Browns quarterback Josh McCown sustains season-ending collarbone injury

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Kamar Aiken celebrates after scoring a 15-yard touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Cleveland.

Johnny Manziel’s spell on the bench will continue for the time being after the Cleveland Browns coach picked Austin Davis to start at quarterback against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

A back and forth battle led to the game being tied late in the fourth when Austin Davis relieved Josh McCown, who went down with an injured shoulder, and scored on an impressive 42-yard TD pass to Travis Benjamin.

Coach Bruce Arians said on Monday that Johnson was hurt when he took a helmet to the knee in Sunday’s 19-13 victory at San Francisco. “He was prepared, played well and put us in position to win”, Pettine said Wednesday.

Manziel, who has gone 1-2 as a starter this season, was inactive Monday as the No. 3 quarterback. His maturity and reliability made him a much better option than the other two quarterbacks in Cleveland. Davis was undrafted, and as an unknown last year started 8 games in St. Louis, averaging 7.0 yards per attempt (the Rams would kill for his numbers this year).

Josh McCown suffered a concussion in the season opener and came back after missing one game. He received a two-year contract extension from the Browns worth $4.137 million and has $600,000 in guarantees. Pettine said the 22-year-old violated the team’s trust and held Manziel accountable be demoting him to third string. “We’ll take everything into consideration and then make the decision that’s best for the team moving forward”.

Pettine said McCown will not need surgery, the lone positive to another bad turn of events for a team that has lost six straight and may not have hit rock bottom. This year, he tore his biceps knocking down a pass August 6 in training camp.

-PASSING OFFENSE: B. Quarterbacks Josh McCown (212 yards) and Austin Davis (77 yards) combined for 289 yards passing and one touchdown pass each without throwing an interception. Would Pettine go with Manziel or Davis? “Will Hill didn’t do a very good job in coverage. Commendable to him to pay attention to the game plan and when his number was called, answering it”.

According to multiple reports, the Browns will bring back Terrelle Pryor as a wide receiver and he could serve as the third quarterback on the 53-man roster as well.