Was Elijah Moore the missing ingredient from the Browns offense?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns’ dominating 24-3 win over the Bengals on Sunday came with some struggles from the offense, which didn’t score a touchdown until the end of the first half. But within their search for consistent flow was Elijah Moore, who made his debut in the orange and brown.

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Moore had a solid debut on Sunday, catching three of his seven targets for 43 yards (14.3 per reception), and was used well in the slot while Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones attracted attention on the outside.

Moore’s 19-yard run came with a change of direction, originally going to the right but moving left after he hit traffic. That run was the first play of their last series of the first half, which eventually ended in a touchdown by Deshaun Watson.

Check out the video at the top of this post to watch Sports 4 CLE host Dave Bacon and The Chronicle-Telegram’s Scott Petrak discuss a key element that may have been missing from this Browns’ team the last few years.

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