CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Rookie Dillon Gabriel impressed in his Browns debut, going 13-of-18 for 143 yards in the first half, as Cleveland trailed Philadelphia 13-12 at the break.
He connected with 8 different receivers.
Gabriel led the team to a touchdown on its opening drive, converting three 3rd downs. Ahmani Marshall scored on a 4-yard TD run.
The Browns were driving again when Gabriel was intercepted by Andrew Mukuba, who took it 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the 2nd quarter.
Gabriel’s 3rd drive ended on a sack by Philadelphia’s Aziz Ojulari, so Cleveland had to settle for a Dustin Hopkins 46-yard field goal to make the score 9-7 Browns.
His 4th drive lasted just 1 play as Pierre Strong fumbled on the Browns 31-yard line.
Gabriel went 3-for-5 on his final drive o