Days removed from a brutal home-opening loss, it's time to take out the emotion and see what the Browns did well and where things went wrong. Here are three takeaways about the Browns' defense from their Week 1 game against the Bengals after watching the all-22 film.
3 Browns' defense takeaways following Week 1 vs Bengals
Pass rush was dominant & Mason Graham is creating openings for others
All offseason, it's been clear that the way the Browns are going to win games in 2025 is on the back of the defensive line. That was on full display in Week 1, as the Browns' pass rush did a great job causing havoc and making life as hard on Joe Burrow as possible.