The Cleveland Browns playoff run ended before it could get going Saturday afternoon as they suffered a 45-14 blowout at the hands of the Houston Texans. In the first game of the three-day wildcard weekend, the orange and brown were the first team eliminated after a blowout effort and result.
The Browns took a 7-3 lead late in the first quarter that was answered by the Texans. Then, another impressive browns drive had them up 14-10 early in the second quarter, but that was as far as they got.
Touchdown passes of 76 and 37 yards respectively by Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud put a big damper on the Cleveland Browns playoff run hopes. A 24-14 deficit at halftime was as far as the Browns offense got scoring-wise the rest of the game.
Then, after halting the Texans on their opening drive, Browns got the ball back looking to close the gap and get back in the contest. Quarterback Joe Flacco continued his turnover woes, throwing two interceptions that were both returned for touchdowns. They occurred just under two minutes apart and led to a 24-point deficit in a matter of minutes.
A touchdown run early in the fourth quarter by the Texans put the nail in the coffin. Furthermore topping off a dominant showing on both sides of the ball in the 45-14 win.
Quarterback Joe Flacco had a very up-and-down game and his statline showed it. He finished 34/46 for 307 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. These picks immediately resulted in 14 points for the Texans. Tight end David Njoku was one of the lone bright spots yet again as he finished with seven catches and a team-high 93 receiving yards.
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