BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham catching two passes for 20 yards in a big victory over the Ravens is one thing. But OBJ catching two for 27 yards in a 31-3 blowout loss to the 49ers?

That’s another story.

“He’s frustrated when he’s not getting the ball and we’re losing,’’ Baker Mayfield said Wednesday. “I mean, why not be? Because he feels like he could help us win if we get the ball in his hands. And when we’re winning, that’s the thing about it, he’s a team guy, he’s helping us win any way he can and he understands how teams are going to play him.

“But it’s frustrating when he’s not getting the ball and we’re losing. You can’t blame him. That’s one of the best receivers in the league and if he’s not getting the ball, he always has that in the back of his mind of ‘what if I did get the ball and changed this game.’"

In back-to-back weeks, Beckham tied his career-low with two catches, recording a career-low 20 yards against the Ravens and just 27 against the 49ers. To put that in perspective, he had only one two-catch game in 59 outings with the Giants. Here, it’s been two in five games. Also, he was in the 20s in yardage only twice in New York.

“It’s frustrating when teams take him out of the game, but it’s also an opportunity for other guys to make plays," said Mayfield. “We’ve got to do our job getting him the ball as many times as we can. He’s a game-changer, that’s why he’s here, that’s why he’s one of the best in the league. So we’ll do our part and we expect him to do his, as well.’’

In the past two weeks, Beckham has been targeted 13 times with four receptions. His targets are dwindling by the week as he and Mayfield struggle to connect. According to Next Gen, Mayfield and Beckham have the NFL’s worst completion rate of any QB-receiver duo in the league with a minimum of 10 targets at 30.8%.

“I think it’s about seeing how teams are going to play, and if there’s one-on-ones we have to be able to take advantage of it,’’ said Mayfield. “And if not, he’s got to be patient, and we do too of not forcing the ball to him and taking advantage of how defenses are playing, make them adapt before we can get the ball to him.’’

Beckham and Mayfield aren’t clicking yet

Mayfield acknowledged for the first time that Beckham missing so much time in training camp with a hip injury didn’t help. Beckham skipped OTAs while he was dealing with the hip and adjusting to the trade. The two had very few offseason reps together, and it’s showing on the field.

“For him, that’s why the mental part of it is what’s important, knowing exactly what he needs to do, where he needs to be," said Mayfield. “Yeah, it definitely hurt not having him get real live reps but it didn’t hinder us in the long run and now it’s just about execution."

Mayfield acknowledged that it’s a work in progress. To this day, his best chemistry remains with Rashard Higgins -- who missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury on Monday night -- because of their time together as rookies.

“It’s just about how we’re teaching the offense the details of the routes,’’ he said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say chemistry is within that. It’s just understanding how we want to get things accomplished and I think right now we’re headed in the right direction. I think we know exactly how we want to attack teams and exactly what we want to do.’’

Freddie Kitchens said Beckham hasn’t mentioned his four catches in two weeks.

“If we are more efficient and more effective in what we are supposed to do and how we are supposed to coach, then everybody is going to be happy,’’ he said. “Odell Beckham is a team guy, all right? I have not heard what anything from Odell like how anything is viewed or whatever. I just pointed him out last week about his blocking and his excellent hustling to the ball and around the ball.

“Here is the key takeaway: everybody wants to win, and we do not care how we do it. We just want to win. To do that, we have to be more efficient, execute better and coach better. Everybody needs to do their job better, and everybody has taken ownership in that and that is what I expect moving forward.”

Kitchens, pressed on Beckham’s lack of production, cited that he received a fourth of the targets against the 49ers. He’s been targeted only three times in the red zone this season.

“Why isn’t he getting targeted more?’’ he said. “We have plays, we have reads to go through, coverage dictates that and there are several reasons. I think we threw the ball 24 times the other night and he was targeted six times. I do not know what the magic number is – I do not know what you guys are looking for.”

Has Mayfield missed an open Beckham more times than he should?

“If you are asking me to critique the quarterback, then I would say that the quarterback is continuing to learn and he is continuing through his reads.”

He refused to pin it on Beckham’s lack of offseason reps.

“We’re into the season now,’’ he said. “We’re onto Seattle. That’s the only thing I care about. We set precedences during the course of training camp on how we want to play the games, how we want to attack the games, preparation from a physical standpoint and then once the season starts, we are day to day and week-to-week.”

He acknowledged that he’s trying to scheme Beckham open.

“Odell is a very dynamic player, and anytime you can get the ball into a dynamic player’s hands any way you can, you do it because they have the ability to make plays that other guys sometimes can’t make,’’ he said. “Yes, of course, everything is on the table week to week. We are always trying to do the best that we think will put us in a good situation to win the football game.”

But he’s not frustrated with Beckham’s lack of production.

“I am frustrated and disappointed in the loss, not any kind of production from anybody. Of course, when production picks up, wins usually pick up. It goes hand in hand. I am about winning and losing the game. That is it.”

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