In the first half, Cleveland outpaced Denver in total yards of offense to 76 and had 12 first downs to Denver's one. Naturally, that gave the Browns a strong time of possession advantage over 13 minutes , which was largely thanks to their ability to move the ball down the field so effectively with D'Ernest Johnson, when he became the first Browns running back with more than yards rushing in their first start since Larry Mason in Johnson was also instrumental in Cleveland running down the clock in the final minutes of the game after Denver cut the Browns' lead to just a field goal at the mark of the fourth quarter.
The Broncos got out to a sluggish start that really put them in what proved to be an insurmountable hole. After Cleveland opened the game with a quick touchdown drive, the Broncos' offense went three-and-out, which would become a theme through the first two quarters. Going into the break, Denver's offense had three three-and-outs on its four possessions minus a kneel-down just before the half.
That other possession resulted in a Bridgewater interception that occurred in the end zone. Not only did that change possession, but that turnover erased the possibility of Denver making it a one-score game when it was at the Cleveland yard line.
The Broncos were able to come out in the second half with a much better effort offensively and outscore the Browns , but that first-half hole they dug themselves in was too deep. As there are in most games, there were a number of ebbs and flows on Thursday night that swung the pendulum in the favor of the Browns.
As we noted earlier, that sluggish start by the Denver offense certainly put Cleveland in the driver's seat, but there were also two periods in the second half that helped solidify the victory. The first came following the Broncos' opening touchdown out of halftime. The Browns were able to answer that score immediately with a touchdown of their own to put the lead back to double-digits. Denver then had a three-and-out on its next possession. When they eventually did find the end zone again to cut the lead down to three, Cleveland would absorb that hit and counter with a play drive that traveled 61 yards and, more importantly, bled the clock down for the rest of the game that completely erased any possibility of a comeback.
That was largely thanks to Johnson, who was clutch on that final drive totaling 52 yards on the ground, forcing Denver to use its timeouts. Any time that the Broncos started to have a spark in the second half, the Browns were quick to shut it down.
Courtland Sutton continues to fly under the radar in the Comeback Player of the Year talk. After tearing his ACL last season, the year-old has bounced back nicely in and had the catch of the night in the closing minutes of the first quarter. On a second-and-4 attempt, Bridgewater threw a perfectly placed ball where only Sutton could make a play on it and the receiver was able to haul in the catch with one hand.
Sutton finished catching all five of his targets on the night for a team-high 68 yards receiving. Meanwhile, the Browns will stick in Cleveland and will see the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town after a Week 7 bye. Patriots Wire. NBC Sports Chicago. LA Times.
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