The Cleveland Browns are on a 2-game winning streak. Most of the credit is due to two men - Josh Cribbs and Jerome Harrison.
Josh Cribbs had not one, but two kickoff return touchdowns in this game. The first, which broke the NFL record for total kickoff return touchdowns, was for 100 yards. The second was 103 yards. Cribbs now has 8 in his career.
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Yes, that title is correct. The Browns beat the Steelers.
Cleveland’s last win over Pittsburgh came on October 5, 2003. In their second meeting that season, the Steelers began a 12-game winning streak over the Browns with a 13-6 win. Interestingly, it was a 13-6 win by the Browns tonight that snapped that streak.
The game was broadcast on NFL Network. I hesitate to call it a nationally televised game though. But those who were able to see the game saw the Browns all but end the Steelers’ playoff hopes on a bitterly cold and windy night.
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This 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.
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Another game. Another loss. This has gotten ridiculous.
The Browns lost again to fall to 1-10. The loss came against the Bengals who are now 8-3 and have a 2-game lead in the division.
Brady Quinn didn’t pass the ball exceptionally well - 15 for 34 (44%) for 100 yards. Then again, he didn’t really get a whole lot of time to throw the ball. Cincinnati’s defense was putting pressure on him at will, particularly from the right side of the line. Not many quarterbacks would put up good numbers under those conditions.
Cleveland’s one score came on a Brady Quinn 9-yard touchdown run. That drive included a trick play where Josh Cribbs took a direct snap, Quinn rolled out to the left, and Cribbs completed an 18-yard pass to the QB. I don’t know if that means they ought to run more trick plays with Quinn catching the ball, or if Cribbs should play more quarterback.
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Arguably the two worst teams in the NFL faced off in Detroit. The Browns and Lions battled for the chance to pay a ridiculous sum of money to a #1 draft pick.
With the clock reading 0:00 at the end of the 4th quarter, the Browns were on top 37-31.
And yet the Browns still lost.
I guess losing week after week has been getting boring. This team has decided to be more creative in their futility.
So what happened?
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Just when you thought this season couldn’t get any worse…
Down by 16 points on the final play of the game, the Browns’ lone playmaker, Josh Cribbs, goes down and has to be carted off the field and taken away in an ambulance. Obviously we all hope he will be ok. But really, why run a play like this and put the players at risk when a win is hopeless? It just doesn’t make any sense.
Aside from Cribbs’ injury, there were a couple big questions going into this game:
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Friday, November 6th, former Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel will be inducted into Western Kentucky University’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He joins over 70 Hilltopper alums, including Duncan Hines and golfer Kenny Perry. The induction is part of WKU’s homecoming weekend schedule of events.
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