1. The Browns nearly ran away with a victory Sunday because of the best performance, by far, from a rushing attack that entered the season with high hopes.
Cleveland rode its two running backs and DeShone Kizer to 201 rushing yards in Sunday’s 38-24 loss to the Lions. The bulk of the production came in the third quarter, when the Browns rattled off back-to-back touchdowns thanks to a running attack that was picking up double-digit yardage more often than not.
“In the second quarter, we knew we could run the ball,” running back Duke Johnson Jr.