WEEK 6 V. SEATTLE
INT Number 9: 2nd and 10 from the Seahawks 46. Leading by 8 with 6:20 to go in the 2nd Q.
Formation: Shotgun, 01 personnel (4 WR, 1 TE, 0 RB)
-Beckham wide left
-Chubb slot left
-Seals Jones tight right
-Landry slot right
-Callaway wide right
Routes:
-Beckham wide left runs a slant combo over Chubb's flat. Not open.
-Chubb slot left runs a flat combo under Beckham's slant. Open.
-Seals Jones tight right runs a quick out. Not open.
-Landry slot right runs a flat. Open
-Callaway wide right runs a straight go route. Not open.
The Browns are running a very common slant/flat combo rub route here. The optimal goal here is to have Chubb "pick" Beckham's man and give OBJ a clear lane up the field on the slant. Unfortunately, there is bit of bad luck involved here because this is very much a timing route and Beckham inadvertently picked Chubb's man rather than the opposite. This still falls on Mayfield because he needs to wait a beat longer because there's no pressure in his face and he doesn't need to get rid of the ball immediately. Throwing to Chubb on the flat instead of Beckham would have been a big gain.
Verdict: Mayfield's fault. Bad decision.
INT Number 10: 2nd and 8 from the Seahawks 10. Leading by 8 with 1:36 to go in the 2nd Q.
Formation: Under Center, 12 personnel (2 WR, 2 TE, 1 RB)
-Beckham wide left
-McCray eligible tight right as 3rd OT
-Harris tight right
-Landry wide right
-Chubb in the backfield
Routes:
-Beckham wide left runs a post. Open. Easy touchdown if this throw is made on time and on target.
-McCray stays in and blocks.
-Harris tight right runs a seam. Not open.
-Landry wide right runs a post. Open. Really good throw and this is a touchdown.
-Chubb stays in and blocks.
Seahawks rush 4 and drop 7. Hubbard gets blown up and pushed back into Mayfield's face, forcing a rushed throw off his back foot. Baker looks at Landry the whole way and Jarvis has inside position on the corner, but the throw is high and not leading enough. The inaccurate throw allows Seattle's CB Griffin to make a play on the ball in the air. The actual interception is bad luck as the ball was not only tipped into the air, but tipped again by Landry before it hit the ground which allowed the safety to make a diving INT. A better throw (or a throw to Beckham who was even more open on his post pattern) is a touchdown.
Verdict: Mayfield's fault. Inaccurate throw. Bad luck led to the actual interception.
INT Number 11: 2nd and 15 from the Browns 20. Trailing by 4 with 3:08 to go in the 4th Q.
Formation: Shotgun, 00 personnel (5 WR, 0 RB, 0 TE)
-Hilliard wide left
-Callaway slot left
-Seals Jones inside slot right
-Landry slot right
-Beckham wide right
Routes:
-Hilliard wide left runs a quick in. Open.
-Callaway slot left runs a seam. Not open.
-Seals Jones inside slot right runs a quick in. Open.
-Landry slot right runs a quick in. Open.
-Beckham wide right runs a quick in. Not open.
Seahawks rush 4 and drop 7. Mayfield gets rid of the ball quickly before pressure arrives and throws to Hilliard who is the most open player. The throw is a little behind Hilliard, but it hits him in both hands and he pops it straight into the air where it is intercepted.
Verdict: Hilliard's fault. The throw isn't perfect, but it's still a straight up drop.