Both defenses are playing well early in Thursday night’s Browns-Ravens game.
Either that or both offenses have been awful. Maybe both.
There was no score in the first quarter. An interception by Browns rookie cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun ended the Ravens’ only real threat.
The Browns used a timeout before the first play from scrimmage -- they had 12 players in the defensive huddle -- and took another one with 10:25 left before a third down play when they had the ball. Per ESPN Stats and Info, the Browns are the first team since 2011 to use a timeout before the first play from scrimmage and the first since 2013 to use two timeouts in the first five minutes of a game.
The Ravens are wearing purple. All purple. Ravens running back Terrance West even dyed his hair purple.
