Dillon Gabriel threw two touchdowns with two interceptions and a total of 156 passing yards.
The Browns slip to 2-6 with the defeat and will have a week off before traveling to New York to meet the 1-7 Jets.
Brownie Bits
1) Myles Garrett was dominant in this game, sacking Drake Maye five times.
New England had no answer for Garrett, who also forced a fumble, and was the only thing that made the Browns worth watching in this game.
2) I've heard (and read) several notes about how bad some feel about Myles Garrett wasting his career in Cleveland.
Don't.
Garrett had his chance in the off-season when he demanded a trade, and he made the decision to take a new contract, which made him the league's highest-paid defender at the time.
I don't blame Garrett. I might have made the same decision in his situation, but he's been here and he knows how this organization is run.
He's well compensated and was well-informed before making his decision.
3) The defense (other than Garrett) was erratic in the defeat.
Three times, New England moved the ball down the field in the first half, and the defense stiffened to hold the Patriots to field goals, which gave New England a 9-7 lead at the half.
4) The same couldn't be said in the third quarter, with the Patriots scoring touchdowns on all three possessions to put the game away.
I mean, there was plenty of time available, but when you have the Browns offense, there was no chance for a comeback.
5) Quinshon Judkins was once again keyed on by the defense (Get used to that Quinshon) and finished with only nineteen yards on nine carries before leaving the game with an injury.
6) The leading rusher?
Malachi Corley, who took a jet sweep pitch thirty-one yards.
When a wide receiver with one carry is your team's leading rusher? Oh Boy.
7) The Browns completed two passes to wide receivers.
Yes, Two, both to Jamari Thrash.
8) Dillon Gabriel did throw one pass longer than six yards, a long pass intended for Isaiah Bond, but it was instead grabbed by New England's Jaylinn Hawkins.
I can live with interceptions like that; they are basically the same as a punt as far as field position goes, but the ball was badly thrown.
9) That was the only pass more than a few yards beyond the line because, well, you know, but defenses are having no problems dealing with a passing game that uses the bubble screen like a long bomb.
10) The Browns tried a flea-flicker,
But New England read that so fast that Gabriel didn't have time to even look for a receiver as he threw the ball down like a kid playing the old game "Time Bomb".
11) Kevin Stefanski stated after the game that things were going to change (I have no idea how in the hell that's supposed to happen), but he was sticking with Dillon Gabriel for the game against the Jets in two weeks.
I don't have a clue what there is to change at this stage of the season that could help other than Shedeur Sanders or Bailey Zappe coming in at quarterback (and I don't think that helps anyway), but it only brings attention to the fact that nothing can be done when Stefanski keeps talking about changes.
12) It wouldn't be a post without a Jerry Jeudy complaint.
Jeudy finished without a catch, which is very helpful for a player making millions to be your number one receiver, but he was only thrown to twice.
In the fourth quarter, the Browns went for it in the red zone with Dillon Gabriel throwing incomplete to Jeudy.
Watching the live action, it appeared that the Patriot defender made a nice play. However, upon reviewing the replay, the ball goes through Jeudy's arms, and it looks like Jeudy made an effort that I'd say was lackluster, if I'm being generous.
13) The Browns received more bad news when rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger left the game with a high-level ankle sprain.
Schwesinger grabbed his first career interception earlier in the game and has played very well in his rookie season.
Schwesinger could miss four to six weeks, and with the team lacking depth at linebacker, his loss will be felt.
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