They will finally return home, the only problem is, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (3-1) are coming to Cleveland. Washington was aided during the eight-play, 80-yard drive by a 50-yard pass interference penalty called on Poyer as he defended a deep pass to wide receiver DeSean Jackson during the first play of the series.
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Led by a rookie quarterback and a third-year undrafted running back, Cleveland torched the Redskins on third down – converting 8 of 12, or 67 percent.
“Not fun at all”, Jackson said.
“If we don’t get that straightened up, that 2-2 record ain’t going to be so great”, defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois said. “Do intelligent things that good football teams do to give themselves a chance to win and players making plays in those situations”. We’ve just got to do it from start to finish and finish it that way.
“I get my mind psyched out for it on Monday for a little bit, and then it’s like Tuesday we get here, review what we did on game day like this and get into it on the week of who we’re playing”, Norman said.
Reiter was starting because John Greco moved back to right guard after Jackson benched Alvin Bailey for one game following his arrest last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while impaired.
“We just found a way to execute, found some mismatches”, Thompson said.
“I think it is not as much as deserving a break but it’s just executing and finishing the game”, Kessler said. “We’re fighting our tails off and our coaches are coaching their tails off”. Haden told us on Wednesday that he’s not sure if he’ll be able to go again this week (he was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday). “But we won the game”.
McCown, Erving still Out: Jackson said that he expects QB Josh McCown (shoulder) and OL Cameron Erving (chest/lung) to miss this week’s game.
Injuries to several starters, tackling woes and third-down inefficiency are among the top issues going into this week’s game at the Baltimore Ravens.
But despite the loss to Washington, Jackson expects the Browns to keep challenging for that first victory of the season.
Greco had taken over at center after starter Cam Erving sustained a bruised lung in the season opener.
The Browns are 0-7 SU and 2-5 ATS in their last seven games on the road. Jackson said the checkup could determine whether RG3 needs surgery.
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Although the Browns are young and inexperienced at almost every position on the field, Jackson is relying on veterans like nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas and two-time all-star cornerback Joe Haden to set the tone in the locker room. Brady will likely be chomping at the bit waiting to exact revenge on the National Football League, and unfortunately for the Browns, they will probably be his first victims of the 2016 season.
