tate
4
35
8.8
0
Josh Gordon
3
49
16.3
0
Andrew Hawkins
3
24
8.0
0
Miles Austin
2
76
38.0
0
Jordan Cameron
2
11
5.5
0
Travis Benjamin
1
9
9.0
0
Jim Dray
1
1
1.0
1
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
Alex Mack
1
1
John Schwartz
1
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
Justin Gilbert
6
0
0
0
Joe Haden
5
0
0
0
Craig Robertson
4
1
0
0
Donte Whitner
4
0
0
0
Paul Kruger
3
1
0
0
Barkevious Mingo
3
1
0
0
Tashaun Gipson
3
0
0
1
Karlos Dansby
3
0
0
0
Phil Taylor
2
0
0
0
Buster Skrine
2
0
0
0
Johnson Bademosi
2
0
0
0
Pierre Desir
1
1
0
0
Eric Martin
1
1
0
0
Desmond Bryant
1
0
0
0
Jordan Poyer
1
0
0
0
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
Billy Cundiff
5/5
1/1
16
37
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
Spencer Lanning
4
46
11.5
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
Andrew Hawkins
1
26
26.0
0
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
Andrew Hawkins
4
63
15.8
0
Last edited by Connolly22; 09-04-2014 at 11:12 PM.
