The Browns did not play a great game but they were good enough to beat the Bears on Thursday Night.  Charlie Frye just made a brief appearance and he completed 2 of 5 passes for 19 yards.  Derek Anderson followed and he was sharper than Frye hitting on 6 of 9 passes for 53 yards.  The “Golden Boy” Brady Quinn finished up the game by completing 9 of 14 passes for 64 yards and an interception.  Jamal Lewis got his work in quick carrying the ball 4 times for 13 yards (3.3 ypc).  He was followed by Jason Wright who had a pretty good game.  He carried the ball 3 times for 15 yards and he also put an outstanding hit on the kickoff team that resulted in a Browns’ safety.  Jerome Harrison continued his good pre-season with 8 carries for 31 yards (3.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 17 yards.  Chris Barclay also ran hard carrying the ball 5 times for 34 yards (6.8 ypc).  WR Travis Wilson stepped up an had a good game with 4 grabs for 34 yards (8.5 avg).  KR/WR Joshua Cribbs was the game changer on Thursday Night.  He returned 4 punts for 111 yards (27.8 avg) including a 70 yard TD return!  He also returned a kickoff for 25 yards and caught a pass for another 21.  The Browns finished up the game rushing for 95 yards on 22 carries (4.3 ypc) and they completed 17 of 28 passes for 133 yards.

The defense played pretty well but the Bears were playing their scrubs most of the game.  The Bears rushed for 74 yards on 28 carries (2.6 ypc) and they completed 25 of 39 passes for 183 yards.

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The Browns looked pretty decent on offense on Saturday Night but they still had issues stopping the run on defense and it almost cost them the game.  Charlie Frye started the game and he looked pretty good as he completed 5 of 7 passes for 68 yards.  Derek Anderson followed Frye and he did a decent job completing 7 of 9 passes for 74 yards.  Rookie Brayd Quinn looked sharp again completing 7 of 11 passes for 81 yards with 1 TD pass.  Running back Jamal Lewis carried the football 15 bruising times for 46 yards (3.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  2nd year running back Jerome Harrison added 16 yards rushing on 4 carries (4.0 ypc).  Kellen Winslow looked sharp also with 3 grabs for 47 yards.  The Browns finished up with 102 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.6 ypc) and they completed 19 of 27 passes for 212 yards.

The defense had their usual issues stopping the run as they allowed the Broncos to rush for 157 yards on 31 carries (5.1 ypc) despite not playing their #1 or #2 RB who were both out due to injury!  The Browns did o.k. in defending the pass as the Broncos completed 18 of 31 passes for 193 yards.

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The Cleveland Browns played bad football for three quarters and then the lights came on and they made a furious rally that just fell short.  Both Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson played poorly in the first half for the Browns.  Anderson started the game and he was 6 for 8 for 65 yards but he lost a fumble and threw an interception.  Charlie Frye completed 5 of 10 passes for 42 yards and he also threw a pickoff.  Ken Dorsey looked sharp when he entered the game in the middle of the 3rd quarter.  He completed 7 of 9 passes for 68 yards as he led the Browns’ on their first TD drive of the night.  Then with 9:20 left in the ballgame rookie QB Brady Quinn entered that game to a gigantic ovation.  All Quinn did was completed 13 of 20 passes for 155 yards with 2 TD passes.  Those numbers are even more amazing when you take away 4 of his incompletions due to the fact that they were spikes to stop the clock!  Jamal Lewis continued to look good as he carried the football 7 times for 28 yards (4.0 ypc).  Jason Wright was also busy on Saturday as he carried the ball 6 times for 19 yards (3.2 ypc) with a TD and he also caught 3 passes for 27 yards (9.0 avg).  Second year running back Jerome Harrison carried the ball 6 times for only 13 yards (2.2 avg) but he added 6 receptions for 71 yards (11.8 avg) with a TD grab.  WR Efrem Hill only caught one pass but it was a 4-yard TD pass from Brady Quinn in the 4th quarter.  Reserve TE Ryan Krause also had a good game with 5 receptions for 32 yards (6.4 avg).  The final numbers for the Browns look good despite not scoring in the first three quarters of the game.  The Browns carried the ball 23 times for 77 yards (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 47 passes for 317 yards.

The Browns’ defense didn’t play too bad Saturday seeing how the offense kept setting the Lions’ up with short fields to work with.  The Lions finished up rushing for 101 yards on 29 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 28 passes for 209 yards.

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The Cleveland Browns came into this football game with big question marks at QB and nothing was solved last night.  Romeo Crennel flipped a coin before the football game to see who would start the game between Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson.  Frye won the toss and his final numbers look outstanding as he completed 12 of 15 passes for 122 yards, but, numbers can lie.  Frye was responsible for giving up a TD and allowing time to run out at the end of the first half with the Browns inside the Chiefs’ 3-yard line.  Frye tossed a lateral to Jerome Harrison and CB Benny Sapp picked it up and raced 56 yards for the Chiefs only TD of the football game.  Derek Anderson didn’t play too well either as he completed 7 of 16 passes for 76 yards and he carried the ball 1 time for 11 yards.  Anderson has a much stronger arm than Frye but he often throws into double or triple coverage and that’s a no-no in the NFL.  Ken Dorsey then entered the game and he was both good and bad.  He lost the football late in the 4th quarter in the end zone and the Chiefs recovered it for a safety.  But he also completed 6 of 9 passes for 52 yards and lead the Browns on a nice drive that ended in a missed FG.  Still, after the safety the Dawg Pound was chanting “Brady, Brady” but Quinn never got a chance to show what he can do as he didn’t get to play.  Chances are he will play at least a quarter against the Lions next week.  Running back Jamal Lewis looked pretty good in his Browns debut.  He carried the ball 4 times for 20 yards (5.0 ypc) and he also grabbed 3 passes for 16 yards.  Jason Wright followed him in the game and he looked allright carrying the ball 9 times for 28 yards (3.1 ypc) and catching 2 passes for 28 more.  Jerome Harrison carried the ball 8 times for 33 yards (4.1 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 6 yards.  But, he also fumbled a ball and gave up on the lateral from Charlie Frye that ended in a TD for the Chiefs.  Running back Chris Barclay saved the Browns last night when he returned a kickoff 88 yards for a TD with 1:36 left in the football game to give the Browns the winning points.  Look for him to get some carries next week against the Lions as he attempts to make the Browns final roster.  The Browns wound up running the football 29 times for 99 yards (3.4 ypc) and they completed 25 of 40 passes for 247 yards.  The Browns were ballhogs as they held onto the football for 36:28 of the football game because the offensive line played well both run and pass blocking.

The Browns defense was all over the football field last night.  The Chiefs wound up carrying the football 22 times for 90 yards (4.1 ypc) and they completed 15 of 29 passes for 110 yards.  The Browns had a relentless pass rush which caused the Chiefs QBs to hurry in the first half and resulted in pickoffs by Leigh Bodden and Daven Holly.  The Browns defense looked like the “Dawgs” of the past allowing only 3 of the points that the Chiefs got last night.

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