Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns have looked shaky in a lot of games this season, and that includes those that they have actually won. Count the Browns’ 13-10 win over the winless Detroit Lions at home in Week 11 among them, as Cleveland failed to come away with a convincing victory that should have underscored how far they are in terms of quality from the worst team in the NFL this season.
That being said, credit should still go to Mayfield, who played and finished the game despite a banged-up body. Mayfield’s wife, Emily, took to social media after the game and appeared to have taken a shot at his husband’s teammates.
Via Dov Kleiman:
From last night: Emily Mayfield, Baker's wife, shared this on Instagram after the #Browns barely beat the winless #Lions 13-10.
"Maybe the rest of our team should take the hint and get tougher."
Baker had 2 INTs, 1 TD, and 50% completion.
The defense held Tim Boyle to 77 yards pic.twitter.com/oLF3tsLYMU
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 22, 2021
Mayfield ended up with 176 passing yards and a touchdown with two interceptions on just 15-of-29 completions. He hardly outplayed Lions backup Tim Boyle, who was playing in his first career NFL start, with Jared Goff out for Detroit. However, Mayfield was dealing with a variety of health issues, ones Cleveland hopes he can completely recover from sooner than later.
In any case, the Browns still got a much-needed victory that gives them some sort of momentum heading into a crucial matchup against AFC North rivals, Baltimore Ravens at home in Week 12.