CLEVELAND, Ohio – Baker Mayfield was in more pain from his performance with a rib injury after Sunday’s 32-23 win over the Colts at Firstney Stadium.
He took a hard shot to the ribs by Justin Houston on the second hurdle of the game, with 7:05 left, but the post-game X-rays were negative. That means he will be good to face the 4-0 Steelers in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
“Mama didn’t mind,” Mayfield said in a video conference. “[Just] A little pain right now. ”
He blamed himself for the misunderstanding and the resulting rib pain.
He said, ‘I earned that one.’ ‘I think he played the worst game of May out of five so far. I want to get better. There is a lot to learn, but we learned it on defense and got the yard when we needed it.
“The good thing about this is that we don’t have to learn from losses – we can get better after winning. The mentality of just trying to be a bunch of big-haired American winning machines is important.”
For the first time since 1994, the Browns won Mathifield’s fourth straight game to start 4-1, completing 19-of-28 attempts (67.8%) for 228 yards with two touchdowns and taking no breaks for the first time. 116.4 rating and a 20-10 lead halfway. The touchdowns were from Karim Hunt and Rashard Higgins, but he overturned de del Beckham Jr. twice in the final zone in the first half, and missed a pass in the middle.
He also beat Austin Hooper twice in the first half, and was stopped by Xavier Rhodes in the second quarter.
Mayfield turned to old errors in the second half, i.e. threw the ball to the other team. He threw two second-half picks at crucial points in the game, left in the third quarter on a pass made for Hopper: 13: left with with, giving the Browns a 101-yard kick kick return for a touchdown, which streamlined their lead. 27-17. The pick came a game after Mayfield was stripped off the strip for a 5-yard loss, but it became obscure.
He then came forward with Brown at 29: 05 at 29-29-29 on the left, which is a terrific pass from Anthony Waker from the line to the middle right. That came after Sheldrick Redwine selected Philip Rivers for the second INT of the game to give the Browns a chance to keep the game away.
On both Mayfield selections – against the NFL’s first No. 1 intercepting team to advance with seven – the defense caught Indy with a fielding goal.
“Especially from my side, there’s a lot to learn from this film,” Mayfield said. We have to keep getting better and put us in a position to win. There were two turnovers today. Not good enough. Lots of missed perfection. Out there and a lot of guys that were open they have to continue better. “
Mayfield’s final state line was 21-of-37 for a tu-high 247 yards with two TDs and two INTs for a 72.7 rating. But he completed an unbeaten 0.0 rating in the second half, completing 2-of-9 attempts and two interruptions for just 19 yards in the second half. He also injured his wrist on the play before injuring his ribs on the 16-yard bag, which was canceled out by a sfacid penalty.
“They were doing the kind of work they were doing and took some other stuff,” Mayfield said. Just had to be more patient. The one who is trying to push him on the hopper returns the MIKE and I just need to put it on Jarvis (Landry), and if I wait too long, another linebacker takes Jarvis and then my Has Odell (Beckham Jr.). ). As I said, there are a lot of missed perfections from which I can learn and get better. “
In the first part, Mayfield, who was only dropped once and had plenty of time to throw, received overwhelming acceptance from Beckham, Landry and Hooper, all of whom beat tight coverage to make the play.
“Yes, there were many catches, but I have a lot of confidence in those people,” he said. “We have very talented players, very talented supporting cast. Those people, they know they have to stay in it. Their spots, and even if they are covered, it’s one by one. We win those matchups. That’s why we trust them. “
He lamented over some throws missed on the drive at half-time, including overturning the hopper, which resulted in a field goal.
“I think there were some things [to improve], ” He said. “In a drive just before halftime, there should definitely be a touchdown instead of just three points. There were missed perfections and some high balls. There is a lot of room for improvement, but after the win it is a good thing. We can continue to get better, especially from me. “
In the second half, Landry dropped two reckless drops on a smooth, short ball, including a third down. He said the drops would torment him for a few days, but Redway picked him up on the next drive and kicked him out. Miles Garrett also grew big again by hitting the Rivers in the final zone, forcing him to deliberate grounding for safety which extended the Browns ’lead to 29-22.
“Obviously, we don’t want it to be that close. If we don’t have to be that close, it’s very important that we can just pull it off and lean on each other,” Mayfield said. “Today he has counted on the defense, and he has played well. The guys will swim and play. We will look at him and realize where we can improve, but the most important thing is that we came out victorious.”
“It’s a game-changer,” he said of Garrett’s big play in the fourth straight week. We’re extremely lucky and happy to have him on our team, and he’s been constantly moving forward in that week and in the big moments of the week and he’s doing great plays. We are happy to have it. ”
He was happy to see his good friend Higgins open in the final zone for a 15-yard TD, which made him 17-10 in the first half.
“He’s proud that he can deal with everything and plays when he can,” he said. “I think he had a little misunderstanding at his end in secondary. He seemed to be covered. 2 and just kind of threw him open. He’s just playing ball. He knows that guy. I have his He has a lot of reputation and he knew where it was going to be. “
He praised Hunt for jumping nicely to a 2-yard pass in the end zone, where he stayed behind Xavier Reds and Rock Ya-sin.
Mayfield said, “He only has one knack for making plays.” Matfield said, “There were a lot of plays where we had some stuff where I could get him off the checkdown. In particular, he’s an incredible player, especially “It was the same catch he made last year against Pittsburgh at home. He’s a great player.”
Despite his own uneven outing, he is excited to be 4-1 with a big game next week.
“Certainly, especially against a good team like the Indianapolis Colts,” he said. “Everyone is very proud to win and everyone is proud of the resilience to win.”
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