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Browns' Baker Mayfield Says 4-2 Record Feels Like 0-6 After Loss to Steelers

Rob Goldberg

The Cleveland Browns remain in good position at 4-2 even after a Week 6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the team still wasn't happy after the 38-7 defeat.

"The feeling throughout [our] building after that loss—4-2 has never felt so much like 0-6 before," quarterback Baker Mayfield said Wednesday, per Jake Trotter of ESPN. "But that's because we have very high expectations for ourselves."

The Browns entered the game with a four-game winning streak and a 4-1 record, the organization's best since 1994, but the loss set them back in the fight for the AFC North, currently sitting in third place behind the Steelers (5-0) and Baltimore Ravens (5-1).

Though any loss to a division opponent can hit hard, Sunday's defeat was especially brutal. Mayfield threw a pick-six in the first quarter to fall behind double digits, and the team never recovered.

The quarterback was eventually benched after throwing two interceptions while being sacked four times.

Cleveland had scored at least 30 points in five straight games but was held to just one touchdown against Pittsburgh.

"I've got to have a short memory playing quarterback," Mayfield said. "It's tough when you're in a momentum swing like that to get back on track. But this position, you have to be able to do that."

The Browns will get a chance to turn things around next Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

   

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