1 BAKER'S TIME Baker Mayfield's time had come He knew it The sellout crowd in Cleveland knew it By the end of the night the opposing New York Jets and the rest of the National Football League NFL knew it too The stadium erupted as Mayfield's No 6 appeared on the field His Browns were hosting the Jets in Week 3 of the 2018 season Mayfield had been the league's top draft pick that year Browns fans hoped he could finally turn the team Baker Mayfield was just 23 years old when he made his NFL debut against the New York Jets
into a winner The team hadn't won a game since the 2016 season Now Mayfield had his chance Starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor had been injured in the first half He had to leave the game Mayfield took over and he didn't let his opportunity go to waste He connected with Jarvis Landry on his first HISTORICALLY BAD Hue Jackson was hired as NFL pass His second was the Browns coach before a 17 yard rope to tight end the 2016 season The team won just a single game David Njoku The Jets that year and none the sacked him on the next following year Going into Week 3 of the 2018 season play No big deal Mayfield the Browns were 1 32 1 found Landry again to get under Jackson No NFL team had done that badly the Browns within scoring over 34 games in history range Cleveland kicked a field goal just before the half
Mayfield's winning debut gave long suffering Browns fans reason to believe in a brighter future It was the spark the Browns needed Mayfield kept the momentum going in the second half He threw for 201 yards and even caught a pass for a two point conversion Under his leadership the Browns rallied for a 21 17 victory Mayfield left the field to fans chanting his name A new day had finally arrived at the home of the Dawg Pound
