3 Big Takeaways: Analyzing Robert Griffin's return, run game resurgence and more

Cleveland falls to Cincinnati, 23-10, at FirstEnergy Stadium

Three quick reactions from the Browns’ 23-10 loss to the Bengals ...

Trial by fire for Robert Griffin III

The Browns didn’t have another set of training camp practices to get Robert Griffin III ready for Sunday’s start. Returning from a serious injury during the course of the season can be a tricky thing because practices are dialed back in intensity and more geared toward game-planning. It makes the transition to “game speed” all the more stark, and Griffin experienced that firsthand Sunday.

In his first start since Week 1, Griffin struggled in the first half, missing on a number of deep ball tries and intermediate throws, before…