While Baltimore left Miami with a commanding 59-10 victory, the Titans paced themselves before exploding for 21 points in the fourth quarter to seal a 43-13 win and spoil arguably the most hyped regular-season opener for the Browns in years.
But Cleveland couldn’t have made it easier by committing 18 penalties for 182 yards, which was the Browns’ most penalties in a game since 1951.
It didn’t help that Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the biggest transaction of the offseason, fell short of expectations as he finished with seven catches for 71 yards.
We pulled some numbers from Sunday’s game — with the help of our colleagues at Opta. (If you like what you see here, give @OptaJerry — the official Twitter page for Opta’s NFL and NCAA stats-driven football coverage — a follow on Twitter.)
Here are five crazy stats from the Titans’ routing of the Browns
— The Browns are now winless in their last 15 season openers (14L-1T), the longest streak in NFL history. No other team has dropped more than nine consecutive season openers. The next longest active streak is the Bears and Colts at six.
— Baker Mayfield is the first Brown to throw 3 or more interceptions in a season opener since Brandon Weeden did so in 2013. Mayfield is the fourth Browns quarterback to throw 3 or more INTs in a Week 1 game.
— The 30-point loss is tied for the third-largest season-opening loss in Browns’ history, and the worst since a 43-0 loss to the Steelers to open the 1999 season.
— Cleveland’s 18 penalties for 182 yards are the most for any team in a season opener since the NFL-AFL merger.
— Beckham has now gone five consecutive games without getting 100 or more receiving yards, tied for the longest such drought of his career.
