Browns coach to talk with Manziel about latest video

NOTES: The Chiefs’ game against Oakland has been flexed to a 3:25 p.m. CT kickoff…. But mostly a business-like attitude. He took off down the sideline, running from the Cleveland 13-yard line to the Kansas City 41-yard line.

“We felt that one was more about timing”, the coach said. “If we didn’t make it, we were confident we could get a stop, which is what happened”.

The former Heisman Trophy victor led Cleveland to 10 straight points, then took over at his 30 with 1:52 left and no timeouts.

It ran out before Manziel could get off another snap, and he spiked his helmet in frustration.

“I’m not anxious about that; he’s got good judgment”, Reid said.

“I don’t have all the information on it, and I’m just not going to comment on it at this time”, he said.

The Chiefs offense has looked extremely pedestrian in the second half of the past two games and that is something that I am beginning to think is not a coincidence. While Manziel did throw an interception against the Chiefs, he made up for some of his throwing woes by running for 108 yards on 11 carries.

The Browns rushed for 232 yards against the Chiefs – their most productive rushing day in 12 years.

With his eyes locked on Sunday’s season finale against the Steelers, Browns coach Mike Pettine briefly allowed himself to peer toward the future as he examined which areas of his team he expects to grow and flourish between now and the start of the 2016 season. It is not tight all the time, but just from an RPM standpoint, I think he spins it well and that certainly helps in bad weather. It’s one of those, you look at the scoreboard, you lost.

“It doesn’t matter who you’re playing against, it doesn’t matter what the records are, you got to go out there and compete”, said wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. The PAT kick was good from Cairo Santos for a 7-0 Kansas City lead. The past few weeks, Manziel has been among a handful of players fighting for Pettine and company to keep their jobs.

“It’s hard to win back-to-back games in the National Football League”, said Reid. “Those sources indicate the bigger problem within the organization is not Pettine but is actually General Manager Ray Farmer and the selections Farmer has made throughout his tenure and even before that when he was under Joe Banner”.

The Browns have had a plethora of draft picks in each of the past two years, including two first-rounders per draft.

Smith’s ability to escape the pocket when protection broke down resulted in numerous first downs and forced the Browns to account for his legs which opened up more deep opportunities.

DETROIT – Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns, including one to Calvin Johnson early in the fourth quarter for Detroit. “For a defensive guy he’s a headache”. I didn’t see anyone getting on them for that, and the National Basketball Association has a four time’s more rigorous schedule than the NFL, they had to play the next day. That catch put J-Mac over 1,000 yards.

RAMS 23, SEAHAWKS 17: Todd Gurley scored on a 2-yard TD run with 10:34 left, Akeem Ayers returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and St. Louis ended Seattle’s five-game winning streak with a victory in Seattle.