Browns lose to Chargers, 30-23

December 6th, 2009 at 11:08 pm by Displaced Cleveland Fan

Brady Quinn - Cleveland BrownsThis game should not have been close. No one thought it would be, hence the threat of a TV blackout. Surprisingly it was close. Yet the Browns still came up short.

The game started well. The Browns scored first when Brady Quinn hit Mohamed Massaquoi for an 11-yard touchdown pass. According to @OfficialBrowns, it was the team’s first opening-drive touchdown in 35 games. They fell behind 13-7 at halftime, completely lost control of the game in the third quarter, and despite 17 fourth quarter points, they could not come back.

The Browns are now 1-11. Keeping pace are Tampa Bay and St. Louis.

Now, we really shouldn’t be all that disappointed. Sure it would have been nice to have the Browns win. But no one expected them to win. Everyone was predicting a loss. So let’s just look at some positives from the game.

  • Brady Quinn had a good day throwing the ball - 25 for 45 (55.5%) for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 95.7 QB rating.
  • The Browns rushed for 115 yards despite being without Jamal Lewis.
  • Jerome Harrison had 35 rushing yards on 10 carries and 62 receiving yards on 7 receptions, including 2 touchdowns.
  • Quinn connected with eight different receivers.
  • Brian Robiskie got some playing time and hauled in four catches for 69 yards.
  • The offense converted 50% of their third down conversions (8/16) and 100% of their 4th down conversions (2/2).

So yeah, it’s a loss. But it also may be a step in the right direction.

Also in this game, San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson moved past Browns’ Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown on the NFL’s career rushing list. Tomlinson is now at #8. Jim Brown congratulated him after the game.

-dcf

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