Terry Bradshaw blasts Johnny Manziel during FOX halftime show
But are there enough to convince the Browns to bring Manziel back next season? They gave the 10-2 Cardinals a run for their money a couple weeks ago and won a thrilling overtime game against the 49ers last week thanks to a missed field goal.
The biggest issue for the 49ers defense proved to be stopping the run. This time it was from 42 yards out. Even teams with seven-game losing streaks, like the Browns, will be determined to win on gameday.
In his sixth career start, Manziel, 23, completed 21 of 31 passes for 270 yards with a touchdown and an interception (92.1 passer rating) in a 24-10 win over the 49ers.
The 49ers were bad in all phases of the game.
“I probably shouldn’t have overreacted the way I did, but it’s the National Football League and when those chances are there, you’ve got to make the majority”, he said.
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has been ruled out for the game against Pittsburgh after injuring his right thumb while making a tackle on an interception return in the first quarter. Having a running game, which shockingly came to life against the 49ers, took the pressure off Manziel.
Johnny had expressed remorse prior to the season about how his on-the-field antics and off-the-field discretions were constant problems Manziel and his teammates dealt with during his rookie season.
One of the people who is most certainly not happy about all the attention that Manziel gets in the media is Terry Bradshaw, and he was not shy about letting that known on Sunday.
Sammy Watkins is the first Bills receiver with a 40-yard catch in three straight games since Terrell Owens in 2009.
Watkins had 267 yards receiving and three TDs in Buffalo’s previous two games.
The energy and effort seemed to be that of a team playing for a playoff spot.
Since I’m neither respected or well-compensated, I figure I should go in the opposite direction with my title in the hopes that I’ll fool someone. Was it the fact everyone was not auditioning for a job in 2016? “When our defense plays the way that they did, run the ball the way that we did and then that opens up some of the play-action pass game”.
Bigheaded? How on earth could the 49ers be bigheaded, given their own modest total of just four victories?
It wasn’t flawless, but Manziel benefitted from the team’s best rushing day all season and a defense that finally woke up with a whopping nine sacks on 49ers passer Blaine Gabbert.
-LB Nate Orchard had 18.5 sacks at the University of Utah last season. And the front office is about as unsecure as a Microsoft Surface Pro is around Manziel after a pick. More importantly he kept the offense out of long down and distances and kept the team in rhythm.