Cleveland’s loss to the Denver Broncos to conclude Week 13 of the NFL season couldn’t be more of a Browns way to lose. They highlighted the night with two career performances just to spoil it with a loss.
This loss probably feels worse than most of the others for that reason alone. Any other team that has a quarterback throw for almost 500 yards and a receiver with over 230 yards probably blows the other team out.
Only the Browns could lose that game. Nonetheless, it makes such a promising night filled with blunders resulting in a loss that much harder to accept. And someone has to take the blame for that.
So here’s who deserves blame for ruining a historic night for the Cleveland Browns.
Jameis Winston has himself to blame in spoiling his and Jerry Jeudy’s career night
Winston put together a career night that will forever be marred by the one problem he can’t seem to fix. He has a turnover problem and two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the same game will haunt him and this franchise for a while.
He said it himself he takes the blame for the loss. Because regardless of how good he plays, he’s liable to turn the ball over. And when they turn into immediate points off those turnovers, it makes it hard for your team to win.
The first interception that was returned for a score was right before the half. The next drive, Winston led the Browns to get within 21-17 at halftime. Imagine if he never threw that pick-6.
And then the one to seal the game, whether he took it back or not, it was a turnover that ultimately cost them the game. It’s the risk you take when Winston steps on the field.
