The Cleveland Browns hired Jim Schwartz in 2023 with the task of fixing the defense.

It has been “mission accomplished” for the most part, especially during the playoff season of 2023, as most weeks the defense has been the bright spot and worked overtime to bail out a floundering offense.

Sunday against the New York Jets was not one of those days.

Once New York head coach Aaron Glenn made the decision to start Justin Fields at quarterback, the defensive game plan turned into simply stopping the run. It is not even debatable that Fields is one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL, as he came into the weekend with three games this season where he passed for fewer than 50 yards.

Through three quarters, things were going as planned, as Fields had thrown for all of 12 yards entering the fi

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