Cleveland Browns Grades: Browns need to repeat the 10th Week

The Cleveland Browns were ill-prepared in the Week 10 matchup with the New England Patriots, resulting in a 45-7 beat down.

First and foremost, give the Patriots all the credit. Hats off to them.

The Cleveland Browns played one of the worst games of the season when they traveled to Foxboro to get the brakes beaten off them.

This is coming off the biggest win of the season last week in Cincinnati, so it is quite frustrating to see this team play so poorly.

Outside of the opening drive, resulting in a touchdown, the team in totality did not do a good job and paid the ultimate price, dropping to 5-5 on the season. There isn’t one player that takes the blame for this loss as the entire team has some serious soul searching to do after such a pathetic performance.

This team is a lot like Sour Patch Kids, only opposite. Against the Patriots, the Browns started off sweet and then went sour.

Obviously, teams do not get do-overs in the NFL and the loss is final, but if the Browns were in the 10th grade, they would be forced to repeat the grade.

Now, onto the weekly report card.

Cleveland Browns Special Teams Grade: D

First off, let’s show love to the kickers some love as they were the bright spots on special teams.

Chase McLaughlin connected on his only extra-point attempt of the game. Jamie Gillan punted four times for 189 yards with an average of 47.3 yards per kick. He also put the Patriots inside the 20 twice.

As for the return game, it was lackluster to say the very least.

Demetric Felton missed the game due to being on the COVID-19 list. In his absence, Anthony Schwartz and Jojo Natson took the majority of the returns with M.J. Stewart having one of his own. The Browns had plenty of balls kicked off to them.

The trio combined for 162 return yards. Normally, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will opt to have his kicker boot the ball into the end zone, but today he let the Browns return it and it wasn’t very promising.