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-1- WWW.CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM 76 LOU GROZA BLVD. • BEREA, OH 44017 • 440.891.5000 2008 WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE BROWNS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT 76 Lou Groza Blvd., Berea, OH 44017 440.891.5000 / 440.891.5089 (fax) CONTACTS: Vice President, Communications: Bill Bonsiewicz Director, Media Information: Ken Mather Director, Communications: Amy Palcic Communications Interns: Dan Murphy, Jeff Selesnick MEDIA WEBSITE: For updated Browns information throughout the season, log on to www.brownsmedia.com. Enter your email address and the password ‘media’. The media site allows for online credentialing as well as the latest information on the Browns (press releases, news & notes, press confer- ence transcripts, etc.). CLEVELANDBROWNS CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM .COM 2008 SCHEDULE PRESEASON Date Opponent Time/Result Thur., Aug. 7 New York Jets L, 20-24 Mon., Aug. 18 @ New York Giants (ESPN) L, 34-37 Sat., Aug. 23 @ Detroit Lions L, 6-26 Thur., Aug. 28 Chicago Bears L, 10-16 REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time/Result Sun., Sept. 7 Dallas Cowboys L, 10-28 Sun., Sept. 14 Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC) L, 6-10 Sun., Sept. 21 @ Baltimore Ravens L, 10-28 Sun., Sept. 28 @ Cincinnati Bengals W, 20-12 Sun., Oct. 5 Bye Week Mon., Oct. 13 New York Giants (ESPN) W, 35-14 Sun., Oct. 19 @ Washington Redskins L, 11-14 Sun., Oct. 26 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W, 23-17 Sun., Nov. 2 Baltimore Ravens L, 27-37 Thur., Nov. 6 Denver Broncos (NFL NETWORK) L, 30-34 Mon., Nov. 17 @ Buffalo Bills (ESPN) W, 29-27 Sun., Nov. 23 Houston Texans L, 6-16 Sun., Nov. 30 Indianapolis Colts 1:00 Sun., Dec. 7 @ Tennessee Titans 1:00 Mon., Dec. 15 @ Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN) 8:30 Sun., Dec. 21 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00* Sun., Dec. 28 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00* Home Games All Times Eastern Times Subject to Change -- *Flex Scheduling All games are broadcasted on the Cleveland Browns radio Network (WMMS 100.7 FM) THE GAME The Cleveland Browns (4-7) host the Indianapolis Colts (7-4) this Sunday, Nov. 30 at Cleveland Browns Stadium at 1:00 p.m. The Browns look to recover from a 16-6 home loss to the Houston Tex- ans, while the Colts earned a 23-20 road victory at San Diego last Sunday evening. In the 16-6 setback against the Texans, the Browns fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter following a 17-yard TD pass from Tex- ans’ QB Sage Rosenfels to WR Kevin Walter and a K Kris Brown 31-yard field goal. Cleveland responded with a pair of 32 yard field goals from K Phil Dawson in the second stanza to cut the deficit, 10-6. However, Houston added a 31-yard field goal late in the sec- ond quarter and a 36-yarder midway through the third period for a 16-6 lead. Cleveland suffered five turnovers on the afternoon and the offense was limited without a touchdown for only the second time this season. On the afternoon, starting QB Brady Quinn was 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards with 2 interceptions and was replaced by QB Derek Anderson in the fourth quarter, as Anderson finished 5-of-14 for 51 yards and 1 interception. The Browns were led by WR Braylon Edwards with 5 receptions for 85 yards and paced by RB Jamal Lewis with 10 carries for 58 yards. Defensively, the Browns added two interceptions by FS Brodney Pool and SS Sean Jones in the second half, while LB Kamerion Wimbley added his third sack on the year with a 4-yard sack of Rosenfels. This contest marks the 26th meeting between both clubs. The Browns hold a 14-11-0 (.560) regular season mark against the Colts, including a 5-6-0 home record. The two clubs last met on Sept. 25, 2005, with a 13-6 Colts win in Indianapolis. The Colts have won the last four games. The Browns last win over the Colts was Sept. 25, 1994 in a 21-14 Browns road victory. Cleveland Browns (4-7) vs. Indianapolis Colts (7-4) DATE: November 30, 2008 SITE: Cleveland Browns Stadium KICKOFF: 1:00 p.m. (ET) CAPACITY: 73,200 SURFACE: Grass Wednesday 11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Head Coach Romeo Crennel 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Player availability 11:40 a.m. Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez 12:10 p.m. Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy 12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Practice (open the first 30 minutes) Thursday No availability Friday 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski 10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Player availability 11:10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Practice (open the first 30 minutes) Saturday No availability Sunday Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts - 1:00 p.m. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA SCHEDULE
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The media site allows for online credentialing as well as the latest information on the Browns (press releases, news & notes, press confer-ence transcripts, etc.).
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THE GAMEThe Cleveland Browns (4-7) host the Indianapolis Colts (7-4) this Sunday, Nov. 30 at Cleveland Browns Stadium at 1:00 p.m. The Browns look to recover from a 16-6 home loss to the Houston Tex-ans, while the Colts earned a 23-20 road victory at San Diego last Sunday evening.
In the 16-6 setback against the Texans, the Browns fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter following a 17-yard TD pass from Tex-ans’ QB Sage Rosenfels to WR Kevin Walter and a K Kris Brown 31-yard fi eld goal. Cleveland responded with a pair of 32 yard fi eld goals from K Phil Dawson in the second stanza to cut the defi cit, 10-6. However, Houston added a 31-yard fi eld goal late in the sec-ond quarter and a 36-yarder midway through the third period for a 16-6 lead. Cleveland suffered fi ve turnovers on the afternoon and the offense was limited without a touchdown for only the second time this season.
On the afternoon, starting QB Brady Quinn was 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards with 2 interceptions and was replaced by QB Derek Anderson in the fourth quarter, as Anderson fi nished 5-of-14 for 51 yards and 1 interception. The Browns were led by WR Braylon Edwards with 5 receptions for 85 yards and paced by RB Jamal Lewis with 10 carries for 58 yards. Defensively, the Browns added two interceptions by FS Brodney Pool and SS Sean Jones in the second half, while LB Kamerion Wimbley added his third sack on the year with a 4-yard sack of Rosenfels.
This contest marks the 26th meeting between both clubs. The Browns hold a 14-11-0 (.560) regular season mark against the Colts, including a 5-6-0 home record. The two clubs last met on Sept. 25, 2005, with a 13-6 Colts win in Indianapolis. The Colts have won the last four games. The Browns last win over the Colts was Sept. 25, 1994 in a 21-14 Browns road victory.
Cleveland Browns (4-7) vs. Indianapolis Colts (7-4)DATE: November 30, 2008 SITE: Cleveland Browns Stadium
ABOUT THE ColtsThe Colts have won four consecutive games, including a 23-30 victory at San Diego on Nov. 23. On the season, QB Peyton Manning is 266-of-424 for 2,823 yards with 19 touch-downs and 10 interceptions. RB Joseph Addai leads with 457 yards on the ground with 5 touchdowns. WR Reggie Wayne leads with 824 receiving yards on 58 receptions and fi ve touchdowns.
Coaches Corner Crennel ..............................Coach ............................... Dungy 24-35 ................ Record with Current Team ................ 80-27 4th ...... Years as Head Coach with Current Team ....... 7th 24-35 ............ Career Record as Head Coach ........... 134-69 4th ................Career Years as Head Coach ............... 13th 10-6 ............................2007 Record ............................ 13-3 28th .............................Year in NFL ............................. 28th
THE COACHES CLEVELAND BROWNS - ROMEO CRENNELRomeo Crennel is entering his fourth season as Head Coach and was rewarded with a two-year contract ex-tension (thru 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Crennel led the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchise-best seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel’s offense developed into a highly productive unit and ranked eighth in the NFL in offense (5,621 net yards) and scor-ing (402 points). The output of net yards and scoring also ranked third best in franchise history. Crennel was
named head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time head coach in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005, after serving as the Browns defensive coordinator in 2000, and along with Phil Sav-age helped rebuild the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 record in his fi rst year as a head coach and added a 4-12 mark in 2006. His resume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL. Prior to rejoining the Browns, Crennel served as the defen-sive coordinator for New England (2001-04), helping the Patriots to three Super Bowl victories. From 1997-99, Crennel coached the defensive line on the New York Jets. He spent 12 years on the New York Giants coaching staff starting as the special teams and defensive assistant coach in 1981. Crennel began his professional coaching career in 1970 at his alma mater, Western Kentucky. He also saw stints at Texas Tech, Mississippi and Georgia Tech before entering the professional ranks. Hosting the Last Three Super Bowl Champs
Cleveland will play the last three defending Super Bowl Champions at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns defeated the N.Y. Giants (2007) 35-14 on Oct. 13. Cleveland will face Indianapolis (2006) on Nov. 30 at 1:00 p.m. The Browns dropped a 10-6 decision against Pittsburgh (2005) on Sunday, Sept. 14.
INIANAPOLIS COLTS - TONY DUNGYTony Dungy enters his seventh season as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Dungy took the helm of the club on January 22, 2002, after serving six seasons with Tampa Bay. Dungy has directed the Colts to a 73-23 regular-season record, six playoff appearances, fi ve AFC South titles, two AFC Championship game ap-pearances and a 29-17 victory over Chicago in Super Bowl XLI. The club earned its fourth World Champion-ship following the 2006 season, the fi rst title game ap-pearance by the franchise in 36 years. Dungy will mark
his 13th season as an NFL head coach in 2008. He has taken 10 of his previous 12 teams to the playoffs. He has taken nine straight teams to the playoffs, tying Tom Landry’s streak (1975-83) for the most consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach since the 1970 NFL Merger. Dungy’s coaching excellence is illustrated by his career regular-season record of 127-65 and his overall mark of 136-74. Dungy took Tampa Bay to four playoff appearances during his tenure as fi eld general, and he is the only Colts head coach to produce 10+ wins and play-off appearances in the fi rst six seasons with the club. Key to Dungy’s ascension to the head coaching level was his 1992-95 tenure in Minnesota as defensive coordinator, where he further developed as one of the game’s top assistants and defensive minds. From 1989-91, Dungy served as defensive backs coach at Kansas City, helping the Chiefs to the playoffs the fi nal two seasons. Dungy’s fi rst NFL coaching job came with Pittsburgh, where he worked from 1981-88. Dungy began his coaching career in 1980, serving as defensive backs coach at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.
Home Sweet HomeThe Browns return to the friendly confi nes of Cleveland Browns Stadium for their second of back-to-back home games. The Browns fell to the Texans 16-6 on Nov. 23. The Browns are 1-5 at home on the season. In 2007, the Browns set a franchise record with a 7-1 mark at home.
CBS will broadcast the game with Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and analyst Randy Cross calling the action.
Cleveland Browns Radio Network: WMMS 100.7 FMPre-Game: “Countdown to Kickoff” 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Bob Frantz, Mike Pagel)
Game Announcers: Jim Donovan, Doug Dieken, Andre Knott
Post-Game: “The End Zone Show” for 90 minutes immediately following the Locker room Report.
ON THE AIR
Defense Getting TurnoversWith a +5 turnover ratio, the Browns rank tied for eighth in the NFL. The Browns recorded two interceptions against the Texans on Nov. 23 with DBs Sean Jones and Brodney Pool each registering interceptions. Cleveland has totaled 15 in-terceptions on the season with DB Eric Wright and Pool leading the squad with three each. Cleveland has also recovered fi ve fumbles.
Dawson HITS AGAINK Phil Dawson has connected on a fi eld goal in a career best 11 consec-utive games, including two fi eld goals against Houston on Nov. 23. The last game Dawson did not record a fi eld goal was Dec. 23, 2007 at Cincinnati. After connecting on a pair of 32-yard fi eld goals in the fi rst half against the Texans, Dawson had a streak of 15 consecutive fi eld goals made snapped on a fourth quarter 39-yard fi eld goal that he missed wide left. Dawson is 24-of-27 on fi eld goal attempts this season.
Dawson connected on a career-high 56-yard game-winning fi eld goal with 1:39 remaining against the Bills on Nov. 17. The fi eld goal was the fourth longest in Browns history and the fi fth of the contest for Dawson. The kick marked the 12th career game-winner for Dawson. Playing in his 150th career game, Dawson connected on his 200th career fi eld goal with his fi rst fi eld goal of the game in the fi rst quarter. Dawson became the fi rst player in Browns history to convert a 50+ yard fi eld goal in three consecutive games.
T he Browns and Colts will meet for the 26th time on Sunday. The rivalry dates back to Sept. 24, 1950, when the Browns defeated the then-Baltimore Colts
31-0. Cleveland is 10-3 all-time against the Baltimore Colts and 4-8 against the Colts since the team moved to Indianapolis. In the last series meeting on Sept. 25, 2005 Colts DE Dwight Freeney notched three sacks on defense, while RB Edgerrin James rushed for 108 yards and the game’s lone touchdown to lead Indianapolis to a 13-6 victory at the RCA Dome. In the game, Manning reached 30,000 career passing yards. Manning and Colts WR Marvin Harrison (9,568 yard) also broke the record for yards by a quarterback-wide receiver duo, previ-ously held by Jim Kelly and Andre Reed (9,538 yards).
Results vs. Indianapolis Colts: Win/Loss Pct.Regular Season Totals 14-11-0 .560Home 5-6-0 .455Away 9-5-0 .643Playoffs 2-2-0 .500
vs. Indianapolis Colts (since move to Indianapolis)Date Result
at Indianapolis Colts 11-02-1986 W 24-9Indianapolis Colts 12-06-1987 L 7-9Indianapolis Colts 09-19-1988 W 23-17^Indianapolis Colts 01-09-1988 W 38-21at Indianapolis Colts 12-10-1989 L 17-23 OTat Indianapolis Colts 12-01-1991 W 31-0at Indianapolis Colts 09-06-1992 L 3-14at Indianapolis Colts 09-26-1993 L 10-23at Indianapolis Colts 09-25-1994 W 21-14Indianapolis Colts 12-26-1999 L 28-29Indianapolis Colts 12-15-2002 L 23-28Indianapolis Colts 09-07-2003 L 6-9at Indianapolis Colts 09-25-2005 L 6-13
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Browns-Colts Series Notes:• From 1978-1986, the Browns won six straight games in the series. • In four career games vs. the Browns, Colts QB Peyton Manning has not passed for more than 300 yards, recorded three or more TD passes or registered a 100-plus passer rating.• Big individual performances in the all-time series include fi ve rushing TDs by Cleveland’s Jim Brown in a 38-31 win on Nov. 1, 1959 and 444 passing yards by Browns QB Brian Sipe in a 42-28 victory on Oct. 25, 1981.
vs.
last time in the regular season
On DeckWho: Tennessee Titans (10-1)
When: Sunday, Dec. 7 (CBS) at 1:00 p.m.
Where: LP Field
Season Series: Cleveland leads, 33-26
Last Meeting: RB Reuben Droughns rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries and had 4 re-ceptions for 73 yards to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 20-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Nov. 6, 2005. S Brodney Pool picked off McNair’s last-gasp heave as the clock ran out to preserve the victory.
BROWNS 6COLTS 13
September 25, 2005RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Colts DE Dwight Freeney notched three sacks on defense, while RB Edgerrin James rushed for 108 yards and the game’s lone touchdown to lead Indianapolis to a 13-6 victory at the RCA Dome. James’ 2-yard TD run opened the scoring in the fi rst quarter to cap a seven-play, 66-yard drive. The teams traded fi eld goals in the second quarter, giving the Colts a 10-3 halftime lead. The opening drive of the second half saw the Colts eat up 70 yards and 7:53 of the clock over 14 plays, culminating in a 23-yard fi eld goal by K Mike Vanderjagt. Cleveland responded with a sustained drive of its own, but stalled at the 5-yard line, forcing the Browns to settle for a fi eld goal to draw to within 13-6 with 14:09 to play. The Browns had one fi nal opportunity on offense, but could not reach Colts territory. The Colts assumed possession with 7:40 to play and successfully killed the clock. Browns QB Trent Dilfer completed 22-of-29 passes for 228 yards on the day, while Colts QB Peyton Manning connected on 19-of-23 attempts for 228 yards and an INT. RB Reuben Droughns led the Browns in rushing with 76 yards on 22 carries. In the game, Manning reached 30,000 career passing yards. Manning and Colts WR Marvin Harrison (9,568 yard) also broke the record for yards by a quarterback-wide receiver duo, previously held by Jim Kelly and Andre Reed (9,538 yards).
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayColts 1 4:11 James 1 yd. run (Vanderjagt kick) (7-66, 4:02)Browns 2 13:13 Dawson 40 yd. Field Goal (11-53, 5:58)Colts 2 3:14 Vanderjagt 20 yd. Field Goal (10-84, 4:52)Colts 3 7:07 Vanderjagt 23 yd. Field Goal (14-70, 7:53)Browns 4 14:09 Dawson 22 yd. Field Goal (19-86, 7:58)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE INDFIRST DOWNS: 14 20TIME OF POSSESSION: 28:22 31:38TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 263 (75/188) 339 (111/228)PUNTS/Average: 5-41.8 3-40.0PENALTIES/Yards: 7-62 3-15FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: T. Dilfer 22-29-208; IND: P. Manning 19-23-228 (1 INT)RUSHING: CLE: R. Droughns 22-76, W. Green 1- -1; IND: E. James 27-108 (1 TD), R. Carthon 3-6, P. Manning 3- -3RECEIVING: CLE: A. Bryant 7-75, B. Edwards 4-43, R. Droughns 3-32, F. Jackson 2-29, S. Heiden 2-12, L. Suggs 2-7, D. Northcutt 1-7, W. Green 1-3; IND: R. Wayne 6-97, M. Harrison 6-53, E. James 2-29, B. Fletcher 2-26, D. Clark 2-14, B. Stokely 1-9INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: D. McCutcheon 1-0; IND: NonePUNTING: CLE: K. Richardson 5-209 (41.8); IND: H. Smith 3-120 (40.0)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: D. Northcutt 1-12 (12.0); IND: T. Walters 2-10 (5.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: W. Green 4-61 (15.3); IND: R. Carthon 3-61 (20.3)
CLEVELANDWR Edwards LE RoyeLT Shelton LT FiskLG Andruzzi RT McKinleyC Faine LLB LangRG Coleman MLB Andra DavisRT Tucker WLB TaylorTE Heiden RLB ThompsonTE Miller LCB McCutcheonQB Dilfer RCB BaxterRB Droughns SS Crocker FB Smith FS Russell
INDIANAPOLISWR Wayne LE BrockLT Glenn LT SimonLG Lilja RT Reagor C Saturday RE Freeney RG Scott SLB ThorntonRT Diem MLB BrackettTE Clark WLB JuneWR Harrison LCB Harper QB Manning RCB DavidRB James SS DossTE Fletcher FS Sanders
COACHES CORNER: Browns strength and conditioning coach Tom Myslin-ski spent one season with the Colts, playing in Indianapolis in 1998. Colts head coach Tony Dungy spent three seasons (1989-91) as the defen-sive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs while Browns tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts played for the Chiefs for two years during that span. Wide receivers coach Clyde Christensen played his college ball at the Univer-sity of North Carolina and was on the team when Browns defensive assistant Bob Trott was coaching there in 1976 and 1977. Browns offensive line coach Steve Marshall was also a coach at North Carolina and coached with Colts as-sistant strength and conditioning coach Richard Howell in 1998 and 1999. Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks was a coach at the University of Miami for just two seasons (1986-87) but during that time he coached Alfredo Roberts, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski and offensive line coach Mike Sullivan while all three were members of the Hurricanes roster. He also coached Sulli-van and Roberts when the two turned pro, serving on the Dallas Cowboys’ staff in 1991. Meeks teamed with linebackers coach Mike Haluchak in Cincinnati for two seasons (1992-93) and then again in St. Louis during the 2001 campaign. Indianapolis offensive line coach Howard Mudd coached for the San Diego Chargers from 1974-76 while Browns offensive assistant Dave Atkins and Colts defensive line coach John Teerlinck played for the Chargers. He also coached for the Kansas City Chiefs while Alfredo Roberts was on the roster. Mudd also spent six seasons (1983-88) as a coach for the Cleveland Browns. Teerlinck spent two seasons (1989-90) as a coach with the Browns and also coached with Browns running backs coach Anthony Lynn with the Denver Broncos. Special assistant to the defense Rod Perry spent the 1983 and 1984 seasons as a player on the Browns roster. Special teams coach Russ Purnell spent 1999-2001 with the Baltimore Ra-vens while Browns Senior VP/General Manager Phil Savage was with the Ravens.
Browns-Colts CONNECTIONSPLAYER CONNECTIONSOHIO TIES: DB Keiwan Ratliff hails from Youngstown… LB Tyjuan Hagler played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati… WR’s Anthony Gon-zalez and Roy Hall both attended the Ohio State University and Gonzalez is originally from Cleveland while Hall was raised in Lyndhurst… DT Daniel Muirplayed at Kent State University and was teammates with Browns KR Josh Cribbs in 2003 and 2004.INDIANA CONNECTIONS: OL Isaac Sowells played his college ball at the University of Indiana in Bloomington. GO WITH THE GATORS: Browns LB Andra Davis was teammates with Colts DB Keiwan Ratliff for two seasons at the University of Florida. MORE FLORIDIANS: LB Kamerion Wimbley spent three seasons (2003-2005) on the Seminoles roster with Colts LB Buster Davis. BULLDOG BUDDIES: DB Sean Jones played two seasons (2002-03) on the University of Georgia roster with Colts DB Tim Jennings. HEADS UP FOR HAWKEYES: Browns OL Eric Steinbach was teammates with Colts DB Bob Sanders and TE Dallas Clark during their college days at the University of Iowa. BAYOU TIGERS: DB Travis Daniels and RB Joseph Addai were teammates for three seasons (2002-2004) at Louisiana State University.HEY-OH HURRICANES: QB Ken Dorsey and TE Kellen Winslow spent time on the University of Miami roster with Colts WR Reggie Wayne. JUMPIN’ JACKRABBITS: Both TE Steve Heiden and Colts K Adam Vinatieriattended South Dakota State University and the two were teammates while playing for the Jackrabbits. VERY MUCH VOLS: Colts QB Peyton Manning and Browns RB Jamal Lewiswere teammates for two seasons (1996-97) at the University of Tennessee. BADGER BITS: OL Joe Thomas spent two seasons (2002-03) protecting Colts QB Jim Sorgi at the University of Wisconsin.
