Baker Mayfield quoted 'The Office' after playing the best game of his career and now has the Browns surging towards the playoffs

• The Browns had a dominant performance against the Titans on Sunday, jumping out to a 38-7 halftime lead to put the game away before it really began.
• Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw four touchdowns in the first half, and celebrated his big game by quoting Dwight Schrute of "The Office."
• "Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?'" Mayfield said after the game. "And if they would, then I don't do that."
• While the quote is a joke, for the Browns, it's sound advice.

The Cleveland Browns silenced any doubters they had on Sunday with a 41-35 thumping of the Tennessee Titans that was not nearly as close as the score indicated.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield led the way with the best game of his NFL career, throwing four touchdown passes in the first half and finishing with 334 passing yards and a 147.0 quarterback rating. While accuracy issues have nagged Mayfield throughout his career, he was as precise as the best in the NFL on Sunday, hitting his receivers in stride and putting the ball wherever it needed to be.

The Browns scored four touchdowns and a field goal on their first five drives, jumping out to a 38-7 lead at halftime. Though the Titans fought back in the second half, the game was never really in doubt for Cleveland.

For a team that has been in disarray for the better part of two decades, absolutely everything was clicking for the Browns on Sunday.

—NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2020

Mayfield was even making plays with his feet, pulling off an impressive toe-tap after the Browns dialed up a trick play to pick up a big first down early in the game.

—Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 6, 2020

After the game, Mayfield was clearly (and deservedly) feeling himself, going as far as to quote Dwight Schrute from "The Office" in his post-game presser.

"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?'" Mayfield said. "And if they would, then I don't do that."

—Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) December 6, 2020

Mayfield has been making a habit of working pop culture references into his post-game interviews this season, quoting everyone from Lil Wayne to Ron Swanson of "Parks and Recreation." Still, his pull from "The Office" carries a bit of extra significance at this point in the season.

While Dwight Schrute's advice is comically obvious, for the past 20 years or so, the Browns have been doing what an idiot would do if said idiot was an NFL franchise. This year, as Mayfield said, the Browns are not doing that, and the franchise is much better for it.

After the win, the Browns are now sitting at 9-3 on the season and have a 92% chance of reaching the postseason, according to FiveThirtyEight. Given what they did to the Titans on Sunday, there's reason to believe they could cause trouble for any of the AFC contenders in the playoffs.