The defensive players for the Cleveland Browns have earned a Friday off. They were on the field for an incredible amount of snaps on Thursday night in Cleveland’s 35-30 win over the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.
The invaders from the southwest corner of Ohio ran an incredible 92 offensive snaps in the game. Two Browns defenders, safety Andrew Sendejo and LB B.J. Goodson, were on the field for all 92 of them.
Four other Browns defenders played at least 90% of the reps:
- CB Denzel Ward, 91
- CB Terrance Mitchell, 91
- S Karl Joseph, 86
- DE Myles Garrett, 84
With the depth challenged already at DE with Olivier Vernon inactive, Adrian Clayborn was on the field for just 18 snaps before he left with an injury of his own. Porter Gustin took over and played 63, while newcomer Joe Jackson saw 31 reps, including his goal-line fumble recovery.
Malcolm Smith played 56 snaps compared to Sione Takitaki’s 41 at linebacker around Goodson. Takitaki did not play well early in the game, and it appears Browns DC Joe Woods opted for Smith’s experience. Tae Davis was on the field for just one snap.
On offense, Cleveland efficiently gained over 420 yards on just 58 snaps. The entire starting offensive line, which included Chris Hubbard at right tackle in place of injured Jack Conklin, played all 58 together. Baker Mayfield also took every snap at QB.
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Austin Hooper was on the field for every rep but one. No other Browns offensive player topped the 39 snaps from WR Odell Beckham. Jarvis Landry and KhaDarel Hodge were almost even, with Landry on the field for 35 and Hodge for 33.
Nick Chubb played 36 reps at RB while Kareem Hunt played 20. FB Andy Janovich played 22 as the lead blocker.
Harrison Bryant played just over half the game, 30 snaps, as the No. 2 TE with David Njoku on IR. No. 3 TE Stephen Carlson played just four, the same amount as backup tackle Kendall Lamm repped as an extra blocker.
