CLEVELAND — The Browns’ start was exhilarating. The rest was mostly excruciating.

Baker Mayfield and Co. aren’t living up to expectations — theirs or anyone else’s.

Mayfield threw three more interceptions, Nick Chubb had a costly fumble and Cleveland had a punt blocked Sunday during a 32-28 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, dropping the Browns to 0-3 at home and into their bye week searching for answers.

The Browns (2-4) couldn’t sustain momentum after scoring touchdowns on their first three drives, and Mayfield, who now leads the NFL with 11 interceptions, was slowed by a hip injury in the second half.

“Kind of tender right now,” Mayfield said, describing his hip and unintentionally labeling Cleveland’s season.

After six games, the Browns are bruised.

They led 20-6 just six seconds into the second quarter when Mayfield connected with tight end Ricky Seals-Jones for a 31-yard touchdown pass.

But it was downhill from there as Mayfield couldn’t match Russell Wilson, who rallied the Seahawks (5-1) to another tight win.

“We had turnovers every which way,” wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. said. “Had the game in our hands and let it get away.”

Mayfield and Cleveland’s offense showed some signs of improvement. Coach Freddie Kitchens’ game plan was to get Beckham more involved, and he finished with six catches for 101 yards while being targeted 11 times.

But the Browns were done in by mistakes, self-inflicted ones, with the last an interception by Mayfield with 2:46 on a pass that hit running back Dontrell Hilliard’s hands but was thrown behind him.

“Tough catch for him,” said Mayfield, who went 22 of 37 for 249 yards and scored on a 10-yard run.