Cleveland's Revival: A Dawg Pound Tale

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Gameday Recap: Steelers 37, Browns 29
Browns rally falls short after Freday's aggressive strategy backfire


Marcus Wheaton catches a 9 yard TD pass from Roethlisbergerger with under 2 minutes to play. Coach Freday told his guys to sit back and let them score, since they hadn't been able to stop them all day. A score would put them down 8, so it was plausible, but it just backfired.

This Browns offense is good. Really good. Better than Freday thought at the beginning of the year. But they need to become more efficient. Billy Cundiff cannot be relied on right now for any field goal over 40 yards, which cost the Browns today, as he missed one, and then the Browns turned it over on downs after choosing to forgo a long field goal attempt just before halftime. Isaiah Crowell had a huge fumble in the 2nd as well, and although the Browns got the ball back on one of Big Ben's 3 INTs, they had missed an opportunity. And that defense really needs to learn how to stop the run. There's no excuse being in the right formations and still allowing 6-7 yards on most carries. But that young secondary stepped up. Haden, Gipson, and Gilbert all had an interception, and on offense Josh Gordon had a HUGE day, having over 200 receiving yards, including a 77 yard catch in the 2nd. He was also streaking down the field on the last play of the game and had the catch if William Gay hadn't dove to knock the ball away.

Let's go back to that decision to let the Steelers score. At the 2 minute warning, the Steelers had the ball, up 30-29, 1st and 10 at the Browns' 22. The Browns had all 3 timeouts. Le'Veon Bell ran for 3, and the Browns called timeout. On the next play, Dri Archer ran for 9, to get to the 10 and a first down. Freday's mind was made up. Let them score, and then be down 8 with 1:30 to play and at least 1 timeout. That's what happened, but after a few 1st downs, Troy Polamalu made an incredible interception going out of bounds. But it wasn't over. The Browns got the ball back off of a punt with 29 seconds to go. At their own 32, Manziel found Gordon (who else?) for 17 yards, but Gordon was brought down a yard from the sideline as he was trying to get out of bounds. After a spike, Manziel ran a boot leg and had Gordon streaking down the sideline. Incomplete. He just overthrew it. 5 seconds left, Browns at their own 49. Manziel audibles into the same bootleg and looks for Gordon again. It's a perfect throw, but there's William Gay, diving to preserve the game. Had Gordon caught that, he likely would have scored, but with two Steelers defenders right behind him, there's no guarantee. And then they would have had to get the conversion, so it was no gimme, either.


Josh Gordon catches his 2nd TD pass of the day in the 4th, that would get the Browns within 1 after the 2 point conversion.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Oct 12, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)	7	13	3	14	37
Cleveland Browns (2-3)	0	7	7	15	29

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	CLE
Total Offense	428	464
Rushing Yards	150	126
Passing Yards	278	338
First Downs	20	21
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	112	150
Total Yards	540	614
Turnovers	3	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-9	6-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-4-3 (87%)	3-2-0 (67%)
Penalties	3-35	1-15
Posession Time	27:35	20:25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
6:55	(PIT) L. Bell 3 yard run (B. McManus kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
11:22	(PIT) B. McManus 28 yard FG	10	0
11:09	(CLE) J. Gordon 77 yard pass from J. Manziel (B. Cundiff kick)	10	7
1:55	(PIT) A. Brown 8 yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (B. McManus kick)	17	7
0:00	(PIT) B. McManus 22 yard FG	20	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
8:55	(CLE) I. Crowell 12 yard pass from J. Manziel (B. Cundiff kick)	20	14
4:53	(PIT) B. McManus 28 yard FG	23	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
11:23	(CLE) J. Manziel 1 yard run (B. Cundiff kick)	23	21
5:45	(PIT) L. Bell 1 yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (B. McManus kick)	30	21
4:07	(CLE) J. Gordon 29 yard pass from J. Manziel (2 pt conv)	30	29
1:37	(PIT) M. Wheaton 9 yard pass from B. Roethlisberger (B. McManus kick)	37	29

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ben Roethlisberger 22/27 289 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Le'Veon Bell 25 93 3.7 1 Dri Archer 6 61 10.1 0 Ben Roethlisberger 4 -4 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Martavis Bryant 6 123 20.5 0 Heath Miller 4 82 20.5 0 Antonio Brown 5 37 7.4 1 Marcus Wheaton 3 27 9.0 1 Lance Moore 2 21 10.5 0 Le'Veon Bell 2 -1 -0.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lawrence Timmons 9 0 1 0 Troy Polamalu 8 0 1 0 William Gay 4 0 0 0 Ryan Shazier 3 0 0 0 Jason Worilds 3 1 0 0 Shaq Richardson 3 0 0 0 Mike Mitchell 3 0 0 0 Shamarko Thomas 2 0 0 0 Will Allen 2 0 0 0 Cameron Heyward 2 0 0 0 James Harrison 2 0 0 0 Arthur Moats 2 0 0 0 Jarvis Jones 1 0 0 0 Joe Kruger 1 0 0 0 Brice McCain 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brandon McManus 3/3 4/4 13 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Shawn Powell 1 41 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dri Archer 3 72 24.0 0 Antonio Brown 2 40 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 1 0 0.0 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnny Manziel 21/38 347 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Isaiah Crowell 17 78 4.5 0 Johnny Manziel 6 48 8.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Gordon 9 217 24.1 2 Jordan Cameron 4 50 12.5 0 Isaiah Crowell 4 33 8.2 1 Miles Austin 2 22 11.0 0 Danny Amendola 1 13 13.0 0 Andrew Hawkins 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tashaun Gipson 11 0 1 0 Craig Robertson 8 0 0 0 Paul Kruger 6 1 0 0 Joe Haden 6 0 1 0 Donte Whitner 6 0 0 0 Justin Gilbert 4 0 1 0 Buster Skrine 4 0 0 0 Karlos Dansby 3 0 0 0 Scott Solomon 3 0 0 0 Johnson Bademosi 2 0 0 0 Desmond Bryant 2 1 0 0 Phil Taylor 1 0 0 0 Pierre Desir 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Billy Cundiff 0/1 3/3 3 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Spencer Lanning 1 43 43.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 4 86 21.5 0 Andrew Hawkins 3 64 21.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 1 0 0.0 0

