Say it with me, it’s only the preseason, but the Cleveland Browns shut out the defending Super Bowl champions at FirstEnergy Stadium in the all-important “dress rehearsal” third preseason game.
Well, they shut out a team resembling the defending champs, I guess.
The Philadelphia Eagles were missing a ton of starters, including their left tackle Jason Peters, some key defensive linemen, nearly all of their wide receiver group, and backup quarterback Nick Foles—yeah, the Super Bowl LII MVP—started again in place of recovering NFL MVP candidate Carson Wentz. Philly’s quarterback played more like the Foles we thought we knew on Thursday night, and much, much less like the guy who majestically toppled the New England Patriots last February.