He came out for the second half on fire and finshed the game 21-of-31 for 270 yards, a touchdown and an interception, one of his best performances in Cleveland.
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Bad team does bad thing against bad team. It also snapped a five-game losing streak at FirstEnergy Stadium. When our defense plays the way that they did, run the ball the way that we did and then that opens up some of the play-action pass game. That’s a big credit to all the guys up front. We could have felt sorry for ourselves and gotten caught up in the negativity outside the building. Cleveland earned its third win of the season in a 24-10 drubbing.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Cleveland. He is 2-2 as a starter.
After throwing an interception late in the second quarter, Manziel sat on the bench on the sideline and repeatedly smacked himself in the head with a Surface tablet. I had said over the weekend that I thought it would take four blowout losses for Jim Tomsula to get fired.
The Browns have three more very tough games left with the Seahawks, Chiefs and Steelers. “Today, we finally got the job done”. They played with the scrimmage-like non-intensity frequently seen in the NFL’s semi-serious all-star game. P Andy Lee punted three times for an average of 39.7, including a long of 51 yards.
Rookie tight end Blake Bell had 3 receptions for 49 yards and led all San Francisco receivers.
“Maybe we took them for granted?” That possession didn t feature a first down and was set up at the 49ers 49-yard line after Ahmad Brooks fumble recovery. Crowell is the first Browns back with at least 140 yards rushing since Peyton Hillis ran for 184 against New England in 2010…. The Browns were able to run the ball with great success, netting 230 yards on the ground versus the 49ers defense. The 30-year-old leads Cleveland with 60 receptions and seven touchdowns and ranks second with 817 receiving yards – all career highs. Barnidge’s touchdown was a two-yard pass over 49ers S Eric Reid. They sacked Blaine Gabbert 9 times. Try not to make any mistakes and you’re going to have a good result.
Pass offense: An appalling performance all around, starting with nine sacks that matched a franchise record.
CLEVELAND – Turns out last week’s feel-good overtime victory against the Chicago Bears was mere fool’s gold.
Gabbert finished the day with an eyesore of a stat-line, completing 18-of-28 passes for 194-yards a touchdown-with a large chunk of that coming in garbage time.
NOTES: RB Shaun Draughn started for 49ers rushing leader Carlos Hyde…. Bell and Corey Lemonier started in place of McDonald and Lynch, respectively.
The Browns’ Terrelle Pryor made his regular-season debut as an National Football League wide receiver.
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On first-and-10 at the 20, Crowell broke free for a 19-yard run to the 1, but the play was wiped out by left guard Austin Pasztor’s holding penalty.
