The Cleveland Browns (3-12 overall) second half comeback attempt came up short as they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs (10-5 overall) 17-13. The Chiefs will end the regular season with a visit from the Raiders, against whom Maclin caught nine passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns in Week 13.
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But asked whether he still has enough support from the players to turn things around, he replied: “Until now, I can say yes”. In football, it generally comes down to the manager and it’s much easier to get rid of the manager than 11 players”.
Player of the game: Not an overwhelming option, but Alex Smith made a pair of nice throws on his touchdown passes and did a good job managing the game.
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The Chiefs (10-5) could do even better, too. With all the pressure on Kansas City and none on Cleveland (which will once again miss the playoffs this year), take the points with a Browns team with nothing to lose.
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But just as Reid stated after he left a jubilant locker room to speak with the media after the game, the fun is just getting started for this team.
The Chiefs looked as if they’d make this one easy in the first half. When he was not able to throw the ball down the field, Manziel rushed 11 times for 108 yards, a Browns quarterback record.
With 1:52 left, the Browns put together a 52-yard drive, but needed 18 more yards to win. The Browns picked up three first downs, and Manziel hit Darius Jennings on fourth-and-10 from the 32 with the final seconds ticking away. The Browns, who had no more timeouts, failed to get to the line of scrimmage before the clock ran out, causing Manziel to remove his helmet and slam it to the ground in anger.
Coach Andy Reid has said, “I like the football team”. “It sucks not to win, especially when coach and 10 other guys worked to get the win”.
“The thing that I am most pleased with Johnny in terms of ball security is his pocket ball security”. When Isaiah Crowell tallied on a third-quarter run it represented just the fifth rushing touchdown of the season.
“He’ll be the first one to tell you the bottom line is finding a way to get the ‘W, ‘” Browns coach Mike Pettine said, “but talk about on-the-job training”. “I think that second half was an indication”. It’s one of those, you look at the scoreboard, you lost. But, the runs where he evaded the rush and extended drives on scrambles were the really big runs for the Browns.
After beginning the season 1-5 and looking like a sure thing to be a top five pick, the KC Chiefs have completely turned their season around. The game is also airing as a live stream online.
On the other side of the coin there is Tramon Williams who was burnt all day as the Chiefs took advantage of the Browns depleated secondary. During the drive, the 49ers were flagged for being offside or in the neutral zone for the seventh time to set a single-game high by an National Football League team this year, according to STATS. The now 3-12 Browns held the ball for over 22 of the 30 minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was active for the Browns, as he made his return to Kansas City where he spent eight years with the Chiefs. Maclin now has 1,034 yards and seven touchdowns on the season, leading the Chiefs in both categories.
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“Yeah, it was a great call, and we got the coverage we wanted to”, Smith said. “He just consistently wins”. Chiefs rookie cornerback Marcus Peters recorded his eighth interception of the season by picking off Manziel’s pass intended for tight end Gary Barnidge.
