As the third quarter closed, Joe Flacco had thrown his third interception and, finally, this ridiculous magic carpet ride he’d been on—from his couch to crunch time of the NFL season in the time it took to fly from New Jersey to Cleveland—appeared to be reaching its conclusion.
The Browns were down 17–7 to the Bears.
The old gunslinger was 15-of-29 for 123 yards against a fast-improving Chicago defense.
