You know the excuses are coming. By the end of their 21-15 loss Sunday to the New York Giants, the Browns were missing three starting offensive linemen – and that’s true. Guys on the line also were playing unfamiliar positions,

Scribbles in my halftime notebook as the Giants led the Browns, 21-7: 1. I’ve often criticized Deshaun Watson for hanging on to the ball for too long and/or scrambling into QB sacks. That was not the problem in the first half Sunday.

GIANTS DEFENSE CATCHING BREAK VS. BROWNS? If ever there was a week for the New York Giants' defensive pass rush to come alive, it was Week 3. The Cleveland Browns, who host the Giants on Sunda, will be without offensive tackle Jack Conklin for a third straight week.