CLEVELAND _ Kareem Hunt didn't slow after he scored his first touchdown, running to the back of the end zone as he searched for a Chiefs fan.
Truth is, they weren't too hard to find Sunday afternoon.
Hunt handed the football to one of nearly a dozen red-and-gold clad fans in the front row of the West end zone before running back to celebrate with his team.
With at least three Cleveland-area natives on this Chiefs squad, FirstEnergy Stadium was filled with friendly faces cheering on the prides of their hometown.
Those folks _ including 110 football players, coaches and teachers from Hunt's alma mater of Willoughby South High School _ got a show in the Chiefs' 37-21 win as Hunt scored three touchdowns and Cleveland Heights product Travis Kelce scored two.
Hunt had an efficient game, recording 141 total yards on 18 touches. Kelce led the Chiefs with 99 yards on seven receptions.
Beginning with Hunt's 50-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Mahomes on a screen pass on the Chiefs' first possession, Kansas City (8-1) scored on six of eight possessions.
Kelce then got in on the action to cap the second drive, snagging an 11-yard touchdown reception to give the Chiefs a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter.
Hunt found the end zone again at the end of the second quarter, running it in from a yard out with 2 minutes, 24 seconds to go in the half. This time, he danced in front of the Dawg Pound with the rest of the offense.
Kelce's next touchdown, which put the Chiefs up 28-15 with 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, was set up by two absurd Mahomes throws. First, Mahomes hit Kelce on third-and-11, throwing the ball as he fell sideways. On the next play, Mahomes threw the ball just over a Browns defender, placing it where only Kelce could grab it. That's just what Kelce did, leaping up to make the catch over the defender before celebrating with a choreographed dance in front of the Dawg Pound.
The Browns' rabid fan section had to endure one more touchdown in the third quarter as Hunt ran the ball in from 10 yards out. He capped the run by launching the ball into the stands. In response, the Dawg Pound threw a dog mask back at him (defensive lineman Chris Jones promptly tossed it back to the crowd), and they eventually returned the football, too.
Though the Browns lost by 16, their offense showed signs of improvement with interim offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens calling the plays.
Cleveland scored on four of its first six possessions, including three touchdowns. But the team missed all three of the two-point conversions it tried.
Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, the top pick in the 2018 NFL draft, completed 28 of 41 throws for 288 yards and two touchdowns. The Chiefs sacked Mayfield twice, including once by safety Jordan Lucas to force the Browns to take a 51-yard field goal. Mayfield had to briefly leave the game when Chiefs safety Ron Parker initiated a helmet-to-helmet hit on Mayfield during a sack in the third quarter. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor came in for a play to end the third quarter before Mayfield returned in the fourth after clearing the NFL's concussion protocol.
Running back Duke Johnson, who was something on a non-factor during Todd Haley's tenure as offensive coordinator this season, led the Browns with 78 yards and two touchdowns on nine receptions.
The Browns showed a little life on their final drive of the game as Mayfield made a handful of tough throws. But the possession ended as Mayfield was intercepted by Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson.
That gave the ball back to the Chiefs with four and a half minutes left, giving Hunt a couple of final plays to run out the rest of the game in front of an emptying stadium where only Chiefs fans remained.
