Editor's note: Tony Grossi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR.

Instant takeaways from Browns’ 28-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons …

1. Friendly foe: The Falcons were the perfect tonic for the Browns’ ills. The Browns played their best game of the year against their historical franchise patsies, beating Atlanta, 28-16, to end a four-game losing streak and award Gregg Williams his first win as interim coach. Baker Mayfield flirted with perfection, finishing with a 151.3 passer rating on 17 of 20 passing for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and running back Nick Chubb broke a franchise record with a 92-yard touchdown run en route to a career-high 176 yards. The Browns’ defense did not let Matt Ryan and Julio Jones beat them. Jones had 107 yards and one touchdown on seven receptions, and Ryan surpassed 300 yards passing again. But the Browns had a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter and sealed the win on a Chris Smith strip-sack of Ryan with the Atlanta quarterback frantically trying to tack on one last score with 1:19 to play. The Browns are 3-6-1 as they hit their bye week.

2. Karma: The Browns looked like they got jobbed on a phantom pass interference call on T.J. Carrie when Julio Jones juggled a pass inside the 5-yard line and then was hit by Carrie. The infraction might have been called on contact earlier. In any case, the Falcons failed to take advantage when they were stopped inches from the goal line on third and fourth down. Tevin Coleman was tackled short on third down. On fourth down, Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian made a play-call bordering on insane. Just inches from the goal line, Matt Ryan lined up in the shotgun and threw wildly for backup tight end Eric Saubert at the back of the end zone. The Browns took over inside their own 1 with 11:29 to go in the fourth quarter, and then after two false-start penalties, Mayfield completed an out to Antonio Callaway from deep in the end zone to secure some room, before having to punt.

3. Almost another: The Falcons almost did it again on their next drive. It took them four plays to score from the 1. Ryan was incomplete on two fades, then Damarious Randall threw Coleman for a 2-yard loss. On fourth down, Randall pressured Ryan on a blitz and Ryan threw it up for tight end Austin Hooper, who outleaped Jabrill Peppers at the goal line and leaned over the touchdown. Ryan was buried for a blind-side sack by Anthony Zettel on the two-point try with 4:20 left.

4. Old School: Chubb showed his extra gear on his 92-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. On a simple run over right tackle, Chubb avoided one tackle then blew into the beleaguered Atlanta secondary. Linebacker Foyesade Oluokun had the angle on Chubb as he crossed the 50, but Chubb reached another gear and accelerated out of Oluokun’s diving tackle attempt at the Falcons’ 35. The run was the longest from scrimmage in Browns’ history, exceeding a 90-yard run by Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell in 1959.

5. Perfection: Mayfield had a perfect first half statistically – 12 of 12 for 165 yards, two touchdowns and the verifier on perfection, a passer rating of 158.3. The only thing that kept the offense as a whole from perfection was a couple of dubious trick plays that stopped the Browns. The first came on the first series on third-and-1 from the 44. Mayfield walked away from center and toward the sideline with arms raised in mock confusion. The snap went directly to Chubb and the Falcons weren’t fooled, burying him for no gain. The Browns then punted. On their third series, the Browns were marching easily, 42 yards in six plays, and then got too cute on first down from the Falcons’ 34. Mayfield handed off to Dontrell Hilliard and then ran a pass pattern down the left sideline. Hilliard threw the ball, awfully, in Mayfield’s direction and it was intercepted by safety Damontae Kazee.

6. Who-lio: After the turnover, Ryan hooked up immediately with Julio Jones, the would-be Browns receiver passed over in the 2011 draft, for 30 yards. That was enough for Jones to surpass 10,000 receiving yards in his career in 104 games – the quickest in NFL history. Five plays later, Ryan threw to Jones on a quick wideout screen at the 1, and Jones leaned over the goal line for only his second touchdown of the season.

7. No joke: During the week, I asked Freddie Kitchens if we should expect him to expand on the offense in his second game as replacement coordinator. He deadpanned that he was bringing back the wishbone. We thought he was joking. Turns out he wasn’t. Kitchens employed modifications of wishbone alignment on the possession that ended in the halfback option that went as an interception. On every play, Mayfield was surrounded in the backfield by Chubb, Duke Johnson and Hilliard. It was working – until the INT.

8. Finally: The drought is over. The Browns finally scored a touchdown in the first quarter. The breakthrough came when Mayfield executed an efficient, 88-yard drive on his second series. Mayfield was sharp on six passes – all completions – and completed the drive on a great throw from 28 yards to Rashard Higgins while being flushed to his right by Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett. Another nice play by Mayfield was checking down to Chubb after the called deep pass was not open after a play-fake. Last week against the Chiefs, Mayfield forced the deep ball on a similar play with a checkdown wide open. Mayfield’s second touchdown pass was another deft play on his part. From the Falcons’ 13, Mayfield faked handoffs to a back and a receiver on an end-around, looked to his left and then dumped the ball underneath to Chubb sitting in a zone. Chubb ran it in for his first receiving touchdown.

9. Take a breather: Greg Robinson made his second start in a row at left tackle ahead of Desmond Harrison. The rookie left tackle has not been able to shake an illness, which reportedly has caused some weight loss. Robinson didn't allow a sack, but was flagged for two holding penalties on runs.