Team SuperlativesBrowns’ Largest Margin of Victory: 31 (Browns 31, Colts 0 – 9/24 1950 at Baltimore and 12/1/1991 at Indianapolis)Colts’ Largest Margin of Victory: 22 (Colts 36, Browns 14 – 10/14/1962 at Cleveland)Current Series Streak: Colts 4 (Since 12/26/1999)Browns’ Longest Win Streak: 6 (11/19/1978 – 11/2/1986)Colts’ Longest Win Streak: 4 (12/26/1999 - present)Most Points by Browns: 45, Baltimore Colts 24 (11/19/1978 at Baltimore)Most Points by Colts: 36, Browns 14 (10/14/1962 at Cleveland)Most Points, Both Teams: 70 (Browns 42, Baltimore Colts 28 – 10/25/1981 at Cleveland)Fewest Points by Browns: 3, Colts 14 (9/6/1992 at Indianapolis)Fewest Points by Colts: 0, Browns 31 (9/24/1950 at Baltimore); Browns 31 (12/1/1999 at Indianapolis)Fewest Points, Both Teams: 15 (Indianapolis Colts 9, Browns 6 – 9/7/03 at Cleveland)
Individual HighsRushing Attempts by a Brown: 32, Jim Brown (11/1/59)Rushing Attempts by a Colt: 28, Edgerrin James (12/26/99)Rushing Yards by a Brown: 178, Jim Brown (11/1/59)Rushing Yards by a Colt: 137, Eric Dickerson (12/10/89)Rushing Touchdowns by a Brown: 5, Jim Brown (11/1/59)Rushing Touchdowns by a Colt: 3, Edgerrin James (12/26/99)Passing Yards by a Brown: 444, Brian Sipe (10/25/81)Passing Yards by a Colt: 397, John Unitas (11/1/59)Passing Touchdowns by a Brown: 4, Brian Sipe (10/25/81) & (11/19/78)Passing Touchdowns by a Colt: 4, John Unitas (11/1/59)Receptions by a Brown: 9, Greg Pruitt (10/25/81)Receptions by a Colt: 14, Marvin Harrison (12/26/99)Receiving Yards by a Brown: 152, Webster Slaughter (12/10/89)Receiving Yards by a Colt: 156, Raymond Berry (11/1/59)Receiving Touchdowns by a Brown: 3, Calvin Hill (11/19/78)Receiving Touchdowns by a Colt: 2, fi ve times, most recently by Marvin Har-rison (12/15/02)
BROWNS-Colts regular season SERIES FAST FACTSNUMBER OF MEETINGS: 25
2008 REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS CLE (NFL rank) IND (NFL rank)POINTS SCORED PER GAME 18.8 (T25) 22.5 (21)TOTAL YARDS PER GAME 282.7 (27) 328.4 (T16)RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 105.9 (22) 78.9 (32)PASSING YARDS PER GAME 176.8 (27) 249.5 (6)POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 21.6 (13) 22.2 (15)TOTAL DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 369.6 (27) 333.9 (T18)RUSHING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 145.9 (28) 136.8 (25)PASSING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 223.7 (20) 197.1 (12)TURNOVER RATIO +5 (T7) +6 (T5)
TALE OF THE TAPE
vs. AFC: 3-5vs. NFC: 1-2vs. AFC North: 1-3 At Home: 1-5On the Road: 3-2When scoring fi rst: 4-1When leading at halftime: 3-2When trailing at halftime: 1-3When leading at the start of the fourth quarter: 3-2When trailing at the start of the fourth quarter: 1-5When leading in time of possession: 2-3When trailing in time of possession: 2-4When totaling the most rushing yards: 1-1When totaling the most passing yards: 2-0When scoring a rushing TD: 3-1When throwing a TD pass: 3-5When fi nishing with a 300-yard passer: 1-0When fi nishing with 200 or less passing yards: 3-5When fi nishing with a 100-yard rusher: 0-0When fi nishing with 99 or less rushing yards: 1-5When fi nishing with a 100-yard receiver: 2-1When causing two or more turnovers: 3-2When turning the ball over two or more times: 1-3When fi nishing with 10 or more penalties: 1-1When fi nishing with 9 or less penalties: 3-6When fi nishing with three or more sacks in a game: 2-0When scoring 20 points or more: 4-2When scoring less than 20 points: 0-5
BROWNS 2008 RECORD... Carrying the loadSince 2007, the Browns are 11-1 in games when RB Jamal Lewis has 20 or more carries.
Hall Ranks Second in Rookie SacksSeventh-round pick LB Alex Hall has had a strong showing in his fi rst NFL season. Hall recorded a sack in three consecutive games against Baltimore on Sept. 21, Cincinnati on Sept. 28 and the New York Giants on Oct. 13. With his three sacks, Hall ranks tied for second among all NFL rookies in sacks.
lEWIS 24th on Career rushing listWith 9,821 career yards, RB Jamal Lewis ranks 24th on the NFL’s all-time career rushing list. With his 80 yards against Washington on Oct. 19, Lewis passed Shaun Alexander for 24th on the list. Lewis passed Earl Campbell with 88 yards against the Giants on Oct. 13.
CAREER RUSHING LEADERS
Player Seasons Games Attempts Yards23. Ottis Anderson 1979-92 (14) 182 2,562 10,27324. Jamal Lewis 2000-08 (8) 117 2,315 9,82125. Shaun Alexander 2000-08 (9) 123 2,187 9,45326. Earl Campbell 1978-85 (8) 115 2,187 9,407
Rogers Turning HeadsDL Shaun Rogers has made a huge impact in his fi rst season a member of the Browns. Rogers ranks third and leads all defensive lineman with 56 total tackles (37 solo and 12 asst.). Rogers leads the squad with 4.5 sacks, and has added 7 TFL, 12 QB pressures, two pass break-ups and two blocked fi eld goals.
Edwards Extends Reception StreakWith fi ve recpetions against the Texans on Nov. 23, WR Braylon Edwards extended his consecutive reception streak to 53 games. Edwards has caught a pass in every game that he has played in during his four year career.
Cribbs Having Special SeasonWR/KR Joshua Cribbs totaled 104 kickoff return yards (26.0 avg.) against Houston on Nov. 23. Cribbs leads the Browns with 18 special teams tackles. He also leads in punt (190) and kickoff (804) return yards. In 2007, Cribbs was the only player in the NFL to lead his team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles.
Dawson On Career ListsWith 24 fi eld goals this season, K Phil Dawson has made 206 career fi eld goals. Dawson sits at third on the Browns career fi eld goal list. In addition to his 206 fi eld goals, Dawson has totaled 254 extra points and one rushing touch-down for 878 career points which also ranks third on the Browns all-time list.
BROWNS CAREER FIELD GOALS
Player Years Field Goals1. Lou Groza 1950-59, 1961-67 2342. Don Crockroft 1968-80 2163. Phil Dawson 1999-08 206
Wimbley gets to the QBLB Kamerion Wimbley recorded his third sack of the season against the Tex-ans on Nov. 23. The sack was the 19th of his three-year career. On the season Wimbley has totaled 54 tackles, one TFL, two QB pressures, one interception and one forced fumble.
K Phil Dawson currently ranks as the NFL’s seventh most accurate kicker of all-time. Dawson has connected on 24-of-27 fi eld goals attempts in 2008.
HIGHEST CAREER FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE
Player FG FGA PCT1. Mike Vanderjagt 230 266 86.52. Nate Kaeding 111 129 86.03. Shayne Graham 166 194 85.64. Robbie Gould 102 120 85.05. Rob Bironas 100 119 84.06. Matt Stover 450 539 83.57. Phil Dawson 206 247 83.4
#4 Ranks seventh
Can’t Stall JamalRB Jamal Lewis ranks fi fth on the all-time career rushing list among active players. Among the top-5, Lewis has played in the fewest games and has the least attempts.
ACTIVE CAREER RUSHING LEADERS
Player Seasons Games Attempts Avg. Yards1. Edgerrin James (Ariz.) 1999-08 (10) 138 2,961 4.0 11,9912. LaDanian Tomlinson (S.D.) 2001-08 (8) 122 2,568 4.4 11,4203. Fred Taylor (Jack.) 1998-08 (11) 138 2,406 4.6 11,1514. Warrick Dunn (T.B.) 1997-08 (12) 176 2,606 4.1 10,7475. Jamal Lewis (Cle.) 2000-08 (8) 117 2,315 4.2 9,8216. Shaun Alexander (Wash.) 2000-08 (9) 123 2,187 4.3 9,453
Rogers Adds to Blocked Kick TotalDL Shaun Rogers recorded his second blocked fi eld goal of the season after he turned away a 49-yard attempt by Houston kicker Kris Brown on Nov. 23. Earlier this season, Rogers blocked a fourth quarter game-tying fi eld goal at-tempt against Jacksonville on Oct. 26. Rogers has blocked 13 career kicks. Rogers has blocked 12 fi eld goals and one PAT during his nine-year career. As a member of the Detroit Lions, Rogers blocked two fi eld goals against San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2001.
Jackson Goes Over the Century MarkLB D’Qwell Jackson recorded 12 tackles against the Texans on Nov. 23 to push his season total to 125*. Jackson has fi nished fi rst or second on the team in tackles each game this season. In 2007, Jackson led the Browns with 114* tackles.* Based on coaches fi lm review.
14 or FewerThe Cleveland defense has allowed 14 or fewer points in four of its 11 games this season. Last season, the Browns defense allowed 14 or fewer points in three games. The Browns defense ranks 13th in the league in points allowed with an average of 21.6 points per game.
Quinn shines in First NFL StartIn his fi rst NFL start, QB Brady Quinn totaled 239 yards on 23-for-35 passing with two touchdowns against the Broncos on Nov. 6. Quinn posted a passer rating of 104.3 and completed 10 consecutive passes spanning the second and third quarters. Quinn’s 239 passings yards and 104.3 rating each rank as the fourth best by any Browns quarterback making his fi rst NFL start.
BROWNS QB STARTING DEBUTS (BOTH ROOKIE AND VETERAN)NFLDate Opp. Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD INT Rat. Result11/6/08 DEN Brady Quinn 23 35 .657 239 2 0 104.3 L, 30-3412/7/06 at Pit Derek Anderson 21 37 .568 276 1 1 78.2 L, 7-2712/4/05 JAX *Charlie Frye 13 20 .650 226 2 0 136.7 L, 14-2012/5/04 NE *Luke McCown 20 34 .588 277 2 2 80.1 L, 15-4212/3/00 at Jax *Spergon Wynn 5 16 .313 17 0 0 40.6 L, 0-489/19/99 at Ten *Tim Couch 12 24 .500 124 1 0 80.9 L, 9-2610/29/95 at Cin *Eric Zeier 26 46 .565 310 1 1 75.5 W,29-26 OT9/20/92 at LAR Todd Philcox 10 20 .500 200 3 0 125.0 W, 28-1610/4/87 at NE ^Jeff Christensen 10 30 .333 135 0 0 48.6 W, 20-1010/13/85 at Hou *Bernie Kosar 8 19 .421 208 1 1 118.8 W, 21-612/19/82 PIT Paul McDonald 19 40 .475 227 0 1 54.9 W, 10-912/18/77 at Sea Terry Luck 6 15 .400 105 0 4 25.0 L, 19-2011/20/77 at NYGDave Mays 13 24 .542 138 1 1 67.7 W, 21-711/9/75 at Det Will Cureton 10 32 .313 95 1 1 38.0 L, 10-2111/3/74 at SD *Brian Sipe 16 23 .696 186 1 1 90.1 L, 35-3610/3/70 PIT *Don Gault 1 16 .063 44 0 2 0.0 W, 15-711/15/70 at Cin *Mike Phipps 11 25 .440 170 0 1 50.4 L, 10-1412/17/67 at Phi Gary Lane 19 39 .487 211 2 1 71.6 L, 24-2810/22/61 at Pit Len Dawson 6 12 .500 68 0 2 27.8 W, 30-2811/9/58 DET *Jim Ninowski 4 8 .500 60 0 1 35.4 L, 10-3012/8/57 at Det *Milt Plum 12 2 1.571 198 1 1 85.0 L, 7-2011/18/57 at Phi Tommy O’Connell 4 11 .364 63 1 3 47.0 W, 16-012/6/53 NYG George Ratterman 15 27 .556 237 3 0 122.0 W, 62-14
*Rookie^NFL used replacement players for two games in 1987
AAFCDate Opp. Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD INT Rat. Result9/13/46 CHI *Otto Graham 6 13 .462 81 0 0 66.5 W, 20-69/6/46 MIA *Cliff Lewis 2 3 .667 62 1 0 149.3 W, 44-0
Edwards Ties Career BestWR Braylon Edwards tied his career high with eight receptions against the Bills on Nov. 17. The four-year pro has registered eight receptions on fi ve oc-casions. Edwards fi nished with 104 receiving yards marking his 10th career 100-yard receiving game.
Cribbs Scores First Rushing TouchdownWR/KR Joshua Cribbs recorded his fi rst career rushing touchdown on a two-yard rush in the second quarter again Buffalo on Nov. 17. Earlier this season, Cribbs scored his fi rst career offensive touchdown against the Redskins on a 1-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson on Oct. 19. Cribbs has totaled eight career touchdowns as he has added fi ve kickoff return touchdowns and a punt return for a touchdown.
Harrison Helps Big Night on the GroundThe Browns rushed for a season-high 161 yards on Nov. 17 at Buffalo, as RB Jerome Harrison rushed for a career-high 80 yards on 3 carries, including his fi rst career rushing TD on a 72-yard scamper on the fi rst play of the fourth quarter. RB Jamal Lewis added 18 carries for 65 yards and WR/KR Joshua Cribbs added his fi rst career rushing TD on a 2 yard score. Harrison’s 72-yard sprint was the longest touchdown run by a Brown since RB Reuben Droughns went 75-yards for a score against Miami on Nov. 20, 2005.
Quinn Engineers First Career WinQB Brady Quinn picked up his fi rst career win as a starting quarterback with the Browns 29-27 victory over Buffalo on Nov. 17. Quinn led the Browns on a 7-play 28 yard drive which resulted in K Phil Dawson’s 56-yard game winning fi eld goal with 1:39 remaining. Quinn fi nished 14-of-36 for 185 yards.
Quinn also engineered the Browns longest drive of the season when he drove the team 96 yards on 12 plays in the second quarter. On the drive, Quinn went 4-of-5 for 62 yards. WR/KR Joshua Cribbs capped off the drive with a two-yard TD plunge.
New D-Lineman Set an Early ToneOn Sunday, Sept. 14, against the Steelers, DE Corey Williams posted a ca-reer-high nine* tackles, including six solo and three assisted tackles, for the fi fth-year pro. Williams led the team in tackles and also shared a sack with S Nick Sorensen on a nine-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. Since Romeo Crennel brought the 3-4 defensive scheme to the Browns in 2005, Wil-liams’ performance marked only the fi fth time since 2005 that a defensive line-man has either led the club or tied for the lead in tackles in a game.
Date/Opponent Player/Tackles9/14/08 vs. Pittsburgh Corey Williams – 9 tackles – led the team12/16/07 at Cincinnati Shaun Smith – 8 tackles – tied for team lead12/24/05 vs. Pittsburgh Alvin McKinley – 9 tackles – tied for team lead12/18/05 at Oakland Jason Fisk – 9 tackles – led the team11/13/05 at Pittsburgh Orpheus Roye – 9 tackles – tied for team lead
In addition, DT Shaun Rogers provided an eight tackle, three solo, three as-sisted and two tackles for loss, effort against Pittsburgh, along with his fi rst sack for six yards as a member of the Browns. In the contest, Rogers tied for second on the club in tackles with LB D’Qwell Jackson.
With Williams’ nine tackles and Rogers’ eight tackles against Pittsburgh, it marked the fi rst time since 2005 that two Browns defensive lineman have pro-duced eight tackles or more in a single contest.
UNDER THE CENTER
Defense Holds Opponents under 300 yardsThe Browns defense has limited three opponents under 300 yards of total of-fense. Cleveland held Pittsburgh to 281 yards, Baltimore to 273 and Cincinnati to 211. The last time the Browns held three consecutive opponents to under 300 yards of total offense came in the fi nal three contests of 2007. Last year, the Browns only held three opponents under 300 yards all season.
UNDER 300 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE IN 2008
Date Opponent Total yards Result9/14/08 Pittsburgh 273 L, 6-109/21/08 Baltimore 273 L, 10-289/28/08 Cincinnati 211 W, 20-12
Scoreless Streak SnappedThe Browns posted back-to-back scoreless halves in the second half against the Giants on Oct. 13 and in the fi rst half against Washington on Oct. 19. After WR Plaxico Burress scored on a 3-yard pass from Eli Manning with 12 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Browns went 62:44 without allowing a point until RB Clinton Portis found the endzone on a 3-yard run with 12:28 in the third quarter.
BROWNS ACCOMPLISH RARE FEATIn the Browns 35-14 win over the Giants on Oct. 13, P Dave Zastudil enjoyed a quiet evening. The Browns offense did not have to punt, did not commit a turnover or allow a sack for the fi rst time in club history. Since 1963, when sacks were offi cially recorded, there have only been four NFL games where an offense has not allowed a sack, committed a turnover or had to register a punt in a regular season game.
NFL GAMES WITH NO PUNTS, TURNOVERS OR SACKSTeam DateCleveland October 13, 2008NY Jets December 19, 2004Tampa Bay November 1, 1998San Francisco December 19, 1993
Also, the last game the Browns did not have to punt in the contest was Nov. 5, 1995 vs. Houston.
CRENNEL NAMED COACH of the WeekHead coach Romeo Crennel was voted the Motorola NFL Cach of the Week for Week 6. Crennel led the Browns to a 35-14 win over the undefeated Su-per Bowl champion New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Browns QB Derek Anderson threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns fi nding WR Braylon Edwards for 154 of those yards and one touchdown, while RB Jamal Lewis rushed for another touchdown and 88 yards. The Cleveland defense consis-tently pressured Giants QB Eli Manning leading to three picks by three different Browns defenders including a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown by CB Eric Wright.
Wright Named Defensive Player of the WeekDB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one interception re-turned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York Giants on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed the victory as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point advantage into the 35-14 fi nal. The interception return also was the fourth longest in club history.
Rogers Wins Player of the Week HonorDL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with fi ve tackles, one sack and a fourth-quarter blocked fi eld goal attempt as Cleveland beat Jacksonville 23-17 on Oct. 26.
Cribbs has Big DayWR/KR Joshua Cribbs returned a kickoff 92-yards for touchdown against Bal-timore on Nov. 2. The return was his fi fth career kickoff return touchdown. It also marked the fourth consecutive year that Cribbs has returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Cribbs also returned a punt 32-yards in the third quarter which led to a 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Derek Anderson to WR Braylon Edwards on the ensuing play. Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards which ranks second most in a single game behind his own record of 245 yards at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007. Cribbs fi nished with 237 (33.9 avg.) kickoff return yards, 41 (14.7) punt return yards and three special teams tackles.
Winslow Posts first Multi-Touchdown GameTE Kellen Winslow recorded his fi rst multi-touchdown game of his career against Denver on Nov. 6. He scored his 10th career touchdown after a 5-yard touchdown reception in the fi rst quarter and his 11th career touchdown after a 16-yard reception in the second quarter. Winslow fi nished with 111 yards on 10 receptions. It marked the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career.
Since 1999, the Browns have had 11 different starting quarterbacks. Since 1999, the Browns opening day starter at QB has included Ty Detmer (1999); Tim Couch (2000, 2001), Kelly Holcomb (2002, 2003), Jeff Garcia (2004), Trent Dilfer (2005), Charlie Frye (2006, 2007), and Derek Anderson (2008).
Here is a look at the Browns starting QBs since 1999 and their records as start-ers during the regular season.
Quarterback Games Started Record Pct.Derek Anderson (2006-08) 26 games 13-13 .500Tim Couch (1999-2003) 59 games 22-37 .373Trent Dilfer (2005) 11 games 4-7 .364Kelly Holcomb (2001-04) 12 games 4-8 .333Brady Quinn (2007-08) 3 games 1-2 .333Charlie Frye (2005-07) 19 games 6-13 .316Jeff Garcia (2004) 10 games 3-7 .300Doug Pederson (2000) 8 games 1-7 .125Luke McCown (2004) 4 games 0-4 .000Ty Detmer (1999) 2 games 0-2 .000Spergon Wynn (2000) 1 game 0-1 .000TOTALS 155 games 54-101 .348
Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel named LB Willie McGinest, LB Andra Davis, QB Derek Anderson, C Hank Fraley, K Phil Dawson and KR Joshua Cribbs as team captains for the 2008 season. The players were voted upon by their teammates.
McGinest (15th season) and Davis (7th season) will serve as defensive cap-tains, Anderson (4th season) and Fraley (9th season) will serve as offensive captains, while Dawson (10th season) and Cribbs (4th season) as special teams captains.
Each NFL club will have team captains wear a captain patch on their uniform. The idea came from NFL players during a meeting of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s new Player Advisory Council last season. The purpose of the program is to support and recognize the importance of team leadership through the role of the captains. Captains traditionally serve as a link between players, coaches and management to help foster cohesion within the teams.
15 new to team
Romeo Crennel’s 2008 squad features 38 players from last year’s squad and 15 new players to round out the 53-man roster.
Defense (9): Starters DT Shaun Rogers and DE Corey Williams; veterans DB Terry Cousin, DB Travis Daniels, LB Shantee Orr and DB Hamza Abdullah; and rookies LB Beau Bell, LB Alex Hall, DB Gerard Lawson, DL Ahtyba Ru-bin and DE Santonio Thomas.
Offense (4): Starters OL Rex Hadnot and WR Donte’ Stallworth; veteran OL Scott Young; and rookie TE Martin Rucker.
Only K Phil Dawson remains from the Browns original 1999 roster. Also, only seven players remain from prior to Romeo Crennel and Phil Savage joining the Browns following the 2004 season: Dawson, LB Andra Davis, TE Steve He-iden, S Sean Jones, LS Ryan Pontbriand, OL Ryan Tucker and TE Kellen Winslow.
Defense Grounds Bengals Running AttackThe Browns defense limited the Bengals to just 69 yards rushing in the Browns 20-12 victory on Sept. 28. The 69 yards rushing was the least amount that the Browns have allowed since Romeo Crennel brought the 3-4 defense to Cleve-land in 2005.
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED SINCE 2005
Date Opponent Rushing Yards Allowed9/28/08 Cincinnati 6911/25/07 Houston 77 10/28/07 St. Louis 7911/27/05 Minnesota 819/24/06 Baltimore 86
Zastudil sets franchise recordWith winds gusting between 40-50 miles per hour on Sunday Sept. 14, against Pittsburgh, the conditions were perfect for a diffi cult task for kickers on the special teams units. However, Browns P Dave Zastudil established a career-best 53.0 gross average and 52.8 net average on his fi ve punts for 265 yards. Zastudil’s net average also established a team single-game mark (dating back to 1970) and ranks tied for second-highest net punting single-game average in the NFL. More impressively, Zastudil set the tone early in the contest as four of his fi ve punts came in the fi rst quarter kicking into the gusty winds and his fi fth kick came in the third stanza into the wind as well.
Highest net punting average in a game (minimum: 4 punts) since 1970:
Total Player, Team Opp. Date 59.5 Rohn Stark, IND HOU Sept. 13, 199252.8 Dave Zastudil, CLE PIT Sept. 14, 200852.8 Mike Horan, DEN RAI Sept. 26, 1988
Browns Honor Hall of Fame GuardThe Browns will honor Hall of Fame offensive guard Gene Hickerson by wear-ing a sticker on the back, lower left of the helmet next to the NFL Shield for the remainder of the season. The round sticker will be black and have GH in white lettering.
Hickerson passed away Oct. 20 at the age of 73. Hickerson joined the Browns as a seventh-round draft choice out of Mississippi in 1957. His 15-year career, all with the Browns (1958-60, 1962-73), ended in 1973 as he played in 202 games, which ranks fourth highest in franchise history, including a streak of 165 consecutive games, which also ranks fi fth longest in team annals. He appeared in six Pro Bowls (1966-71) and was voted an all-league selection on fi ve occa-sions (1966-70). Hickerson was named the NFL’s most outstanding blocker in 1969 and throughout his career was part of an offensive line that paved the way for three Hall of Famers, legendary running backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell and Leroy Kelly.
“Everyone associated with the Cleveland Browns is saddened by his loss,” said Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel. “His tenacity as a blocker and tough-ness as a player epitomized what it is to be a Cleveland Brown. We send our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Hickerson family.”
Edwards Has Career NightWR Braylon Edwards set a career high with 154 receiving yards on fi ve recep-tions and a touchdown against the Giants on Oct. 13. It marked the ninth career 100-yard receiving game for Edwards. His previous career best was 149 yards at Arizona on Dec. 12, 2007.
Browns Get Offensive Against the GiantsIn the 35-14 victory over the Giants on Oct. 13, the Browns set season highs for points (35), fi rst downs (20), net yards (454), rushing yards (144), passing yards (310) and it marked the fi rst time that the Browns were not sacked all season.
Cleveland also converted on 9-of-13 third downs for a 69% success rate, also a season best.
Dawson reaches milestoneWith his four points against the Ravens on Sept. 21, K Phil Dawson topped the 800 point milestone and totaled 803 career points. Dawson has registered a point in each of the last 32 games. The last time Dawson failed to record a point was against Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006.
D’Qwell Ties Career Best LB D’Qwell Jackson tied a personal best with 16* total tackles against the Gi-ants on Oct. 13. Jackson was credited with 11 solo and 5 assists. Jackson also recorded 16* total tackles against Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006 and Carolina on Oct. 8, 2006.
*Based on coaches’ fi lm review.
Jones Sets Career HighDB Sean Jones made an impact in his fi rst game back after missing the previ-ous four contests due to a knee injury. The fi fth-year pro recorded career high 16* total tackles (10 solo and 6 asst.) against Washington on Oct. 19. His previ-ous career high was 13 against Cincinnati on Sept. 17, 2006.
2008 Browns LegendsThe Cleveland Browns have announced that Warren Lahr (1948-59), Paul Wig-gin (1957-67), Walter Johnson (1965-76) and Eric Metcalf (1989-94) are the newest members of the Cleveland Browns Legends based on the combined voting of fans and 10-member panel. All four Legends were inducted at a special ceremony at Cleveland Browns Stadium during the Browns home game vs. The New York Giants on October 13.
