The Cleveland Browns without Baker Mayfield were better than Mayfield without the Browns, at least for the first game of the season.
Despite having the lead for much of the game, Cleveland came undone in the fourth quarter but managed to beat Mayfield’s Carolina Panthers, 26-24, on a 58-yard field goal by rookie kicker Cade York with eight seconds to play.
Speaking to the media after the game, Mayfield downplayed the importance of the game.
“I’d have loved to have bragging rights against those guys,” Mayfield said. “But we didn’t finish.”
“Everyone made this out to be the Super Bowl. There are 16 more games,” Mayfield said.
The Cleveland defense was in control for most of the game, limiting Mayfield to 235 passing yards in a 16-for-27 performance.
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Mayfield also fumbled four times, although he recovered all four. He threw an interception and was sacked four times, including twice by Browns standout pass rusher Myles Garrett.
It was an ugly game for Mayfield.
