CLEVELAND -- While the Browns' 2025 season opener might have exposed a potential kicker issue, receivers dropping passes and an offense that didn't score a bunch of points, there were encouraging rookie performances and veteran leadership for Cleveland to hang its hat on as it prepares for a Week 2 matchup at the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS).
Mistakes were the story of the Browns' 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
In addition to kicker Andre Szmyt's missed extra point in the third quarter and missed go-ahead 36-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter, consecutive dropped passes led to a turnover on downs early in the fourth quarter, and a pair of dropped passes resulted in interceptions, including on the penultimate drive.