Same Old Browns? Not This Year!

By: Ella Fowler, Morgan Blechschmid, and Jaiden Basinger

October 13, 2020

So far, the Browns have had a great season unlike the past two decades, and this past Sunday, their winning ways continued with a 32-23 win against the Indianapolis Colts at FirstEnergy Stadium. 

The win propelled the Browns to a 4-1 start, Cleveland’s first 4-1 record since 1994.  The loss dropped the Colts to 3-2.

Despite being down one of the best running backs in the game (Nick Chubb – sprained knee in the previous win over the Cowboys), the Browns still had a solid run game.  The key leaders of the rushing game were Kareem Hunt (72 yards) and D’Ernest Johnson (32 yards). 

Darius Leonard, one of the Colts star players, was also inactive due to an injury.

At the end of the first quarter, the Colts were beating the Browns 7-3. However, in the second quarter, the Browns put up 17 unanswered points with Kareem Hunt’s 2-yard TD run, Baker Mayfield’s 15-yard TD pass to Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins, and Cody Parkey 36-yard field goal.  This resulted in the half ending with a 20-10 Browns’ lead. 

In the second half, safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. had a 47-yard pick six to give the Browns a 27-10 lead.  

Momentum, however, did not last long as the Colts’ Isiah Rodgers returned the ensuing kick return for a 101-yard TD, narrowing the score to 27-17.  

In the next possession, Mayfield threw an interception which led to a Colts’ field goal and a 27-20 Browns’ lead.

The Browns’s defense came up big with a safety and another interception which led to a late, Parkey field goal.  This was all of the final scoring with the Browns winning the game, 32-23.

Next Sunday, the 4-1 Browns head to Pittsburgh to play their rivals. The Steelers, who are 4-0, will be ready for the much-anticipated matchup. 

Here we go Brownies, here we go, woof woof!