Round 5 to Mahomes The Run game Kept Browns Going

By Lawrence Lang

In Round five of the Baker Mayfield Patrick Mahomes rivalry, Mahomes would come away with the victory and lead the Kansas City Chiefs to their first win of the season of the Cleveland Browns 33-29. Mayfield would go 21/28 321 yards passing and one interception for the quarterbacks, while Mahomes went 27/36 337 yards, passing three touchdowns and zero interceptions.

On the bright side, one thing that looked good for the Browns was the run game, especially against a great defense in the Chiefs. They accumulated 153 yards rushing as a team. Nick Chubb at 15 carries for 83 yards and two touchdowns and one fumble, Kareem Hunt would have six careers for 33 yards and one touchdown, and even Jarvis Landry joined in on the fun with two careers for 13 yards and one touchdown.

Looking at the Browns receiving side, they could rack up the yards with 321 total yards. The top receiving leaders were David Njoku 76 yards, Jarvis Landry 71 yards, and Anthony Schwartz 69 yards. The only thing missing from the Browns receiving was the end zone; hence they turned to the run game.

The Chiefs were the opposite as they turned to the receiving game to get it in the endzone, but the rushing game still helped them win this week. Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the way with 14 carries for 43 yards, and Mahomes had five carries for 18 yards and one touchdown. On the receiving end, Tyreek Hill had 11 receptions for 197 yards and one touchdown, and Travis Kelce had six receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns.

In the end, this was a great Sunday afternoon game that saw the game go back and forth. It’s just that the Browns had one foul play, and that came down when Mayfield threw the interception with 1:40 left in the fourth quarter that sealed the game for the Chiefs. Obsolvey a few things the Browns need to work on heading into week 2, one being their defense. Granted, this is a hard one to call in that they faced their Chiefs opening week, but 33 points are still 33 points, which means things need to be worked on. Besides getting the ball in the end zone on the run game, they need to find a way to get the ball in the end zone on the receiving end. If defenses figure out the run end of things near the endzone, you will be kicking field goals all seasons, and they might help win games, but they won’t help win them all. The Browns will look to rebound in week 2 in their home opener against the Tennessee Titans at 1 PM.