In the ugliest game we’ve seen in years, the Browns were trounced by the Bengals 30 to 0. Manziel’s first start was nothing short of a disaster. He finished the day 10 of 18 passing for 80 yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran the ball 5 times for 13 yards. He had a few ‘Johnny’ moments where he slipped away from an almost sure sack, but was never able to do anything with his extra chances.
The defense was every bit as bad as the offense. They allowed
Cundiff has missed his last kick as a Cleveland Brown. Even though Pettine said he didn’t plan on making any changes at kicker this week, Cundiff was sent packing and the Browns grabbed Garrett Hartley to replace him.
It became clear that Pettine no longer trusted Cundiff to make easy field goals. His missed 40 yarder against the Colts cost us the game. His inaccuracy on field goals won’t be missed at all, but one area he did do well in was kickoffs. He has 39 touchbacks this
Jay Glazer is reporting that the Browns have decided that Johnny Manziel will start over Brian Hoyer this week against Cincinnati.
Hoyer played his way to the bench with 4 very poor outings in a row.
Manziel should bring some fire to the upcoming matchup with the Bengals, after Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis called him a “midget”. Manziel is 5-8 for 65 yards with one rushing touchdown and one fumble.