The Browns created the Cleveland Browns Legends in 2001 to annually honor former players who have made a major impact on the organization. Players must have been on the Browns’ active roster for a minimum of fi ve seasons. The Cleveland Browns Legends were determined by fan balloting on the Browns’ website – www.clevelandbrowns.com - (weighted 20%) along with voting by a 10-member Legends Panel (weighted 80%). Each of the Browns alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame were automatically inducted into the Cleveland Browns Legends.
Warren Lahr – DB– 5’11 – 189 lbs – Years with Browns: 1948-59A staple in the defensive backfi eld for the Browns for 12 seasons, Warren Lahr fi nished his storied career with 40 interceptions, landing him second on the all-time franchise list. In 1950, Lahr had his most prolifi c season as a cornerback, intercepting a career-best eight passes and ran back two picks for touchdowns. The Pennsylvania native followed his stellar 1950 season by returning two more interceptions for touchdowns in 1951 and started a streak of fi ve seasons (1951-1955) where he recorded fi ve interceptions. A graduate of Western Reserve, Lahr ended his career with 530 interception return yards and fi ve defensive touchdowns and cemented his place in Browns history. Lahr passed away on Jan. 19, 1969.
Paul Wiggin – DE – 6’3 – 242 lbs – Years with Browns: 1957-67Wiggin aided with the progression of the defensive end position as one of the most dominant players of his era on the end of the defensive line. A sixth-round pick in the 1957 NFL draft out of Stanford University, Wiggin was a two-time fi rst-team All-America selection and was inducted into the college football Hall of Fame in 2005. The durable Wiggin was the picture of endurance, playing in every game for 11 seasons in Cleveland. Despite playing his entire career at defensive end, Wiggin recorded three career interceptions and returned his lone interception in 1960, 20 yards for a touchdown. Born in Modesto, Calif., Wiggin returned to his alma mater and coached for three years after a three-year stint as a coach with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Walter Johnson – DT – 6’4 – 275 lbs – Years with Browns: 1965-76Nicknamed “Zoom” for his notorious quickness off the ball, Johnson was taken by the Browns in the second round of 1965 NFL draft and went on to play every game of all of his 13 seasons in the league. Johnson teamed with DT Jerry Sherk to create one of the most dominant defensive tackle tandems of their time. During his career, Johnson fronted a Browns defense that notched twenty or more forced fumbles in every season he was on the team. Even as an interior defensive lineman, Johnson corralled two interceptions during his storied career and even broke off a 24-yard kickoff return playing special teams in 1972. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Johnson attended Los Angeles State University and ended his NFL career having played in 182 games. Johnson passed away on June 30, 1999.
Eric Metcalf – RB/KR – 5’10 – 188 lbs – Years with Browns: 1989-94An explosive player at the University of Texas, Metcalf was selected by the Browns with the 13th overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft and made an immediate impact. In his rookie season, Metcalf rushed for 633 yards and six touchdowns while also reeling in 54 receptions for 397 yards and four scores. As a kick returner, Metcalf was regarded as one of the most dangerous players with the ball as shown by his 1,052 return yards in his second season, including two touchdowns one of which came via a 101-yard kickoff return. As his versatility increased throughout his career, Metcalf earned back-to-back Pro Bowl selections in 1994 and 1995 before he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons. With 43 career touchdowns from scrimmage and 12 more from kickoffs, the Seattle, Wash., native remains one of the biggest playmakers in the history of the Browns organization.
NEW FACESOnce again the Browns were busy during free agency. Not only did Cleve-land ink several new players, but they also made several key trades to help the continued improvement of the team. Below is a recap of the Browns free agency activity:
Name (Old team): How acquiredDL Corey Williams (Green Bay): Trade (2008 2nd round pick)
• • Played in 56 games for Green Bay and totaled 156 tackles and 17 sacks. Has recorded seven sacks in each of the last two seasons. In 2007 with the Packers, Williams played in all 16 games, including nine starts, and totaled a career-high 51 tackles, seven sacks for 38 yards, one intercep- tion for nine yards, three forced fumbles and one pass de- fended.
• • Seven-year veteran with Detroit has appeared in 98 career games, including 96 starts, and totaled 447 tackles, including 296 solo and 29.5 sacks for 217.5 yards. Named to two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Had a career-high 7 sacks in 2007, starting all 16 games and adding 66 tackles and returning an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on Nov. 4, 2007.
WR Donte’ Stallworth (New England): UFA
• • Six-year NFL veteran who has played in 84 games with New Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and has totaled 279 re- ceptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 avg.) and 31 touchdowns. Last season with New England, Stallworth totaled 46 receptions for 697 yards and three touchdowns.
OL Rex Hadnot (Miami): UFA
• • Played in 63 games, including 55 starts, during his four-year career with the Miami Dolphins. During his career, Hadnot has started 34 games at right guard, 19 games at center and two games at left guard. Hadnot started 16 games at right guard last season with the Dolphins.
DB Terry Cousin (Jacksonville): UFA
• • Eleven-year veteran who has played in 156 career games, including 68 starts, with Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Carolina, N.Y. Giants and Jacksonville. Cousin has 533 career tackles, 12 interceptions, 6.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 5 recovered fumbles during his career.
LB Shantee Orr (Jacksonville): UFA
• • Split last season with Houston and Jacksonville and appeared in a total of nine games, including two starts. Has appeared in 51 career games, including 25 starts. Orr has totaled 89 career tackles and 10.5 sacks for 64.5 yards and has added 25 career tackles on special teams.
Back with Browns
Phil Savage re-signed several key components that helped the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007. The Browns signed QB Derek Anderson (thru 2010), RB Jamal Lewis (thru 2010), S Nick Sorensen (thru 2010), OL Seth McKinney (thru 2008), LB Kris Griffi n (thru 2008) and FB Charles Ali (thru 2008).
Mel Tucker - Defensive CoordinatorThe Cleveland Browns named Mel Tucker defensive co-ordinator. In 2008, Tucker received a two-year contract extension and is signed through the 2010 season. Tuck-er spent the last three seasons as the Browns defensive backs coach under head coach Romeo Crennel. Tucker, a Cleveland native, inherited a young second-ary in 2007 as the Browns ranked 24th in the league, allowing 230.1 yards passing per game. Tucker was re-sponsible for the development of two young safeties in the secondary and tutoring youth at the corner position as well. Tucker assisted in the development of two rookie
draft choices who made an immediate impact in the Browns secondary. Second-round selection Eric Wright started 13 games at left corner and tied for second on the team with 11 passes defended, while fi fth-round pick Brandon McDonald became a force in the second half of the season as the nickel defensive back and tied Wright for second on the club with 11 passes defended. Tucker previously served as defensive backs coach and co-defensive coor-dinator for Ohio State University for four seasons (2001-04) and the defensive backs coach at Louisiana State University for the 2000 season. Tucker began coaching as a graduate assistant at Michigan State in 1997 and 1998 before taking the defensive backs coach position at Miami (Ohio) University in 1999.
Cory Undlin - Defensive Backs CoachThe Cleveland Browns named Cory Undlin as defensive backs coach. Undlin received a one-year contract ex-tension and is signed through the 2009 season. Undlin spent the last three seasons as the Browns secondary coach/assistant special teams coach under head coach Romeo Crennel. Undlin came to Cleveland from the New England Patriots, where he spent the 2004 season as the defen-sive assistant helping with the defensive backs. Undlin was part of a Patriots team that won back-to-back Su-per Bowl championships and also won an NFL record 21 straight games.
Before joining New England, Undlin spent two seasons assisting with the defensive backs as a graduate assistant at Fresno State University (2002-03). During those two seasons, Fresno State won back-to-back Silicon Valley Bowls by defeating Georgia Tech and UCLA, respectively. Prior to Fresno State, Undlin spent four years at Cal Lutheran University as a linebackers/defensive coordinator (1998-2002). Undlin played defensive back at Cal Lutheran from 1990–94, and received a Master’s degree from CLU in 2003.
Coaching, Front OfFice and Draft MovescRENNEL GETS EXTENSION
Romeo Crennel - Head CoachRomeo Crennel led the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchise best seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel was rewarded with a two-year con-tract extension (through 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Cren-nel’s 2007 team ranked 8th overall in offense and scor-ing, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 5,621 net yards of offense, as both rank third best in franchise history. Crennel was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time head coach
in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005 after serving as the Browns defensive coordinator in 2000 and along with Phil Savage helped rebuild the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 record in his fi rst year as a head coach and added a 4-12 mark in 2006. His re-sume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL.
Savage Inks EXTENSION
Phil Savage - Senior Vice President/GMPhil Savage was rewarded with a three-year contract extension (thru 2012) on May 2, 2008, following an ex-citing 2007 season that witnessed the Browns improve to 10-6, including a franchise best seven consecutive home wins, and six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. The 2007 team ranked eighth overall in offense and scoring, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 5,621 net yards of offense, both marking third in fran-chise history. Savage was named Senior Vice President and Gen-eral Manager on Jan. 6, 2005. Savage, an 18-year vet-
eran of the NFL, is known throughout the NFL as one of the league’s top talent evaluators. Savage implements the organizational strategy for football opera-tions and is responsible for all pro and college personnel acquisitions. Savage works directly with Head Coach Romeo Crennel in determining goals and needs for the team and arranging fi nancial guidelines and parameters for contract ne-gotiations and budgets.
Rd. Overall Name College Pos. Ht. Wt.4a. 104 Beau Bell UNLV LB 6-1 2504b. 111 Martin Rucker Missouri TE 6-4 2606a. 190 Ahtyba Rubin Iowa State DL 6-2 3306b. 191 Paul Hubbard Wisconsin WR 6-2 2257. 231 Alex Hall St. Augustine LB 6-5 250
Bell - During his collegiate career at UNLV, appeared in 41 games, including 26 starts, and collected 320 tackles, 186 solo, 10.5 sacks for 62 yards, 27 TFL, 5 PBU, 4 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 1 recovered fumble…His 320 career tackles ranks second on the school’s all-time list (Adam Seward, 433, 2001-04) and fi fth in Mountain West Conference annals.
Rucker - During his collegiate career at Missouri, started all 50 games and totaled 203 receptions for 2,175 yards (10.7 avg.) and 18 TDs…Holds the school career-record with 203 receptions…His 203 career receptions are the most ever by a Big Twelve Conference tight end and also ranks eighth among receivers in Conference history.
Rubin - In 24 games at Iowa State, started 21 contests at nose guard and recorded 76 tackles, 42 solo, with 2.5 sacks for 13 yards, 8 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 recovered fumble and 1 forced fumble.
*Hubbard - Former football walk-on who was known for his track exploits when he arrived as a freshman…Played in 35 games, including 21 starts, dur-ing his collegiate career at Wisconsin…Recorded 53 receptions for 936 yards (17.7 avg.) and 5 TDs.
Hall - Appeared in 30 games, including 29 starts, at St. Augustine (Division II) and holds the school career records with 26 sacks for 168 yards and 51 TFL…Totaled 156 tackles, including 92 solo, 4 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble, 4 PBU and 11 QB pressures during his collegiate career.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fi rst round, 22nd overall, of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Threw for 239 yards on 23-of-35 passing and two touch-downs in his fi rst NFL start on Nov. 6 against Denver... Made his NFL debut in the regular season fi nale vs. San Francisco on Dec. 30, for one series and was 3-of-8 passing for 45 yards.
QUINN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS PASSING ATTEMPTS: 36 at Buffalo 11/17/08 COMPLETIONS: 23 vs. Denver 11/6/08 PASSING YARDS: 239 vs. Denver 11/6/08 PASSING TDs: 2 vs. Denver 11/6/08 LONG PASS: 42 vs. Houston 11/23/08 INTERCEPTIONS: 2 vs. Houston 11/23/08 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 4 at Buffalo 11/17/08 RUSH YARDS: 18 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONG RUSH: 12 Buffalo 11/17/08 COMPLETION: 65.7% vs. Denver 11/6/08 QB RATING: 104.3 vs. Denver 11/6/08
(W-L) Yds. QBYear Team GP GS Record Att Cmp Pct. Yds Yds/Att. TD Int Lg Sk Lost Rating2007 Cleveland 1 0 0-0 8 3 37.5% 45 5.6 0 0 18 0 0 56.82008 Cleveland 3 3 1-2 89 45 50.6% 518 5.8 2 2 42 1 9 66.6NFL Totals 4 3 1-2 (starter) 97 48 49.5% 563 5.8 2 2 42 1 9 65.8
QUINN’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS
Quinn shines in First NFL StartIn his fi rst NFL start, QB Brady Quinn totaled 239 yards on 23-for-35 passing with two touchdowns against the Broncos on Nov. 6. Quinn posted a passer rating of 104.3 and completed 10 consecutive passes spanning the second and third quarters. The second year pro connected with TE Kellen Winslow on a third-and-goal from the fi ve in the fi rst quarter for his fi rst career touchdown. Quinn and Winslow hooked up again in the second quarter for a 16-yard touch-down.
Quinn Engineers First Career WinQB Brady Quinn picked up his fi rst career win as a starting quarterback with the Browns 29-27 victory over Buffalo on Nov. 17. Quinn led the Browns on a 7-play 28 yard drive which resulted in K Phil Dawson’s 56-yard game winning fi eld goal with 1:39 remaining. Quinn fi nished 14-of-36 for 185 yards.
Quinn also engineered the longest drive of the season when he drove the Browns 96 yards on 12 plays. On the drive, Quinn went 4-of-5 for 62 yards. WR/KR Joshua Cribbs capped off the drive with a two-yard TD plunge in the second quarter.
DEREK ANDERSON#3QuarterbackHeight: 6-6Weight: 230College: Oregon StateBirthdate: June 15, 1983How Acquired: W (Balt.) – ‘05Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th
Career Transactions: Drafted by Baltimore in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft…Waived by Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2005…Claimed by Cleveland via waivers from Baltimore on Sept. 21, 2005... Signed by Cleveland to a three-year contract on Feb. 29, 2008.
Career Highlights: Named to his fi rst Pro Bowl and had a breakout season in 2007 by passing for 29 TDs on 298-of-527 passing for 3,787 yards and a 82.5 QB rating…Tied a franchise mark with 5 TD passes in a 51-45 win over Cincin-nati on Sept. 16.
ANDERSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS PASSING ATTEMPTS: 48 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 COMPLETIONS: 29 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 PASSING YARDS: 364 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 PASSING TDs: 5 vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 LONG PASS: 78t vs. Baltimore 9/30/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 4 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 5 vs. Miami 10/14/07 RUSH YARDS: 44 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06 LONG RUSH: 33 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06 COMPLETION: 72% (2x) last at STL 10/28/07 QB RATING: 143.0 at St. Louis 10/28/07
In 2007, Browns QB Derek Anderson became the fi rst Cleveland quarter-back named to a Pro Bowl since Bernie Kosar earned the nod in 1988. Ander-son threw for a career-high 3,787 yards, including a career-best 364 yards in the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks. Anderson ranked fi rst among QBs with 12.71 yards-per-completion average in 2007. Anderson racked up 29 passing TDs, which tied for the second most in a single season in franchise history.
JAMAL LEWIS31Running Back Height: 5-11Weight: 245College: Tennessee Birth Date: Aug. 26, 1979How Acquired: UFA (Balt.) – ’07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 9th
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Baltimore in the fi rst round, 5th overall, in the 2000 NFL Draft…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 7, 2007... Signed by Cleveland to a three-year contract on Feb. 21, 2008.
Career Highlights: A nine-year veteran who 24th on the NFL career rushing list…Set the sin-gle-game NFL rushing record with 295 yards vs. Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2003…His 387 carries and 2,066 yards in 2003 were both Baltimore Ravens franchise records…Earned Football Digest Comeback Player of the Year in 2002…In 2000, joined Tony Dorsett as one of only two rookies to run for over 1,000 yards for the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, and added 338 yards and 4 TDs in four postseason games in 2000.
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (35) Yards Date Opponent 295 09/14/03 vs. Cleveland 216 09/16/07 vs. Cincinnati 205 12/21/03 at Cleveland 187 10/06/02 at Cleveland 187 11/19/00 vs. Dallas 186 09/26/04 at Cincinnati 180 12/07/03 vs. Cincinnati 170 11/26/00 vs. Cleveland 167 01/02/05 vs. Miami 163 12/16/07 vs. Buffalo 135 11/10/02 vs. Cincinnati 134 11/25/07 vs. Houston 134 10/26/03 vs. Denver 132 09/21/03 at San Diego 131 10/12/03 at Arizona 130 12/19/04 at Indianapolis 128 12/30/07 vs. San Francisco 126 12/17/00 at Arizona
Yards Date Opponent 125 12/14/03 at Oakland 121 12/01/02 at Cincinnati 119 10/20/02 vs. Jacksonville 118 12/09/07 at New York Jets 117 11/23/03 vs. Seattle 116 10/10/04 at Washington 116 09/24/00 vs. Cincinnati 115 09/28/03 vs. Kansas City 114 12/28/03 vs. Pittsburgh 113 11/27/05 at Cincinnati 111 11/09/03 at St. Louis 109 12/17/06 vs. Cleveland 109 10/29/06 at New Orleans 109 11/05/00 at Cincinnati 105 12/19/05 vs. Green Bay 101 10/19/03 at Cincinnati 100 12/22/02 vs. Cleveland Denotes as member of Browns
LEWIS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 34 vs. Miami 1/2/05 RUSHING YARDS: 295 vs. Cleveland 12/21/03 LONG RUSH: 82t vs. Cleveland 9/14/03 RUSHING TDS: 4 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEPTIONS: 7 at Indianapolis 10/13/02 RECEIVING YARDS: 108 vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 LONG RECEPTION: 77t vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 RECEIVING TDS: 1 (4x) last at New York Jets 12/9/07
RUSHING RECEIVING Date Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 9/7 DAL 13 62 4.8 24 0 1 14 14.0 14 09/14 PIT 19 38 2.0 8 0 3 28 9.3 13 0 9/21 at Balt 12 56 4.7 14 0 3 21 7.0 9 09/28 at Cin 25 79 3.2 18 1 2 15 7.5 9 010/13 NYG 21 88 4.2 13 1 1 4 4.0 4 010/19 at Wash 19 80 4.2 22 0 1 18 18.0 18 010/26 at Jac 20 81 4.1 19 1 1 7 7.0 7 011/2 BALT 19 49 2.6 7 0 1 13 13.0 13 011/6 DEN 19 60 3.2 29 1 2 24 12.0 18 011/17 at Buf 18 65 3.6 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/23 HOU 10 58 5.8 16 0 2 10 5.0 6 0111/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 195 716 3.7 29 4 17 154 9.1 18 0
2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics
an impressive engagementBrowns RB Jamal Lewis went over the 1,000-yard plateau for the 2007 season in the Browns Week 15 win over the Bills, becoming the eighth Browns RB to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and marking the 21st time in Browns history that a RB has rushed for 1,000 yards or more. He fi nished the 2007 campaign with his fi fth 100-yard perfor-mance of the season, gaining 128 yards in the Browns Week 17 win over the 49ers to fi nish the year with 1,304 rushing yards, the fi fth highest total in the NFL in 2007.
NFL LEADING RUSHERS IN 2007 PLAYER TEAM YARDS1. LaDainian Tomlinson SD 1,4742. Adrian Peterson Min. 1,3413. Brian Westbrook Phi. 1,3334. Willie Parker Pit. 1,3165. JAMAL LEWIS CLE 1,304
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the fi rst round, sixth overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl in 2007 after a career-high 1,106 yards and 5 TDs on 82 receptions…In 2006 led all NFL tight ends and ranked ninth in the league with 89 receptions…Recorded a career-high 89 receptions in 2006, tying Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome (1983, 1984) for the franchise mark for most receptions in a single-season.
WINSLOW’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 11 (3x) last vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEIVING YARDS: 125 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEIVING TDS: 2 vs. Denver 11/6/08 LONG RECEPTION: 49 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07
Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD 9/7 DAL 5 47 9.4 17 1 9/14 PIT 7 55 7.9 19 0 9/21 at Balt 2 14 7.0 10 0 9/28 at Cin 5 54 10.8 20 0 10/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/19 at Wash 2 17 8.5 9 0 10/26 at Jac INACTIVE INACTIVE 11/2 BALT 5 64 12.8 20 0 11/6 DEN 10 111 11.1 30 2 11/17 at Buf 3 40 13.3 16 0 11/23 HOU 1 11 11.0 11 0 11/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 9 games 40 413 10.3 30 3
WINSLOW’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
A TIE WITH OZZIEIn 2006, TE Kellen Winslow tied Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome for fi rst place on Cleveland’s single-season receptions list with 89 catches for the year. Newsome recorded 89 receptions in 1983 and ’84. Winslow led all NFL tight ends in receptions and was third in receiving yards (875) among his position.
BIG PLay KBrowns TE Kellen Winslow continued to impress and to stack up big numbers from the TE position in 2007. Winslow had at least four catches in 13 of the Browns 16 games in 2007.
In the Browns Week Two win over the Bengals, he had the fi rst 100-yard receiv-ing performance of his career, before matching a career-high with 11 receptions for a career-high 125 yards in the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks.Winslow later hauled in 10 passes, the fourth 10+-reception game of his career and contributed 107 yards, the third 100-yard receiving day of his career in the Browns Week 12 victory over the Texans.
In the Browns Week 16 contest with the Bengals, Winslow broke the 1,000-yard barrier, doing so for the fi rst time in his career, before adding 62 yards in the Week 17 victory over the 49ers to fi nish the season with 1,106 receiving yards, the third highest single season total in franchise history.
Winslow’s 1,106 receiving yards ranked him third amongst NFL TEs in 2007.
RECEIVING YARDS OF TEs IN 2007PLAYER TEAM YARDSTony Gonzalez KC 1,172Jason Witten Dal. 1,145KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 1,106
Winslow had at least one catch of 20+ yards in 10 of the Browns 16 games in 2007 and led all TEs in that category. Winslow also added a career-long 49-yard reception against the Ravens in Week Four. In 2006, Winslow had 11 catches of 20 yards or more, ranking fourth amongst NFL TEs.
# OF GAINS OF 20+ YARDS BY NFL TEs IN 2007PLAYER TEAM GAINS OF 20+KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 17 Tony Gonzalez KC 15Antonio Gates SD 14
In addition, Winslow’s 13.5 yards-per-catch average ranked him fi rst amongst NFL TEs in 2007. Winslow’s 82 receptions ranked third among NFL TEs in 2007.
AVG. YARDS PER CATCH AMONGST NFL TEs (minimum 25 receptions)PLAYER TEAM NO. AVG.KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 82 13.5Antonio Gates SD 75 13.1Desmond Clark Chi. 44 12.4
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the fi rst round, third overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl following a breakout 2007 season where he set a career-high in all four offensive categories—80 receptions, 1,289 yards, 16.1 avg. and 16 TDs…Set a franchise single-season record with 1,289 receiving yards and 16 TDs…Set a career-high 3 TDs vs. Miami on Oct. 14, 2007…In 2006, led the team with 884 yards receiv-ing and 6 TDs…Recorded his fi rst TD reception on an 80-yard TD reception at Green Bay on Sept. 18, 2005, and fi nished with 3 receptions for 107 yards.
EDWARDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 8 (5x) last at Buffalo 11/17/08 RECEIVING YARDS: 154 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 RECEIVING TDS: 3 vs Miami 10/14/07 LONG RECEPTION: 80t at Green Bay 9/18/05 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (3x) last at Houston 12/31/06 RUSH YARDS: 8 at San Diego 11/5/06
DYNAMIC DUOBrowns WR Braylon Edwards and TE Kellen Winslow became the fi rst duo in Browns history to each record 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. “The opposing defense has to pick their poison, double either myself or Braylon,” said Winslow. “Braylon is good to have as a catalyst on this offense because he is getting open and beating his man. Opposing defenses have to account for both of us on the fi eld and then it creates opportunities for other players.”Edwards became the sixth receiver in Browns history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a single season, setting the franchise record for most receiving yards in a single season. Winslow joined Edwards as the seventh Browns receiver to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season.BROWNS 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS IN A SINGLE SEASON
PLAYER YEAR YARDSBRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 1,289Webster Slaughter 1989 1,236KELLEN WINSLOW 2007 1,106Kevin Johnson 2001 1,097Paul Warfi eld 1968 1,067Antonio Bryant 2005 1,009Ozzie Newsome 1981 1,002Ozzie Newsome 1984 1,001
The Browns duo had the fourth-most combined total receiving yards in the NFL in 2007. RECEIVERS/YARDS TEAM YDS.R. Moss (1,493), W. Welker (1,175) NE 2,668C. Johnson (1,440), Houshmandzadeh (1,143) Cin. 2,583T. Owens (1,355), J. Witten (1,145) Dal. 2,500EDWARDS (1,289), WINSLOW (1,106) CLE 2,395
Edwards in the endzoneBrowns WR Braylon Edwards, with 16 touchdown catches last season, set a Browns franchise-record for TD catches in a single season. His 16 TD grabs also ranked second in the NFL in 2007.
