Cleveland Browns’ undrafted rookie makes real admission after big mistake in loss to San Francisco 49ers
Not a whole lot went right for the Cleveland Browns in their loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Cleveland Browns are a 3-9 football team thanks to their latest loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Cleveland fell 26-8 on Sunday, but the game wasn’t as lopsided as the score may indicate.
If there was a way for the Browns to hurt themselves on Sunday, they found it. The 49ers scored two touchdowns against the Browns defense but didn’t have to drive longer than 32 yards for either of them. Cleveland’s defense was put in bad situations often in Week 13—just as it has been all season. A big punt return, a fumbled snap, and a muffed punt were just a few of the mistakes that derailed the Browns.
Browns WR Gage Larvadain reflects on his costly mistake against the 49ers
A lack of complementary football has been Cleveland’s biggest issue this season, and that was evident again against San Francisco. Larvadain muffed a punt in the fourth quarter with the Browns trailing 17-8, giving the 49ers the ball at the Cleveland 18-yard line.
“It hurts because you feel like the world kind of crashes down on you,” Larvadain said of the muffed punt. “This is what we do for a living, so you just have to be better, just prepare better.”
Larvadain has primarily served as a returner for the Browns but does have four catches for 45 yards in eight games this season. The rookie from South Carolina has 16 punt returns with a long of 44 yards and an 8.9-yard average. His mistake against the 49ers was costly, turning a two-possession deficit into a three-possession difference.
“We do a good job of rallying together. Our defense goes out there and does what they do,” Larvadain said. “And you really feel bad because you put them in a position to now make their jobs harder. I don’t feel bad for myself when something like that happens. It makes you feel bad for your team.”
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