CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns were defeated by the Ravens on Sunday, 41-17 , but that’s just what the scoreboard said.
Here are the real winners and losers from the game:
Loser: Living for the next down
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski touched on his team’s giveaways in his opening statement.
“We gave (Baltimore) 21 points via a blocked punt, a fumble recovery and an interception,” Stefanski said. “It’s hard to win period, but it’s hard to win when when you do that.”
The root of 14 of those points back to the actions of quarterback Joe Flacco.
Here’s how:
In Week 1, the blame on Flacco’s two interceptions leaned toward the receivers.
Week 2, his sole interception was on no one but him.
Flacco felt Roquan Smith chasing him down. Instead of throwing it away as he has plenty times bef