The Browns were simply awful on offense yesterday and it really hurt them as the defense did not play that bad.  Brady Quinn completed only 15 of 34 passes for 100 yards yesterday.  He did carry the ball 2 times for 10 yards with a TD run and he also caught 1 pass for 18 yards.  The Bengals made a concerted effort to stop Joshua Cribbs and they certainly achieved that goal.   He completed his only pass attempt (for 18 yards) on a nice pass to Brady Quinn but that was about it out of him yesterday.  He carried the ball 1 time for 0 yards and he caught 3 passes for 7 yards (2.3 avg).  The Bengals kicked away from him all game as he returned 2 kickoffs for 38 yards and he did not get to return a punt yesterday.  Jamal Lewis get some tough yards as he carried the ball 11 times for 40 yards (3.6 ypc).  Chansi Stuckey had another semi-decent game yesterday with 4 catches for 44 yards (11.0 avg).  The Browns finished up with a pathetic 169 total yards on offense (58 rushing, 111 passing) in the game yesterday as they only had possession of the ball for 21:49!

The defense was in bend but don’t break mode as they played o.k. yesterday.  CB/S Mike Adams (10 tackles) and OLB Jason Trusnik (10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) had solid games to lead the way for the Browns yesterday.  OLB/DE Matt Roth had a outstanding first game for the Browns against the Bengals with 7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit.  The Bengals finished up with 306 total yards on offense (210 rushing, 96 passing) yesterday.  The Browns are now a woeful 1-10 on the season.

This was a exciting football game but it ended in shocking fashion for the poor Cleveland Browns.  The Browns appeared to intercept a Hail Mary pass by Lions’ QB Matt Stafford on the last play of the game.  But, pass interference was called on Browns’ CB Hank Poteat giving the Lions a untimed play.  On that untimed played Matt Stafford hit fellow rookie Brandon Pettigrew for a 1-yard TD pass.  The Lions then kicked the extra point putting the Browns away once again.

That shocking end ruined a great effort on offense by the Cleveland Browns.  It all started with Brady Quinn who was awesome today completing 21 of 33 passes for 304 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 4 yards on QB sneaks right behind the center for first downs.  Quinn was fantastic today as he looked calm in the pocket and delivered perfect pass after perfect pass.  Jamal Lewis got his work in today with 24 carries for 75 yards (3.1 ypc).  Chris Jennings was also a busy body carrying the ball 10 times for 36 yards (3.6 ypc) and he also caught 5 passes for 38 yards (7.6 avg).  Joshua Cribbs pitched in with 4 carries for 16 yards and he also caught 2 passes for 39 yards (19.5 avg) with a TD grab.  Mohamed Massaquoi dropped some easy passes but he also caught 5 for 115 yards (23.0 avg) with a TD.  Chansi Stuckey finally showed up for the Browns in this game catching 5 passes for 76 yards (15.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Huge TE Michael Gaines caught 2 passes for only 5 yards but one of his grabs went for a TD that put the Browns ahead in this game in the 4th quarter.  The Browns finished up with 439 totaly yards on offense (131 rushing, 308 passing) as they had possession of the football for 34:46 in this game.

The defense tightened up against the run today but they still made rookie QB Matt Stafford look like John Elway today.  Stafford set a all-time NFL record for rookie QBs by tossing 5 TD passes today.  Abram Elam led the way for the Browns with 7 tackles today.  LB David Bowens had another decent game for the Browns with 6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit.  The Lions finished up with 473 total yards on offense (57 rushing, 416 passing) today.  The Browns are now a pathetic 1-9 on the season.

The Browns played hard on defense last night as they only gave up 9 of the points (Brady Quinn gave up the other 7 with a pick six).  OLB David Bowens had by far his best game of the season for the Browns last night as he actually looked like a good football player.  He had 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss and he had 2 QB hits last night.  Rookie inside linebacker Kaluka Maiava also had a solid game for the Browns with 8 tackles against the Ravens.  The Ravens finished up with 274 total yards on offense (134 rushing, 140 passing) last night so the defense did their part.

