Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston found tight end David Njoku late in the game to bring the team back within seven in the loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Filling in for the injured Deshaun Watson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson late in the fourth, Winston led a 12-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. This drive was capped off by an eight-yard pass to tight end David Njoku and a two-point conversion reception by Cedric Tillman.
The Browns trailed 21-14 late in the fourth with no timeouts and needed to recover an onside kick to keep the game alive. They failed to do so.
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Winston completed five of 11 passes on his only drive of the game with an 18-yard completion to Jerry Jeudy and a 25-yard completion to Tillman as the biggest plays. Due to injuries to both Watson and Thompson-Robinson, Winston was allowed to enter the game as the emergency quarterback despite being inactive. Watson left the game with an Achilles injury in the first half, while Thompson-Robinson exited in the fourth quarter with a finger injury.
The offense failed to get enough going to win this game and they will have to re-evaluate the quarterback position following multiple injuries. While the return of Nick Chubb brought a glimmer of positivity, the lack of average offense production has derailed the season thus far.
