Baker Mayfield completed 19 of 21 passes with a touchdown, Nick Chubb scored a touchdown with 95 yards rushing, and rookie Demetric Felton caught Mayfield's touchdown pass to lead the team with 51 yards receiving.
The Browns improved to 1-1 with the victory and will host the 1-1 Chicago Bears next Sunday.
Brownie Bits
1) The Browns didn't look completely smooth in their win but there were a few very bright spots in the win.
The main thing is the win over a team that you expect to defeat.
2) Baker Mayfield left the game in the first half with a shoulder injury that immediately made you wonder how seriously he was injured,
Mayfield gutted his way through the game and give him full credit for toughness as well as his leadership.
3) Mayfield injured the shoulder on a tackle on his only interception but the interception wasn't on Mayfield in my opinion.
Anthony Schwartz cut off his route and enabled Houston's Justin Reid to snare the pass.
4) Baker Mayfield's accuracy was excellent with 19 of 21 passes and Kevin Stefanski helped a bit in that area after the shoulder injury by leaning on the running game and passes that got the ball out quickly to avoid Mayfield taking hits that could be avoided.
5) As for that running game. Nick Chubb's 95 yards came on only eleven carries and his late touchdown put the game in the Cleveland win column.
6) Chubb's 26-yard score almost seemed like he was on the field by himself running down the field.
The offensive line blew off the ball and the play was extremely well blocked.
7) The biggest loss was wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who left the game on the Browns first possession and did not return to what has been reported as a sprained MCL.
Landry is listed as week to week and even if Odell Beckham is able to return to the field against the Bears, I look for the Browns to use the tight ends even more in Landry's absence- especially Harrison Bryant.
Just a hunch.
8) Sixth-round draft pick Demetric Felton was thought to be a possible steal when he was selected as one of those "Swiss Army Knife" weapons as a running back and receiver.
Felton beat out special teams ace Khadarel Hodge, who was well-liked by the coaching staff, for a roster spot and he showed against Houston just what he can add to an offense when he grabbed a screen pass from Baker Mayfield and turned it into a 33-yard touchdown pass when he avoided being tackled three times.
Felton reminds me a bit of Darren Sproles, who filled a similar role for a few different teams in the league for over a decade.
If Felton can approach that standard, the Browns are going to be quite happy.
9) My favorite draft pick of the Browns 2020 draft was safety Grant Delpit in the second round but a torn Achilles tendon in training camp kept Delpit from making his debut until the game against the Texans.
Delpit proved to be worth the wait as the safety finished with five tackles, a late sack that caused a fumble, and almost added an interception.
Delpit is going to make a larger and larger impact as this season moves on.
10) The downside was that Delput's sack/fumble was the only one of the day for the Browns pass rush.
Hopefully against a rookie in Justin Fields, the Browns can step that up this Sunday against the Bears.
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