WATCH: Browns draw closer as Dorian Thompson-Robinson finds Harrison Bryant vs. Broncos

The Browns pull closer!

The Cleveland Browns open the second half by forcing a three-and-out of the Denver Broncos, then picking up a touchdown of their own on their opening drive. Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson strung together his best drive as a professional, capping it off with a fourth-and-goal touchdown to tight end Harrison Bryant. The are in this Week 12 matchup.

On the drive, Thompson-Robinson completed passes of 11 yards, 16 yards, and 17 yards to move the Browns right down the field. The rookie quarterback now sits with 131 yards and a touchdown on the day as the Browns are pulling back into position to win this football game.

The Browns failed to pick up a two-point conversion as wide receiver Amari Cooper dropped a wide-open football into his chest. Cleveland now trails by a score of 12-14 on the road.

The fate of this team lies upon the arm of the rookie quarterback, and what he has shown over the past few drives gives the Browns reason for optimism.

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PFF’s 10 highest-graded Browns’ offensive players vs. Steelers

The offense stepped up in the games biggest moment

It was clear that rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was more prepared for his second start, unlike his debut against the Baltimore Ravens. He showed improvement overall for the Cleveland Browns, and the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers was good until the struggles of the second half were tough to watch. But give credit where credit is due as he stepped up in the biggest moment to lead a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, protected by the likes of guard Wyatt Teller and tackle Dawand Jones.

The offensive line had another good game and only allowed six quarterback pressures all day. It has been a different offensive line since the bye week as they continue to get the job done and help out whoever ends up playing quarterback for this team.

Kevin Stefanski’s offense has now had three different quarterbacks lead game-winning drives this season as he continues to make his case as the NFL coach of the year. Here are the top 10 performers on offense this week according to PFF.

PFF’s 10 highest-graded Browns’ offensive players vs. Ravens

Things seem to be starting to click for this offense

It was a terrible start for the offense of the Cleveland Browns this week with the pick-six on the first series as well as struggles to finish drives with touchdowns in the first half. But as the game went on, especially in the second half quarterback Deshaun Watson and the passing offense started to click thanks to some help from Amari Cooper. Running back Jerome Ford also had his best game as the starter.

This was the first time that it felt like the offense could go and get points when they needed them with the game on the line. The offensive line was without their top three offensive tackles and yet had one of their best games overall, especially in the run game.

Hats off to Ford in this game it was by far his best as a pro, he displayed good vision, patience, and decisiveness as a runner. It gives you a lot of hope for what this team can be if the offense continues to improve.

Here are the top 10 performances from this week according to PFF.

Browns Injury Report: Deshaun Watson questionable, Sione Takitaki out vs. Colts

The Browns might get their quarterback back vs. the Colts, but linebacker Sione Takitaki is out. Here is the full injury report from Friday.

The Friday and final injury report has dropped before the Cleveland Browns look to advance to 4-2 on the season against the Indianapolis Colts. And it is littered with good news for the Browns, who started the week on the wrong side of the street health-wise. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has now practiced two days in a row, including as a full participant on Friday. Linebacker, Sione Takitaki, however, tweaked his hamstring in practice and will not play against the Colts.

Most notable, however, were the names that practiced in full today and do not have a gameday designation. Those two players would be left guard Joel Bitonio, who missed last week against the San Francisco 49ers, and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr., who appears to be out of the concussion protocol.

The Browns are going to Indianapolis rather healthy. The big question remains, however: will Watson play? Here is the full injury report as the Colts are just two days away.

Kareem Hunt scores for Browns off pitch from TE Harrison Bryant

Kareem Hunt is back in the end zone as a Cleveland Brown

The San Francisco 49ers were caught off-balance on Sunday in Cleveland.

The Browns’ QB PJ Walker left the field and tight end Harrison Bryant went under center to take the snap.

A tight-end-turned-quarterback sneak for sure.

Not on this day.

