Winners and losers from the Browns’ 29-12 loss to the Broncos on Sunday

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns were defeated by Denver in a one sided 29-12 loss on Sunday, but that’s just the scoreboard.

Here are the real winners and losers from the game:

Loser: Ball Security

A lack of ball security improvements was prone to comeback and bite Cleveland, even with a winning record.

On paper, Denver’s defense didn’t enter Sunday as the league’s most threating unit. But their ability for forcing takeaways was an advantage, going into Sunday tied for fourth ranked in takeaways (19), ten of them coming off fumble recoveries.

Cleveland’s offense on the other hand featured a bad itch for turnovers, tying for third ranked in giveaways (20), and

Of the five fumbles made by the Browns, three were recovered by Denver.

Winner:

Loser: Defensive blues while traveling west

Winner: Russell W

Loser: Lack of situational awareness

Jerome Ford recorded nine carries for 65 yards (7.2 per carry). Kareem Hunt recorded seven carries for 22 yards (3.1 per carry), and three first-downs.

That’s a combined 16 carries for 87 yards, On the game, the Browns ran the ball 24 times for 107 yards (4.5 per carry).

Since October 1st, Denver has entered every Sunday ranked dead last in opponent rushing yards allowed per game, and allowed an average of 160.0 going into yesterday.

At one point,