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“They hit a couple big plays that got chunks of yardage,” coach Freddie Kitchens said. “That one drive was two plays. That can’t happen.”

Cleveland never recovered in the second half. Mayfield found Odell Beckham Jr. for a touchdown that cut the Ravens’ lead to 24-15, but it was too late — both in the scope of the game and the season — for the touchdown to prove meaningful.

With one game to play, Beckham, who has battled a hip/groin injury since training camp, has caught three touchdowns this season. The injury has hampered the expected production between Beckham and Mayfield, but Mayfield is hopeful the duo can make an improvement next season.

“Teams have played us differently, so we just have to take advantage of our one-on-ones,” Mayfield said. “That was just one of them where we trust our guy to make a play, and (Beckham) did.”

That’s just one area, however, where the Browns will strive to improve for next season. Sunday’s loss showcased a little bit of everything that has plagued the Browns: failure on third down, a lack of expected offensive production and too many defensive breakdowns for big plays.

Sure, the loss came against arguably the best team in the NFL, but that’s who the Browns wanted to be this season.

Sunday showed how far they were from meeting that goal.

Cleveland has a chance next week against Cincinnati to meet the same win total, seven, as last season, but the loss Sunday officially closed the books on the playoff hopes the Browns had from the first day of training camp.

So, when Mayfield evaluated the season, he had no choice but to be blunt.

“We set the bar high for ourselves,” he said. “Our expectations were extremely high, and we didn’t meet that, so that’s the most disappointing thing. In the big picture mindset, it’s a process. There’s a lot of room for improvement and progress has to be made.”

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