MOST RECEIVING TDs IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A BROWNS WRPLAYER YEAR TDsBRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 16Gary Collins 1963 13Paul Warfi eld, G. Collins 1968, 1966 12
NFL LEADERS IN RECEIVING TDsPLAYER TEAM TDsRandy Moss NE 23BRAYLON EDWARDS CLE 16Terrell Owens Dal. 15
Edwards set a franchise record for receiving TDs in a season (Gary Collins, 1963) with his 14th and 15th TD grabs of the season in the Browns Week 16 contest with the Bengals, before fi nishing the season with one fi nal TD grab in the victory over the 49ers in Week 17, increasing his franchise record to 16. Ed-wards also matched his career-high with eight receptions in the Week 16 game with the Bengals, the fourth time he hauled in eight passes in a game in 2007.
Yards Date Opponent Rec. TD 154 10/13/2008 vs. NY Giants 5 1 149 12/02/2007 at Arizona 7 1 146 09/16/2007 vs. Cincinnati 8 2 137 11/16/2006 vs. Pittsburgh 7 0 117 10/28/2007 at St. Louis 8 2 116 09/24/2006 vs. Baltimore 5 1 110 10/07/2007 at New England 6 0 110 09/17/2006 at Cincinnati 4 0 107 09/18/2005 at Green Bay 3 1 104 11/17/2008 at Buffalo 8 0
JOSHUA CRIBBS16Wide Receiver/Kick ReturnerHeight: 6-1 Weight: 215College: Kent StateBirthdate: June 9, 1983How Acquired: FA – ‘05Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th
Games Played/Started: 2005 (14/0); 2006 (16/1); 2007 (16/2); 2008 (10/0).
Career Transactions: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland on April 29, 2005…Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract extension on Nov. 3, 2006.
Career Highlights: In 2007, named to the Pro Bowl as the AFC’s special teamer…Is the franchise career leader in kickoff returns, kickoff return yards and kickoff return TDs…Added three returns for TDs in 2007, including a 99-yard kickoff return at Oakland on Sept. 23, a 100-yard kickoff return at Pittsburgh on Nov. 11, and a 76-yard punt return vs. San Francisco on Dec. 30…Recorded his fi rst career TD on a 90-yard kickoff return vs. Detroit on Oct. 23, 2005.
KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS SPECIAL TEAMS Year Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD Tackles 2005 Cleveland 45 1,094 24.3 90t 1 1 0 5 5.0 5 0 19 2006 Cleveland 61 1,494 24.5 92t 1 6 1 51 9.2 34 0 25 2007 Cleveland 59 1,809 30.7 100t 2 30 10 405 13.5 76t 1 23 2008 Cleveland 30 804 26.8 92t 1 22 4 190 8.6 32 0 18 NFL Totals 195 5,201 26.7 100t 5 61 15 651 10.7 76t 1 85
CAREER Special Teams Statistics
Cribbs Having Special SeasonWR/KR Joshua Cribbs leads the Browns with 18 special teams tackles. He also leads in punt (190) and kickoff (804) return yards. In 2007, Cribbs was the only player in the NFL to lead his team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles.
CRIBBS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 4 vs. Denver 10/22/06 RECEIVING YARDS: 32 vs. Denver 10/22/06 RECEIVING TDS: 1 at Washington 10/19/08 LONG RECEPTION: 14 vs. NYJ 10/29/06 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 3 vs. Denver 11/6/08 RUSH YARDS: 48 vs. Denver 11/6/08 RUSH TDS: 1 at Buffalo 11/17/08 KICKOFF RETURNS: 7 (2x) last vs. Baltimore 11/2/08 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 245 at Baltimore 11/18/07 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 100t at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 KICKOFF RETURN TD: 1 (5x) last vs. Baltimore 11/2/08 (92t) PUNT RETURNS: 4 vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 LONG PUNT RETURN: 76t vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 PUNT RETURN YARDS: 135 vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 PUNT RETURN TD: 76t vs. San Francisco 12/30/07
Yards Opponent Date Rec. TD Yards Opponent Date Rec. TD 141 at Houston 9/10/06 6 1 113 at Dallas 12/12/04 5 0 141 vs. N.Y. Giants 9/19/05 8 0 113 vs. S.F. 9/19/04 9 1 139 vs. Washington 11/12/06 6 1 111 vs. Carolina 12/4/06 4 1 136 at Dallas 10/14/07 7 1 111 at Cincinnati 12/22/02 6 1 129 at Green Bay 10/9/05 8 0 102 vs. Carolina 12/18/05 5 1 122 vs. Denver 11/21/04 10 1 101 at Seattle 9/7/03 8 0 114 vs. Dallas 12/28/03 3 1
100-yard Receiving Games (13)
Donte’ Stallworth Profile
DONTE’ STALLWORTH18Wide ReceiverHeight: 6-0 Weight: 200College: TennesseeBirthdate: Nov. 10, 1980How Acquired: URF (N.E.) - ‘08Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 7th
Career Transactions: Selected by New Orleans in the fi rst round, 13th overall, in the 2002 NFL Draft…Acquired by Philadelphia via trade from New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2006 for LB Mark Simoneau and a conditional 4th round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft…Signed by New England as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2007…Signed by Cleveland as an un-restricted free agent on March 1, 2008.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 84 games, including 53 starts with New Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and totaled 279 receptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 avg.) and 31 TDs…Had a career-high 70 receptions for 945 yards with New Orleans in 2005.
STALLWORTH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 10 vs Denver 11/21/04 RECEIVING YARDS: 141 (2x) last at Houston 9/10/06 RECEIVING TDS: 2 at New England 11/20/05 LONG RECEPTION: 84t vs Washington 11/12/06 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (12x) last vs Cleveland 10/7/07 RUSH YARDS: 26 at Atlanta 11/28/04
RECEIVING RUSHINGDate Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD9/7 DAL Did Not Play Did Not Play9/14 PIT INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/21 at Balt INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/28 at Cin INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/13 NYG 2 19 9.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/19 at Wash 2 24 12.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 010/26 at Jac 3 13 4.3 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 011/2 BALT INACTIVE INACTIVE 11/6 DEN 4 48 12.0 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/17 at Buf 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -4 -4.0 -4 011/23 HOU 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 6 games 12 122 10.2 19 1 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0
STALLWORTH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Shaun Rogers Profile
SHAUN ROGERS92Defensive LineHeight: 6-4 Weight: 350College: TexasBirthdate: March 12, 1979How Acquired: Tr. (Det.) - ‘08Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 8th
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Detroit in the second round, 61st overall, in the 2001 NFL Draft…Traded by Detroit to Cleveland for DB Leigh Bodden and the Browns 2008 third round draft choice on March 1, 2008…Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on March 4, 2008.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 with 447 total tackles, including 296 solo and 29.5 sacks for 217.5 yards…Named to two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons…Had a career-high 7 sacks in 2007 and returned an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on Nov. 4, 2007…Has made an impact on special teams throughout his career and has blocked 12 kicks, including 11 fi eld goal attempts and 1 PAT.
ROGERS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHSTACKLES: 11 vs. Tennessee 10/21/01SACKS: 2.5 vs. Denver 11/4/07 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (4x) last vs. Atlanta 11/24/05RECOVERED FUMBLES: 2 at Green Bay 11/10/02INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Denver 11/4/07 (returned 66 yards for TD)BLOCKED FIELD GOALS: 2 at San Francisco 11/4/01
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 4 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 8 3 3 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 29/21 at Balt 5 4 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/28 at Cin 5 5 0 1/5 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 NYG 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/19 at Wash 8 4 4 .5/3 0/0 0 0/0 010/26 at Jac 5 4 1 1/7 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 8 4 0 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 411/6 DEN 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Buf 7 5 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 111/23 HOU 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 56 37 12 4.5/27 0/0 2 0/0 7
ROGERS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Rogers Wins Player of the Week HonorDL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with fi ve tackles, one sack and a fourth-quarter blocked fi eld goal attempt as Cleveland beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 23 -17 on Oct. 26.
SHAUN SMITH91Defensive LineHeight: 6-2 Weight: 325College: South CarolinaBirthdate: Aug. 19, 1981How Acquired: RFA (Cin.) - ‘07Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 5th
Career Transactions: Signed by Dallas as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 1, 2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2003…Signed by Dallas to the practice squad on Sept. 1, 2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2004…Claimed by Arizona via waivers on Sept. 1, 2004…Waived by Arizona on Sept. 6, 2004…Signed by New Orleans to the practice squad on Sept. 7…Signed by New Orleans to the active roster on Sept. 18, 2004…Waived by New Orleans on Nov. 30, 2004…Claimed by Cincinnati via waivers on Dec. 1, 2004…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2007.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 49 career games, including 17 starts with New Orleans, Cincinnati and Cleveland with 137 career tackles…Had a career-high 63 tackles and 2 sacks with Cleveland in 2007.
S. SMITH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHSTACKLES: 8 (2x) last vs. Buffalo 12/16/07SACKS: 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh 11/11/07FORCED FUMBLES: 1 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07
Corey Williams Profile
COREY WILLIAMS99Defensive LineHeight: 6-4 Weight: 320College: Arkansas StateBirthdate: Aug. 17, 1980How Acquired: Tr. (G.B.) - ‘08Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 5th
Career Transactions: Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round, 179th overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft…Traded by Green Bay to Cleveland for the Browns 2008 second-round draft choice on Feb. 29, 2008… Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on Feb. 29, 2008.
Career Highlights: Versatile defensive lineman has played in 56 games and has totaled 156 tackles and 17 sacks…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks and 51 tackles for the Packers in 2007…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks for Green Bay in 2006…Recorded a career-high 3 sacks at Buffalo on Nov. 5, 2006.
WILLIAMS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 9 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14/08 SACKS: 3 at Buffalo 11/5/06 FORCED FUMBLE: 2 vs. Carolina 11/18/07 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Cincinnati 9/28/08 INTERCEPTION: 1 at N.Y. Giants 9/16/07
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/21 at Balt 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/28 at Cin 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE10/19 at Wash INACTIVE INACTIVE10/26 at Jac INACTIVE INACTIVE11/2 BALT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/6 DEN 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Buf 7 6 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/23 HOU INACTIVE INACTIVE11/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 7 games 24 15 9 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
SMITH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 9 6 3 .5/4.5 0/0 0 0/0 09/21 at Balt 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/28 at Cin 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 010/13 NYG 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/19 at Wash 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 110/26 at Jac 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/6 DEN 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 011/17 at Buf 4 1 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/23 HOU 7 5 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 41 22 18 .5/4.5 0/0 4 1/0 1
WILLIAMS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Williams Sets an Early ToneAgainst the Steelers on Sept. 14, DL Corey Williams posted a career-high nine tackles, including six solo and three assisted tackles, for the fi fth-year pro. Williams led the team in tackles and also shared a sack with S Nick Sorensen on a nine-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. Since Romeo Cren-nel brought the 3-4 defensive scheme to the Browns in 2005, Williams’ perfor-mance marked only the fi fth time since 2005 that a defensive lineman has either led the club or tied for the lead in tackles in a game.
Smith Has Career Year with BrownsDL Shaun Smith recorded a career high 63 tackles in his fi rst season as a member of the Cleveland Browns during the 2007 campaign. Smith also reg-istered his fi rst two career sacks and fi nished with 4 QB pressures and one forced fumble.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fi rst round, 13th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Set the Browns franchise rookie record with 11 sacks and ranked sec-ond in the NFL among rookies…Had a career-high 2 sacks at Oakland on Oct. 1, 2006, vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 24, 2006 and at Oakland on Sept. 23, 2007.
WIMBLEY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 8 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06 SACKS: 2 (3x) last at Oakland 9/23/07 QB PRESSURES: 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24/06 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (3x) last at Baltimore 12/17/06 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (4x) last at Cincinnati 9/28/08
d’qwell jackson ProfileD’QWELL JACKSON52LinebackerHeight: 6-0 Weight: 240College: MarylandBirthdate: Sept. 26, 1983How Acquired: D2 – ‘06Year with Browns: 3rd Year in NFL: 3rd
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Led the Browns with 114 tackles in 2007… In his rookie season, fi nished second on the team in tackles with 115…Posted a career-high 16 tackles at Carolina on Oct. 8, 2006, and matched the total vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006 and vs. NYG on Oct. 13, 2008
JACKSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 16 (3x) last vs. NYG 10/13/08 PBU: 2 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Houston 11/25/07; at Baltimore 9/21/08
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/21 at Balt 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/28 at Cin 5 3 2 1/2 0/0 0 0/1 010/13 NYG 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/19 at Wash 10 8 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 010/26 at Jac 6 5 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/6 DEN 4 4 0 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Buf 8 6 2 0/0 1/2 0 0/0 01/23 HOU 4 2 1 1/4 0/0 0 0/0 111/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 54 37 16 3/12 1/2 1 0/1 0
WIMBLEY’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
In 2007, Browns LB Kamerion Wimbley compiled the third two-sack game of his career (at Oak. 9/23/07; vs. TB 12/24/06; at Oak. 10/1/06) with two sacks at Oakland in Week Three. He added his third sack of 2007 in the Browns Week Six victory over the Dolphins, his fourth of the 2007 season in the Week 11 win over the Ravens and his fi fth in the Week 14 victory over the Jets. Wimbley, completed his second season as a pro in 2007 with 16 career sacks.
wonderful WimbleyHITTING A WALL
LB D’Qwell Jackson led the team with 114 tackles* (78 solo, 33 assisted, 3TFL) in 2007, including a season-high 12 tackles* (9 solo, 3 assisted) in the Week 14, 24-18 win against the Jets. DB Sean Jones (47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL) had the second most tackles on the team with 105 tackles*. LB Andra Davis had the third most tackles on the team with 104 tackles* (56 solo, 39 assisted, 9 TFL) in-cluding a team-high 4 tackles* for loss in the 8-0 win over the Bills in Week 15. *based on coaches fi lm
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 11 8 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 8 4 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/21 at Balt 12 6 6 0/0 1/16 1 0/0 09/28 at Cin 8 5 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 110/13 NYG 16 11 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/19 at Wash 8 5 3 .5/3 0/0 0 0/0 010/26 at Jac 14 8 6 .5/1.5 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 13 9 4 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 011/6 DEN 10 6 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Buf 13 9 3 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 111/23 HOU 12 4 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 125 75 48 2/10.5 1/16 2 0/0 2
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 59th overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Matched a career-high fi ve interceptions in 2007…In 2006, tied for the team lead with fi ve interceptions and was tied for 10th in the NFL…Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29, 2006.
JONES’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 16 at Washington 10/19/08 SACKS: 0.5 (2x) last at NY Jets 12/9/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 2 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06
FORCED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Oakland 9/23/07 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10/06 PBU: 2 at Oakland 9/23/07
BLOCKED KICK: 1 (PAT) vs. Tampa Bay 12/24/06
BRODNEY POOL Profile
BRODNEY POOL21SafetyHeight: 6-2Weight: 205College: OklahomaBirthdate: May 24, 1984How Acquired: D(2) – ‘05Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th
Games Played/Started: 2005 (13/0); 2006 (16/8); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (10/10).
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Scored his fi rst career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record…Recorded his fi rst career interception late in the 4th quarter on a Steve McNair pass to secure a 20-14 win vs. Tennessee on Nov. 6, 2005.
POOL’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 9 at Oakland 9/23/07 SACKS: 1 (3x) last at Jacksonville 10/26/08 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (7x) last vs. Houston 11/23/08 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 at San Diego 11/5/06 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 at Baltimore 12/17/06; at San Diego 11/5/06 PBU: 3 at Carolina 10/8/06 DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 at Baltimore 11/18/07 (I00-yard INT return for TD)
BACK-TO-BACKDB Brodney Pool had an interception in back-to-back games in 2007, intercept-ing Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week 10, before swooping in front of a Ravens QB Kyle Boller pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a touchdown in the Browns Week 11 win over the Ravens.
Pool’s 100-yard interception for a touchdown set a franchise record, surpassing the 97-yard interception returns of Anthony Henry (12/16/01) and Najee Musta-faa (10/10/93), both of which were also returned for touchdowns.
Pool’s 100-yard INT return also marked the longest interception return for a touchdown in the NFL in 2007.
MULTI-TASKINGIn 2007, DB Sean Jones fi nished second on the team with fi ve interceptions. Jones picked off Bengals QB Carson Palmer in Week Two, Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck in Week Nine, Ravens QB Kyle Boller in Week 11, Cardinals QB Kurt Warner in Week 13 and Jets QB Kellen Clemens in the end zone, thwarting a Jets scoring drive, in Week 14.
Jones also had the second most tackles on the team in 2007 with 105* (47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL).
*Based on coaches fi lm review.
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 7 4 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 09/14 PIT INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/21 at Balt INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/28 at Cin INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/19 at Wash 16 10 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 010/26 at Jac 8 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/6 DEN 7 4 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Buf 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/23 HOU 9 1 8 0/0 1/20 0 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 7 games 51 22 29 0/0 1/20 0 0/1 0
JONES’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL INACTIVE INACTIVE9/14 PIT 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/21 at Balt 6 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 19/28 at Cin 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 NYG 5 4 0 0/0 1/24 0 0/0 110/19 at Wash 6 4 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 010/26 at Jac 6 1 5 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 011/2 BALT 5 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/6 DEN 3 2 1 0/0 1/13 1 0/0 011/17 at Buf 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/23 HOU 5 3 2 0/0 1/8 0 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 10 gms. 43 27 14 1/6 3/45 3 1/0 2
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 53rd overall, of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Recorded his fi rst career interception off Dolphins QB Cleo Lemon vs. Miami on Oct. 14, 2007... Recorded his fi rst career touchdown with a fourth quarter intercep-tion of Giants QB Eli Manning returned 94 yards for a score... The 94 yard interception return was the fourth longest in club history.
WRIGHT’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 10 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 SACKS: 1 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (4x) last vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 at Washington 10/19/08 PBU: 3 at Cincinnati 12/23/07 DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 (94-yard INT return for TD)
McDonald Shines In Second Half of SeasonAfter seeing solely special teams action during his fi rst seven games with the Browns during his rookie campaign in 2007, DB Brandon McDonald received an increased role in the secondary during the second half of the season and blossomed with a pass defensed in fi ve consecutive games and fi nished tied for second on the club with 11 PBU. McDonald also added two interceptions on the season, while fi nishing third on the club with 17 special teams tackles.
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 6 2 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/14 PIT 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/21 at Balt 5 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 19/28 at Cin 6 5 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 010/13 NYG 3 3 0 0/0 1/20 1 0/0 010/19 at Wash 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 010/26 at Jac 5 4 1 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 011/2 BALT 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 4 0/0 011/6 DEN 2 1 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/17 at Buf 6 1 5 0/0 1/3 1 0/0 011/23 HOU 7 5 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 46 30 15 0/0 2/23 14 0/0 1
MCDONALD’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles forDate Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss9/7 DAL 4 3 1 0/0 1/20 0 0/0 09/14 PIT 4 4 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/21 at Balt 7 6 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 09/28 at Cin 7 5 2 0/0 1/17 0 0/0 010/13 NYG 3 3 0 0/0 1/94t 2 0/0 010/19 at Wash 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 010/26 at Jac 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/2 BALT 5 5 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 011/6 DEN 4 2 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 011/17 at Buf 8 4 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 011/23 HOU 7 4 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 111/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 55 41 13 0/0 3/131 9 0/1 1
WRIGHT’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Wright Named Defensive Player of the WeekDB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 for Week 6. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one intercep-tion returned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York Giants on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed the victory as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point advantage into the 35-14 fi nal. The interception return also was the fourth lon-gest in club history.
Career Transactions: Signed by Oakland as free agent on April 24, 1998…Claimed by New England off waivers on Aug. 21, 1998…Signed by New England to practice squad on Aug. 31, 1998…Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on March 25, 1999…Signed by Cleveland to a four-year contract on April 26, 2002…Signed by Cleveland to a fi ve-year contract exten-sion on July 15, 2005.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 as the franchise leader in FG percentage with 82.7% (182-220) and ranked fourth all-time in NFL history in accuracy…In 2007 set a career-high 120 points and t-2nd best in team history (120, Bobby Mitchell, 1968; 126, Jim Brown, 1965)…Ranks third in franchise history with 789 career points (Lou Groza, 1,349; Don Cockroft, 1,080)…Became the fi rst player in franchise history to post four seasons of 100+ points…Set a franchise record and personal high with 6 FG for 19 points at San Diego on Nov. 5, 2006…Set a career-high with 27 FG in 2005, which ranks second in franchise history (Matt Stover, 29 FG, 1995)…Nailed a 37-yard FG as time expired for a 9-7 win at Oakland on Dec. 18, 2005, and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week…Established a franchise record 27 consecutive FG made from 2003 to 2004…Scored the Browns fi rst rushing TD in Cleveland Browns Stadium on a 4-yard fake fi eld goal attempt vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 1999…Connected on his fi rst NFL fi eld goal attempt from 41 yards at Tennessee on Sept. 26, 1999.
Date Opp PTS PAT FG Made Miss 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+9/7 DAL 4 1-1 1-1 (34) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-09/14 PIT 6 0-0 2-2 (31, 38) 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-09/21 at Balt 4 1-1 1-1 (38) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-09/28 at Cin 8 2-2 2-2 (25, 29) 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-010/13 NYG 9 3-3 2-3 (28, 26) (51 WL) 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-110/19 at Wash 3 0-0 1-2 (37) (54 WR) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-110/26 at Jac 11 2-2 3-3 (32, 20, 42) 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-011/2 BALT 9 3-3 2-2 (23, 54) 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-111/6 DEN 12 3-3 3-3 (24, 52, 33) 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-111/17 at Buf 17 2-2 5-5 (40, 33, 43, 22, 56) 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-111/23 HOU 6 0-0 2-3 (32, 32) (39 WL) 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-011/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 89 17-17 24-27 0-0 8-8 10-11 3-3 3-5
DAWSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SCORING: MOST POINTS SCORED: 19 at San Diego 11/5/06 (6-6 FG/1-1 PAT) FIELD GOALS: NO. ATTEMPTED: 6 at San Diego 11/5/06 NUMBER MADE: 6 at San Diego 11/5/06 LONGEST ATTEMPT: 56 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONGEST MADE: 56 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONGEST FG MADE STREAK: 27 (vs. S.D. 10/19/03 to vs. NYJ 11/21/04 CURRENT STREAK: 0 PATS: NUMBER ATTEMPTED: 6 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 NUMBER MADE: 6 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE: 55 (vs. Miami 11/20/05 to vs. Seattle 11/4/07) CURRENT STREAK: 36 (vs. Seattle 11/4/07 to present)
S Mike Adams has a joint foundation with childhood friend Gerald Hayes (Ariz.) named the Rising Stars Foundation to assist underprivileged youth www.risingstars-foundation.org.FB Charles Ali was the only Browns undrafted rookie free agent to earn a roster spot during training camp and spent the entire 2007 season on the 53-man roster.QB Derek Anderson raised over $50,000 to support fl ood victims in his home state of Oregon in 2007. He started a youth football camp at his high school in Scappoose, Ore. He was named as the 2007 Player of the Year by the local chapter of the PFWA.WR Joshua Cribbs will once again host a reality television show, ‘Josh’s Cribbs’ on Fox Sports Ohio. He signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns through the 2012 season and is a converted college quarterback from Kent State, earned a roster spot as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2005.LB Andra Davis makes regular visits to Boys and Girls Clubs and donates tickets to all Browns home games for parents and their children to enjoy games as a family. He is the fi rst person from his hometown of Live Oak, Fla., and Suwanee High School to play professional sports and is honored every year with a day celebrating his profes-sional accomplishments.K Phil Dawson is the longest active tenured member of the Browns. He scored the fi rst regular season rushing TD for the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium with a 4-yard TD run on a fake fi eld goal attempt vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 1999.TE Darnell Dinkins established the Maleness to Manhood Foundation to benefi t inner-city youth. He spoke to nearly 100 students at Cleveland’s Genesis High School, a program to provide intense academic recovery to specifi c youth in a small group instruction.WR Braylon Edwards donated $1 million to the Cleveland Municipal School District to create a college scholarship opportunity for 100 eighth-grade students, named Ad-vance 100, as long as the students maintain a 2.5 GPA, participate in 15 hours of com-munity service each year throughout high school. In 2006, he donated $500,000 to create a scholarship endowment at the University of Michigan for the football player who wears the No. 1 jersey, the largest donation pledged to the university by a profes-sional athlete.OL Hank Fraley was one of only two players to take every offensive snap (Joe Thom-as) in 2007. His brother, David, was stationed with the United States Army’s 3rd Infan-try Division in Iraq and his father is a Vietnam veteran.RB Jerome Harrison is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting chari-table events such as Shop with a Jock and the NFL’s Hometown Huddle.TE Steve Heiden is a partner in an athletic training facility, Athletic Development Corp., using science and technology for prep and collegiate athletes in Valley View, Ohio. He recorded his fi rst career TD reception and blocked a punt in the same game at Carolina on Dec. 17, 2000.LB D’Qwell Jackson changed his number from 58 to 52 this past spring. His wife Amira, recently opened her dental practice in Westlake, Ohio.S Sean Jones recorded his second consecutive 100-plus tackle season (105 in 2007 and 107.5 in 2006).WR Joe Jurevicius is a Cleveland-area native who played prep football at Lake Catho-lic High School in Mentor, Ohio and has played in three Super Bowls during his career, earning a ring with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has a 65,000-acre hunting ranch, Dismal River Outfi tters, in Mullen, Neb., which is stocked with buffalo, elk and deer.RB Jamal Lewis topped 9,000 career rushing yards, in 2007, becoming one of only 26 players in NFL history to accomplish that feat. He is the owner and CEO of a trucking company, All American Xpress, based in Atlanta, Ga.LB Willie McGinest is the CEO of a multi-faceted entertainment company called 55 Entertainment, and owns a sports memorabilia company, Signature Collectables, a visual content and distribution company, Pristine Vision and owns and operates res-taurant franchises and investment properties, WilMac, Inc. OL Seth McKinney is partner in a heavy machinery company, G Bar S Site Service, in Centerville, Texas. His father, Mike, was the Health and Human Services Commis-sioner for the state of Texas under former Governor and now President George W. Bush, and then served as the Chief of Staff for Texas Governor Rick Perry.
