Mayfield Leads Browns In Comeback Win Over Bengals

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Baker Mayfield’s 5th touchdown pass of the day, a 24 yarder to rookie wide out Donovan Peoples-Jones finished off a 75 yard game winning drive for the 3rd year quarterback and the Browns escaped Cincinnati with a 37-34 win.

Mayfield, who started the game 0-5 with an interception, went on to complete his next 21 passes, but it was his final pass the was the prettiest and most important and it gave the Browns their 5th win of the season.

Cleveland Browns’ Donovan Peoples-Jones (11) celebrates his touchdown reception with Jarvis Landry (80) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Mayfield finished the game 22-28-297 yards-5td-1int.

On Mayfield’s first pass of the game, his lone interception, the Browns lost wide receiver Odell Beckham Jt. to a knee injury. OBJ will have an MRI on Monday, but various media reports say it could be a serious injury.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) is helped off the field in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

While Baker was rolling, he wasn’t the only one having a big game or making big plays for head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Browns. Cleveland also got major contributions from:

Rookie tight end Harrison Bryant – 4 cathes for 56 yards and 2 touchdowns
Running back Kareem Hunt – 102 total offensive yards and 1 touchdown
Wide Receiver “Hollywood” Higgins – 6 catches for 110 yards
Rookie wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones – 3 catches for 56yards and the game winning touchdown
Tight end David Njoku 2 catches for 20 yards and 1 touchdown
Defensive end Myles Garrett – 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble. Garrett now has a league leading 9 sacks on the year and 4 strip sacks
Cornerback Denzel Ward- 6 tackles, 3 pass break up, 1 tipped pass that was intercepted by linebacker B.J. Goodson

Cleveland Browns’ Harrison Bryant (88) celebrates a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Bengals rookie number #1 overall pick, quarterback Joe Burrow did all he could to beat the Browns, throwing for 406 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also rushing for a td. Burrow did fumble once and threw an interception. With the loss, Cincy fell to (1-5-1) on the year.

Cleveland is now (5-2) on the year and will host the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday at 1pm. You can hear that game and all the Browns games this season right here on News-Talk 1480 WHBC.

Also, don’t forget, right after the game, WHBC’s Kenny Roda will host a Browns postgame show “LIVE” on Facebook and Twitter where he will answer all of your questions and react to the Browns game.

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