The Browns traveled to Buffalo with a healthy respect for LeSean “Shady” McCoy, saying he could “run in mud and not get dirty.” They left with a first-hand look at why he’s one of the NFL’s best running backs.
Behind McCoy, who ran for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the Bills defeated Cleveland, 33-13, Sunday on cold and windy afternoon at New Era Field.
The Browns, who fell to 0-14 in head coach Hue Jackson’s first season, were unable to slow down a rushing attack that accounted for 280 of Buffalo’s 451 total yards.
They were also undone by another sluggish first half and an offense that couldn’t find steady footing with quarterback Robert Griffin, who made his second straight after a three-month absence.
Cleveland, which has averaged 10 points a game through the past five weeks, finished with 269 yards — including 90 at halftime — and 16 first downs.
Griffin, who returned last week from a shoulder injury in the season opener, completed 17-of-28 throws for 198 yards. He was perhaps most effective, though, with his legs in the second half. He ran seven times for 42 yards and scored on an 18-yard keeper that cut the lead to 17-10 early in the third quarter.
But the Browns were unable to keep pace Buffalo’s knack for making big plays. The Bills racked up five plays of at least 20 yards, including a 23-yard run by quarterback Tyrod Taylor that set up McCoy’s second touchdown and seemed to zap the Browns’ comeback aspirations.
Taylor passed for 171 yards and a touchdown and ran the ball for another 49 yards.
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