LB Antwan Peek established a relationship with the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland and provides game tickets for children to sit in ‘Peek’s Pound’. He was also recruited at the University of Cincinnati to play basketball for coach Bob Huggins.LS Ryan Pontbriand participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day entrepreneurial program at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern. His great-grandfather, Victor Hunt, was on the coaching staff of SMU’s 1935 team that won the Knute Rockne Trophy, emblematic of the National Championship.S Brodney Pool scored his fi rst career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Balti-more on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record. His mother, Rose, is the assistant track coach at the University of Texas.QB Brady Quinn graduated from Notre Dame with dual degrees in political science and fi nance. This past spring he participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day business management and entrepreneurial program at the Stanford Gradu-ate School of Business.DL Shaun Rogers interacted with 2,000 Detroit-area underprivileged children at the NFL Experience Kids’ Day the week of Super Bowl XL. His father, Ernie, played at Rice (1975-78) and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1979 and played in the Canadian Football League and also for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.OL Kevin Shaffer has started at tackle in 71 of the last 72 contests. He is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as Read with the Browns and Lift Up America.DL Robaire Smith has two older brothers who played professional sports – Fernando, who played nine seasons in the NFL, and Antonio, who played for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors after leading Michigan State to the 1999 Final Four. DL Shaun Smith established the ’91 Ways’ Foundation, which benefi ts at risk youth. This past year, he hosted his fi rst annual celebrity bowling tournament at Corner Al-ley in Cleveland.DB Nick Sorensen participated in the NFL and NFL Player Association three-day busi-ness management and entrepreneurial program at the Wharton School at the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania.OL Eric Steinbach has helped paved the way for four consecutive 1,000 yard rushers with Jamal Lewis (2007) and Rudi Johnson (2004-06). He led Providence Catholic High School (New Lenox, Ill.) to 50 straight wins and three state titles as a tight end and defensive end.OL Joe Thomas hosts an outdoor sportsman show on Sports Time Ohio, Outdoors Ohio with D’Arcy Egan and Joe Thomas. In 2007, he was named to the Pro Bowl and is only the fourth NFL rookie offensive lineman to be named to the Pro Bowl.OL Ryan Tucker is an avid rifl e hunter of quail, deer and turkey, owns a 1,100 acre ranch in Texas. He earned a Super Bowl ring with St. Louis in 1999.FB Lawrence Vickers attended a youth football camp in Australia this past spring.DL Corey Williams has overcome personal tragedy as he lost his father at the age of 15 and his mother fi ve years later. Just before the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine, he en-dured the death of his infant daughter, who lived only two weeks after her premature birth. He has since had another daughter and embraces fatherhood and everything the role brings in his life.LB Leon Williams is active in the Cleveland community by supporting the Shop with a Jock holiday program.LB Kamerion Wimbley set the Browns rookie record with 11 sacks in 2006. He had his jersey number 12 retired at Northwest High School, his alma mater, during a basket-ball halftime ceremony on Jan. 23, 2007, in his hometown of Wichita, Kan.TE Kellen Winslow hosted his fi rst youth football camp in North Olmsted, Ohio this past summer. He is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as the Special Olympics Holiday Party, Taste of the NFL and the Browns Youth Football Camps stressing the importance of nutrition and physical activity.RB Jason Wright is a keyboardist, singer and worship leader at The International House of Prayer in Cleveland. He and his wife, Tiffany, are passionate about education and are strong supporters of urban education initiatives such as Cleveland’s Entre-preneurial Preparatory School (E-Prep Middle School).P Dave Zastudil lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Bay Village (Ohio) High School.
Romeo Crennel Press Conference Transcript 11-24-08(Opening statement)- “We were all disappointed in the game yesterday. After looking at it again, we are still disappointed. We just didn’t do enough things to give ourselves a chance. I thought that there were some chances there that could be had. The other team made some mistakes that we should have been able to take advantage of. We were not able to do it and anytime you turn the ball over its hard to win in this league. I think the turnovers hurt us. Even when your team is the way our team is, everything kind of needs to go right and needs to try to be perfect. We got some inopportune penalties and every one affected us even though we had fewer penalties than we had earlier in the year. Still, we went out and we didn’t make the plays that we needed to make and do the things that we needed to do to win the game, and that’s the bottom line. The big story is about the quarterback and my decision to try to give the team a spark with a different quarterback. Brady (Quinn) is a good quarterback, he is going to be a good quarterback. There were some misreads during the course of the game, a couple of turnovers. As the game was going, I decided to give this team a spark. It seems like this team, if they get a spark, they build on it. When you go back to the Giant game, early in the game we got a spark, we made a play and we kind of took off. When this team doesn’t get a spark, it struggles a little bit, particularly at home. It seems like on the road, it’s a little bit different. They are able to fi ght through adversity on the road and maybe that’s because that’s what is expected. That’s what we talk about, fi ghting through adversity in a hostile environment and all of those things. At home we haven’t been able to do it the way we do it on the road this year. I was trying to get a spark - change the quarterback.”
(On the quarterback situation)- “Brady is still the starting quarterback. I told him last night that he had not lost his job. He was disappointed in being taken out of the game, he was frustrated and so the interpretation about not losing your job, he didn’t know whether he was the starter or not because of the frustration. He is the starter, he is the quarterback, he is not on a short leash. If he were on a short leash, I would have told him before the game that if you threw two interceptions, I’m going to take you out. I didn’t do that because that was not my intention. Every game in the NFL is a different game. You’ve got to play the circumstances as they come up. In that circumstance with the way the game was go-ing and what was happening in the game, I decided to make the change to try to get the spark. Some of that had to do with some misreads, my knowledge of the fi nger situation, so I decided to make the change. We were not able to win the game unfortunately so it becomes an issue. It is not an issue because he is the quarterback. We like the things that he has shown us since he has taken over the starting job. His composure, his leadership, he doesn’t get rattled and we like all of that. That is why he is going to continue to be the starter and see if we can help him more. I think that becomes the thing, we need to help him more going down the stretch. If we can do that, we might be able to win a game. That is what we’re going to try to do is win a game. I know we have been trying for several weeks and we haven’t won nearly as many as we were expected to win or nearly as many as we want to win but we still do have games left to play. We are going to keep fi ghting and we are going to play those games. We are going to try to play them better than yesterday.”
(On injuries)- “(Charles) Ali got hit in the ribs so he is getting an MRI and we will see what those results are. (Darnell) Dinkins has an ankle that he left the game with and he is getting an MRI so we will see what that looks like. Shaun Rogers played through the game and he has been beat up the last couple weeks. He is sore so we will see what he looks like. (Lawrence) Vickers played in the game, made it through the game but he is sore so we will see how he does this week. (Kellen) Winslow played in the game, his shoulder is sore and we will have to see what that looks like. (Hank) Fraley got hit in the hand and had an x-ray on his hand and the x-rays were negative. Sean Jones played in the game and he did okay with his ankle. That is where we are with the injury front.”
(On Brady Quinn’s injury)- “The small fracture is where the tendon is attached, it’s right at the tip right there. It makes it tough for him to spin it the way he wants to spin it.”
(On if Brady Quinn’s injury affected his play)- “Like I said, the combination of the misreads, my knowledge of the fi nger situation from during the week and the way things were going in the game, I thought I needed to make the change.”
(On if Derek Anderson had brought the team back)- “If he had provided a spark I would be happy but Brady still would have been the quarterback.”
(On what he says to Randy Lerner)- “I am telling him that this team hasn’t lived up to expectation, we are not as consistent as we need to be, we are working to try to be what everybody wants us to be but it hasn’t happened the way we expected it to happen. I told him we are going to keep fi ghting and we are going to try to win a game. He is saying that he appreciates that attitude. He knows that there are no guarantees in this business, every game is a different game and you have to line up and play it. That was his indication.”
(On players saying he should not get all the blame)- “That means that they are incorrect because I am the head coach and the buck stops at my desk. It is my charge, if we don’t win games it’s on me. We have got coaches who work very hard to try to get a good plan, try to put it out there, try to get the guys to execute and when they team doesn’t play well it falls on the head coach. Just like when the offense doesn’t do well, a lot of times it falls on the quarterback, rightly or wrongly. In this position, the scrutiny goes with it.”
(On his future)- “My future is that I’m coaching for the next game. That’s all I can worry about, I can’t worry about the future because I don’t know what the future is. The thing I can control is trying to keep the team together and trying to get those guys to play better in the next game we play.”
(On the team not playing well)- “I’m the head coach and buck stops here. When we go out there and we don’t play well, I don’t do well. When we play well, I do well. That’s the way it has been all along.”
(On running the ball more)- “When (Rob) Chud(zinski) fi rst got here one of the things that he said he wanted to do with the offense was to be a balanced offense. I think through three quarters the offense was balanced, I think it was 18 runs and 18 passes. To that point his objective was being reached. When we got to the fourth quarter, he felt that rather than a one-score game he felt it was a two-score game for us to win. He felt like we needed to chunks of yards and sometimes the running game doesn’t give you chunks. We decided to throw it a little bit more, primarily in the fourth quarter. Up through three quarters it was balanced. There were stretches where there were several runs in a row like the start of the second half so the ball was being run. Giving Jamal (Lewis) as many touches as he would like is complicated by the fact that Jerome Harrison is a force and trying to give him some touches takes away touches from Jamal. We try to put the game plan together to incorporate both of those guys and Jason Wright as well. For Jamal to get more carries, then Jerome might not get as many. We try to work around it as best we can.”
(On why his meetings today went long)- “We were trying to fi gure out what we can do to try to get our players to play better. That was the gist it. We talked about what happened in the game, why it happened and what we can do to be better. The penalties at the times we got them, the turnovers, how to prevent some of that, how to be able to make a play on defense. Sometimes when it’s going bad, it’s bad. That was somewhat evident when one of the most dependable guys we have on this team in Phil Dawson misses a fi eld goal. Sometimes those things happen, everybody is not perfect. As I look at this team and I tell them you need to play perfect for us to be able to win, but we are not perfect. Nobody is perfect. We have to fundamentally do the things we need to do, not shoot ourselves in the foot and give ourselves the best chance to win.”
(On if he has talked to Phil Savage about the rest of the season)- “We talk on a regular basis. We know where we’re at, 4-7- which is not good enough. Going forward from that, we have got a game on Sunday that we need to try to win. Then after that we have games we need to try to win and that become the main focus. If we can win a game on the fi eld, then the organization looks better. That is what we’re going to try to do.”
(On Braylon Edwards costing the team)- “I would never put it on one player by himself because on player by himself doesn’t cause you to win or lose. It’s a team. When the team doesn’t do well, we lose, if the team does well, we win.”
(On Braylon Edwards’ routes)- “If you don’t come out of your break sharp enough or hard enough, the ball doesn’t get to your hands it seems to me. If you are lazy on the route, the ball is not going to hit you on the hands. I think Braylon presses some. Like I said earlier in the year, he was pressing on some of those plays. Then he kind of settled down a little bit and I think in the situation yesterday, he went back to pressing a little bit. When he relaxes a plays, then he can make some plays and he did make one or two plays yesterday as well. I think as the game goes along you start to press and then it becomes an issue.”
(On if defenses have caught up with Rod Chudzinski)- “Defi nitely. I think defenses have studied us more in the offseason. That’s what coaches do. If we execute and make the plays we’re supposed to make, then we counter it.”
(On the fans)- “The fans are great fans. I say to them that we are not going to give up, we are not going to quit. We are going to keep fi ghting and we are going to win a game. If you can win its kind of like night and day the way you feel the next morning. If we can win, I can make them feel a little bit better and that’s what I’m going to try to do. They just need to know that I’m going to try to keep this team together and we are going to keep fi ghting. We are not going to give up and we are going to play until the end.”
(On if he thinks he is going to be fi red)- “I don’t worry about it. I can’t control it. The only thing I can control is whether we win or lose. If we win then that improves my chances, if we don’t, that hurts my chances.”
Hamza Abdullah HAHM-zuhAndra Davis ON-drayD’Qwell Jackson DUH-quellJoe Jurevicius Jur-uh-VIH-shusRyan Pontbriand PAWNT-bree-awnd
P 15 DAVE ZASTUDILK 4 PHIL DAWSONH 15 DAVE ZASTUDIL PR 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 12 Syndric Steptoe 22 Brandon McDonaldKR 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison LS 64 RYAN PONTBRIAND 82 Steve Heiden
LE 99 COREY WILLIAMS 97 Santonio ThomasNT 92 SHAUN ROGERS 71 Ahtyba Rubin RE 91 SHAUN SMITH 93 Louis Leonard LOLB 55 WILILIE McGINEST 51 Shantee OrrMLB 54 ANDRA DAVIS 94 Leon Williams 58 Beau BellWLB 52 D’QWELL JACKSON 53 Kris Griffi nROLB 95 KAMERION WIMBLEY 96 Alex Hall LCB 24 ERIC WRIGHT 25 Terry Cousin RCB 22 BRANDON McDONALD 23 Travis Daniels 30 Gerard LawsonSS 26 SEAN JONES 27 Nick Sorensen 42 Hamza AbdullahFS 21 BRODNEY POOL 20 Mike Adams
WR 18 DONTE’ STALLWORTH 16 Joshua Cribbs 83 Steve SandersLT 73 JOE THOMAS 61 Isaac Sowells LG 65 ERIC STEINBACH 79 Scott YoungC 66 HANK FRALEY 68 Seth McKinneyRG 70 REX HADNOT RT 77 KEVIN SHAFFER TE 80 KELLEN WINSLOW 82 Steve Heiden 87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Martin RuckerWR 17 BRAYLON EDWARDS 12 Syndric Steptoe QB 10 BRADY QUINN 3 Derek Anderson 11 Ken DorseyFB 47 LAWRENCE VICKERS 41 Charles Ali RB 31 JAMAL LEWIS 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison
RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1)69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 25 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
PRACTICE SQUAD: (9)9 Leggett, Lance WR 6-3 200 02/11/85 23 R Miami (Fla.) Bartow, Fla. FA - '08 0/0/0/028 Patrick, Allen RB 6-1 200 02/15/84 24 R Oklahoma Conway, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/059 Brown, Titus LB 6-3 245 03/27/86 22 R Mississippi State Tuscaloosa, Ala. FA - '08 0/0/0/060 Purcell, Melila DL 6-5 295 02/05/84 24 1 Hawaii Pago Pago, American SamoFA - '08 0/0/0/062 Fry, Dustin OL 6-3 326 10/03/83 25 2 Clemson Summerville, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/063 Quarterman, Kurt OL 6-5 348 10/05/85 23 1 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA - '08 0/0/0/069 #Mohr, Christian DL 6-4 251 04/05/80 28 1 No College Aachen, Germany FA - '08 0/0/0/078 Leffew, Travis OL 6-4 292 01/27/83 25 1 Louisville Boyle County, Ky. FA - '08 0/0/0/089 Hubbard, Paul WR 6-2 225 06/12/85 23 R Wisconsin Colorado Springs, Colo. D6b - '08 0/0/0/0
# International Practice Squad Player
Head Coach: Romeo Crennel
Assistants:Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn (Running Backs Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line Coach), Tom Myslinski (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach), Mike Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs Coach), Frank Verducci (Offensive Assistant)
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS AlphabetICAL ROSTERRoster Size: 53 (as of 11-25-08)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ GP/GS/DNP/IA42 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08 1/0/0/720 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07 9/5/0/241 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07 11/3/0/03 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05 9/8/2/058 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '08 3/0/2/625 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08 11/0/0/016 Cribbs, Joshua WR 6-1 215 06/09/83 25 4 Kent State Washington, D.C. FA - '05 10/0/0/123 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 26 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08 7/1/2/254 Davis, Andra LB 6-1 250 12/23/78 29 7 Florida Live Oak, Fla. D5 - '02 11/11/0/04 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99 11/0/0/087 Dinkins, Darnell TE 6-4 260 01/20/77 31 7 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA (Bal.) - '06 11/1/0/011 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07 0/0/0/1117 Edwards, Braylon WR 6-3 215 02/21/83 25 4 Michigan Detroit, Mich. D1 - '05 11/11/0/066 Fraley, Hank OL 6-2 310 09/21/77 31 9 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, Md. Tr. (Phi.) - '06 11/11/0/053 Griffin, Kris LB 6-3 245 05/27/82 26 4 Indiana (Pa.) Beaver, Pa. W (K.C.) - '07 8/0/0/370 Hadnot, Rex OL 6-2 320 01/28/82 26 5 Houston Lufkin, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '08 10/10/0/196 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '08 11/2/0/035 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. D5a - '06 11/0/0/082 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02 11/8/0/052 Jackson, D'Qwell LB 6-0 240 09/26/83 25 3 Maryland Largo, Fla. D2 - '06 11/11/0/026 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04 7/7/0/430 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08 10/0/0/193 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W (St. L) - '07 11/3/0/031 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07 11/11/0/022 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07 11/10/0/055 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06 9/9/0/268 McKinney, Seth OL 6-3 310 06/12/79 29 7 Texas A&M Centerville, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '07 11/3/0/051 Orr, Shantee LB 6-1 245 05/28/81 27 5 Michigan Detroit, Mich. UFA (Jack.) - '08 10/0/0/164 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03 11/0/0/021 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05 10/10/0/110 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07 3/3/8/092 Rogers, Shaun DL 6-4 350 03/12/79 29 8 Texas LaPorte, Texas Tr. (Det.) - '08 11/11/0/071 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '08 8/0/0/386 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '08 0/0/1/1083 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07 5/0/0/377 Shaffer, Kevin OL 6-5 315 03/02/80 28 7 Tulsa Salisbury, Md. UFA (Atl.) - '06 10/10/0/191 Smith, Shaun DL 6-2 325 08/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Brooklyn, N.Y. RFA (Cin.) - '07 7/5/0/427 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07 11/0/0/061 Sowells, Isaac OL 6-3 320 05/04/82 26 3 Indiana Louisville, Ky. D4b - '06 11/0/0/018 Stallworth, Donte' WR 6-0 200 11/10/80 28 7 Tennessee Sacramento, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '08 6/6/1/465 Steinbach, Eric OL 6-6 295 04/04/80 28 6 Iowa Lockport, Ill. UFA (Cin.) - '07 9/9/0/212 Steptoe, Syndric WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07 11/3/0/073 Thomas, Joe OL 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '07 11/11/0/097 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '08 9/1/0/047 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06 8/5/0/399 Williams, Corey DL 6-4 320 08/17/80 28 5 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. Tr. (G.B.) - '08 11/11/0/094 Williams, Leon LB 6-2 250 07/30/83 25 3 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. D4a - '06 11/0/0/095 Wimbley, Kamerion LB 6-3 255 10/13/83 25 3 Florida State Wichita, Kan. D1 - '06 11/11/0/080 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 250 07/21/83 25 5 Miami (Fla.) San Diego, Calif. D1 - 04 9/7/0/224 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07 11/11/0/029 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05 11/0/0/079 Young, Scott OL 6-4 312 07/15/81 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah W. (Phil.) - '08 0/0/3/815 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06 11/0/0/0
RESERVE-PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP): (1)84 Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06 0/0/0/0
RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1)69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 25 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
PRACTICE SQUAD: (9)59 Brown, Titus LB 6-3 245 03/27/86 22 R Mississippi State Tuscaloosa, Ala. FA - '08 0/0/0/062 Fry, Dustin OL 6-3 326 10/03/83 25 2 Clemson Summerville, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/089 Hubbard, Paul WR 6-2 225 06/12/85 23 R Wisconsin Colorado Springs, Colo. D6b - '08 0/0/0/078 Leffew, Travis OL 6-4 292 01/27/83 25 1 Louisville Boyle County, Ky. FA - '08 0/0/0/09 Leggett, Lance WR 6-3 200 02/11/85 23 R Miami (Fla.) Bartow, Fla. FA - '08 0/0/0/069 #Mohr, Christian DL 6-4 251 04/05/80 28 1 No College Aachen, Germany FA - '08 0/0/0/028 Patrick, Allen RB 6-1 200 02/15/84 24 R Oklahoma Conway, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/060 Purcell, Melila DL 6-5 295 02/05/84 24 1 Hawaii Pago Pago, American Samoa FA - '08 0/0/0/063 Quarterman, Kurt OL 6-5 348 10/05/85 23 1 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
# International Practice Squad Player
Head Coach: Romeo Crennel
Assistants:Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn (Running Backs Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line Coach), Tom Myslinski (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach), Mike Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs Coach), Frank Verducci (Offensive
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY POSITIONRoster Size: 53 (as of 11-25-08)
QUARTERBACKS (3) POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ GP/GS/DNP/IA3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05 9/8/2/011 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07 0/0/0/1110 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07 3/3/8/0
35 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. D5a - '06 11/0/0/031 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07 11/11/0/029 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05 11/0/0/0
41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07 11/3/0/047 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06 8/5/0/3
42 Abdullah, Hamza DB 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08 1/0/0/720 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07 9/5/0/225 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08 11/0/0/023 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 25 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08 7/1/2/239 *Holly, Daven DB 5-10 185 08/08/82 26 4 Cincinnati Clairton, Pa. FA - '06 0/0/0/026 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04 7/7/0/430 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08 10/0/0/122 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07 11/10/0/021 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05 10/10/0/127 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07 11/0/0/024 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07 11/11/0/0
4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99 11/0/0/064 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03 11/0/0/015 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06 11/0/0/0
* - Reserve-Injured** - Reserve-Non Football Injury*** - Reserve-Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
TIGHT ENDS (4)
WIDE RECEIVERS (5)
RUNNING BACKS (3)
SPECIALISTS (3)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
FULLBACKS (2)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)
LINEBACKERS (9)
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HOW THE BROWNS WERE BUILTRoster Size: 53 (as of 11-25-08)
Roster Size: 53
YEAR DRAFT (21) TRADE/WAIVER (9) FREE AGENTS (23)
2008 Beau Bell (4a) Travis Daniels (Tr. - Mia.) Hamza Abdullah
Martin Rucker (4b) Shaun Rogers (Tr. - Det.) Terry Cousin-UFA (Jack.)
Ahtyba Rubin (6a) Corey Williams (Tr. - G.B.) Rex Hadnot-UFA (Mia.)
Alex Hall (7) Scott Young (W. Phil) Gerard Lawson
****Christian Mohr
Shantee Orr-UFA (Jack.)
Donte' Stallworth-UFA (N.E.)
