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Did Sunday’s win help Johnny Manziel’s case to be the franchise’s QB?
Manziel, who was banished to the bench two weeks ago for lying to the team about partying, threw for 270 yards on 21-of-31 passing for one touchdown and one interception.
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“He beat me to it”, joked Smiling Mike Pettine, waxing wacky for the first time since the Browns’ last win, which came – let’s see here – um, two months ago.
On the Browns’ second possession, running back Isaiah Crowell burst off right guard for 50 yards.
Dec 13, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) greets San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (2) after the game between the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers at FirstEnergy Stadium. He also gained 19 yards on three carries. But instead of running out of bounds or throwing the ball away, Manziel forced a pass over the middle that was intercepted by Niners safety Jaquiski Tartt, who returned it 25 yards.
Watkins had 267 yards receiving and three TDs in Buffalo’s previous two games.
Sack Attack: The Browns had their best game of the season with nine sacks, including five sacks in the first half.
Injury update: Running back Thomas Rawls broke his left ankle and will miss the rest of the season.
After fits and starts, and a cascade of inflammatory texts and Instagrams and internet cameos too numerous to giggle at, it’s time now for Manziel to grow up and become the professional quarterback, on and off the field, that he was drafted to become. Injuries or not, that was just the worst defensive performance of the season overall, considering the opponent.
Sitting on the sideline, Johnny Manziel was angry and frustrated.
Crowell was the main force behind the Browns’ third touchdown when his 54-yard run to the 5 set up a 3-yard touchdown run for a 17-3 lead with 8:53 to play. He was a big part of why the Browns rushed for a season-high 230 yards on the ground. However, after weeks of players blaming schemes and getting caught out of position, Cleveland at last looked like it knew how to rush the passer. The Browns were playing with the lead, and that was the difference.
With Hartline and Crowell each gaining more than 100 yards, the Browns had a 100-yard receiver and a 100-yard rusher for the first time since 2009. There should be no reason whatsoever for the Browns to bail on him as their starter for the remainder of the season, and that would have been the case even if Josh McCown was healthy. The defense needs to follow up yesterday’s performance again next week against Seattle – which has scored 30 or more points in three consecutive games – and the following week and the week after.
Phil Dawson has been welcomed back by Browns fans he thrilled for 14 seasons.
Yes, the 49ers were manhandled by the Browns.
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For instance: In the second quarter, the 49ers defense began to blitz Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel after falling behind 10-0.