The lost wide receiver Jr. for . It is a devastating blow to a team already without star running back . Cleveland is treading water in the AFC North following a 37-34 victory over the Sunday. How much will Beckham's absence impact the Browns offense? Who will replace his production? Is Cleveland a better football team without Beckham? No. Are they a more talented team without Beckham? Certainly not. However, there is an argument that might be more efficient and comfortable without the wide receiver.Former head coach Freddie Kitchens forced the ball to his top dollar receiver last season despite the team's obvious strength running the football and setting up the pa s through play action. Flashback to the Browns' Week 3 win over Washington. The team rushed for more yards (158) than they Cam Fowler Men Jersey pa sed (156) and Mayfield was having to tell his receivers to stay patient while celebrating a touchdown. Mayfield no longer has to manage touches. He opened Sunday's game against Cincinnati with five incompletions, including an interception thrown in the direction of Beckham.The slow start could be the former No. 1 overall selection just needing time to settle into the flow of the game, but he found his rhythm following that initial struggle. Over the final three quarters, Mayfield completed 22 of 23 pa ses for 297 yards and five touchdowns.The lone incompletion was a spike to stop the clock late in the fourth quarter. NextGen Stats noted Brian Gibbons Men Jersey that there was in near succe sion. The game-winning touchdown had just a 21.7% chance of being completed. Mayfield's game-winning TD pa s to Donovan Peoples-Jones was his most improbable completion of the game. Air Distance: 42.5 yards Sideline Distance: 0.5 yardsCompletion Probability: 21.7% | Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) The most impre sive aspect of Mayfield's succe s is the unlikely supporting cast. finished with five receptions for 48 yards despite playing with broken ribs. Tight end , a rookie selected in the fourth round in 2020, wide receiver , a rookie selected in the sixth-round in 2020, and wide receiver , a former fifth-round pick not re-signed until April 28, combined for 13 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns, including the improbable game-winner. It was a remarkable feat but it came against a Cincinnati secondary that surrendered a personal record-breaking second quarter to quarterback one week earlier. The narrative on Rivers to that point had been his washed play and onset limitations to Indianapolis' season.In an ideal world, Cleveland could rely on those aforementioned players without giving up draft capital. Benoit-Olivier Women Jersey It would be a bold move for a team that is legitimately in the mid-season playoff conversation for the first time since 2007. However, Beckham's strength was spreading the field and that is difficult to reproduce. Coach Kevin Stefanski will have to manufacture some of that into his play-calling. The team could organically institute more three tight end sets with and Bryant when . They could also look to Houston for wide receivers or but it is more likely that they start activating on Sundays and use him on vertical routes. Beckham and Landry are scheduled to account for $30.55 million against the salary cap in 2021 so they can ill-afford to add another costly pa s catcher.For the fantasy owners looking for a quick add that could lead to a championship, you will not find it in Cleveland. The safe bet is that Beckham's production is fulfilled by a committee of names rather than one player taking it Anthony Stolarz Women Jersey all upon himself. Besides, the Browns' identity is ground in the run game and Chubb is .The book on Mayfield has been his inability to recognize zone coverage. He was not having to move from his first option much during the comeback win over their AFC North counterpart so that is something to monitor. Has he truly progre sed or was his transcendent play a byproduct Jaycob Megna Kids Jersey of the competition? Last week's rough up by Pittsburgh may have brought on PTSD for Mayfield, who was sacked 41 times the prior year. In back-to-back games, he has thrown interceptions on the first throw of the game. His confidence has see-sawed back and forth but should be high coming off of Sunday's performance. There is a lot of uncertainty in Cleveland but it is not simply how Beckham will be replaced. There is equal importance to the growth of Mayfield. If he builds on Sunday's performance, then the team will be able to overcome some of the challenges brought on by the star wide receiver's absence.The upcoming home game against Las Vegas is a trial run. The are surrendering the fifth-most pa sing yards per game. Stefanski can tweak the offense, diagnose the results and make any nece sary changes during the Week 9 bye.