Late in the game, RG3 appeared to hurt his non-throwing arm, shoulder, or chest.
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Griffin said that -- Wentz won. I’m in pain, but it will be ok, just have to monitor it.
“Going down and moving the ball and getting that play right away, right off the bat, was huge for my confidence, huge for this team’s confidence”. At one point, he reached across his body with his right arm to take something out of his left pocket.
For the first time since 1997, the opening week of the most popular sport in the United States got under way with neither Tom Brady nor Peyton Manning in action, underscoring the end of one of the NFL’s most evocative rivalries. Let’s just say the performance was lacking, as Robert Griffin III did not play much better than he did in the preseason – which is to say he threw a couple of deep balls but not much else. One thing I enjoyed about Agholor’s TD was that his teammates slapped the crap out of him thereafter.
The Browns couldn’t stop him very often Sunday, but after the game, it was Carson Wentz’s inability to go that kept him from celebrating.
“That is all in the past”, Wentz said.
Griffin was asked if he thought the hit was unnecessary. “I can tell you he was pretty impressive”.
Nearly every day I spend covering the Browns at team headquarters, FirstEnergy Stadium or on the road, there are too many news items, notes and observations to fit into the newspaper. The only race it’ll be involved in this season is one to the bottom, one it’ll probably win.
Griffin threw an incompletion high for receiver Andrew Hawkins on the next play, was hit again and grimaced as he stayed down.
The veteran whom Hue Jackson chose? Their offensive line is not good.
Robert Griffin had an excellent chance to impress in week 1 against an Eagles team that struggles quite a bit to defend the pass.
“He wanted to be back out there”, Jackson said.
“He was more advanced than I expected him to be”, said Browns cornerback Joe Haden.
Another injury-even a minor one-calls into question whether that will happen, but Cleveland is at least in position to remain competitive if he misses games due to its depth under center.
“He’s a tough guy”, receiver Terrelle Pryor said. We have to do our jobs and keep him clean. “We respect him. It’s awesome for him to come out and finish with us, no matter what he has going on”.
The wait was definitely worth it as the fans witnessed rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz, make his National Football League debut and Wentz shined in the team’s 29-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
The first-round draft pick dropped a pass in the second quarter but finished with two catches for 69 yards on five targets. After a gutsy call and conversion on 4th-and-4, Wentz threw a flawless 35-yard strike to Nelson Agholor, who caught the ball in stride at the 4 and ran into the end zone.
RISKY BUSINESS II: One play before Wentz’s TD pass to Agholor, the Eagles converted fourth-and-4 from the 40. Griffin will be the starting quarterback for the Browns. Through this weak period the Eagles were able to maintain their lead, however, and as the half came to a close, the Eagles found themselves ahead 13-7. They’re 1-16 in Week 1 since their expansion rebirth in 1999, with their only win coming against Baltimore in 2004 under coach Butch Davis. “He ran a great route”. “But in the heat of that moment (Mills) just surprised me”.
Wentz followed up the turnover on downs with a 28-yard pass to Matthews that moved the Eagles from the Browns’ 35-yard line to the seven.
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“I can’t turn the ball over”, Griffin said. Philadelphia added a field goal, but the second quarter was much better for both units, ending the half trailing the Eagles 13-7.