Santonio Thomas
**Eric Young
2007 Joe Thomas (1a) Kris Griffin (W. - K.C.) Mike Adams
Brady Quinn (1b) Louis Leonard (W.- St. L) Charles Ali
D'Qwell Jackson (2) *Lennie Friedman (Tr. - Chi.) *Daven Holly
Leon Williams (4a) ***Joe Jurevicius-UFA (Sea.)
Isaac Sowells (4b) Willie McGinest-UFA (N.E.)
Jerome Harrison (5a) Kevin Shaffer-UFA (Atl.)
Lawrence Vickers (6a) Dave Zastudil-UFA (Balt.)
2005 Braylon Edwards (1) Derek Anderson (W - Balt.) Joshua Cribbs
Brodney Pool (2) Jason Wright
2004 Kellen Winslow (1)
Sean Jones (2)
2003 Ryan Pontbriand (5a)
2002 Andra Davis (5) Steve Heiden (Tr. - S.D.) *Ryan Tucker-UFA (Stl.)
2001
2000
1999 Phil Dawson
* Reserve-Injured (IR)
** Reserve-Non Football Injury (NFI)
*** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
**** International Practice Squad Player
HOW THE BROWNS WERE BUILT
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCERoster Size: 53 (as of 11-25-08)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ
15th Year (1) 55 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06
12th Year (1) 25 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '0872 *Tucker, Ryan OL 6-6 315 06/12/75 33 12 TCU Midland, Texas UFA (Stl.) - '02
11th Year (1) 84 ***Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06
10th Year (2) 4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '9962 *Friedman, Lennie OL 6-3 290 08/13/76 32 10 Duke Milford, N.J. Tr. (Chi.) - '0682 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02
2nd Year (6) 41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '0793 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W. (St. L) - '0722 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '0710 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '0773 Thomas, Joe OT 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '0797 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '0824 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07
1st Year (2) 83 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '0712 Syndric, Steptoe WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07
Rookie (5) 58 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '0896 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '0830 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '0871 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '0886 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '0869 **Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 25 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08
* Reserve-Injured** Reserve-Non Football Injury*** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
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July 21 DL Christian Mohr signed as International Practice Squad Player
July 23 WR Joe Jurevicius, OL Ryan Tucker placed on Active/PUP
Aug. 9 DB Gary Baxter contract terminated.
Aug. 10 DB Steve Cargile waived.
DB Travis Key signed as a free agent.
DB Brandon Mitchell signed as a free agent.
Aug. 11 OL Cliff Louis waived.
OL Jonathan Palmer signed as a free agent.
Aug. 20 DB Travis Daniels traded from Miami to Cleveland for an undisclosed draft choice.
DB Mil’Von James waived.
Aug. 26 WR Joe Jurevicius placed on Reserve-PUP.
WR Kevin Kasper placed on Injured-Reserve.
DB Damon Jenkins, DL Brian Schaefering, RB Austin Scott waived.
Aug. 30 TE Brad Cieslak, DB A.J. Davis, WR Efrem Hill, TE Kolomono Kapanui , DB Tra- vis Key, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DB Brandon Mitchell, LB David Mc- Millan, LB Chase Ortiz, OL Jonathan Palmer, DB Jereme Perry, DL Melilia Pur- cell, K Jason Reda, WR Steve Sanders, WR Travis Wilson waived.
OL Lennie Friedman placed on Injured-Reserve.
LB Shantee Orr contract terminated.
OL Derrick Morse waived-injured.
OL Marvin Philip waived-injured.
DL Chase Pittman waived-injured.
RB Travis Thomas waived-injured.
Sept. 1 OL Scott Young claimed via waivers from Philadelphia.
OL Nathan Bennett waived.
LB Titus Brown, RB Omar Cuff, OL Christian Gaddis, DB Travis Key, WR Lance Leggett, DL Melila Purcell, WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad.
Sept. 4 LB Antwan Peek placed on Injured-Reserve.
LB Shantee Orr signed to a one-year contract.
Sept. 6 WR Paul Hubbard waived.
WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
Sept. 8 WR Paul Hubbard, RB Allen Patrick signed to the practice squad.
RB Omar Cuff waived.
Sept. 16 DL Robaire Smith placed on Injured-Reserve.
DL Santonio Thomas signed as a free agent.
Sept. 23 OL Travis Leffew signed to the practice squad.
OL Nathan Bennett waived from the practice squad.
Oct. 6 WR Steve Sanders waived.
DB Travis Key waived from the practice squad.
DB Hamza Abdullah signed to the active roster.
Oct. 8 WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad.
Oct. 28 OL Kurt Quarterman signed to the practice squad.
OL Christian Gaddis waived from the practice squad.
Nov. 1 OL Ryan Tucker placed on Reserve-Injured.
WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
Nov. 6 OL Dustin Fry signed to the practice squad.
2008 TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 7 Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski signed to a two-year contract extension.
Jan. 11 Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham will not be retained for 2008.
Jan. 12 Mel Tucker named as Defensive Coordinator.
Cory Undlin named Defensive Backs Coach.
Jan. 29 Head Coach Romeo Crennel signed a two year contract extension (through 2011).
Feb. 21 RB Jamal Lewis agreed to terms on a three-year contract.
Feb. 27 DE Orpheus Roye contract terminated.
Feb. 28 RB Kory Chapman, TE Brad Cieslak, DB AJ Davis, WR Kevin Kasper, OL Cliff Louis, DL Chase Pittman, WR Steve Sanders, WR Syndric Steptoe, DL Zach West signed as Reserve/Future free agent.
Feb. 29 QB Derek Anderson agrees to terms on a three-year contract.
Browns trade the 2008 second-round draft choice to Green Bay for DE Corey Williams and agree with Corey Williams on a six-year contract.
March 1 WR Donte’ Stallworth signed to a seven-year contract.
March 4 Browns trade DB Leigh Bodden and the 2008 third-round draft choice to Detroit for DL Shaun Rogers and agree to terms on a six-year contract with Shaun Rogers.
S Nick Sorensen signed to a three-year contract.
March 10 OL Rex Hadnot signed to a two-year contract.
March 11 OL Lennie Friedman signed to a one-year contract.
March 13 FB Charles Ali signed to a one-year contract.
DB Gary Baxter signed to a one-year contract.
March 21 LB Shantee Orr agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
March 22 Mike Keenan named president.
March 26 LB Kris Griffi n signed to a one-year contract.
March 27 Named Richard McNutt as assistant defensive backs coach.
Named Chris Caminiti as assistant special teams coach.
March 28 OL Seth McKinney signed to a one-year contract.
April 27 Browns trade their 2008 fourth round selection (122nd overall) and their 2008 fi fth round selection (155th overall) to Dallas for the 104th selection in the fourth round.
Selected LB Beau Bell in the fourth round (104th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Browns trade their 2009 third-round selection to Dallas for the 111th overall selection in the fourth round.
Selected TE Martin Rucker in the fourth round (111th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Selected DL Ahtyba Rubin in the sixth round (190th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Browns trade their 2009 fi fth round selection to Philadelphia for the 191st overall selection in the sixth round.
Selected WR Paul Hubbard in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Selected LB Alex Hall in the seventh round (231st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
April 30 DB Steve Cargile, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, TE Kolomona Kapanui, DB Gerard Lawson, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DL Chase Ortiz, OL Robert Powell, K Jason Reda, DL Brian Schaefering signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
April 30 DB Darnell Terrell signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
RB Travis Thomas signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
OL Eric Young signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
May 5 RB Kory Chapman, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, OL Robert Powell, OL Eric Young waived.
OL Nathan Bennett, WR Nate Hughes, DB Mil’Von James, DB Damon Jenkins, LB Asa Matthews, LB Xavier Mitchell, RB Austin Scott signed as a free agent.
May 14 DB Kenny Wright contract terminated.
May 15 DB Jereme Perry signed to a one-year contract.
May 21 DB Daven Holly signed to a one-year contract.
May 22 DB Daven Holly waived-Injured.
LB Asa Matthews waived.
May 23 DB Terry Cousin signed to a two-year contract.
June 11 OL LeCharles Bentley contract terminated.
June 17 WR Nate Hughes, LB Xavier Mitchell, DB Darnell Terrell waived
OL Derrick Morse signed as a free agent.
July 21 DB Justin Sandy waived injury settlement.
DL Zach West waived.
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2008 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICSWON 4, LOST 7 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 10-28 Dallas 73,012 Lewis 195 716 3.7 29 4 09/14 L 6-10 Pittsburgh 73,048 Harrison 27 238 8.8 72t 1 09/21 L 10-28 at Baltimore 71,104 Cribbs 10 75 7.5 27 1 09/28 W 20-12 at Cincinnati 65,541 Anderson 23 50 2.2 15 0 10/13 W 35-14 New York Giants 73,102 J. Wright 12 43 3.6 11 0 10/19 L 11-14 at Washington 90,487 Vickers 7 26 3.7 10 0 10/26 W 23-17 at Jacksonville 64,775 Quinn 5 21 4.2 12 0 11/02 L 27-37 Baltimore 73,078 Stallworth 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 11/06 L 30-34 Denver 73,141 TEAM 280 1165 4.2 72t 6 11/17 W 29-27 at Buffalo 71,645 OPPONENTS 355 1605 4.5 60 11 11/23 L 6-16 Houston 72,077 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/30 Indianapolis Edwards 40 661 16.5 70 3 12/07 at Tennessee Winslow 40 413 10.3 30 3 12/15 at Philadelphia Lewis 17 154 9.1 18 0 12/21 Cincinnati Heiden 16 205 12.8 51 0 12/28 at Pittsburgh Steptoe 14 159 11.4 53 0 Clev. Opp. Stallworth 12 122 10.2 19 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 176 227 Harrison 8 111 13.9 23 1 Rushing 60 88 J. Wright 8 65 8.1 17 1 Passing 98 128 Vickers 7 55 7.9 16 0 Penalty 18 11 Dinkins 3 31 10.3 22t 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 47/139 58/141 Ali 3 11 3.7 12 0 3rd Down Pct. 33.8 41.1 Cribbs 2 18 9.0 17 1 4th Down: Made/Att 4/8 10/14 Sanders 1 18 18.0 18 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 71.4 TEAM 171 2023 11.8 70 11 POSSESSION AVG. 27:45 32:15 OPPONENTS 209 2545 12.2 93t 14 TOTAL NET YARDS 3110 4066 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 282.7 369.6 E. Wright 3 131 43.7 94t 1 Total Plays 638 698 Pool 3 45 15.0 24 0 Avg. Per Play 4.9 5.8 McDonald 2 24 12.0 21 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1165 1605 Adams 2 18 9.0 18 0 Avg. Per Game 105.9 145.9 Jones 1 20 20.0 20 0 Total Rushes 280 355 Jackson 1 16 16.0 16 0 NET YARDS PASSING 1945 2461 Cousin 1 4 4.0 4 0 Avg. Per Game 176.8 223.7 Davis 1 4 4.0 4 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 12/78 15/84 Wimbley 1 2 2.0 2 0 Gross Yards 2023 2545 TEAM 15 264 17.6 94t 1 Att./Completions 346/171 328/209 OPPONENTS 10 141 14.1 42t 2 Completion Pct. 49.4 63.7 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Had Intercepted 10 15 Zastudil 48 2141 44.6 38.9 5 15 65 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 49/44.4 41/42.1 Dawson 1 33 33.0 33.0 0 1 33 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 49/38.8 41/34.5 TEAM 49 2174 44.4 38.8 5 16 65 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 70/444 69/539 OPPONENTS 41 1728 42.1 34.5 5 12 59 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 12/5 11/5 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD TOUCHDOWNS 19 28 Cribbs 22 4 190 8.6 32 0 Rushing 6 11 Steptoe 2 0 23 11.5 14 0 Passing 11 14 TEAM 24 4 213 8.9 32 0 Returns 2 3 OPPONENTS 21 6 172 8.2 34 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD TEAM 33 73 29 72 0 207 Cribbs 30 804 26.8 92t 1 OPPONENTS 31 77 61 68 0 237 Dinkins 3 37 12.3 14 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Lawson 3 72 24.0 43 0 Dawson 0 0 0 0 17/17 24/27 0 89 Steptoe 3 61 20.3 23 0 Lewis 4 4 0 0 0 24 Ali 1 10 10.0 10 0 Edwards 3 0 3 0 0 22 Sowells 1 0 0.0 0 0 Cribbs 3 1 1 1 0 18 TEAM 41 984 24.0 92t 1 Winslow 3 0 3 0 0 18 OPPONENTS 42 961 22.9 98t 1 Harrison 2 1 1 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Dinkins 1 0 1 0 0 6 Dawson 0/ 0 8/ 8 10/11 3/ 3 3/5 Stallworth 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 0/ 0 8/ 8 10/11 3/ 3 3/5 E. Wright 1 0 0 1 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 2 7/10 4/ 7 1/2 J. Wright 1 0 1 0 0 6 Dawson: (34G)(31G,38G)(38G)(25G,29G)(28G,51N,TEAM 19 6 11 2 17/17 24/27 0 207 26G)(37G,54N)(32G,20G,42G)(23G,54G)(24G,52G,OPPONENTS 28 11 14 3 27/27 14/21 0 237 33G)(40G,33G,43G,22G,56G)(32G,32G,39N)2-Pt. Conversions: Edwards 2, TEAM 2-2, OPPONENTS: ()(48G)(48N)(42G,45G)()(36N)(38B,OPPONENTS 0-1 53G)(41G,32G,22G)(38N,35G,30G)(26G,31G,47N)SACKS: Rogers 4.5, Hall 3, Wimbley 3, (31G,49B,31G,56N,36G)Jackson 2, Pool 1, Sorensen 0.5, S. Thomas 0.5, C. Williams 0.5, TEAM 15, OPPONENTS 12 FUM/LOST: Anderson 8/1, Lewis 1/1, Steptoe 1/1, Winslow 1/1, E. Wright 1/1
INTERCEPTIONS (15)3: E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG),B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU)
2: M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN), B. McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG & 11/17/08 @ BUF)
1: D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL), T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN), A. Davis (11/17/08 @ BUF), K. Wimbley (11/17/08 @ BUF),S. Jones (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
QB SACKS (15)4.5: S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX))
3: A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG), K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU)
2: D. Jackson (10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
1: B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX)
0.5: C. Williams (9/14/08 vs. PIT), N. Sorensen (9/14/08 vs. PIT),
S. Thomas (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
TOUCHDOWNS (1)1: E. Wright (10/13/08 vs. NYG - 94 yd. int return)
Tackles: 16*D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)*S. Jones (10/19/08 @ WAS)
Solo Tackles:11*D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Assisted Tackles: 8*D. Jackson (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Sacks: 1*S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
*A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG)*K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU)*D. Jackson (11/2/08 vs. BAL)*B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Interceptions: 1*E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG)*D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL)*M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN)*T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN)*B. McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG & 11/17/08 @ BUF)*B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU)*A. Davis (11/17/08 @ BUF)*K. Wimbley (11/17/08 @ BUF)*S. Jones (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
PBU: 4*B. McDonald (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Special Teams Tackles: 5* J. Cribbs (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
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2008 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATSINTERCEPTIONS
Game Opp. No. Yards LG TD Players9/7 DAL 1 20 20 0 E. Wright9/14 PIT - - - - -9/21 at Balt 2 16 16 0 D. Jackson, M. Adams9/28 at Cin 3 39 18 0 E. Wright, M. Adams, T. Cousin10/13 NYG 3 139 94 1 E. Wright (TD), B. McDonald, B. Pool10/19 at Wash - - - - -10/26 at Jac - - - - -11/2 BALT - - - - -11/6 DEN 1 13 13 0 B. Pool11/17 at Buf 3 9 4 0 B. McDonald, A. Davis, K. Wimbley11/23 HOU 2 28 20 0 S. Jones, B. Pool11/30 IND12/7 at Ten12/15 at Phi12/21 CIN12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 15 263 94 1 E. Wright (3), B. Pool (3), M. Adams (2), B. McDonald (2), D. Jackson (1), T. Cousin (1), A. Davis (1), K. Wimbley (1), S. Jones (1)
FUMBLES
FUMBLES FORCED FUMBLES RECOVEREDGame Opp. No. Player No. Player9/7 DAL 0 - 2 D. Anderson, S. Steptoe 9/14 PIT 0 - 0 - 9/21 at Balt 0 - 1 K. Shaffer 9/28 at Cin 2 K. Wimbley, A. Hall 2 C. Williams, M. Adams 10/13 NYG 0 - 1 D. Anderson 10/19 at Wash 2 S. Jones, E. Wright 1 B. Pool 10/26 at Jac - - - - 11/2 BALT - - - - 11/6 DEN - - - - 11/17 at Buf 1 B. McDonald 1 A. Rubin 11/23 HOU 1 A. Hall - - 11/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 6 A. Hall (2), K. Wimbley (1), S. Jones (1), 8 D. Anderson (2), S. Steptoe (1), K. Shaffer (1), E. Wright (1), B. McDonald (1) C. Williams (1), M. Adams (1), B. Pool (1), A.Rubin (1)
QUARTERBACK SACKS
Game Opp. No. Yards Players9/7 DAL 0 0 - 9/14 PIT 2 15 S. Rogers, C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5) 9/21 at Balt 1 7 A. Hall 9/28 at Cin 3 14 A. Hall, S. Rogers, K. Wimbley 10/13 NYG 1 4 A. Hall 10/19 at Wash 1 6 S. Rogers 10/26 at Jac 3 16 S. Rogers, B. Pool, D. Jackson (.5), S. Thomas (.5) 11/2 BALT 2 12 S. Rogers, D. Jackson 11/6 DEN 1 6 K. Wimbley 11/17 at Buf 0 0 - 11/23 HOU 1 4 K. Wimbley 11/30 IND 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 games 15 84 S. Rogers (5), A. Hall (3), K. Wimbley (3), D. Jackson (1.5), B. Pool (1), C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5), S. Thomas (.5)
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Punt Returned For a TDBy Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 76 yards (12/30/07 vs. SF)By Opponent: Nate Burleson, 94 yards (11/4/07 vs. SEA)
Kickoff Returned For a TDBy Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 92 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)By Opponent: Leodis McKelvin, 98 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF)
Interception Returned For a TDBy Browns: Eric Wright, 94 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)By Opponent: Terrell Suggs, 42 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
Fumble Returned For a TDBy Browns: Daven Holly, 40 yards (12/25/06 vs. TB)By Opponent: Randall Gay, 15 yards (10/7/07 at NE)
FG Block Returned For a TDBy Browns: Leigh Bodden, 59 yards (11/13/05 at PIT)
Punt Block Returned For a TDBy Browns: Andre King, 28 yards (11/30/03 at SEA)By Opponent: Chris Martin, 31 yards; Kevin Ross, 4 yards (9/30/90 vs. KC)
Punt BlockedBy Browns: Team Block (11/30/03 at SEA)By Opponent: Bubba McDowell (11/21/1993 vs. Houston Oilers)
Shutout ScoredBy Browns: Buffalo Bills 0 at Cleveland 8 (12/16/07)By Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals 30 at Cleveland 0 (11/26/06)
PAT UnsuccessfulBy Browns: Phil Dawson (11/4/07 vs. SEA)By Opponent: Ryan Fitzpatrick (9/28/08 @ CIN) (2-pt. Conversion)
Field Goal BlockedBy Browns: Shaun Rogers (11/23/08 vs. HOU)By Opponent: Nate Clements (12/30/07 vs. SF)
Safety ScoredBy Browns: K Brian Moorman kicked ball out of end zone (12/16/07 vs. BUF)By Opponent: Holding penalty on Cleveland in end zone (9/19/04 at DAL)
Back-to-Back 100-Yard Rushing GamesBy Browns: Jamal Lewis, 163 yards (12/16/07 vs. BUF) Jamal Lewis, 118 yards (12/9/07 at NYJ)By Opponent: Derrick Ward, 101 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Clinton Portis, 175 yards (10/19/08 @ WAS)
200 Yards RushingBy Browns: Jamal Lewis, 216 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)By Opponent: Willie Parker, 223 yards (12/7/06 at PIT)
Two 100-yard Rushers in Same GameBy Browns: Leroy Kelly, 113 yards Ernie Green, 103 yards (10/8/66 vs. PIT)
THE LAST TIME
DENOTES OCCURED DURING 2008 SEASON
REGULAR SEASONas of 9.8.08
# DENOTES FRANCHISE-RECORD
300 Yards PassingBy Browns: Derek Anderson, 310 yards (18-29, 2 TD) (10/13/08 vs. NYG)By Opponent: Jay Cutler, 447 yards (24-42, 3 TD) (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Back-to-Back 300-Yard Passing GamesBy Browns: Brian Sipe, 349 yards (28-of-46) (10/26/80 vs. PIT) Brian Sipe, 391 yards (24 of 39) (10/19/80 vs. GB)
400 Yards PassingBy Browns: Kelly Holcomb, 413 yards (30-39-5-0) (11/28/04 at CIN)By Opponent: Jay Cutler, 447 yards (24-42, 3 TD) (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
100 Yards ReceivingBy Browns: Braylon Edwards, 104 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF)By Opponent: Andre Johnson, 116 yards (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Two 100-Yard Receivers in Same GameBy Browns: Braylon Edwards, 146 yards Kellen Winslow, 100 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)By Opponent: Tony Gonzalez 105 yards Eddie Kennison 117 yards (12/3/06 vs. KC)
Back-to-Back 100-Yard Receiving GamesBy Browns: Kellen Winslow, 111 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Braylon Edwards, 104 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF)By Opponent: Derrick Mason, 136 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) Eddie Royal, 164 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
200 Yards ReceivingBy Browns: NoneBy Opponent: Chad Johnson, 209 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
500 Yards Total OffenseBy Browns: 554 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)By Opponent: 564 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
OT Game WonBy Browns: Cleveland 33 at Baltimore 30 (11/18/07)By Opponent: Philadelphia 34 at Cleveland 31 (10/24/04)
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2008 STARTING LINEUPS AND TURNOVER TABLE
OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Game Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB9/7 DAL Steptoe J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley McKinney Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Heiden (TE) 9/14 PIT Steptoe J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers9/21 at Balt Steptoe J. Thomas McKinney Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Heiden (TE)9/28 at Cin Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers10/13 NYG Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Tucker Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers10/19 at Wash Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers10/26 at Jax Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Dinkins (TE)11/2 BALT Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Ali11/6 DEN Stallworth J. Thomas McKinney Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Quinn Lewis Ali11/17 at Buf Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Quinn Lewis Ali11/23 HOU Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Heiden Edwards Quinn Lewis Vickers11/30 IND12/7 at Ten12/15 at Phi12/21 CIN12/28 at Pit
DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Game Opp. LE NT RE LOLB MLB WLB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS9/7 DAL C. Williams Rogers R. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Adams9/14 PIT C. Williams Rogers R. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool9/21 at Balt C. Williams Rogers S. Smith Hall Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool9/28 at Cin C. Williams Rogers S. Smith Hall Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool10/13 NYG C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool10/19 at Wash C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool10/26 at Jac C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool11/2 BALT C. Williams Rogers S. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool11/6 DEN C. Williams Rogers S. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool11/17 at Buf C. Williams Rogers S. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright Daniels Jones Pool11/23 HOU C. Williams Rogers S. Thomas McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool11/30 IND12/7 at Ten12/15 at Phi12/21 CIN12/28 at Pit
