Of the many baffling things we saw Sunday when the Falcons played the Browns, perhaps none were more baffling than the fact that Atlanta’s high-powered passing attack going dark against a Browns defense that wasn’t exactly a world-beater.
In four games before playing the Falcons, the Browns had surrendered 38, 26, 33 and 37 points to the Chargers, Buccaneers, Steelers and Chiefs. The Falcons certainly are capable of playing in the stratosphere of the best teams on that list on offense, and considering the offensive line did a solid job of keeping Matt Ryan clean, it was fair to expect that Atlanta would be able to get things going.