Overview
- Cleveland beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-19 on the road, turning a one-sided opener into a bounce-back victory for the rebuild.
- Head coach Todd Monken publicly responded to Mike Tomlin’s earlier “Browns gonna Browns” comment with an expletive-laced rebuke reported by team beat writer Mary Kay Cabot.
- Quarterback Deshaun Watson led the win with an efficient outing, completing 24 of 30 passes for 238 yards, two touchdowns, and adding 22 rushing yards.
- Tampa Bay led 9-6 at halftime but Cleveland outscored the Buccaneers 17-10 in the second half to secure the result.
- Monken is a first-year Browns coach building a rebuild and the team now turns its focus to hosting the Carolina Panthers next in Week 3.