2020 Regular Season
Week 1: Cincinnati at Cleveland
We open with a solid offensive showing, winning 35-23 behind three TDs from Gus Stewart and a solid day from the whole attack. Deion Brock comes out with a broken finger – he will again be playing hurt, which has become the norm for him.
Week 2: Cleveland (1-0) at Washington (0-1)
We win 27-13 over the Skins, allowing a TD only on an interception return in the first quarter. We recover and play very well to secure a solid win – Stewart has 154 yards in another big day for him.
Week 3: Kansas City (2-0) at Cleveland (2-0)
No problem at all, as Deion Brock hits for 4 TDs and we cruise to a 42-17 victory. Through three games, Brock has 860 yards passing – but Don Pritchett has only 132 yards and none of our 8 TD catches. He ought to get on track, but we were expecting more from him out of the gate.
Week 4: Tennessee (1-2) at Cleveland (3-0)
Tennessee’s QB Broderick Poplawski lights up our secondary, striking for 5 TDs and leading them to a 38-26 win. We didn’t turn the ball over, but our offense just ran flat. So much for running the table, eh?
Week 5: Cleveland (3-1) at Jacksonville (1-3)
Another shaky game – we get beat by a late TD drive, and lose 34-27. Deion Brock hurts his Achilles, and we expect to see Houston in for a game or two. We need to rebound, and quickly.
Week 6: Cleveland (3-2) at Houston (2-2)
An important game for us, and we come through with a big 20-1 win, keyed by an early TD return by Kenneth Eskridge. Good win, and we will hopefully take come momentum out of this.
Week 7: Baltimore (2-4) at Cleveland (4-2)
Nice home effort, getting a 21-0 shutout. Gus Stewart gets all three scores, and is off to a very promising start for the season. QB Deion Brock starts the game, but has to leave in the second quarter – a broken ankle will sideline him for several weeks. James Houston will be at the helm for us, for the next part of this season.
Week 8: Indianapolis (5-2) at Cleveland (5-2)
Big game against a tough conference foe. We get a very god game from Gus Stewart, and manage a solid 31-14 win. James Houston gets hurt in the third quarter, and rookie Glenn Dixon comes in – he throws his first NFL touchdown, and goes 10-for-12 on the day. We’ll see how the M*A*S*H report looks – young Glenn Dixon may have to start for us next week.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, here is the quick summary at the halfway point for our season:
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2020 Summary for Cleveland Browns
Record: 6-2
Winning Pct.: .750
Cleveland Browns Team Rank
Rushes 252 2
Rushing Yards 1280 1
Yards Per Carry 5.07 1
Pass Attempts 262 12
Completions 170 7 (T)
Passing Yards 1958 8
Yards Per Attempt 7.47 9
3rd Down Conversions 51.3 2
Points Per Game 28.6 1
Turnovers 6 5
Turnover Margin +2 13 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 189 15
Rushing Yards 750 11 (T)
Yards Per Carry 3.96 10
Pass Attempts 262 24
Completions 151 20
Passing Yards 1786 17 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 6.81 11
3rd Down Conversions 43.2 24
Points Per Game 18.6 9
Turnovers 8 18 (T)
It’s our offense that has us rolling along pretty well, but with both Brock and Houston sidelined for at least a month, we’re going to need to do something here. We ink veteran Justin Lyons, and expect that he and rookie Glenn Dixon will battle for playing time in the next few weeks.