Garrett came alive in the clutch when he notched his first two sacks of the game with the Bengals backed up to their own end zone, and clinging to their 17-16 lead. He dropped Burrow for back-to-back 6 yard sacks, and Isaiah McGuire completed the trifecta with a third straight 6-yard sack to blow up the drive.

Joe Flacco was honest on the dropped passes and interceptions that resulted in the Browns' loss to the Bengals on Sunday afternoon.

With Joe Flacco at quarterback, the Cleveland Browns are always prone to some interceptions simply because he isn’t afraid to spread the football around. In Week 1 of the NFL season during the loss to the Cincinnati Bengals,

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Flacco will return to Baltimore on Sunday for the first time since losing his starting job there to then-rookie Lamar Jackson in 2018, and he’s excited to return as the Browns starting quarterback.

Joe Flacco has benefitted from having great kickers for most of his 18-year NFL career. He didn't on Sunday. Flacco passed for 290 yards and gave the Browns an opportunity to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the season opener.

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Scribbles in my notebook as Cincinnati led the Browns, 14-10. 1. Joe Flacco became the Browns’ 20th different opening day starting QB since 1999 (when the franchise returned). According to Fox Sports,

The Browns have won their season opener in both 2022 and 2023, but fell flat on their faces to start the season a year ago. They managed to tame the Bengals in a monsoon two years ago, thanks to a dominant performance from Myles Garrett and the defense. That will be how they have to pull this one off as well if they want a Week 1 victory.