Bryant took the snap and instead of pushing forward pitched the ball to running back Kareem Hunt, who scored a touchdown to make it 10-7 deficit in the second quarter.

PFF’s 10 highest-graded Browns’ offensive players vs. Titans

The offense had their best showing on the early season this week

After a really disappointing game last Monday against the Steelers, the Cleveland Browns offense bounced back to score 27 points in the domination of the Tennessee Titans. It was the most complete game that Deshaun Watson has had since he joined the team and it finally gave the fans some hope that he can return to form.

Now he has to be able to stack these games and be good consistently if they really want to compete. But there were some flashes of the magic on Sunday as Watson used his legs to escape trouble several times and find a player to keep the drive going.

This was also a much better game for the offensive line in passing protection than against the Steelers. It wasn’t perfect but this was a step in the right direction and if the offense could complement the defense this team could make the playoffs.

Here are the 10 highest-graded Browns players on offense according to PFF against the Titans.

Browns put the dagger in the Bengals as Deshaun Watson hits Harrison Bryant for 6

The Browns are making a statement.

The Cleveland Browns are putting the game out of reach as they have extended their lead to 21 over the Cincinnati Bengals in this Week 1 showdown. After a fourth down sack by superstar Myles Garrett, the Browns then took swift action to extend their lead. Led by a couple of positive Nick Chubb runs, quarterback Deshaun Watson found tight end Harrison Bryant for a touchdown at the goal line.

It has not been pretty for the Browns offensively, specifically for Watson, but they got the job done. The defense has been dominant against the Bengals today, keeping the energy high as the offense has worked through some woes in subpar weather.

The Browns then converted a two-point conversion to extend the lead to a full 21 points. This one looks out of reach for the Bengals. To make matters even better for the Browns, the Bengals just went three-and-out and punted again.

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TE Harrison Bryant and RB Jerome Ford return to practice

It was a good sign seeing the two players return to the practice field

Both running back Jerome Ford and tight end Harrison Bryant have missed a majority of training camp with injuries. Ford had a hamstring injury while Bryant missed time with an undisclosed medical issue. With not much talent in the running back room for the Cleveland Browns behind Nick Chubb getting Ford back could be crucial.

The team, of course, acquired Pierre Strong Jr. over the weekend which helps but the team is high on Ford for a reason. It’s one practice but with nearly two weeks before the season opener, fans should be optimistic that Ford is back on the field.

Harrison Bryant’s situation was different as it was undisclosed so people outside of the building had even less of an idea of when he would return. He was back on the field catching passes on Tuesday and moving around well leading to more optimism that two of the team’s young offensive playmakers will be ready for Cincinnati.

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Browns release 6 inactive, 2 doubtful players against the Chiefs

The Browns have released their inactives list heading into their preseason finale matchup against the Chiefs.

The Cleveland Browns are now just hours away from their preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. This is the last opportunity for a handful of players to make their mark to show they deserve a spot on the final 53-man roster. While running back Jerome Ford is not among those fighting for a roster spot, he is among those not playing in this one.

All-in-all, the Browns announced six would not play and two others are doubtful in this matchup. Here is the full injury report released by the Browns.

Browns: David Njoku lands in the top 10 in Madden 24 tight end rankings

The Browns’ TE1 finds himself as the ninth ranked at his position in this year’s game

With Madden 24 set to release next month, EA Sports continues to release the player ratings position-by-position. With the tight end rankings dropping today, the Cleveland Browns have one player ranked in the top ten in David Njoku who ranks ninth at an 84 overall.

Even though he is ranked in the top ten he is the third highest rated tight end in the AFC North behind the Raven’s Mark Andrews at three, with a 95 overall, and the Steeler’s Pat Freiermuth and eight with an 85 overall. Let’s look at how the Browns’ tight end group ranks out in the game.

Note: UDFA’s haven’t been added so some of the Browns training camp players are not rated.