#offense

#offense

It shouldn't come as a shock that the Cleveland Browns are 2-5 through the first seven weeks of the season. The defensive line is very good, yes, and Denzel Ward is still one of the premier cornerbacks in football, but the offense is nothing short of abysmal. Going into the preseason, Kevin Stefanski had four main options at quarterback upon finding out Deshaun Watson would be out for the year: Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders.

The O's just finished up a disappointing 2025 season. After making the playoffs in the prior two campaigns, they fell to the basement of the American League East this year, finishing 75-87. Their lack of rotation depth was a big part of that but the lineup also wasn't great. The team hit a collective .235/.305/.394. The resultant 96 wRC+ was better than just nine clubs in the majors.

The Heat's undermanned offense needs a best-case-scenario season from Nikola Jovic. When critics paint a bleak picture of Miami's outlook, they'll often cite the lack of a superstar as the primary culprit behind all of the doom-and-gloom talk. It's true that's a role the Heat will have to figure out how to fill if they ever want to rejoin the championship race, but that's a long-term puzzle for the front office to solve.

No doubt they need the likes of Springer and his suddenly rejuvenated offense, as well as Daulton Varsho and his Gold Glove calibre defense in the outfield, along with Kevin Gausman to dominate opposing hitters into submission. But if there was one player that the Jays can't afford to lose this postseason, that player is none other than Alejandro Kirk.

Play of the Game: Tua Tagovailoa was sacked at the Patriots 37-yard line on fourth-and-12 with 53 seconds left. That completed a day where, again, the theme was lost opportunity. On the previous possession, Tua threw a fourth-down interception over the middle that was returned 20 yards to the Dolphins 38 with 2:12 left. Bottom-line: The Dolphins needed winning plays from their quarterback.

Aside from elite forward David Pastrnak the offense will struggle. A few players will have good seasonsbut the lack of offense is one reason this team will not make the playoffs next season. In the offseason, GM Don Sweeney made moves to make this team more competitive but nothing new for the offense. Coming into the fold are forwards Viktor Arvidsson, Matej Blumel, Michael Eyssimont, and Tanner Jeannot.

Jorge Posada, traditionally a catcher, slumped with a .154 batting average but was positioned in the two-hole by Yankees' management, leading to an impressive performance.

"We need Marcus to be an elite punt returner and his ability to help the offense and be able to gain extra first downs," said coach Mike Vrabel.

The Angels managed just a swinging-bunt single against the visiting Chicago White Sox in the second game of their three-game series, not nearly enough in a 1-0 loss.

The San Francisco Giants sit 7 wins above .500, solidly in the hunt for a playoff berth, with 97 games under their belt and 65 more to play.

In what eventually became a 30-24 overtime loss to the Bengals, Mims finished with eight receptions on eight targets for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Both touchdowns were in the fourth quarter -- the first a 51-yard catch-and-run for the team's longest play of the game and the other a leaping are-you-kidding-me effort with eight seconds left in regulation to force overtime.