The Cleveland Browns had their lowest offensive play total of the 2020 season in Week 7. Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland offense needed just 52 snaps to rack up 37 points in the win in Cincinnati over the Bengals.
The starting offensive line and Mayfield played all 52 snaps, as expected. After that, there were some injury-related shakeups.
Kareem Hunt took 47 of the 52 snaps at RB, his highest percentage as a Brown. D’Ernest Johnson played just two, and he was the only other RB to take the field.
With Odell Beckham injured on the second play of the game, the wide receiver breakdown took a radical change. Rashard Higgins topped the Browns wideouts with 44, followed by Jarvis Landry (40) and Donovan Peoples-Jones (36). In Week 7, the Browns compensated for losing Beckham with more tight end play. Stephen Carlson played his most reps of the season as the No. 3 TE with nine, bumped up in part because Austin Hooper was out. David Njoku (31) also had his season-high, behind rookie Harrison Bryant (40).
On defense, linebacker B.J. Goodson and cornerback Denzel Ward were the only iron men. Both played all 75 defensive reps. Terrance Mitchell missed just one rep at the other CB spot opposite Ward. Kevin Johnson got 51 snaps as the nickel back.
Myles Garrett played an astonishing 70 snaps, nearly 20 more than his average game output. Fellow DE Olivier Vernon played 66, while reserve Adrian Clayborn played 25 as the Browns went lighter and faster for many reps. Porter Gustin saw the field for just three snaps.
