Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens drew up an odd play call late in their 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Many were left wondering what exactly he was thinking.

Down by four, on fourth-and-9 in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, Kitchens decided to stun all those at FirstEnergy Stadium and the Rams' defense. He ran a draw out of shotgun to running back Nick Chubb. As most would expect, it didn't work. Chubb ran two yards; the Rams got the ball back.

Kitchens' strategy wasn't off. Stunning a defense on fourth down is a smart play. The play itself was off. A draw should've never been called there, regardless of Baker Mayfield's struggles. At least, history indicates that.

According to Jake Trotter of ESPN, since ESPN started video tracking the NFL in 2007, there has never been a draw called on fourth-and-9 or more. Nobody saw it coming, for better or worse.

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Ultimately, the play didn't work, and Kitchens' Browns lost the game. He's received his fair share of heat for doing so. His response: the execution is more important than the play calling.

Kitchens said on the post-game call:

“I will go back and look at it… I know what you guys are going to try to do is blame the play calling, but that is why I said execution is the most important thing. Whatever we have called, we have to do our job.”

We knew the Browns offense would be different, maybe not that different, however.