Browns vs. Bengals: Analyzing Jerome Ford’s 66-yard run

The Cleveland Browns fell to 3-12 on the season yesterday as they lost to their in-state rivals 24 to 6. Though there wasn’t an abundance of excitement throughout the game, Jerome Ford’s 66-yard run on the first play of the day started things off with a bang.

Let’s take a look at what made this play so successful against Cincinnati’s 7-man box on play No.1 of the day:

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