The Browns are out of contention for the Super Bowl following the loss at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kevin Stefanski He debuted, in person, as a strategist in the postseason against Andy Reid, who played his 30th game in the playoffs as head coach.
Cleveland went 3/3 in first-down chances, outscoring the Chiefs 14-3 in the second half, who lost to Patrick mahomes with less than eight minutes remaining in the third period.
The result was not what was expected, but by broadening the perspective, the team finished beyond what was expected in the regular season, postseason, and even in the same game in Kansas, for which the bookmakers saw a seven-point preference for the players. Chiefs.
“To be honest it sucks […] because many people have sacrificed many things during this process and this very rare season to overcome adversity […]It sucks because we believed in it, ”Baker Mayfield said. “That’s why we are here, but trying to see the bright side, we are setting a new parameter here. Everyone says it in the dressing room and they keep saying we’ll be back “, commented the quarterback.
Mayfield completed 23 of 37 passes in the game for 204 yards, a touchdown and an interception (Tyrann Mathieu) that, fortunately, preceded a failed field goal attempt by Harrison Butker. “We deliver everything”said the quarterback.
Jackpot soon, Mayfield’s numbers are possibly not an accurate representation of his performance on the field of play. But at third-four in the first quarter, he rushed six yards down the right side of the field; In the fourth quarter, he completed a five-yard pass on fourth down and three to advance that preceded Kareem Hunt’s touchdown, and moved the chains for the last time for the team on fourth-and-one with a two-yard carry.
Mahomes came out on concussion protocols in the third quarter, but the Browns’ left tackle also left the field in the first offensive series. Jedrick Wills Jr.
Myles Garrett, who went with a sack of Chad Henne, the only one for Cleveland’s defense, was present in only 68% of defensive plays after suffering an oblique injury.
Browns weren’t going after Mahomes’ head
Garrett, defensive captain, denied after the end of the game that he and his teammates had the duty to go straight to Mahomes’ head.
“I mean nobody on our team tries to hit the head, go after specific guys or try to injure someone, no matter how good they are. We pray for your recovery and your success. He has always been someone of quality and because of the way he gives back to the community “said about Mahomes.
The blow of Mack Wilson went to the back of the quarterback.
According to Tdelighted Kelce, the Chiefs tight end, heard Browns players say “it’s what we do.”
