Did Joe Flacco have the BEST single-game performance of any Cleveland Browns QB this season?

The Cleveland Browns thought they needed a heroic effort from Joe Flacco in his first start in 11 months in order to beat the LA Rams, but that turned out not to be the case.

Flacco played great in his Browns debut, throwing for 254 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. The interception came at a crucial time, but for the most part, Flacco was better than advertised.

The issue was the Browns defense, which has looked like a shell of its former self the last two weeks on this West Coast road trip.

Russell Wilson carved them last week in Denver, and Matt Stafford did the same on Sunday. Stafford threw for 3 TDs, Kyren Williams ran for another, and Puka Nacua looked like the second coming of Jerry Rice against this battered and bruised Browns defensive unit.

Myles Garrett played for Cleveland, but didn't record a single stat for the first time in his career.

Dustin Hopkins missed a crucial extra point in the game which could have changed the outcome, but at the end of the day, the Browns fell in LA, 36-19.

Where do the Browns go from here and how does it get fixed?

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