Browns Beat Buccaneers 23-19 in Week 2
Cleveland Browns 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 at Raymond James Stadium. Deshaun Watson went 24 of 30 for 238 yards with 2 touchdowns.
The Cleveland Browns beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-19 on Sunday, September 20 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The Buccaneers are 0-2 and the Browns are 1-1.
23-19 
Final How did the scoring go?
The Buccaneers led 6-3 after the first quarter, the Buccaneers led 9-6 at halftime, and it was tied 16-16 after three quarters. The Buccaneers scored first on a Chase McLaughlin 59-yard field goal with 11:10 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Blake Whiteheart 17-yard pass from Deshaun Watson for the Browns in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Browns, Deshaun Watson went 24 of 30 for 238 yards with 2 touchdowns and led the team on the ground, where he had 7 carries for 22 yards, and Denzel Boston caught 5 passes for 95 yards with 1 touchdown. For the Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield went 21 of 34 for 182 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Bucky Irving had 17 carries for 89 yards, and Tez Johnson caught 1 pass for 49 yards.
What do the team stats show?
The Buccaneers outgained the Browns 313 to 267 in total yards. The Buccaneers turned the ball over once while the Browns had no turnovers. On third down, the Browns went 5-13 and the Buccaneers went 7-16. Time of possession was 29:22 for the Browns and 30:38 for the Buccaneers.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Buccaneers winning, with a projected score of Browns 13, Buccaneers 27 at high confidence. The pick missed, with the Browns winning instead. The second High-confidence miss of the week. Deshaun Watson went 24 of 30 with two touchdown passes and no turnovers, and his 17-yard throw to Blake Whiteheart in the fourth quarter won a game that was delayed by weather. Tampa Bay outgained Cleveland 313 to 267 but settled for field goals early. The model treated the Browns' 34-10 loss in Week 1 as more predictive than it was.
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- ESPN: Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers box score
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