The Cleveland Browns’ offense failed them in Week 1, and the Ravens’ defense did everything right. Back in Week 1 against the Bengals, the Browns took what the Bengals gave them to consistently move the chains. This week, the Ravens’ defenders saw everything that worked for Cleveland in that first game and committed to anticipating those plays. When Cleveland went to them, they weren’t open.

When Flacco held the ball, looking downfield, our receivers couldn’t get open. And then, even Joe Cool got out of his element and look flustered, a rarity. The Browns still won the time of possession 31:49 to 28:11 and out-gained Baltimore 322 yards to 242 yards, but neither of those were because the offense had good ball control.

Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on offense for the Clevela

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