The Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders are similar teams. Neither club has a good offense, but special teams and defense are holding their own.

The Raiders ranked 13th in passing offense and last in running the ball, compared to the Browns defense that was middle of the road against both. Meanwhile, Cleveland’s passing attack came in at #29 and their rushing attack #26 with Las Vegas on defense was terrible vs. the run at #28, but they had a solid pass defense.

Cleveland got off to a great start, building a 10-0 lead, but the offense did what it usually does as the Browns lost 20-16. Now that it is 1-3-0, the chance of reaching the play-offs drops to 14%.

So who played well for the Browns? Who doesn’t?

BROWNIES

P Corey Bojorquez – The Browns’ offensive MVP allowed one punt to travel 80 yards and then hit the turf in the end zone for a recorded punt of 84 yards. He kicked five times for an astonishing average of 63.2 meters. Two punts landed inside the five-yard line, but the coverage couldn’t get there in time and both went into the end zone for touchbacks. He landed one kick inside the 20 to the three-yard line with a pooch kick for 37 yards, which hurt his average but helped the defense. Bojo can kick him over a pine tree. Becomes the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Also had punts for 61, 60 and 74 yards. What a weapon.

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DE Myles Garrett – No matter the down and the distance or what quarter it is, Browns fans can always count on Garrett to give his best effort on every pass. He is still a force that any offensive tackle can tackle. His two sacks were a thing of beauty as he just leaned to the outside of OT Kolton Miller and found QB Gardner Minshew. His first sack came with just 43 ticks left in the first half, killing any aspirations the Raiders had of getting into field goal range. With 12:28 left in the fourth quarter, Garrett beat Miller again with an outside move, as JOK had pulled off a stunt and caused havoc when Garrett got there first. Garrett later put pressure on Minshew, who was forced to throw early on a key third-and-3 with just over six minutes to play. Three tackles, three QB hits, two sacks, two tackles for loss.

Cruel hits – Rookie LB Winston Reid laid one on RB Zamir White who fumbled and S Rodney McLeod set up the score. Isiah McGuire dumped KR Alexander Mattison in the second quarter as if the returner had hit a brick wall and fallen flat. JOK set up RB Tyreik McAllister on a run up the middle early in the third quarter.

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah – Another Pro Bowl season is what the talented linebacker is playing. Led all tacklers with nine plus one tackle for loss. It was JOK who stopped TE Brock Bowers on a 12-yard gain in the first quarter that was one step away from being nothing but green. Tackled White for a five-yard loss on first down as the Raiders looked to run out the clock near the end of the game.

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S Ronnie Hickman – Was all over the field today and made several important tackles. Early in the second quarter, Hickman beat White for no gain with 13:54 to go before halftime. Early in the second half, WR Jacobi Meyers had gotten past Denzel Ward and caught a 19-yard pass until Hickman was able to push it out of bounds. Hickman had Bowers one-on-one in the left flats after Bowen made a 13-yard gain and made a great solo tackle.

Brown’s first offensive series – Every week, Cleveland drives the ball down the field and looks great on offense. Those 15 scripted plays work. Then the pressure of live gaming action kicks in and the wheels come off. Every game. WR Jerry Jeudy picked up a first down on a short pass, followed by a Dawand Jones penalty for a third-and-10. Elijah Moore got 11 and the chains were moved. Facing a third-and-2, Coop got the first with the length of the frog’s hair. Watson flushed and gained seven yards, followed by a short pass to give TE Blake Whiteheart seven yards to the 12 yard line. Two plays later, Whiteheart was wide open in the end zone for the touchdown. 15-play drive, 70 yards with a used clock of 9:22. A thing of beauty.

FROWNIES

Abuses – Trailing by four points, the Browns had driven to the Raiders’ 16-yard line with less than two minutes to play. They trailed by four points because K Dustin Hopkins had missed a PAT earlier. If not, they were positioned for a field goal to send the game to overtime. On the first play, backup center Nick Harris surprised QB Deshaun Watson with the snap that became a six-yard loss and a second-and-16. WR Amari Cooper was involved in two miscues. He let a Watson pass pass through his hands and karoom into the hands of Raider defenseman Tre’von Moehrig for the interception midway through the third period. Early in the fourth, Coop was wide open and scored an apparent touchdown, but was called back on a Harris hold.

