To be able to beat Mahomes you have to make a perfect match. The Browns did it in the first half. However, they failed to maintain that inertia in a second half for oblivion that ended up sentencing them at the end. Kansas City rose to defeat Cleveland 33-29.
From the beginning of the meeting, Kevin Stefanski showed his aggressiveness. In his first offense, the Browns coach decided to play a fourth chance, which they ended up concreting and crowning with a two-yard run by Nick Chubb to the end zone, and Kareem Hunt gets the conversion of two points.
The Cleveland coach continued to teach and outperform Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs defensive coordinator. Jarvis Landry would break the plane to increase the advantage of the Browns and Chubb the game ended 22-10 in favor of the visitors. So far a plan executed to perfection.
Arrowhead turned into a nightmare
Stefanski had a plan to get away with Arrowhead’s winHowever, two rooms were not enough for Cleveland. Mahomes found an 11-yard pass to Travis Kelce to cut the deficit.
Right after that and with an Arrowhead overturned with Mahomes, the errors of the Browns arrived. First was Nick Chubb when he dropped the ball at 48 at Kansas City. Up to that point, Cleveland’s offense was running smoothly.
The Browns would dodge the first mistake. The defense managed to stop Mahomes and in the end the Chiefs had to settle for a field goal that nonetheless got on the nerves of a Cleveland team that was no longer comfortable, but managed to extend their lead to nine points.
A new mistake would come, now it was the Chiefs’ high school. Mahomes threw a bomb at Tyreek Hill, who would escape 75 yards after Jordan Elliott, the Browns’ tackle went over and he couldn’t avoid the touchdown.
The play that completely changed the game was undoubtedly in the next offense of the Browns. Cleveland punter Jacob Gillan failed to control the ball leaving Mahomes at Cleveland’s 20-yard line. to the despair of Mayfield and Stefanski.
Mahomes connected with Kelce once more, and the Chiefs managed to take over the duel and the mind of Mayfield, who once again showed that he could not deal with the pressure in a stadium that ended up extinguishing Cleveland’s chances of giving the bell.
Las stats
Patrick Mahomes finished the game completing 27 of 36 passes for 337 yards and three touchdown passes.. He also had a touchdown by land. Tyreek Hill finished with 11 receptions and 197 yards, being the best of the Chiefs.
Baker Mayfield finished with 21 of 28 passes for 321 yards, without any annotation by air and an interception. Chubb finished with 82 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
The Chiefs (1-0) will now have to travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens, who will debut on Monday Night Football against the Las Vegas Raiders. While the Browns (0-1) will meet the Houston Texans (1-0) in Cleveland.
