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While he was almost able to pull off the comeback victory against his former team with a 17-point fourth quarter, Baker Mayfield ultimately came up short in his “revenge game” against the Cleveland Browns, who defeated the Carolina Panthers by just two points on Sunday.
Mayfield, in his first season with Carolina, didn’t particularly give Cleveland any reasons to regret their decision to trade him, as the former Heisman Trophy winner completed 16 of 27 passes for 235 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
Following a particularly putrid first half that saw him outplayed by career journeyman Jacoby Brissett, NFL fans — both from and outside of Ohio — hopped on Twitter to clown on Mayfield, who made some headlines with his comments about the matchup prior to the game.
NFL fans roasted quarterback Baker Mayfield following his subpar performance against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday
“WHERE WAS BAKER MAYFIELD THROWING THAT BALL?!” pic.twitter.com/Fe7tnhMoVE
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) September 11, 2022
Baker mayfield: “I’m going to f**k them up”
Also Baker mayfield: pic.twitter.com/ms7kAPvj3S
— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) September 11, 2022
THE BROWNS WIN THE SEASON OPENER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2004!
Cade York seals it from 58 yards
Nick Chubb: 22 rushes, 141 yards
Kareem Hunt: 2 TDs
Myles Garret: 2 sacksBaker Mayfield: L
— Barstool Cleveland (@BS_Cleveland) September 11, 2022
Panthers fans watching Baker Mayfield rn: https://t.co/6a26WQ7Jd9
— Cam (@camfromthe216) September 11, 2022
*Baker Mayfield revenge game*
Myles Garrett: pic.twitter.com/FDAEV8ZxZL
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) September 11, 2022
Baker Mayfield is on Demon Time vs his former team
5/11
15 Yards
1 Sack Taken
1 INT
14.6 RTG pic.twitter.com/7rUrzlzmEA— Barstool Gambling (@stoolgambling) September 11, 2022
Baker Mayfield after Q1:
4/7
7 yards
62.2 rating— Brad Stainbrook (@StainbrookNFL) September 11, 2022
Baker Mayfield running the Carolina offense rn pic.twitter.com/o49Lrw0COa
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) September 11, 2022
Baker being bad 75% of a game and then good for 25% is so perfect. Then add the fact his team was so close but came up short and it’s a perfect summary of his career. Don’t be surprised by the people acting like it was good enough. They’ve been doing it for 5 years now. Move on
— Marq (@MarqsJO) September 12, 2022
Baker is already in mid season form pic.twitter.com/1yrRgmitVy
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 11, 2022
Week 1 fumbles:
4 — Baker Mayfield
4 — Matt RyanThe last time a player fumbled that many times in Week 1 was in 2005. pic.twitter.com/rS6DrOyq0E
— StatMuse (@statmuse) September 12, 2022
Baker is a disaster. My tweets won't post. Testing this one.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 11, 2022
I just heard Matt Rhule give an excuse that Baker is new here.
As if Rhule didn't create a fake QB competition and split his reps for a month.
GTFO.
— Carolina Huddle (@CarolinaHuddle) September 12, 2022
Baker Mayfield with a pass to the Browns…
You read that right 😅pic.twitter.com/oRieXBcEZ3
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 11, 2022
Mayfield and the Panthers will look to get their first win of the 2022 season next weekend when they travel up to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Giants, who delivered one of week one’s biggest upsets by beating the Titans in Tennessee.
As for the Cleveland Browns, they’ve got ten more games until new franchise quarterback and massage enthusiast Deshaun Watson returns from his 11-game suspension. As things currently stand, Watson is scheduled to make his first start during Week 13 against the Houston Texans, his former team and the organization that drafted him out of Clemson University.
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