The Cleveland Browns face off with the Baltimore Ravens. We will give you takeaways from each quarter. A huge game for both teams. A win for the Browns sends them into the Bye Week on a roll.
Here are our takeaways, both the obvious and then the less obvious, from the 1st Quarter of Browns Vs. Ravens:
- Defense getting tons of pressure but Joe Flacco getting passes off.
- Flacco’s mechanics greatly impacted even though they were completed.
- Defense holds Ravens to 3 points after long drive.
- Fans (False Start) and refs letting physical coverage (deep incompletion) key to the stop.
- Terrance West picks up yards on first 2 carries.
- Gets hit early but falls forward for a couple yards.
- Browns get 2 first downs to move the ball close to midfield.
- Brian Hoyer‘s quick release key on both first down passes.
- Jordan Cameron‘s return pays dividends early.
- Taylor Gabriel ran off the defense opening it for Cameron. Kyle Shanhan calls a great game.
- Huge deep ball from Brian Hoyer to Travis Benjamin for 43 yards.
- Good run game fake holds the safety and Benjamin’s speed created the space.
- Terrance West dives over the top for the score.
- Shanahan’s creative play calling kept defenders honest allowing West to go over the top.
- Return of Cameron (has to be accounted for) and Joel Bitonio big keys as well.
- Browns force a 3 and out by the Ravens.
- Buster Skrine stays true and makes a clean tackle for a small 2 yard gain.
- Taylor Gabriel got through small space for big first down conversion.
- Browns speed, on both sides of the ball, changing evident.
- Penalties back Browns up to 1st and 30 late in the 1st quarter.
- Miles Austin tries to get away with a push but gets pass interference call.
What are your takeaways?