Watch: Baker Mayfield throws perfect Hail Mary pass vs. Cardinals

Bayer Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns are in a tough spot at home against the NFL's only undefeated team, the Arizona Cardinals. Having come in for some heavy criticism in recent weeks and even more so after the loss to the LA Chargers.

Kyler Murray and the Cardinals have so far shown a clean set of heels to the Browns as they led 23-7 with just seconds left in the first half. The score heading into the halftime break looked for all the money.

Mayfield completes Hail Mary

With the last play of the half and needing points to keep up with one of the league's highest scoring offenses, Baker Mayfield needed something special and he got it.

In his own territory, Mayfield dialed up the launch codes and threw for the endzone. Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones rose up and snatched Mayfield's 53-yard pass to bring the Browns closer to Arizona. Watch it below.

While the throw itself was something of a lucky break as more often than not, the ball is broken up by the defense. However, after closer inspection, the Arizona Cardinals defense's scheme and play call left a lot to be desired.

It certainly puzzled many fans. Baker Mayfield and the Browns only had one thing in mind with just seconds left in the half, get it to the end zone. So why would the Arizona defense have four players essentially guarding the space 10 - 15 yards ahead of the endzone?

This has perhaps made Mayfield's Hail Mary attempt easier as there simply weren't enough defenders around the ball to break up the play.

Another thing worth noting about Baker Mayfield's Hail Mary attempt. It traveled 66.4 yards in the air which is incredible and had just a 15.4% chance of being completed.

Mayfield's pass is level with Russell Wilson's 55-yard TD pass to David Moore, which traveled 66.4 yards in the air before Mayfield's pass tied the record. It was the longest since 2017.

So while the Browns had a rather tough half against the undefeated Cardinals, they at least had something to hang their hat on going into halftime.