CLEVELAND -- Preseason Game No. 2 was a good night's work for Robert Griffin III.
It was probably more than a good night's work. It was an excellent night's work as Griffin continues to try to revive his career with the Cleveland Browns.
Six days after a lackluster performance in Green Bay, Griffin played the majority of the first half and acccounted for 132 total yards against the Atlanta Falcons.
He threw touchdown passes of 50 and 29 yards in five possessions and added runs of 14 and 22 yards. His 132 yards were 83 percent of the Browns total offense. His passer rating: 154.2.
"I thought he played pretty well, thought he did a good job of taking care of the ball and distributing the ball to some of our playmakers," coach Hue Jackson said.
It would be tough to ask for more from Griffin, whose 50-yard TD went to Terrelle Pryor, who streaked past Desmond Trufant to catch the ball on the run. In two games, Pryor and Griffin have combined for receptions of 49 and 50 yards.
The second TD was a better throw, and it went to tight end Gary Barnidge, who was past Keanu Neal.
"I thought he took care of the ball better. Obviously, we're in the scoring zone and he didn't turn it over," Jackson said. "He was able to make a huge play to Gary Barnidge down the sideline. Where last week we were in a similar situation and it wasn't the right situation and he turned it over. That's improvement to me."
The ball was put where only Barnidge could get it, and he reached out and grabbed it before tumbling into the end zone.
"I think it was [a step forward]," Jackson said. "We were able to get things cooking a little bit. Working the long ball. Still got a lot of things to work on."