Browns’ offensive snap counts, stats, and notes: Week 17 – No touchdowns allowed

Cleveland’s offense hit a wall in December.

Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on offense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 17 game against the Miami Dolphins.

• QB: Man, I was so high on Dorian Thompson-Robinson from his two years of preseason efforts. Granted, I don’t mean high as in, “this guy is a starter in the league for sure,” but I thought he showed some promise with his downfield throws, and that his speed could be utilized for a mix of a game-management/running threat quarterback. The amount of negative plays are just horrid, though, and he doesn’t throw an accurate enough of a football to allow guys to run after the catch consistently. It sounds like we’re getting Bailey Zappe now in the finale.
• RB: With Jerome Ford going down with an ankle injury in the game, the Browns leaned more on D’Onta Foreman to carry the load as opposed to Pierre Strong. For whatever reason, the Browns never want to seem to give Strong a chance at a starting role, even for one game, and would rather keep him as a backup.
• WR: It was obviously a bit of an ugly game for Jerry Jeudy. I know everyone isn’t perfect, and he still had 12 catches, but I recall 3-4 passes that he should have had fairly easily, as well as one contested one, but he couldn’t haul in. That doesn’t diminish my thoughts of him; it was just one down game. The rest of the receivers just can’t shine without a good quarterback in there.
• TE: Jordan Akins isn’t going to light the world on fire, but he’s remained a decent receiving threat and one of the more consistent players of the team’s 2024 season when David Njoku is out. Despite that, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Browns look to form more of a dynamic dual receiving threat at tight end next year.
• OL: Joel Bitonio was the Browns’ top-graded player on offense, grading out to a 74.3 by PFF. There has been some retirement speculation about him as the season winds down, but per PFF, he has been one of the best guards in the league over the past month: