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Monday 9 SepteMber 2019

False start: Browns commit 18 penalties, blasted in opener

By TOM WITHERS work line following Robin-
AP Sports Writer son’s disqualification and
CLEVELAND (AP) — The an injury to backup left
Browns’ highly anticipated tackle Kendall Lamm, May-
opener turned into one gi- field completed 25 of 38
ant, yellow flag. passes for 285 yards and
Talk about a false start. one touchdown.
The Browns were called for But he couldn’t get Cleve-
18 penalties — their most land’s offense into any kind
since 1951 — and quar- of rhythm because of the
terback Baker Mayfield in- penalties.
jured his right hand while Mayfield tried to find posi-
being sacked for a safety tives from an otherwise
and throwing three inter- awful afternoon. He’s con-
ceptions in a 43-13 thrash- fident his teammates will
ing on Sunday by the Ten- regroup and rally.
nessee Titans, who ruined a “Because everybody is go-
party Cleveland had been ing to throw us in the trash,”
planning for months. he said. “I think that is good.
It was all supposed to be Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker (82) scores a touchdown during the second half in an I know what type of men
different for these Browns, NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. we have in this locker room.
revitalized by the addition Associated Press Quite frankly, I do not give
of star receiver Odell Beck- The Browns were favored to ceptable.” players believe in what we a damn what happens on
ham Jr. win their first season opener Vaccaro isn’t sure what are doing. We had a lot of the outside. I know how we
Instead, it was more of the in 15 years, and after taking prompted Robinson’s reac- situations we put ourselves are going to react. I know
same. the opening kickoff, May- tion. in today that made it very what we are going to do.
“That is not the way we field drove the offense 73 “I knocked him over and difficult to get to the point “We are going to bounce
want to be represented,” yards for a TD in the open- he kicked me in my head,” where we could overcome back. We have a Monday
said first-year coach Fred- ing five minutes. Things Vaccaro said. “I thought some of the things that we night game coming up, so
die Kitchens, who put on looked promising, and it was funny. It’s going to were doing wrong. we do not really care. We
a brave face following his Cleveland’s crowd was be a hefty fine, I feel bad “We are going to keep are ready to go.”
team’s demoralizing 2019 roaring at unsafe decibels. for him. I didn’t want him staying to course, keep Beckham, who had seven
debut. “We lost our disci- But rookie Austin Seibert to get ejected. We were our head down and keep catches for 71 yards in his
pline and we lost our com- missed the extra point, and taught on this team, no working.” debut, said as long as the
posure. ... I did not see it the penalties began piling dumb penalties.” The Browns fell to 1-19-1 in Browns clean up their mis-
coming.” up like laundry in front of a The Browns are still learning. season openers, with the takes, they’ll be fine.
No one did. Except maybe washing machine. Kitchens couldn’t explain lone win coming in 2004. “We need to be more dis-
the Titans. Cleveland was called for why his team was so undis- Mayfield, who was sacked ciplined,” he said. “It is
“I’m gonna be honest with 10 infractions in the first ciplined by he vowed to five times, left FirstEnergy the first game so whether
you, man, they were who half, with starting left tackle make the necessary cor- Stadium with his right hand we lost by one point or 40
we thought they were,” Greg Robinson’s ejection rections before the Browns wrapped. The team said X- points, it still says an ‘L’ on
said Tennessee tight end for kicking Titans safety Ken- visit the New York Jets one rays taken after the game the records. It is nothing to
Delanie Walker, who had ny Vaccaro in the head the week from Monday.” were negative and he panic about. Adversity has
two touchdown catches. most egregious act. “We are not changing any- should be ready for next to come at some point in
“If you want to crown them, “We do not tolerate that,” thing,” he said. “I believe week. the season, so why not right
crown ‘em.” Kitchens said. “That is unac- in what we are doing. Our Playing behind a patch- now?”q

25: LSU moves up to give SEC 3 of top 4 in AP poll

By RALPH D. RUSSO football poll after LSU’s road vic- as on Saturday to make it three the regular season, with Auburn
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron cel- tory against Texas pushed the Ti- straight SEC teams after Clemson. moving up to No. 8 and Florida
ebrates a defensive stop against gers to No. 4. Clemson remained Southern California, which was rising to No. 9.
Texas during an NCAA football No. 1 on Sunday, receiving 56 unranked in the preseason for the The Tigers and Gators were two
game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, first-place votes out of 62 in the first time since 2001, moved in at of several teams to get a bump
in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/ Top 25 presented by Regions No. 24 after beating Stanford 45- in the rankings thanks to Michi-
American-Statesman via AP) Bank. No. 2 Alabama received 20. gan. The Wolverines dodged an
The Southeastern Conference 6 first-place votes and Georgia POLL POINTS upset, beating Army 24-21 in dou-
held three of the top four spots stayed at No. 3. LSU jumped two The SEC has half the top-10 teams ble overtime, but dropped three
in The Associated Press college spots after winning 45-38 at Tex- in the country after two weeks of spots to No. 10.q