The Cleveland Browns turned in yet another horrendous offensive performance on Sunday, and one particular stat that went viral shows just how bad things have gotten for Deshaun Watson and company.
The Browns fell to 1-5 on the season with a 20-16 to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. At one point during the second half, the FOX broadcast pointed out that Cleveland had not converted on third down in their last 26 tries.
The Browns are 0-for-26 on their last 26 third downs with Deshaun Watson under center, per the FOX broadcast. That sounds like a made-up stat. What in the world…
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 13, 2024
That is where the streak ended, as the Browns snapped a 0-for-26 streak by finally picking up a first down on third down. The fact that it took that long, however, is mind-blowing.
There were some other stats that trickled out from Cleveland’s latest loss that were also pretty shocking. As ESPN’s Field Yates noted, the Browns are the first NFL team since 2014 to score fewer than 20 points in each of their first six games.
The Browns have now become the first team in 10 years to score under 20 points in each of its first 6 games of the season.
Cleveland has now scored once in its last 29 drives.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 13, 2024
Watson, who is playing under a fully guaranteed $230 million contract, has not thrown for more than 200 yards in a game. Despite that, head coach Kevin Stefanski said once again on Sunday that he is not making a quarterback change.
Stefanski asked if the Browns will stick with Deshaun Watson.
“Yes.”
— Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) October 13, 2024
Stefanski has not ruled out making another significant change with Cleveland’s offense.
Whatever the Browns are currently doing is not working.
