The Cleveland Browns’ offensive struggles have been well-documented over the last six weeks, with the team still failing to score more than 18 points in a game and $230 million quarterback Deshaun Watson failing to throw for more than 200 yards once.
The team’s 1-5 start due to weak offence resulted in the trade of No. 1 wide receiver Amari Cooper this week, and head coach Kevin Stefanski recently admitted to the team’s offensive troubles.
The Chronicle-Telegram’s Scott Petrak shared a quote from Stefanski about the team’s offence, in which he stated that the scoring drought is caused by a multifaceted issue that the team simply needs to play better to resolve, citing third down and red zone struggles as key areas for improvement.
Cleveland’s offence has converted only 15 of 78 third-down opportunities this season and ended a streak of 26 failed third-down attempts in a row in the Week 6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, which is an absolutely appalling number that begs the question of why the offence can’t score 20.
Cleveland’s offence has now gone 29 consecutive drives without scoring a touchdown, and Deshaun Watson has been sacked 31 times in six games.
Running back Jerome Ford also suffered an injury in the Eagles game, but Nick Chubb appears to be on track to make his season debut and provide a much-needed boost to the offence.
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