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Opponent DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Was at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit GP GS DNP IAAbdullah, H. N N N N IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0 0 0 7Adams, M. FS SS SS SS SS IA IA X X X X 9 5 0 2Ali, C. X X X X X X X FB FB FB X 11 3 0 0Anderson, D. QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB DNP DNP X 9 8 2 0Bell, B. DNP IA X IA DNP IA X IA IA IA X 3 0 2 6Cousin, T. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Cribbs, J. IA X X X X X X X X X X 10 0 0 1Daniels, T. X DNP X DNP X X X X IA RCB IA 7 1 2 2Davis, A. MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 11 11 0 0Dawson, P. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Dinkins, D. X X X X X X TE X X X X 11 1 0 0Dorsey, K. 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 0 0 0 0Edwards, B. WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 11 11 0 0Fraley, H. C C C C C C C C C C C 11 11 0 0Griffi n, K. IA X IA X X X X X X X IA 8 0 0 3Hadnot, R. IA RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 10 10 0 1Hall, A. X X LOLB LOLB X X X X X X X 11 2 0 0Harrison, J. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Heiden, S. TE X TE TE TE TE TE TE X X TE 11 8 0 0 Jackson, D. WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB 11 11 0 0Jones, S. SS IA IA IA IA SS SS SS SS SS SS 7 7 0 4 Lawson, G. X X X X X X X X X IA X 10 0 0 1Leonard, L. X X X X RE RE RE X X X X 11 3 0 0Lewis, J. RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 11 11 0 0 McDonald, B. RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB X RCB 11 11 0 0 McGinest, W. LOLB LOLB IA IA LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB 9 9 0 2McKinney, S. RG X LG X X X X X LG X X 11 3 0 0Orr, S. X X X X X X IA X X X X 10 0 0 1 Peek, A. IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0Pontbriand, R. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Pool, B. IA FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 10 10 0 1Quinn, B. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QB QB QB 3 3 8 0Rogers, S. NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 11 11 0 0Rubin, A. IA IA X X X X X IA X X X 8 0 0 3Rucker, M. IA IA IA IA IA IA DNP IA IA IA IA 0 0 1 10 Sanders, S. X X X X PS PS PS X IA IA IA 5 0 0 3Shaffer, K. RT RT RT RT IA RT RT RT RT RT RT 10 10 0 1Smith, R. RE RE IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 2 2 0 0Smith, S. X X RE RE IA IA IA RE RE RE IA 7 5 0 4Sorenson, N. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Sowells, I. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Stallworth, D. DNP IA IA IA WR WR WR IA WR WR WR 6 6 1 4Steinbach, E. LG LG IA LG LG LG LG LG IA LG LG 9 9 0 2Steptoe, S. WR WR WR X X X X X X X X 11 3 0 0Thomas, J. LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 11 11 0 0Thomas, S. N N X X X X X X X X RE 9 1 0 0Tucker, R. IA IA IA IA RT IA IA IR IR IR IR 1 1 0 6Vickers, L. X FB X FB FB FB X IA IA IA FB 8 5 0 3Williams, C. LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE 11 11 0 0Williams, L. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Wimbley, K. ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB 11 11 0 0Winslow, K. TE TE TE TE IA X IA TE TE TE X 9 7 0 2Wright, E. LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 11 11 0 0Wright, J. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0Young, S. DNP IA DNP IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0 0 2 9Zastudil, D. X X X X X X X X X X X 11 0 0 0
N - not with team; PS - practice squad; X - played in game; IA - inactive; PUP - physically unable to perform list; NFI - non-football injury; 3QB - third quarterback; SUS - suspended by league; E - roster exemption
2008 PARTICIPATION CHART
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2008 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSMOST YARDS RUSHINGBrowns: 88, Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG)Opponent: 175, Clinton Portis (10/19/08 @ WAS)
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTSBrowns: 25, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN)Opponent: 28, Willie Parker (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSBrowns: 1, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN & 10/13/08 vs. NYG, 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/6/08 VS. DEN) 1, Josh Cribbs/Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF)Opponent: 2, Marion Barber (9/7/08 vs. DAL) 2, Le’Ron McClain (9/21/08 @ BAL)
MOST YARDS PASSINGBrowns: 310, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)Opponent: 447, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST PASSING ATTEMPTSBrowns: 37, Derek Anderson (9/21/08 @ BAL, 10/19/08 @ WAS)Opponent: 42, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX) 42, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST PASSING COMPLETIONSBrowns: 23, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN)Opponent: 25, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX)
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 15 att.)Browns: 65.7%, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN)Opponent: 75.0%, Tony Romo (9/7/08 vs. DAL) & Sage Rosenfels (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSESBrowns: 2, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/2/08 vs. BAL) 2, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN)Opponent: 3, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN) MOST RECEPTIONSBrowns: 10, Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN)Opponent: 10, Marshawn Lynch (11/17/08 @ BUF) & Andre Johnson (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
MOST RECEIVING YARDS Browns: 154, Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)Opponent: 164, Eddie Royal (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONSBrowns: 2, Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 1, 14 times (most recent: Kevin Walter (11/23/08 vs. HOU))MOST POINTSBrowns: 35 (10/13/08 vs. NYG)Opponent: 37 (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
MOST SACKSBrowns: 1, 12 times (most recent: Kamerion Wimbley (11/23/08 vs. HOU))Opponent: 2, Terrell Suggs (9/21/08 @ BAL)
MOST INTERCEPTIONSBrowns: 1, 15 times (most recent: Sean Jones/ Brodney Pool (11/23/08 vs. HOU))Opponent: 1, 10 times (most recent: Jaques Reeves/ Fred Bennett/ Anthony Weaver (11/23/08 vs. HOU))
Rushing Yards88 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG)81 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX)80 - Jamal Lewis (10/19/08 @ WAS)80 - Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF)
Rushing Attempts25 - Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN)21 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG)20 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Longest Rush72 - Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF)33 - Jerome Harrison (10/13/08 vs. NYG)29 - Jamal Lewis (11/6/08 vs. DEN)27 - Joshua Cribbs (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Receptions10 - Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN)8 - Braylon Edwards (11/17/08 @ BUF)7 - Kellen Winslow (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Receiving Yards154 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)111 - Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN)104 - Braylon Edwards (11/17/08 @ BUF)86 - Braylon Edwards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)85 - Braylon Edwards (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Date Opp. ATTEMPTS RESULT9/7 DAL 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted9/14 PIT 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted9/21 BAL 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted9/28 CIN 0/1 D.Anderson pass incomplete short right to S. Heiden10/13 NYG 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted10/19 WAS 1/2 D. Anderson pass incomplete short middle to B. Edwards/ D. Anderson pass short middle to J. Cribbs, TD10/26 JAX 1/1 D. Anderson pass short right to S. Heiden for 51 yards11/2 BAL 0/1 D. Anderson pass incomplete short left to J. Harrison11/6 DEN 1/2 J. Lewis right guard for 2 yards/ B. Quinn pass incomplete short left to K. Winslow11/17 BUF 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted11/23 HOU 1/1 D. Anderson pass short right to B. Edwards for 10 yards
REPLAYS AND CHALLENGES
Browns Challenges (1/1)Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision11/17 BUF 6:59 (4th) B. Quinn pass intercepted by K. Simpson at CLV 28 Ball bounced before defender had possesion, play REVERSED Cleveland challenges ruling of interception
Opponent Challenges (1/3)Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision9/21 BAL 9:37 (4th) R.Rice fumbled, D. Jackson recovers at CLV 29 R.Rice ruled down by contact, play REVERSED9/28 CIN 14:51 (3rd) D. Anderson pass to S. Steptoe, Steptoe OB at CIN 31 S. Steptoe ruled in bounds, play UPHELD after 17 yd. gain, CIN challenges if runner was in bounds 10/19 WAS 5:47 (4th) C. Portis fumbled, B. Pool recovers at WAS 29 Washington challenged loose ball recovery ruling, play UPHELD11/6 DEN 5:00 (4th) J. Lewis rush right guard for 1 yard, ruled a touchdown, DEN Ball ruled across the plane, play UPHELD challenges if runner broke the plane Replay Assistant Challenges (0/0)-Last two minutes of each half and overtime only-Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision10/13 NYG 0:54 (2nd) E. Manning sacked and fumbled, replay assistant Play ruled a fumble, play UPHELD challenged ruling of a fumble
2008 STATISTICS
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2008 NUMBERS IN THE RED ZONE
vs. Dallas Cowboys (9/7/08) ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
September 7, 2008Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas QB Tony Romo threw for 320 yards as the Cowboys downed the Browns 28-10 in the 2008 season opener at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Dallas jumped out to a 7-0 ad-vantage after RB Marion Barber’s fi rst of two 1 yard touchdown runs. Cleveland evened it at 7-7 after QB Derek Anderson found TE Kellen Winslow on a two-yard scoring strike in the second quarter. The Cowboys added two TDs in the second, a 35-yard pass from Romo to WR Terrell Owens and Barber’s second score, to take a 21-7 lead into halftime. Rookie RB Felix Jones scored on his fi rst NFL carry, an 11-yard scamper in the third quarter. K Phil Dawson added a 34-yard fi eld goal for Cleveland in the fourth quarter. QB Derek Anderson fi nished 11-24 for 114 yards and a touchdown. RB Jamal Lewis added 62 yards on the ground on 13 carries. Barber fi nished with 80 rushing yards, while Jones posted 62. Winslow paced the receivers with 47 yards on fi ve receptions. Dallas TE Ja-son Witten led the Cowboys with six receptions for 96 yards. DB Eric Wright recorded his second career interception in the endzone to end a Dallas scoring threat.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayCowboys 1 6:40 M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-80, 5:15)Browns 2 12:43 K. Winslow 2 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (16-78, 8:57)Cowboys 2 9:48 T. Owens 35 yd. pass from T. Romo (N. Folk kick) (4-69, 2:55)Cowboys 2 0:26 M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-69, 5:39)Cowboys 3 6:24 F. Jones 11 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-86, 4:53)Browns 4 10:13 P. Dawson 34 yd. Field Goal (10-70, 5:25)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE DALFIRST DOWNS: 11 30TIME OF POSSESSION: 37:29 22:31TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 205 (91/114) 487 (167/320)PUNTS/Average: 5-40.6 2-48.5PENALTIES/Yards: 9-55 11-82FUMBLES/LOST: 2-0 1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 11-24-114 (TD); DAL: T. Romo 24-32-320 (TD, INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 13-62, D. Anderson 4-24, J. Wright 1-5; DAL: M. Barber 16-80-2, F. Jones 9-62-1, T. Choice 5-26, T. Romo 1-(-1)RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-47-1, B. Edwards 2-14, S. Sanders 1-18, J. Lewis 1-14, S. Steptoe 1-12, S. Heiden 1-9; DAL: J. Witten 6-96, P. Crayton 6-82, T. Owens 5-87-1, M. Barber 3-21, I. Stanback 2-24, T. Curtis 1-8, T. Choice 1-2INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-20; DAL: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-203 (40.6); DAL: M. McBriar 2-97 (48.5)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 2-23 (11.5); DAL: F. Jones 2-8 (4.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 3-61 (20.3), G. Lawson 2-29 (14.5); DAL: F. Jones 1-20 (20.0), O. Scandrick 1-19 (19.0)
CLEVELANDWR S. Steptoe LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE R. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG S. McKinney MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesTE S. Heiden FS M. Adams
DALLASWR T. Owens LE M. SpearsLT F. Adams NT J. RatliffLG C. Procter RE C. CantyC A. Gurode SLB G. EllisRG L. Davis MILB B. JamesRT M. Colombo MOLB Z. ThomasTE J. Witten WLB D. WareWR P. Crayton LCB A. JonesQB T. Romo RCB A. HenryRB M. Barber SS R. WilliamsFB D. Anderson FS K. Hamlin
STEELERS 10BROWNS 6September 14, 2008
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OhioWith rain and winds of 60 mph, the Steelers downed the Browns in a 10-6 slugfest at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Steelers got on the scoreboard fi rst after QB Ben Ro-ethlisberger found WR Hines Ward for an 11-yard strike in the second quarter. Cleveland drove to the Pittsburgh 11 with eight second remaining in the second quarter but an inter-ception by DB Troy Palamalu ended the scoring threat and the half. The Steelers added to its lead in the third after K Jeff Reed connected on a 48-yard fi eld goal. Browns K Phil Dawson answered with a 31-yard fi eld goal to cut the lead to 10-3 in the third. Dawson added a 38-yard try with 3:21 remaining in the contest to close the gap. The Browns defense stopped the Steers on a 4th-and-4 try to regain possession with 26 seconds left, but were unable to complete a pass. Steelers RB Willie Parker totaled 105 yard on the ground, while WR Santonio Holmes added 94 yards receiving. Roethlisberger fi nished 12-19 for 186 yards and 1 TD, while Browns QB Derek Anderson went 18-32 for 166 yards and two interceptions. TE Kellen Winslow led the Browns with seven receptions for 55 yards. Defensively, DL Shaun Rogers and DL Shaun Smith each recorded a sack, while DB Nick Sorensen and DL Corey Williams combined for a sack.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayPittsburgh 2 6:26 H. Ward 11 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (Je. Reed kick) (12-70, 6:29)Pittsburgh 3 7:58 Je. Reed 48 yd. Field Goal (5-54, 2:18)Cleveland 3 1:25 P. Dawson 31 yd. Field Goal (12-67, 6:33)Cleveland 4 3:21 P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (14-60, 7:29)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE PITFIRST DOWNS: 17 14TIME OF POSSESSION: 30:17 29:43TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 208 (53/155) 281 (117/164)PUNTS/Average: 5-53.0 6-45.5PENALTIES/Yards: 10-65 7-60FUMBLES/LOST: 0-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-32-166 (2 INT); PIT: B. Roethlisberger 13-20-179 (TD)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-38, D. Anderson 3-6, J. Cribbs 1-5, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Har-rison 1-2; PIT: W. Parker 28-105, S. Holmes 1-10, C. Davis 1-2, B. Roethlisberger 1-0RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 7-55, B. Edwards 3-32, J. Lewis 3-28, S. Steptoe 2-16, J. Harrison 1-23, J. Wright 1-9, L. Vickers 1-3; PIT: S. Holmes 5-94, H. Ward 5-59-1, H. Miller 2-33, B. Roethlisberger 1-(-7)INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; PIT: T. Polamalu 1-12, B. McFadden 1-0 PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-265 (53.0); PIT: M. Berger 6-273 (45.5)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-44 (8.8); PIT: M. Moore 1-1 (1.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0); PIT: R. Mendenhall 2-21 (10.5), M. Spaeth 1-0 (0.0)
CLEVELANDWR S. Steptoe LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE R. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS M. AdamsFB L. Vickers FS B. Pool
PITTSBURGHWR H. Ward DE Aa. SmithLT M. Smith NT C. HamptonLG C. Kemoeatu DE B. KeiselC J. Hartwig LOLB L. WoodleyRG K. Simmons LILB J. FarriorRT W. Colon RILB L. FooteTE H. Miller ROLB J. HarrisonRB W. Parker LCB I. TaylorTE M. Spaeth RCB B. McFaddenQB B. Roethlisberger SS T. PolamaluWR S. Holmes FS R. Clark
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2008 Game Summaries
RAVENS 28BROWNS 10September 21, 2008
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md.The Ravens used three third quarter touchdowns to put the Browns away 28-10 at M&T Bank Stadium. Cleveland got on the board fi rst in the second quarter after RB Jerome Harrison found the endzone on a 19-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson. The Ravens evened it up after a 5-yard run by RB Willis McGahee. A 38-yard Phil Dawson fi eld goal gave the Browns a 10-7 advantage at the half. In the third stanza, Le’Ron McClain scored on two 1-yard runs and DB Ed Reed added a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown to account for Baltimore’s scoring. Anderson fi nished the contest 14-37 for 125 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions. Raven QB Joe Flacco fi nished 13-19 for 129 yards and two interceptions. RB Jamal Lewis led Cleveland on the ground with 56 yards and WR Braylon Edwards led with 27 yards on three receptions. LB D’Qwell Jackson and DB Mike Adams each recorded interceptions.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBrowns 2 14:52 J. Harrison 19 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (7-52, 3:14)Ravens 2 6:40 W. McGahee 5 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (7-43, 4:15)Browns 2 1:04 P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (13-55, 5:36)Ravens 3 11:13 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (4-12, 2:17)Ravens 3 10:23 E. Reed 32 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick)Ravens 3 4:49 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (5-35, 3:08)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BALFIRST DOWNS: 11 21TIME OF POSSESSION: 22:12 37:48TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 169 (70/96) 273 (151/122)PUNTS/Average: 7-43.0 3-48.7PENALTIES/Yards: 9-65 5-40FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-125 (TD, 3 INT); BAL: J. Flacco 13-19-129 (2 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 12-56, J. Wright 1-11, L. Vickers 1-4, D. Anderson 2-(-1); BAL: L. McClain 17-66-2, W.McGahee 15-64-1, R. Rice 5-21, L. Neal 1-2, J. Flacco 6-(-2)RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 3-27, J. Lewis 3-21, L. Vickers 2-21, K. Winlsow 2-14, S. Steptoe 2-6, J. Harrison 1-19-1, J. Cribbs 1-17; BAL: D. Mason 4-42, D. Williams 3-26, T. Heap 2-32, M. Clayton 2-14, W. McGahee 1-11, L. McLain 1-4INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: D. Jackson 1-16, M. Adams 1-0; BAL: E. Reed 1-32, C. McAl-lister 1-12, S. Rolle 1-2PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 7-301 (43.0); BAL: S. Koch 3-146 (48.7)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-24 (12.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 1-21 (21.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-52 (17.3), D. Dinkins 1-11 (11.0), C. Ali 1-10 (10.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 3-78 (26.0)
CLEVELANDWR S. Steptoe LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG S. McKinney RE S. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB A. HallRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS M. AdamsTE S. Heiden FS B. Pool
BALTIMORELWR M. Clayton LDE H. NgataLT J. Gaither NT J. BannanLG B. Grubbs RDE T. PryceC J. Brown LOLB J. JohnsonRG M. Yanda LILB R. LewisRT A. Terry RILB B. ScottTE T. Heap ROLB T. SuggsRWR D. Mason LCB C. McAllisterQB J. Flacco RCB S. RolleRB W. McGahee SS D. LandryFB L. McClain FS E. Reed
BROWNS 20BENGALS 12
September 28, 2008Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fueled by 17 fourth quarter points, the Browns downed the Cincinnati Bengals 20-12 at Paul Brown Stadium. K Phil Dawson capped Cleveland opening drive with a 25-yard fi eld goal. Two second quarter fi eld goals by K Shayne Graham gave the Bengals a 6-3 advantage at the half. The Browns scored the contest’s fi rst touchdown in the fourth quarter after QB Derek Anderson found WR Braylon Edwards in the corner of the end-zone on a fade route to cap off an 80-yard drive. After a DB Mike Adams fumble recovery at the Cincinnati 24, the Browns crossed the goal line again on a 1-yard run by RB Jamal Lewis. Cincinnati cut into the Cleveland lead after WR Chad Johnson scored on a 4-yard pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. A failed two-point conversion try kept the score at 17-12. Dawson connected on a 29-yard fi eld goal to account the Browns fi nal score. Defensively Adams, DB Terry Cousin and DB Eric Wright each recorded interceptions.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBrowns 1 9:29 P. Dawson 25 yd. Field Goal (8-60, 4:05)Bengals 2 10:22 S. Graham 42 yd. Field Goal (13-68, 7:08)Bengals 2 0:08 S. Graham 45 yd. Field Goal (7-17, 2:21)Browns 4 13:05 B. Edwards 4 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (13-80, 6:38)Browns 4 11:06 J. Lewis 1 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (4-24, 1:52)Bengals 4 7:46 C. Johnson 4 yd. pass from R. Fitzpatrick (pass failed) (8-59, 3:20)Browns 4 0:32 P. Dawson 29 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:32)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE CINFIRST DOWNS: 19 14TIME OF POSSESSION: 34:02 25:58TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 261 (134/127) 211 (69/142)PUNTS/Average: 4-43.0 4-43.3PENALTIES/Yards: 9-52 6-55FUMBLES/LOST: 2-1 2-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 15-24-138 (TD, INT); CIN: R. Fitzpatric 21-35-156 (TD, 3 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 25-79-1, J. Harrison 4-20, J. Wright 5-18, D. Anderson 4-11, L. Vickers 1-6, J. Cribbs 1-0; CIN: R. Fitzpatrick 4-41, C. Perry 12-28 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winlsow 5-54, B. Edwards 3-22-1, S. Steptoe 2-24, J. Lewis 2-15, J. Wright 1-10, L. Vickers 1-8, J. Harrison 1-5; CIN: T. Houshmandzadeh 6-50, C. Perry 5-15, C. Johnson 3-28-1, R. Kelly 3-21, A. Chatman 2-32, B. Utecht 2-10INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: M. Adams 1-18, E. Wright 1-17, T. Cousin 1-4; CIN: C. Ndukwe 1-12PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 3-139 (46.3), P. Dawson 1-33 (33.0); CIN: K. Larson 4-173 (43.3)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-10 (5.0); CIN: A. Chatman 1-9 (9.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-44 (44.0), D. Dinkins 1-14 (14.0), I. Sowells 1-0 (0); CIN: G. Holt 4-122 (30.5)
CLEVELANDTE S. Heiden LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbech RE S. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB A. HallRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS M. AdamsFB L. Vickers FS B. Pool
CINCINNATITE B. Utecht LDE R. GeathersLT L. Jones LDT D. PekoLG A. Whitworth RDT J. ThorntonC E. Ghiaciuc RDE A. OdomRG B. Williams SLB R. JeantyRT S. Andrews MLB Dh. JonesTE R. Kelly WLB K. RiversWR T. Houshmandzadeh LCB Da. JonesQB R. Fitzpatrick RCB L. HallHB C. Perry SS C. NdukweFB R. Maui’a FS M. White
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2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 35GIANTS 14October 13, 2008
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OhioCleveland earned its second win of the season as the Browns offense rolled to 454 net yards of offense and the defense forced three interceptions in a 35-14 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Giants on Monday Night. In the contest, the Browns jumped to an early lead with K Phil Dawson’s 28 yard fi eld goal and RB Jamal Lewis’ 4-yard TD run opened a 10-7 second quarter lead. The Browns extended the lead with QB Derek Anderson’s 22-yard TD strike to TE Darnell Dinkins, however Giants QB Eli Manning connected with Plaxico Burress on a 3-yard TD pass to cut the Browns lead to 17-14 at the half. In the third stanza, Dawson extended the lead with a 26-yard FG and WR Braylon Edwards converted an 11-yard TD pass from Anderson on the fi rst play in the fourth quarter to open a 27-14 cushion. In the 4th quarter, DB Eric Wright picked Manning’s pass attempt and returned the interception 94 yards for a TD, the fourth longest in club history, for the 35-14 fi nal.
