
Useless nuggets of information from Sunday’s Browns game that you can certainly live without…
OFFENSIVE MACHINE: The 475 yards of offense the Browns tallied was their highest total since compiling 554 in the 51-45 win over the Bengals in 2007. It was the second time this season the Browns topped 400 total yards - they also did it in Cincinnati in Week 2.
LATE-GAME LOSERS: This was the only post-4 p.m. Sunday game the Browns will play in 2012. They’d lost their previous six games with 4:00-hour start times dating back to 2009.
BIG PLAYS, PART 1: Mohamed Massaquoi’s 54-yard reception in the third quarter was the Browns’ third play of 50 or more yards this season. The other two were touchdown receptions of 71 and 62 yards by Josh Gordon.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD: Excluding the kneeldown on the game’s final play, the Browns reached Oakland territory on seven of their nine possessions. The Browns only had one three-and-out on Sunday after six the week before.
BIG PLAYS, PART 2: Rod Streater’s 64-yard touchdown pass was the longest play the Browns have allowed this year, the fourth of more than 50 yards.
DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN: After six weeks of steady improvement, the Browns’ defense slipped on Sunday. They allowed 429 total yards - the fifth time this year an opponent topped 400 - after not permitting more than 321 in their last five games. Despite that, the Browns managed to out-gain their opponent in total yardage for just the second time this year (Week 2 in Cincy).
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