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The Browns had a very ugly first half Briean Boddy-Calhoun Jersey , Texans’ zone coverage in the first half, throwing three interceptions. But he lit them up with deeper throws in the second half, but a few things didn’t go Cleveland’s way to allow for a serious enough of a comeback. The Browns are now 4-7-1 on the season, virtually knocking them out of any wild playoff contention.The Texans got the ball first and wasted no time driving down the field, but were held to a 35-yard field goal by K Ka’imi Fairbairn to make it a 3-0 game. Cleveland went three-and-out, and then QB Deshaun Watson again made quick work of the Browns — this time throwing an 11-yard touchdown pass to TE Jordan Thomas to take a 10-0 lead — to close out the first quarter.Mid-way through the second quarter, with QB Baker Mayfield trying to drive the team, his zipped pass over the middle was picked off by LB Zach Cunningham, who was dropping back and got into the passing lane. Not only that, Cunningham returned it all the way for a 37-yard touchdown return, putting Houston up 17-0.On the Browns’ next drive, Mayfield went deep for WR Antonio Callaway, but he was tackled by CB Kareem Jackson for a pass interference penalty of 47 yards. On the next play, TE David Njoku committed a hold Joe Schobert Color Rush Jersey , leading to a 1st-and-20. Then, Mayfield tried to throw downfield again for Callaway, but was picked off by CB Johnathan Joseph, who returned it to 16 yards to near midfield.Houston capitalized with a 42-yard field goal by Fairbairn to make it a 20-0 game with just over three minutes to go in the first half. Cleveland needed to end the first half with points, but Mayfield chucked the ball deep to the end zone and was intercepted after having been on the border of field goal range. That allowed Houston to tack on one more field goal, making it 23-0 at the half.Cleveland came out with a response in the second half, taking over five minutes of clock and some good catch-and-runs by RB Nick Chubb to set up a goal-to-go situation. Chubb punched it in from 2 yards out to make it a 23-7 game with 9:39 to go in the third quarter.A couple of holding penalties on the Browns’ defense extended the Texans’ next drive, allowing them to connect on a 54-yard field goal to make it a 26-7 game with 5:26 left in the third quarter.There was excitement to start the next drive when Mayfield found WR Antonio Callaway for a 76-yard touchdown pass, but it was called back by a holding penalty on LT Greg Robinson. Two plays later, Mayfield found Callaway again, who broke a tackle and was sprinting again for a 76-yard gain...until he was stripped of the football from behind at the 1 yard line. Houston recovered — and before you blame Callaway, think about how gassed he had to be here.In the fourth quarter, Mayfield tried attacking downfield; but on the verge of field goal range, turned the ball over on downs with under ten minutes to go. Fairbairn’s 38-yard field goal with under six minutes to go made it a 29-7 game.Mayfield continued making outstanding second half throws https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Ricardo-Louis-Jersey , this time leading to a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Rashard Higgins to make it a 29-13 game. The two-point conversion was caught, but short of the end zone.Cleveland actually converted an onside kick, but the officials ruled that TE Darren Fells was offsides. Houston recovered the next attempt and ran the clock down.Quick HittersQB Baker Mayfield - 29-of-43 for 397 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT.RB Nick Chubb - 9 carries, 31 yards. 1 TD. 3 catches, 41 yards (3 targets).WR Jarvis Landry - 6 catches, 103 yards (9 targets).No sacks allowed by the Browns for the third straight game.1.5 sacks for DE Myles Garrett, 1 sack each by DE Emmanuel Ogbah, OLB Genard Avery, and 0.5 sack for MLB Joe Schobert. On Friday, the Cleveland Browns officially announced the hiring of seven assistant coaches, and also confirmed the retention of two assistant coaches. The new additions include: Joe Whitt as pass game coordinator/secondary coach, Al Holcomb as run game coordinator/linebackers coach David Njoku Jersey , Chris Jones as senior defensive assistant, Tosh Lupoi as defensive line coach, John Lilly as tight ends coach, John Parrella as assistant defensive line coach and Jeff Blasko as assistant offensive line coach. Wide receivers coach Adam Henry and defensive backs coach DeWayne Walker were confirmed to be remaining with the team. We had previously discussed all the other coaching hires; so besides the list below, the write-ups portion will only address the new additions.Head Coach: Freddie Kitchens (Cleveland)OffenseOffensive Coordinator: Todd Monken (Tampa Bay)Quarterbacks: Ryan Lindley (Cleveland)Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator: Stump Mitchell (NY Jets)Wide Receivers: Adam Henry (Cleveland)Tight Ends: John Lilly (U. Tennessee)Offensive Line/Associate Head Coach: James Campen (Green Bay)Assistant Offensive Line: Jeff Blasko (Green Bay)Offensive Quality Control: Jim Dray (Stanford)Offensive Quality Control: Tyler Tettleton (NY Jets)Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Jody Wright (UAB)Lilly had one year of experience in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016; besides that, he has been a college coach. Blasko’s addition makes sense, as he was James Campen’s assistant offensive line coach the past two years in Green Bay. The Browns’ offensive coaching staff figures to be complete.DefenseDefensive Coordinator: Steve Wilks (Arizona)Defensive Line: Tosh Lupoi (Alabama)Assistant Defensive Line: John Parrella (Spring league)Linebackers/Run Game Coordinator: Al Holcomb (Arizona)Secondary/Pass Game Coordinator: Joe Whitt (Green Bay)Defensive Backs: DeWayne Walker (Cleveland)Senior Defensive Assistant: Chris Jones (CFL)The Browns’ defensive line coaching staff is an interesting one. This is Lupoi’s first job in the NFL, and the same goes for Parrella, who spent last season helping work with players in a developmental league.Holcomb was previously reported as the linebackers coach/run game coordinator. Whitt becomes the secondary/pass game coordinator and is another highly-touted assistant. He had spent the past 11 years with the Packers, and was also their defensive-pass game coordinator in 2018. Prior to that, he was their secondary/cornerbacks coach since 2009. Staying on board as defensive backs coach is Walker. Jones still has the mysterious title of senior defensive assistant. Cleveland’s defensive staff is probably close to completion, although I could see another lower-end assistant being hired.Special TeamsSpecial Teams Coordinator: Mike Priefer (Minnesota)Assistant Special Teams Coordinator: VacantThe assistant special teams coordinator is still vacant.---Who else would you like to see land in Cleveland as an assistant, Browns fans?