Team 1 2 3 4 FinalCleveland 3 14 3 15 35New York Giants 0 14 0 0 14
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBrowns 1 10:08 P. Dawson 28 yd. Field Goal (9-69, 4:52)Giants 2 12:09 B. Jacobs 7 yd. run (J. Carney kick) (6-58, 3:24)Browns 2 11:10 J. Lewis 4 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (3-74, 0:59)Browns 2 2:15 D. Dinkins 22 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-77, 5:36)Giants 2 0:12 P. Burress 3 yd. pass from E. Manning (J. Carney kick) (10-80, 2:03)Browns 3 11:55 P. Dawson 26 yd. Field Goal (6-38, 2:53)Browns 4 14:55 B. Edwards 11 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (14-87, 8:16)Browns 4 8:07 E. Wright 94 yd. interception return (D. Anderson-B. Edwards pass)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE NYGFIRST DOWNS: 20 23TIME OF POSSESSION: 32:25 27:35TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 454 (144/310) 373 (181/192)PUNTS/Average: 0-0.0 2-42.5PENALTIES/Yards: 10-55 5-38FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-29-310 (2 TD); NYG: E. Manning 18-28-196 (TD, 3 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 21-88-1, J. Harrison 2-41, J. Cribbs 1-12, J. Wright 1-3, L. Vickers 1-2, D. Anderson 4-(-2); NYG: D. Ward 10-101, B. Jacobs 14-67-1, E. Manning 1-13RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 5-154-1, S. Heiden 5-59, J. Harrison 2-26, D. Stallworth 2-19, D. Dinkins 1-22-1, S. Steptoe 1-20, J. Wright 1-6, J. Lewis 1-4; NYG: S. Smith 9-94, P. Burress 4-58, D. Ward 2-1, K. Boss 1-24, M. Matthews 1-13, D. Hixon 1-6INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-94-1, B. Pool 1-24, B. McDonald 1-21; NYG: NonePUNTING: CLE: None; NYG: J. Feagles 2-85 (42.5)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-3 (3.0); NYG: NoneKICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0), D. Dinkins 1-12 (12.0); NYG: A. Brad-shaw 3-66 (22.0), D. Johnson 1-2 (2.0)
CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE L. LeonardC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT R. Tucker WLB D. JacksonTE S. Heiden ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS M. AdamsFB L. Vickers FS B. Pool
NEW YORK GIANTSWR P. Burress LE J. TuckLT D. Diehl NT B. Cofi eldLG R. Seubert DT F. RobbinsC S. O’Hara RE M. KiwanukaRG C. Snee SLB D. ClarkRT K. McKenzie MLB A. PierceTE K. Boss WLB G. WilkersonWR S. Smith LCB A. RossQB E. Manning RCB C. WebsterTE M. Matthews SS J. ButlerRB B. Jacobs FS M. Johnson
REDSKINS 14BROWNS 11
October 19, 2008FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
The Redskins used two second half touchdowns to down the Browns 14-11 at FedEx-Field. RB Clinton Portis found the endzone on a three-yard touchdown run and an 18-yard touchdown toss to WR Santana Moss opened up a 14-3 Washington lead. In the fourth quarter, the Browns mounted a comeback with a one-yard touchdown pass from QB Derek Anderson to WR Joshua Cribbs and converted a two-point conversion at-tempt to WR Braylon Edwards with 2:44 remaining in regulation. The Browns defense forced the Redskins to punt and provided the Browns offense one more opportunity. Anderson led the Browns in six plays down to the Redskins 36 yard line to set up a 54 yard game-tying fi eld goal attempt by K Phil Dawson which missed wide right with 25 seconds remaining. In the contest, Anderson was 14 of 37 passing for 136 yards and one touchdown and RB Jamal Lewis rushed for 80 yards on 19 carries (4.2 avg.). Edwards led the club with four receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg.). Defensively, the Browns forced one turnover as DB Eric Wright stripped Portis late in the 4th quarter, which was recovered by S Brodney Pool, and led to the Browns late touchdown.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayRedskins 3 7:30 C. Portis 3 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (6-62,2:57)Browns 3 2:43 P. Dawson 37 yd. Field Goal (10-58, 4:47)Redskins 4 12:28 S. Moss 18 yd. pass from J. Campbell (S. Suisham kick) (3-49, 1:14)Browns 4 2:44 J. Cribbs 1 yd. pass from D. Anderson (D. Anderson-B.Edwards pass) (5-29, 2:52)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE WASFIRST DOWNS: 16 17TIME OF POSSESSION: 31:08 28:52TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 236 (102/134) 351 (193/158)PUNTS/Average: 8-44.1 8-37.3PENALTIES/Yards: 4-25 5-38FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 2-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-136 (TD); WAS: J. Campbell 14-23-164 (TD)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-80, J. Harrison 3-12, D. Anderson 3-4, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Cribbs 1-2, J. Wright 1-2; WAS: C. Portis 27-175, R. Cartwright 3-12, S. Alexander 3-8, J. Campbell 2-1, F Davis 1-(-3)RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 4-58, D. Stallworth 2-24, K. Winslow 2-17, J. Lewis 1-18, S. Heiden 1-10, L. Vickers 1-6, D. Dinkins 1-4, J. Cribbs 1-1-1, C. Ali 1-(-2); WAS: S. Moss 4-74-1, A. Randle El 4-56, C. Cooley 4-32, C. Portis 1-8, R. Cartwright 1-(-7) INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; WAS: NonePUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 8-353 (44.1); WAS: R. Plackemeier 8-298 (37.3)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-48 (9.6); WAS: A. Randel El 3-22 (7.3), S. Moss 1-8 (8.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-46 (23.0), G. Lawson (43.0); WAS: R. Cartwright 2-60 (30.0), S. Moss 1-26 (26.0)
CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE L. LeonardC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT R. Tucker WLB D. JacksonTE S. Heiden ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS M. AdamsFB L. Vickers FS B. Pool
WASHINGTONWR P. Burress LE J. TuckLT D. Diehl NT B. Cofi eldLG R. Seubert DT F. RobbinsC S. O’Hara RE M. KiwanukaRG C. Snee SLB D. ClarkRT K. McKenzie MLB A. PierceTE K. Boss WLB G. WilkersonWR S. Smith LCB A. RossQB E. Manning RCB C. WebsterTE M. Matthews SS J. ButlerRB B. Jacobs FS M. Johnson
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BROWNS 23JAGUARS 17
October 26, 2008Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
In the 23-17 victory at Jacksonville, the Browns opened an early lead as QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Donte’ Stallworth on a three-yard touchdown pass in the fi rst quarter. RB Jamal Lewis added a two-yard touchdown plunge and K Phil Dawson’s 32 yard fi eld goal extended the Browns lead to 17-7 at the half. In the third quarter, the Jaguars responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass from QB David Garrard to WR Matt Jones to cut the defi cit, 17-14. The Browns defense continued to frustrate the Jaguars running attack as the Browns forced Jacksonville into a 38-yard fi eld goal attempt early in the fourth quarter, which was blocked by NT Shaun Rogers to preserve a 17-14 lead. In the fourth stanza, the Browns converted two drives as K Phil Dawson added a pair of fi eld goals from 20 and 42 yards for a 23-17 fi nal. In the contest, Browns QB Derek Anderson was 14 of 27 passing for 246 yards and one touchdown, as An-derson set a career-high streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception (currently at 105 attempts). RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 20 carries for 81 yards and one rushing touchdown, while TE Steve Heiden led the team with three receptions for 73 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added two receptions for 64 yards. Defensively, the Browns held the Jaguars RB tandem of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to 20 carries for 53 yards (2.7 avg.) and sacked QB David Garrard three times for 16 yards. Cleveland NT Shaun Rogers continued to exert his presence and posted fi ve tackles, three pressures, one sack for seven yards and a blocked kick in the effort.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBrowns 1 2:08 D. Stallworth 3 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-80, 4:44)Jaguars 2 10:28 R. Williams 5 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (13-74, 6:40)Browns 2 7:20 J. Lewis 2 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (6-62, 3:08)Browns 2 2:09 P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (5-49, 1:47)Jaguars 3 10:27 M. Jones 8 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (9-72, 4:33)Jaguars 4 8:48 J. Scobee 53 yd. Field Goal (7-39, 2:17)Browns 4 4:35 P. Dawson 20 yd. Field Goal (10-77, 4:13)Browns 4 4:06 P. Dawson 42 yd. Field Goal (4-0, 0:21)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE JAXFIRST DOWNS: 15 20TIME OF POSSESSION: 24:55 35:05TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 327 (91/236) 380 (113/267)PUNTS/Average: 5-41.4 3-46.7PENALTIES/Yards: 1/15 6-40FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 1-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-27-246 (TD); JAX: D. Garrard 25-42-283 (2 TD)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 20-81-1, L. Vickers 2-10, J. Wright 1-0, J. Harrison 1-(-1); JAX: D. Garrard 7-59, M. Jones-Drew 12-29, F. Taylor 8-24, T. Williamson 1-1, G. Jones 1-0RECEIVING: CLE: S. Heiden 3-73, D. Stallworth 3-13-1, B. Edwards 2-64, J. Wright 2-18, S. Steptoe 1-53, L. Vickers 1-13, J. Lewis 1-7, D. Dinkins 1-5; JAX: M. Jones 8-117-1, D. Northcutt 5-49, R. Williams 3-42-1, M. Lewis 3-34, M. Jones-Drew 3-19, G. Jones 1-11, T. Williamson 1-6, R. Angulo 1-5INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; JAX: NonePUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-207 (41.4); JAX: A. Podlesh 3-140 (46.7)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 1-14 (14.0), M. Jones-Drew 1-9 (9.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-78 (26.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 6-134 (22.3)
CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE L. LeonardC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE S. Heiden ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesTE D. Dinkins FS B. Pool
JACKSONVILLEWR R. Williams DE JP. SpicerLT K. Barnes DT J. HendersonLG U. Nwaneri DT R. MeierC B. Meester DE R. HaywardRG T. Reyes OLB D. SmithRT T. Pashos MLB M. PetersonTE M. Lewis OLB J. DurantTE R. Angulo LCB B. WilliamsWR M. Jones RCB R. MathisQB D. Garrard SS G. SensabaughRB F. Taylor FS R. Nelson
2008 Game Summaries
RAVENS 37BROWNS 27
November 2, 2008Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
The Ravens scored 24 unanswered points to complete a 37-27 come-from-behind vic-tory at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns fell behind early and found themselves trailing 10-0 in the fi rst quarter when KR Joshua Cribbs provided the club with his fi fth career kickoff return for a touchdown with a 92-yard return to cut the defi cit, 10-7. In the second quarter, K Phil Dawson converted a 23-yard fi eld goal and a career-long 54-yard fi eld goal before the half to tie the contest, 13-13. In the third quarter, QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Braylon Edwards on a 28-yard touchdown pass and RB Jason Wright on a 7-yard touchdown toss to open a 27-13 lead. The Ravens mounted a comeback with a FB Le’ron McClain 1-yard touchdown run and a WR Derrick Mason 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Joe Flacco to tie the contest, 27-27. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens took the lead in the fourth quarter with a K Matt Stover 22-yard fi eld goal and added a defensive score as LB Terrell Suggs intercepted an Anderson pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown to secure the 37-27 fi nal. In the contest, QB Derek Anderson was 17-of-33 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. TE Kellen Winslow led the club with 5 receptions for 64 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added 4 catches for 86 yards and one touchdown. KR Joshua Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards and 278 combined return yards (237 kickoff and 41 punt) as both totals rank second in franchise history behind his record setting performance from last season (Joshua Cribbs, 245 kickoff return yards, 306 combined return yards at Baltimore 11/17/07).
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayRavens 1 10:40 M. Stover 41 yd. Field Goal (9-19, 3:21)Ravens 1 5:19 M. Clayton 47 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (2-47, 0:49)Browns 1 5:05 J. Cribbs 92 yd. kickoff return (P. Dawson kick) (0-0, 0:14)Browns 2 5:50 P. Dawson 23 yd. Field Goal (11-74, 5:39)Ravens 2 0:29 M. Stover 32 yd. Field Goal (12-66, 5:21)Browns 2 0:03 P. Dawson 54 yd. Field Goal (5-30, 0:26)Browns 3 13:05 B. Edwards 28 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (1-28, 0:08)Browns 3 6:07 J. Wright 7 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (8-72, 4:57)Ravens 3 1:10 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (11-79, 4:57)Ravens 4 13:57 D. Mason 28 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (3-42, 1:03)Ravens 4 5:36 M. Stover 22 yd. Field Goal (5-59, 1:54)Ravens 4 2:43 T. Suggs 42 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BALFIRST DOWNS: 14 21TIME OF POSSESSION: 26:15 33:45TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 274 (64/210) 429 (193/236)PUNTS/Average: 6-41.7 6-41.7PENALTIES/Yards: 8-37 7-42FUMBLES/LOST: 1-1 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 17-33-219 (2 TD, INT); BAL: J. Flacco 17-29-248 (2 TD)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-49, D. Anderson 2-8, J. Harrison 1-5, J. Wright 1-2; BAL: R. Rice 21-154, L. McClain 14-34-1, J. Flacco 4-2, L. Neal 1-2, T. Smith 1-1RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-64, B. Edwards 4-86-1, J. Wright 3-22-1, S. Heiden 2-25, S. Steptoe 2-9, J. Lewis 1-13; BAL: D. Mason 9-136-1, M. Clayton 4-87-1, R. Rice 3-22, L. McClain 1-3INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; BAL: T. Suggs 1-42 (42.0)PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 6-250 (41.7); BAL: S. Koch 6-250 (41.7)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-41 (13.7); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-17 (8.5), J. Leonhard 2-1 (0.5), E. Reed 1-0 (0.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 7-237 (33.9); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-28 (14.0), R. Rice 1-6 (6.0), E. Jones 1-0 (0.0)
CLEVELANDTE S. Heiden LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE S. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesFB C. Ali FS B. Pool
BALTIMOREWR M. Clayton LDE H. NgataLT J. Gaither NT J. BannanLG B. Grubbs RDE T. PryceC J. Brown LOLB J. JohnsonRG C. Chester LILB R. LewisRT W. Anderson RILB B. ScottTE T. Heap ROLB T. SuggsWR D. Mason LCB F. WalkerQB J. Flacco RCB F. WashingtonRB R. Rice SS J. LeonhardFB L. McClain FS E. Reed
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BRONCOS 34BROWNS 30
November 6, 2008Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
The Broncos scored 21 fourth quarter points to rally for a 34-30 come-from-behind victory over the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Second-year QB Brady Quinn made his fi rst NFL start and connected on two fi rst half TD passes of fi ve yards and 16 yards to TE Kellen Winslow, while K Phil Dawson added a 24-yard and 52-yard fi eld goals to give the Browns a 20-10 halftime lead. After trading fi eld goals in the third quarter, the Broncos rallied in the fourth quarter as QB Jay Cutler threw three fourth quarter TD passes of 93 yards, 28 yards and 11 yards for the 34-30 fi nal. In the fourth quarter, RB Jamal Lewis added a one-yard TD run to take a 30-27 lead, however Cutler’s 11-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall with 1:14 remaining in regulation sealed the Denver victory. In the contest, Quinn was 23-of-35 passing for 239 yards and 2 TDs for a 104.3 QB rating. Quinn connected with Winslow for 10 catches for 111 yards and a career-high 2 receiving TDs. The Browns rushed for a season-high 160 net yards rushing as RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 60 yards, while RB Jerome Harrison and WR Joshua Cribbs each added 48 yards rushing. Browns KR Joshua Cribbs added another explosive special teams performance with three kick returns of 30+ yards and totaled 135 kickoff return yards on the evening in addition to his fi ve special teams tackles. Defensively, the Browns allowed a season-high 564 net yards of offense to the Broncos.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBroncos 1 7:03 R. Torain 1 yd. run (M. Prater kick) (9-86, 4:48)Browns 1 3:38 K. Winslow 5 yd. pass from B. Quinn (P. Dawson kick) (6-59, 3:25)Browns 2 12:45 P. Dawson 24 yd. Field Goal (11-72, 3:30)Browns 2 10:29 K. Winslow 16 yd. pass from B. Quinn (P. Dawson kick) (3-20, 1:24)Broncos 2 5:48 M. Prater 35 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 4:41)Browns 2 1:09 P. Dawson 52 yd. Field Goal (8-45, 4:39)Browns 3 10:21 P. Dawson 33 yd. Field Goal (10-64, 4:39)Broncos 3 5:37 M. Prater 30 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 4:44)Broncos 4 13:30 E. Royal 93 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (1-93, 0:13)Broncos 4 9:50 D. Graham 28 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (8-62, 2:51)Browns 4 4:57 J. Lewis 1 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (9-78, 4:53)Broncos 4 1:14 B. Marshall 11 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (13-80, 3:43)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE DENFIRST DOWNS: 20 26TIME OF POSSESSION: 32:09 27:51TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 399 (160/239) 564 (123/441)PUNTS/Average: 2-44.5 1-29.0PENALTIES/Yards: 3-20 3-30FUMBLES/LOST: 1-1 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 23-35-239 (2 TD); DEN: J. Cutler 24-42-447 (3 TD, 1 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-60-1, J. Harrison 5-48, J. Cribbs 3-48, B. Quinn 1-3, J. Wright 1-1; DEN: R. Torain 12-68-1, J. Cutler 7-29, P. Hillis 8-24, S. Young 1-2RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 10-111-2, D. Stallworth 4-48, S. Heiden 3-24, J. Lew-is 2-24, B. Edwards 1-15, J. Harrison 1-9, S. Steptoe 1-7, C. Ali 1-1; DEN: E. Royal 6-164-1, B. Marshall 6-89-1, T. Scheffl er 4-92, D. Graham 3-50-1, N. Jackson 3-36, B. Stokley 2-16INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: B. Pool 1-13 (13.0); DEN: NonePUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 2-89 (44.5); DEN: B. Kern 1-29 (29.0)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); DEN: E. Royal 1-2 (2.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-135 (27.0); DEN: E. Royal 3-72 (24.0), P. Hillis 2-18 (9.0)
CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG S. McKinney RE S. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB B. Quinn RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesFB C. Ali FS B. Pool
DENVERWR B. Marshall LE E. EkubanLT R. Clady LT D. RobertsonLG B. Hamilton RT M. ThomasC C. Wiegmann RE E. DumervilRG C. Kuper WLB W. WoodyardRT R. Harris MLB N. WebsterTE D. Graham SLB J. WinbornWR E. Royal LCB K. PaymahQB J. Cutler RCB D. BlyTE T. Scheffl er SS M. ManuelRB R. Torain FS C. Lowrey
2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 29BILLS 27
November 17, 2008Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
The Browns jumped out to an early 13-0 fi rst quarter lead complements of three defensive interceptions that resulted in K Phil Dawson fi eld goals of 40 and 33 yards, and were followed with a Joshua Cribbs two-yard TD run. The Bills responded with the next 10 consecutive points to close the gap to 13-10 at the half. After trading fi eld goals in the third stanza, Browns RB Jerome Harrison burst open for a career-long 72 yard TD run, the fi rst of his career, on the fi rst play of the fourth quarter to give the Browns a 23-13 lead. However, on the ensuing play, Bills KR Leodis McKelvin took the kickoff 98 yards for a TD to cut the defi cit to three points, 23-20. The Browns responded with a Dawson 22-yard fi eld goal to open a 26-20 lead, however Bills QB Trent Ed-wards gave the Buffalo their only lead of the night with a one-yard TD run with 2:25 remaining in regulation to open a 27-26 lead. Dawson followed with his fi fth fi eld goal of the evening on a career-long 56 yards to give the Browns the 29-27 lead with 1:39 seconds remaining. The Bills mounted one last attempt as K Rian Lindell’s 47 yard attempt sailed wide right for the Browns to hold on for the narrow victory. In the contest, Quinn earned his fi rst victory as a starting QB and was 14-of-36 passing for 185 yards. Offensively, the Browns rushed for a season-high 161 yards as Harrison rushed for a career-high 80 yards on 3 carries, including his fi rst career rushing TD on the 72 yard scam-per. Defensively, the Browns forced four turnovers, including interceptions by LBs Kamerion Wimbley and Andra Davis and DB Brandon McDonald.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayBrowns 1 9:29 P. Dawson 40 yd. Field Goal (6-26, 2:11)Browns 1 2:28 P. Dawson 33 yd. Field Goal (4-(-4), 0:53)Browns 2 9:52 J. Cribbs 2 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (12-96, 5:57)Bills 2 6:20 M. Lynch 18 yd. pass from T. Edwards (R. Lindell kick) (6-59, 3:32)Bills 2 0:00 R. Lindell 26 yd. Field Goal (13-54, 4:42)Browns 3 6:27 P. Dawson 43 yd. Field Goal (9-37, 4:20)Bills 3 0:22 R. Lindell 31 yd. Field Goal (11-45, 6:05)Browns 4 14:47 J. Harrison 72 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (2-83, 0:35)Bills 4 14:33 L. McKelvin 98 yd. kickoff return (R. Lindell kick) (0-0, 0:14)Browns 4 11:32 P. Dawson 22 yd. Field Goal (9-52, 3:01)Bills 4 2:25 T. Edwards 1 yd. run (R. Lindell kick) (5-48, 2:48)Browns 4 1:39 P. Dawson 56 yd. Field Goal (7-28, 0:46)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BUFFIRST DOWNS: 18 19TIME OF POSSESSION: 26:48 33:12TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 337 (161/176) 334 (186/148)PUNTS/Average: 5-46.0 3-36.0PENALTIES/Yards: 2-15 3-30FUMBLES/LOST: 5-5 2-3
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 14-36-185; BUF: T. Edwards 16-26-148 (TD, 3 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Harrison 3-80-1, J. Lewis 18-65, B. Quinn 4-18, J. Cribbs 1-2-1, D. Stallworth 1-(-4); BUF: M. Lynch 23-119, F. Jackson 12-60, T. edwards 3-7-1RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 8-104, K. Winslow 3-40, J. Harrison 1-21, C. Ali 1-12, S. Steptoe 1-8; BUF: M. Lynch 10-58-1, St. Johnson 3-41, R. Royal 1-22, R. Parrish 1-21, D. Fine 1-6INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: A. Davis 1-4 (4.0), B. McDonald 1-3 (3.0), K. Wimbley 1-2 (2.0); BUF: NonePUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-230 (46.0); BUF: B. Moorman 3-108 (36.0)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: None; BUF: R. Parrish 1-34 (34.0), F. Jackson 1-0 (0.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-64 (21.3); BUF: F. Jackson 4-61 (15.3), L. McK-elvin 3-185-1 (61.7) CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE S. SmithC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE K. Winslow ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB B. Quinn RCB T. DanielsRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesFB C. Ali FS B. Pool
BUFFALOWR L. Evans LE C. KelsayLT J. Peters LT M. StroudLG D. Dockery RT K. WilliamsC D. Preston RE R. DeeneyRG B. Butler WLB K. EllisonRT L. Walker MLB P. PoslusznyTE R. Royal SLB K. MitchellWR R. Parrish LCB T. McGeeQB T. Edwards RCB J. GreerWR St. Johnson SS D. WhitnerRB M. Lynch FS K. Simpson
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2008 Game Summaries
TEXANS 16BROWNS 6November 23, 2008
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OhioThe Browns dropped a 16-6 decision to the Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter fol-lowing a 17-yard TD pass from Texans’ QB Sage Rosenfels to WR Kevin Walter and a K Kris Brown 31-yard fi eld goal. Cleveland responded with a pair of 32 yard fi eld goals from K Phil Dawson in the second stanza to cut the defi cit, 10-6. However, Houston added a 31-yard fi eld goal late in the second quarter and a 36-yarder midway through the third period for a 16-6 lead. Cleveland suffered fi ve turnovers on the afternoon and the offense was limited without a touchdown for only the second time this season. On the afternoon, starting QB Brady Quinn was 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards with 2 interceptions and was replaced by QB Derek Anderson in the fourth quarter, as Anderson fi nished 5-of-14 for 51 yards and 1 interception. The Browns were led by WR Braylon Edwards with 5 receptions for 85 yards and paced by RB Jamal Lewis with 10 carries for 58 yards. Defensively, the Browns added two interceptions by FS Brodney Pool and SS Sean Jones in the second half, while LB Kamerion Wimbley added his third sack on the year with a 4-yard sack of Rosenfels.
SCORING SUMMARYTeam Q Time PlayTexans 1 6:49 K. Walter 17 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels (K. Brown) (14-79, 8:11)Texans 2 13:37 K. Brown 31 yd. Field Goal (10-28, 5:58)Browns 2 7:59 P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (12-62, 5:38)Browns 2 2:20 P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (5-46, 1:14)Texans 2 0:03 K. Brown 31 yd. Field Goal (12-73, 2:17)Texans 3 8:48 K. Brown 36 yd. Field Goal (5-25, 1:55)
TEAM STATISTICS CLE HOUFIRST DOWNS: 15 19TIME OF POSSESSION: 22:35 37:25TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 240 (95/145) 383 (112/271)PUNTS/Average: 2-52.0 3-43.0PENALTIES/Yards: 5-40 11-84FUMBLES/LOST: 2-2 2-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 8-18-94 (2 INT), D. Anderson 5-14-51 (INT); HOU: S. Rosen-fels 24-32-275 (TD, 2 INT)RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 10-58, J. Harrison 7-31, J. Cribbs 2-6, D. Anderson 1-0; HOU: S. Slaton 21-73, A. Green 13-39, S. Rosenfels 2-0RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 5-85, J. Lewis 2-10, D. Stallworth 1-18, K. Winslow 1-11, J. Harrison 1-8, S. Heiden 1-5, L. Vickers 1-4, S. Steptoe 1-4; HOU: A. Johnson 10-116, K. Walter 7-93-1, O. Daniels 3-28, D. Anderson 1-11, A. Davis 1-10, V. Leach 1-9, A. Green 1-8INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: S. Jones 1-20 (20.0), B. Pool 1-8 (8.0); HOU: J. Reeves 1-18 (18.0), A. Weaver 1-8 (8.0), F. Bennett 1-3 (3.0)PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 2-104 (52.0); HOU: M. Turk 3-129 (43.0)PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-10 (5.0); HOU: J. Jones 2-18 (9.0)KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 4-104 (26.0); HOU: A. Davis 2-43 (21.5)
CLEVELANDWR D. Stallworth LE C. WilliamsLT J. Thomas NT S. RogersLG E. Steinbach RE S. ThomasC H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinestRG R. Hadnot MLB A. DavisRT K. Shaffer WLB D. JacksonTE S. Heiden ROLB K. WimbleyWR B. Edwards LCB E. WrightQB B. Quinn RCB B. McDonaldRB J. Lewis SS S. JonesFB L. Vickers FS B. Pool
HOUSTONWR A. Johnson LDE A. weaverLT D. Brown NT T. JohnsonLG C. Pitts DT A. OkoyeC C. Myers RDE M. WilliamsRG M. Brisiel MLB D. RyansRT W. Winston WLB X. AdibiTE O. Daniels SLB K. BentleyWR K. Walter LCB J. ReevesQB S. Rosenfels RCB D. RobinsonWR D. Anderson SS N. FergusonRB S. Slaton FS E. Wilson
