The Cleveland Browns take on the Indianapolis Colts today in a must win kind of game for the home team. The Browns face off with the great Andrew Luck led Colts offense and hope to take advantage of the D’Qwell Jackson led Colts defense.
Here are our quarter by quarter takeaways for Browns Vs Colts:
1st quarter
Big Plays
- Brian Hoyer throws off his back foot on 3rd down.
- Low throw to Travis Benjamin is incomplete.
- Browns forced to punt.
- Marlon Moore with a great shoestring tackle on Josh Cribbs, plus penalty, again pushes Colts back deep.
- Another 3 and out stop by the Browns defense.
- Barkevious Mingo tips the ball at the line of scrimmage.
- Colts forced to punt from inside their endzone.
- Brian Hoyer hits Jordan Cameron for a big first down to the 50 yard line.
- Hoyer hit Cameron as he broke out of his route.
- Hoyer seems locked in on his tight end returning. Could be similar issues as with Gordon’s return. Can’t lock in.
- Running of Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell helping keep Browns on schedule.
- Each has had a couple good runs and been stuffed.
- On third and long, Hoyer just a bit behind Benjamin and receiver drops it.
- Forces Field Goal Attempt. 40 Yard attempt
- Billy Cundiff misses wide right.
- Browns 7 Colts 0
- Andrew Luck hits Dan Herron for a long catch and run.
- Craig Robertson‘s horrible angle led to the long gain.
- Luck with a nifty touchdown run.
- A little shake and bake by Luck on Christian Kirksey got the Colts the first down, then the TD.
- Browns 7 Colts 7
- Browns dominating but turnover and missed field goal create a tie game.
- Taylor Gabriel wide open on deep pass.
- Brian Hoyer over threw him by about 10 yards.
- Next play makes a perfect pass to Benjamin for 20 plus yards over the middle. First down.
- Hoyer keeps drive moving with perfect strike to Andrew Hawkins for another first down.
- Josh Gordon not on the field much this game.
- Two minute warning.
- Browns at the 21 and threatening.
- Great screen play and a Crowell TD run gives the Browns the lead with 1:14 left.
- Crowell great cut and go.
- Browns 14 Colts 7
- Too much time left on the clock?
- First play screen to Boom Herron gets ball near midfield quickly.
- Browns pressure allows for the screen game to be good.
- K’Waun Williams to the locker room with an injury. Justin Gilbert in.
- On 3rd and long the Browns get pressure with just 3 linemen.
- Craig Robertson almost gets the pick by reading Luck’s eyes.
- Punt inside the 20.
- Browns take a knee.
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Analysis
An interesting quarter for the Browns. Hoyer continues to look inconsistent. A few great throws though help lead the offense to a touchdown, a few bad throws get in the way of the offense staying on a roll. The defense, besides two bad plays by Craig Robertson, putting a ton of pressure on Luck and keeping him from being comfortable. Colts only have 117 yards of offense, compared to 187 for the Browns. Colts only have 41 yards rushing but Luck has over half of those. Billy Cundiff missed field goal a big deal. Browns should have at least 6 more points; Hoyer’s INT in redzone and Cundiff miss. Could be 10 more points.
For now we will be excited that they are up by 7 going into the second half. Colts get the ball after halftime.
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