The offense was pathetic again last night.  Brady Quinn got the start at QB and he was awful last night completing 13 of 31 passes for 99 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs (1 of his INTs was returned 48 yards for a TD by Ravens’ safety Dawan Landry).  He often looked very scared in the pocket and that’s not the way to play in the NFL, period!  Jamal Lewis carried the ball 10 times for 36 yards (3.6 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 5 yards.  Joshua Cribbs pitched in with 34 yards rushing on 6 carries (5.7 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 10 yards last night.  He was injured on his catch which was on the last play of the game.  If Cribbs is seriously injured and misses a lot of playing time the Browns will really have a hard time winning another game this year.  Chris Jennings moved ahead of Jerome Harrison on the depth chart and he carried the ball 7 times for 18 yards (2.6 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 10 yards.  Mike Furrey was the leading receiver for the Browns with 6 catches for 30 yards (5.0 avg) last night.  Rookie Mohamed Massaquoi only caught 1 pass but it went for 30 yards last night.  The Browns finished up with 160 total yards on offense (86 rushing, 74 passing) last night.  The Browns are now 1-8 on the year.

I’m damn glad the Browns have a bye next week so I can watch a real football team play.  They were putrid again in Chicago today.  Even when the Bears gave the Browns a break they usually gave it right back because the offense sucks.  Derek Anderson again looked like the worst QB in the NFL without a doubt as he only completed 6 of 17 passes for 76 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 interceptions for a QB rating of 10.5!  His second interception was returned 21 yards by Bears’ CB Charles Tillman for a TD.  Anderson also carried the ball 2 times for 1 yard (0.5 ypc) with a TD run but he also lost a fumble too.  Anderson’s pick six gave Eric Mangini little choice but to put in Brady Quinn late in the 4th quarter.  He completed 1 of 3 passes for 9 yards but he should have got a first down at least as Steve Heiden dropped a pass that hit him in the hands.  Jamal Lewis was solid in this game for the Browns as he carried the ball 16 times for 69 yards (4.3 ypc) but he was pretty much taken out of the game when the Bears got a big lead.  Joshua Cribbs had a solid game and they should have got the ball in his hands more in this game.  He carried the ball 6 times for 28 yards (4.7 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 23 yards.  Jerome Harrison pitched in with 5 carries for 19 yards (3.8 ypc).  The Browns finished up with 191 total yards on offense in this game (117 rushing, 74 passing) as they only had possession of the football for 22:35 in this game. 

The didn’t play as bad as the numbers looked because they were on the field a lot in this game and they got tired in the second half.  Plus the Browns’ offense kept giving the Bears short fields due to turnovers.  Linebacker Jason Trusnik led the way for the Browns in this game with 8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 sack.  Brodney Pool was also busy in this game with 5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  DE Kenyon Coleman was also had a decent game with 4 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit.  The Bears finished up with 369 total yards on offense (170 rushing, 199 passing) in this game.  The Browns are now 1-7 on the season heading into a much needed bye week.

The Browns scored first in this game and that seemed to piss off the Packers who destroyed them the rest of the way.  Derek Anderson was terrible again completing 12 of 29 passes for 99 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT.  The Packers ganged up on Jamal Lewis in this game as he rushed for 47 yards on 15 carries (3.1 ypc).  Jerome Harrison didn’t get much action in this game as he carried the ball 3 times for 7 yards (2.3 ypc).  He also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg) in this game.  TE Michael Gaines added 2 catches for 30 yards in his first game with the Cleveland Browns.  The Browns finished up with only 139 total yards on offense (58 rushing, 81 passing) in this game as they only had possession of the football for 24:06!

DE Robaire Smith probably had his best game ever for the Browns with 12 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  LB David Bowens pitched in with 8 tackles for the Browns yesterday.  The Packers finished up with 460 total yards on offense (202 rushing, 258 passing) in this game.  The Browns are now 1-6 on the season after this pathetic performance.