NFL stock reports: Chiefs, Browns, Chargers slide in messy AFC

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans talks with quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after beating the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans talks with quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after beating the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 07: Jarvis Landry #80 of the Cleveland Browns prays on the field before their against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 07, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 07: Jarvis Landry #80 of the Cleveland Browns prays on the field before their against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 07, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Browns (2-4)

After being labeled the NFL darlings off the 2019 off-season, the Cleveland Browns have been a disaster for much of the season. Second-year quarterback Baker Mayfield has not built on last season and much of that has to do with the play calling. Now the team has suffered back-to-back losses and sit at 2-4 after six games.

At first, it looked like the Browns were going to have another game to remind people why they are a true contender against the Seattle Seahawks. That lasted all of one quarter where they put up 20 points. Seattle was able to make another comeback victory winning 32-28 with quarterback Russell Wilson once again putting the team on his back.

Mayfield ended the day with another three interceptions making it 11 on the season. Odell Beckham Jr. was targeted 11 times bringing in 6 for 101 yards. While the team has tremendous amounts of talent, the struggles of Mayfield, the poor offensive line play, and the play-calling by first-year head coach Freddie Kitchens are limiting the potential of this team. Cleveland heads to Foxborough to take on the Patriots in their next matchup to make things even harder.

Los Angeles Chargers (2-4)

The Chargers continue to struggle as they started off their 2019 campaign like previous seasons: injured and sloppy. Pittsburgh deployed their third-string quarterback and rarely relied on him to do anything but hand the ball off or throw quick short routes. It was enough as Pittsburgh was able to dominate the trenches on both sides of the ball. It all started with a horrible backward pass over the top of Melvin Gordon, which ended up being a fumble and returned for a touchdown.

The Chargers have yet to fix the offensive line with their aging quarterback in need of some help. Pittsburgh was all over Philip Rivers in this one and the one sack and five QB hits don’t tell the full story at all. Chargers are going to need some major key injuries to come back healthy to get this one turned around. If you would like to hear more about the Chargers’ struggles, make sure to come back Wednesday for the AFC West review.