In Week 9, the Browns had a bye week. In theory, this gave Kevin Stefanski and Co. an extra week to put together a game plan to defeat the New York Jets. Perhaps the playing field would be level since the Jets were also coming off their bye. But no - there was one big difference between two of the league's most woebegone franchises: the Jets had a massive fire sale at the trade deadline. The departures included their two best players, Quinnen Williams and Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner.
If there were ever a golden opportunity to right the ship on offense, it was this one against the Jets.