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BEREA Ugo Amadi Jersey , Ohio (AP) — As Baker Mayfield threw long passes to his wide receivers and short ones to backs before Sunday’s game against Carolina, Browns interim coach Gregg Williams knew his rookie quarterback was going to have a good game.It wasn’t any sight.It was a sound.“You can hear the ball come out of the quarterback’s hand with a ‘ssssssst’ and you can hear how tight the ball was coming out of his hand,” Williams said. “It was bringing a smile to my face when I saw him warm up and really the entire game he was zipping it.”Mayfield zipped it all day long, completing a 66-yard pass on Cleveland’s first play and whipping several passes into tight coverage during a 26-20 win that gave the Browns their fifth win and kept their faint playoff hopes flickering.Mayfield’s arm strength isn’t usually the first thing mentioned when discussing the No. 1 overall pick’s top attributes. More often his accuracy, leadership and, of course, abundant confidence are brought up first. But Mayfield, whose “I woke up feeling dangerous” has become a catch phrase around Cleveland, has shown he can rear back and fire the ball with any quarterback.After the Browns fell behind the Panthers 7-0, Mayfield quickly stripped Carolina of momentum by stepping up and throwing a laser down the field — the ball traveled more than 60 yards — to receiver Breshad Perriman, who hauled in the deep pass to set up Cleveland’s first TD.The play exemplified Mayfield’s confidence, and the trust he has built with Cleveland’s coaching staff.“That was a rocket and that was a long throw, and it is a long throw on the money,” Williams said. “In practices Dwayne Haskins Jersey , we have seen longer throws and we have seen even more accurate throws that other people have not seen yet.”Mayfield showed off his arm — and accuracy — a little later with a 51-yard TD toss to receiver Jarvis Landry, who appeared to be well-covered on the play. Mayfield, though, squeezed his throw between two defenders, showing both fearlessness and faith.“It was where it needed to be,” Landry said. “The guy’s back was turned. The corner that was coming from the outside was trying to squeeze it, and the ball literally went between both of them. It was a hell of a throw.”Mayfield is bringing the heat.The Browns (5-7-1) have won three of four going into this week’s game in Denver, and in those victories, he has completed 79 percent of his passes (54 of 68) for 712 yards with eight TDs and no interceptions. Mayfield has also shown remarkable resiliency by shaking off a three-pick performance in the first half at Houston to pass for 351 yards in the second half while standing in the face of the Texans‘ tenacious pass rush led by J.J. Watt.Williams has been cautious to heap too much praise on the 23-year-old, but lately he has gone out of his way to compliment his young QB.Following Wednesday’s practice, Williams said Mayfield’s arm was “off the charts” in terms of its liveliness.“He had a live day on Sunday, but (snaps fingers) came back today and it looked like it was even more live today,” Williams said. “The first thing I thought was ‘young’.”But beyond Mayfield’s youth and the life in his high-velocity arm, Williams sees something special.“The good quarterbacks D.K. Metcalf Jersey , some of the times when some of us may judge a throw that, ‘Wow, that was not a very good throw.’ Why? Because it was on his back shoulder?” Williams said.“It was on his back shoulder because that is the way that the guy throws the player open. Drew Brees and some of those guys — Joe Montana, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning — and all of the guys that I have been with or gone against — will throw the guy open.“He is doing that. That is a natural thing. That is not something that can be overly taught at this level. If we have to spend a lot of time trying to teach that at this level, he probably will never ever get it.”NOTES: While the Browns remain a long shot to make the playoffs, S Damarious Randall believes they belong in the postseason. “We feel like we’re a playoff team,” Randall said. “We feel like we deserve one of them six spots. We know we dug ourselves in a hole, and we know that we need some help. It starts with us winning out. If we win out, they just better not let us in the playoffs.” … Rookie S Denzel Ward remains in concussion protocol. He missed Sunday’s game. Last week: 4-9Totals week 4-10 against the spread: 41-46-3Houston (-2.5) vs. ArizonaTom Savage vs. what looks to be Blaine Gabbert is not exactly the best that the NFL has to offer. However, the two defenses in this game have been scuffling a little bit, so some points should be scored at least.<em>Pick: Arizona (+2.5)</em>Baltimore (-2) vs. Green BayBrett Hundley proved me wrong last week, and he looked really comfortable in the second half vs. the Bears. The Packers are gaining confidence in him.<em>Pick: Green Bay (+2)</em>Detroit (-3) vs. ChicagoThe Lions’ offense seems to finally be completely healthy, and Trubisky still has yet to show that he was worthy of a No. 2 overall draft pick.<em>Pick: Detroit (-3)</em>Jacksonville (-7.5) vs. Cleveland The Browns played well on offense against Detroit last week www.seahawksauthorizedshops.com/authentic-cody-barton-jersey , but the Jaguars’ defense is probably the best in all of football.<em>Pick: Jacksonville (-7.5)</em>Kansas City (-10.5) vs. New York GiantsThe Giants are just a mess, and the Chiefs are coming off a bye. Andy Reid is 16-2 following bye weeks, which is pretty good.<em>Pick: Kansas City (-10.5)</em>Minnesota (-2.5) vs. Los Angeles RamsThe Vikings are one of the most well-coached teams in football, and so are the Rams. This is being hyped up as the “game of the week,” and rightly so.<em>Pick: Los Angeles Rams (+2.5)</em>Tampa Bay vs. Miami (pick em)This game is just…. bleh. I’ll take Cutler at home against a bad Tampa secondary, I guess.<em>Pick: Miami</em>New Orleans (-7.5) vs. WashingtonWashington surprised us a few weeks ago by beating Seattle on the road, can they do it again? With the way the Saints are playing on both sides of the football, I have my doubts.<em>Pick: New Orleans (-7.5)</em>Los Angeles Chargers (-6) vs. BuffaloThe Bills are going to regret benching Tyrod Taylor.<em>Pick: Los Angeles Chargers (-6)</em>Denver (-2.5) vs. CincinnatiAt home, Denver should finally snap out of that funk they’ve been in. They have been outscored 92-28 in the last two games, which is just embarrassing. Beware of the embarrassed team.<em>Pick: Denver (-2.5)</em>New England (-7) vs. Oakland (in Mexico City)The Oakland Raiders do not have an interception yet this season, which seems impossible.<em>Pick: New England (-7)</em>Philadelphia (-4.5) vs. DallasThe Eagles are well-rested, coming off a bye, and are facing a Dallas team with no Zeke or Sean Lee.<em>Pick: Philadelphia (-4.5)</em>Seattle (-3) vs. AtlantaThis is one of those games that looked a whole lot better at the start of the season than it does right now.<em>Pick: Seattle (-3) </em>