NFL network’s ratings up for Browns win

Thursday night, Baker Mayfield made his NFL debut. And on that very same night, the Cleveland Browns won a football game. But this wasn’t just any win. In fact, it was their first win since December 2016. And folks took notice. According to Yahoo’s Frank Schwab, NFL Network’s ratings saw a huge boost during the contest.“The NFL announced that the ratings for the Browns’ thrilling win over the New York Jets were the highest for NFL Network in three years. That’s juking the stats a little bit, since the NFL has shifted many Thursday night games to network television. But 8.6 million viewers is still a 41 percent bump from the seven games last season that were exclusively on NFL Network” the report reads.In his debut, Mayfield lit it up — he went 17-of-23 (73.9%) or 201 yards and zero turnovers. He took just one sack for a loss of eight yards. And after bringing the score within 14-12, he and Jarvis Landry did this. So go on, Cleveland. Keep doing this and who knows — you might single-handedly save the sport. Bu

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