Mayfield impresses Browns with strong arm

Vikings fire offensive coordinator

The Minnesota Vikings have fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, whose first season on the job ended after just 13 games amid a sharp decline in production by the offense over the past six weeks.

Quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski was made interim offensive coordinator on Tuesday morning, following a 21-7 loss at Seattle on Monday night.

Stefanski will take over the play-calling duty from DeFilippo, whose work with new quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't materialize into consistent success.

The Vikings (6-6-1) have been held to under 300 total yards in four of their past five games. They've scored an average of 12.8 points in those four games. As former Oklahoma star 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.

Mayfield's arm strength isn't usually the first thing mentioned when discussing the No. 1 overall pick's top attributes. 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. Northern District of California against the Raiders, the NFL and the other 31 clubs seeks lost revenue, money Oakland taxpayers invested in the Raiders and other costs.

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