{"id":120794,"date":"2021-11-07T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T03:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/?p=120794"},"modified":"2023-11-06T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T06:52:08","slug":"not-surprisingly-the-browns-had-a-great-day-without-obj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/2021\/11\/not-surprisingly-the-browns-had-a-great-day-without-obj\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Surprisingly, The Browns Had A Great Day Without OBJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surprise not surprise, the Browns had arguably their best game of the season just days after releasing Odell Beckham Jr.<\/a> Holding the Bengals to a season-low 16 points, the Browns looked dominant. Their defense forced three turnovers, made Joe Burrow<\/a> look average at best, and overall, made the entire team look foolish. The Browns offense only ran 46 plays to the Bengals 70, but it didn’t matter. After the second quarter, the game was essentially over.<\/p>

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Baker Mayfield’s<\/a> numbers weren’t stellar, but he made timely throws and never put the offense in harm’s way. Something that he’s struggled to do with Odell on the field. Last season, once Odell was out of the lineup, the Browns took off. Baker Mayfield was graded as a top-five quarterback by Pro Football Focus<\/a>, and the offense was clicking on all cylinders. Now sitting at 5-4 with their defense starting to take shape, Cleveland has a chance to do it again.<\/p>

Maybe Mayfield played this week feeling like he had something to prove. Or maybe the return of Nick Chubb<\/a> reinvigorated the offense against a division rival. No matter how you choose to look at it, one thing has remained consistent. When Odell isn’t on the field, Baker Mayfield plays better football. <\/p>

Baker Mayfield has 4 games since the start of 2020 with 4+ big-time throws & 1 or 0 turnover-worthy plays.

The fourth was yesterday.

All of them came with OBJ out of the lineup.<\/p>— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) November 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>