Oct 18, 2026 8:21 PM

Despite a stagnant passing attack and defensive injuries, the Cleveland Browns stunned Baltimore as Andre Szmyt redeemed a rare miss with a clutch, last-second field goal to secure victory. Here's what we learned

Amidst a bevy of injuries and a dismal offensive performance, the Cleveland Browns found a way to outlast the Baltimore Ravens in gritty 13-10 win, to take over first place in the AFC North. 

Here's what we learned about the Browns in Week 6. 

1) Opposing defenses have no respect for Deshaun Watson

In Week 4 the Jets put a blueprint out there for keeping the Browns offense totally limited, but bringing pressure and playing plenty of zone on the back end to condense Watson's throwing lanes. The Ravens did something very similar with their coverage, while mixing up their looks up front, and teasing plenty of simulated blitzes. 

For much of the first half, Watson really had nowhere to throw the ball, and even when he did, he was much too hesitant to throw it. Watson had 24 passing yards at the intermission and had been sacked three times. The Ravens added two more sacks in the second half, as they continually baited Watson into running only to corral him before he could break it for a big gain. 

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Teams know the Browns can't run the football, and they have no respect for Watson throwing beyond 5 yards downfield, so they sit in zones, drop six to seven guys in coverage to take everything away, and rally to the ball when he scrambles. It's made for plenty of ugly football these last few weeks. Fortunately, today they did just enough, with a major assist from their defense. 

2) Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is ready for more

Grant Delpit left the game just a few plays in after getting kneed in the head and suffering a concussion, which paved the way for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to step into a starting role the rest of the game. He made the most of it. 

One of his best plays came on a Baltimore third-and-goal from the one as he immediately reacted to a handoff to Derrick Henry and flew up to drop him in the backfield for a loss on one. The Ravens wound up scoring on fourth down one play later, but it was a huge moment to set up the defense with an opportunity to get off the field near the goal line. 

He made several other plays throughout the game, and with the game tied at 10 late in the fourth quarter, he had a potential house-call interception go through his hands. He'll have to wait for his first career interception, but he had a solid day regardless. 

3) Andre Szmyt is human...he's also clutch

The Browns' kicker entered Sunday with 25 straight field goals made and was closing in on a record for consecutive field goals made, but saw it come to an unfortunate end with 3:40 to go in the game when he missed a go-ahead 48-yard attempt, proving he is not. cyborg.

The good news is, he got a shot at redemption with two seconds left and nailed a 37-yard game winner to life Cleveland to victory. He makes them when the pressure is highest. 

4) Jerry Jeudy's new nickname is State Farm

Much like the Browns Thursday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was Jeudy coming up with one of the biggest catches of the game on the game-winning drive. This one came with the Browns facing a third-and-five from the Cleveland 38 with 42 seconds to play. Watson dropped back and fired a great ball to Jeudy on a post over the middle for 33 yards to put them in Ravens territory and well into field goal range for Szmyt. 

The Browns only converted five third downs the entire game and two of them came on throws to Jeudy, who finished with four receptions for 69 yards. 

It certainly hasn't been a highly productive season for Jeudy, but when the Browns need him, he'll be there. 

5) The 2026 Browns are starting to look a lot like the 2025 Browns

This Browns season is starting to become the living embodiment of the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme. Week 6 was the second consecutive week where the defense kept an opponent within striking distance, while the offense could barely move the football for most of the afternoon. 

It felt oddly familiar to the previous to years, where the Browns offense could never take advantage of its defense balling out. 

The difference is, with notable resources spent on the offense this offseason, Cleveland's offense actually has a little more to offer than in previous seasons. And despite their limitations, they found a way to win. And that's where the similarities to last season fade away. This group moves differently. 

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