Cleveland Browns Halftime Report: Mayfield, Chubb score first touchdowns

The Cleveland Browns entered halftime with 17-14 lead over the Oakland Raiders, as the offense gets two big plays from their rookies.

The Cleveland Browns entered their Week 4 game against the Oakland Raiders with a lot of excitement surrounding them now that Baker Mayfield is the starting quarterback.

Mayfield gave the fans a reason to be excited, as he threw his first career touchdown pass in the second quarter.

The rookie quarterback threw a strike over the middle over the field to backup tight end Darren Fells, and Fells was able to split two defenders and break free into the end zone for a 49-yard touchdown.

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The touchdown put the Browns up 17-7 after the Browns successfully converted a two-point conversion. Mayfield has completed only eight of his 17 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. Mayfield did throw a pick-six in the first quarter after Antonio Callaway slipped and tipped the pass.

Mayfield’s first touchdown came after another Browns rookie scored his first career touchdown. Nick Chubb has not been on the field for a lot of offensive snaps, but he made his case for to earn more snaps,.

Chubb blasted through a big hole on the right side of the offensive line, broke a tackle, and out-sprinted the Raiders defense for a 63-yard touchdown run. Despite the run, Chubb has yet to get more snaps, as he only has one other carry for one yard.

The Browns defense has played well, once again getting to the quarterback and creating turnovers. E.J. Gaines made an interception at the end of the second quarter, stopping any chance for Raiders points.

The defense has caught some breaks that has helped keep the Raiders out of the end zone. Oakland running back Marshawn Lynch seemed to be on his way to a long touchdown after breaking free of multiple Browns tacklers. But the refs blew a quick whistle, saying his forward progress was stopped.

Martavis Bryant also dropped a would-be touchdown, as he was wide open in a broken Browns coverage. Despite a good pass from Derek Carr, Bryant was unable to haul in the pass.

The Browns defense was able to string together multiple stops in the first quarter. But as the first half went on, they were giving up chunks of yardage to the Raiders, allowing them to march down the field on multiple occasions.

Joe Schobert leads the Browns defense with seven total tackles, including a sack. Terrance Mitchell left the game early due to an arm injury.