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OT James Hudson – Throughout the game, Hudson had no answer to Charles Snowden. It got so bad that the offense eventually put RB Jerome Ford or RB D’Onta Foreman on that side to help. Snowden had one full bag and missed two. He had a tackle for loss on Ford, three QB hits, several pressures and three tackles. Early in the game, Hudson missed his man hitting Foreman for no gain on a first-and-goal. With 2:29 left in the third quarter, S Isaiah Pola-Mao had come up with a delayed blitz from Hudson’s side. Instead of passing his man to Bitonio, Hudson merely waved a hand to Pola-Mao, who then dismissed Watson. On the final play, it was Snowden who got to Watson first and helped with the tackle while Hudson stood behind the group and watched.

Third down efficiency – 3-10 for the game became a stool. Browns were 0-4 in the second half, while two made big gains: 12 and 16 yards.

OG Zak Zinter – Welcome to the NFL rookie. He lined up against a great DT in Christian Wilkins, who dominated the young guard with QB hits, pressure and half a sack. With 1:29 left in the third quarter, Zinter whiffed on Wilkins stunting with Raider defenseman K’Lavon Chaisson, who met the QB for the sack. Zinter held his own in the run game, but he still has a lot to learn about this level of pass blocking. He couldn’t stay engaged early in the third stanza with DE Tyree Wilson, who knocked Watson down as he threw.

Make an attack -Couldn’t run the ball at all, with the exception of Ford’s long run late in the game. 92 total rushing yards minus Ford’s 35-yard gain tells you what happened against the Raiders’ No. 28-ranked run defense. What was even worse was that their best performing defenseman, Maxx Crosby, didn’t even play. Where was Foreman? He had just four carries for two yards. Watson did well when flushed, gaining 32 yards when flushed. Watson’s scrambles plus Ford’s long run equaled 67 of 92 yards for the game. Pathetic against a terrible run defense.

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Bag collapse – Watson rarely had a clean bag and was flushed repeatedly. He was hit or had to throw most of the game before he was ready. No one along the offensive line played well. OT Dawand Jones looks heavy and cannot respond to a quick inside move. C Harris had two key flubs that changed the game. Watson was flushed more times than he can count, gaining some distance as others tried to pass but without planting either foot. It was just a bad day for the offensive line.

20 unanswered points The Browns’ strategy is to come out and have a great first possession that produces points, then the offense produces nothing. Had a 10-0 lead, then suddenly it was 20-10. Brown’s offensive possessions in the first half: TD, FG, punt, punt. After halftime: INT, punt, punt, punt, downs. Credit to the defense for keeping this team in the game plus the fumble to get six points. Wow…..

DT Dalvin Tomlinson – The Raiders were able to move Tomlinson ever so slightly, but gained yardage the entire game. Had two tackles in total. He missed a tackle in the second quarter. Las Vegas had yet to rush for more than 55 yards in a game this season, but still found running lanes all game long with 152 rushing yards gained in this game.

Missed tackles – The game was full of guys not holding the ball carrier properly. Missed tackles: Tomlinson, Denzel Ward (2), Cam Mitchell (2), Quinton Jefferson, Devin Bush (2), JOK and MJ Emerson. At the end of Las Vegas around the touchdown run by DJ Turner, which turned out to be the game winner, both Emerson and JOK had a paw on him and Mitchell made a minimal attempt to take him down at the one-yard line.

Milk bones – When in doubt, look intelligently

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K Dustin Hopkins -The 56-yarder was nailed and then missed a PAT that changed the strategy of the game at the end. Added another PAT.

QB Deshaun Watson – Not many clean pockets for Watson as he was flushed, punched, yelled at, berated and harassed for most of the match. Had some good scrambles and connected on a few passes. Had a decent running game despite being ‘not a running back’. The only interception wasn’t his fault, was only sacked three times, which could have been nine times, had a decent QB rating of 84.9 and threw 32 passes with 24 completions for a pedestrian 176 yards. Nothing spectacular, but then again it could have been a lot worse if he didn’t have pocket awareness and the ability to escape danger. His offensive line didn’t do him any favors, while his receivers weren’t great either.

S Rodney McLeod – Was excellent in coverage and helped with the running game. Had the touchdown turned a stagnant game into one that became competitive.

Receiver group – This might be the worst position group on the roster. Coop wasn’t himself as he was wide open in the 10 and made no effort to adapt. He had just four catches for 35 yards. Elijah Moore and James Proche each had one reception. No catches for Ced Tillman or Jamari Thrash. Jerry Jeudy had a decent day with nine targets and six catches for 72 yards, but are any of these guys really scaring defenses?