CARSON, Calif. — Josh Gordon provided the Cleveland Browns offense a momentarily lift, but he was not enough to offset Philip Rivers.
Rivers was too much for the Browns defense, as he threw for 219 yards in the first half and 344 for the game in giving the Browns their 12th loss in 12 games.
Gordon’s highlight catch before desperation time late in the game came late in the first half as he snagged a 28-yard reception down the sideline. He never looked out of place or lost in his first game in three years, but his four catches for 85 yards did not addressed Rivers’ careful dismantling of the Browns defense.