The Cleveland Browns won their first Sunday victory after going to Jacksonville and beating the Jaguars 18-13 as Jerome Ford and D’Onta Foreman led the rushing attack. The win was much needed after dropping the home opener to the Dallas Cowboys as the Browns get back to even ground at 1-1.
With injuries compiling and new schemes starting to settle in, here’s a look into the snap counts from the Browns:
100% Club
iOL Ethan Pocic
iOL Wyatt Teller
iOL Joel Bitonio
OT James Hudson
DB Grant Delpit
With all the injuries to the offensive line and the expected reinforcements on their way, it’s incredibly encouraging to see the interior line play to full strength throughout the game. Delpit was expected to step up after Juan Thornhill’s injury, and he did as such.
Majority Plays
QB DeShaun Watson – 96%
WR Amari Cooper – 88%
WR Jerry Jeudy – 79%
WR Elijah Moore – 72%
OT Dawand Jones – 85%
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – 98%
LB Jordan Hicks – 88%
DE Myles Garrett – 68%
DE Za’Darius Smith – 62%
DE Alex Wright 55%
CB Martin Emerson – 97%
CB Greg Newsome – 97%
DB Ronnie Hickman – 70%
CB Cameron Mitchell – 68%
DB Rodney McLeod – 54%
The list features your usual suspects up top though it is encouraging to see Jeudy play substantial snaps after his injury scare, as well as Myles Garrett who popped up on the injury report with a foot issue.
Owusu-Koramoah continues to be a leader on this defense by only missing a singular play and continuing to force opposing offensive coordinators to game plan around him.
Otherwise Notable
TE Jordan Atkins – 49%
TE Blake Whiteheart – 33%
RB Jerome Ford – 44%
RB D’Onta Foreman – 38%
LB Devin Bush – 5%
CB Denzel Ward – 18%
The Browns have taken a committee approach to replacing TE David Njoku by calling up Blake Whiteheart off the practice squad, but even with his and Jordan Akins’ efforts the Browns are choosing to run a handful of plays without a tight end at all.
The running back room flipped as Jerome Ford went from a workhorse in Week 1 to a true committee back in Week 2. D’Onta Foreman was the beneficiary as he played a single snap the week before leading the Browns in carries and doubling Ford in attempts.
Denzel Ward was questionable going into the game with a shoulder injury and played limited snaps. This was a curious decision as Ward didn’t play much at all, suggesting he was closer to not playing than to being healthy.
Finally, former Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Devin Bush hasn’t cracked the rotation at all and plays far more special teams snaps.
