Former Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion finally got the kind of NFL afternoon he had been building toward, and it came in a Browns rally Sunday.
Concepcion turned in a career-best line with eight catches for 129 yards, then added 23 rushing yards on three carries as Cleveland erased an early 14-point hole and beat the Tennessee Titans 27-24. His 152 total yards from scrimmage were the most he has posted through seven games of his rookie season, and it was his first 100-yard receiving game in the NFL.
Afterward, Concepcion said he saw this kind of outing coming.
"I enter every week expecting to have a game like this. This week it was my breakout game, so I just can't wait to keep stacking weeks."
The former Aggie had entered the game with 22 receptions for 186 yards across his first six contests, and he nearly equaled that yardage total against Tennessee alone. He became a steady outlet for quarterback Deshaun Watson as the Browns dug out of a 14-0 first-quarter deficit and flipped the game before halftime.
Concepcion caught all eight of his passes in the first half, a stretch that helped Cleveland grab a 17-14 lead at the break. Watson finished with 308 passing yards, and Quinshon Judkins added 96 rushing yards with two touchdowns. Andre Szmyt sealed the win with a 32-yard field goal as time expired.
The victory moved the Browns to 5-2, and Concepcion’s breakout gave Cleveland another weapon as the rookie keeps settling into the NFL.
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