Cleveland Browns 2014 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Lost, 44-38 (OT)
Sep 14	vs New Orleans Saints	Lost, 44-38 (OT)
Sep 21	vs Baltimore Ravens	Won, 25-19
Oct 5	at Tennessee Titans	Won, 21-16
Oct 12	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Lost, 37-29
Oct 19	at Jacksonville Jaguars
Oct 26	vs Oakland Raiders
Nov 2	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov 6	at Cincinnati Bengals
Nov 16	vs Houston Texans
Nov 23	at Atlanta Falcons
Nov 30	at Buffalo Bills
Dec 7	vs Indianapolis Colts
Dec 14	vs Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 21	at Carolina Panthers
Dec 28	at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 6 Scoreboard:

Thursday Night Football:
Colts 14, Texans 24

Sunday, 1 PM:
Bears 26, Falcons 31
Jaguars 23, Titans 0
Broncos 48, Jets 6
Lions 3, Vikings 19
Patriots 28, Bills 25
Panthers 28, Bengals 35
Packers 20, Dolphins 27
Ravens 44, Buccaneers 24

Sunday, 4:05 PM:
Chargers 14, Raiders 10

Sunday, 4:25 PM:
Redskins 24, Cardinals 9
Cowboys 7, Seahawks 24

Sunday Night Football:
Giants 14, Eagles 27

Monday Night Football:
49ers 33, Rams 3

NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 14, 2014
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Washington	4	1	1	134	98
Philadelphia	3	2	1	149	124
NY Giants	3	3	0	147	130
Dallas	2	4	0	124	146
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Green Bay	4	2	0	157	135
Chicago	3	3	0	139	136
Minnesota	2	4	0	89	127
Detroit	2	4	0	118	136
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans	5	0	0	149	91
Atlanta	4	2	0	158	138
Tampa Bay	2	4	0	86	138
Carolina	1	5	0	102	146
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle	3	2	0	106	125
Arizona	2	3	0	108	122
San Francisco	2	4	0	114	131
St. Louis	1	4	0	71	117
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England	5	1	0	141	88
Buffalo	4	2	0	143	114
Miami	2	3	0	119	124
NY Jets	2	4	0	104	153
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore	5	1	0	186	109
Pittsburgh	4	2	0	185	168
Cincinnati	2	3	0	129	118
Cleveland	2	3	0	151	160
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis	4	2	0	137	102
Houston	3	3	0	115	122
Jacksonville	1	5	0	105	166
Tennessee	0	6	0	72	184
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Kansas City	5	0	0	133	84
San Diego	4	2	0	149	106
Denver	3	2	0	155	89
Oakland	1	4	0	63	111

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Browns Trade Buster Skrine to Jets


Skrine in action in the game just this past Sunday against the Steelers.

October 14, 2014 --- As NFL fans and media outlets awoke this morning, they heard news of a surprising trade, surprising in the sense that it came out of nowhere. When you break down the logistics of it, the trade actually makes some bit of sense. Overnight, Browns GM Ray Farmer and Jets GM John Izdik went back and forth between offers, countering each other several times before they finally reached the deal. Farmer agreed to send Buster Skrine to the Jets, a team in dire need of help in the secondary, coming off of Sunday's 48-6 throttling in the hands of Peyton Manning and his Broncos. In return, the Browns were looking for help on the offensive line, in particular at the right tackle position, their weakest spot, to help with run blocking, which has been abysmal over the last couple of weeks. Therefore, they reached out and acquired Breno Giacomini, the 7th year man out of Louisville. Giacomini was in his first season with the Jets after winning a Super Bowl with Seattle last season. Both GMs stressed the importance of getting the deal done, since the Jets have a short work week and a crucial game against the arch-rival Patriots in Foxborough, a part of NFL Network and CBS's Thursday Night Football joint production. (Note: I went to that game in reality.)

Quote: Originally Posted by Browns Coach Sam Freday

It is certainly sad to see Buster leave, but we do have an influx of great young corners, and since we are exchanging him for much needed help at right tackle, it seems like the right move to me. We will immediately insert Breno into the starting lineup, assuming he learns the offense by Friday, before we fly down [to Jacksonville].

Quote: Originally Posted by Jets Coach Rex Ryan

It is great to have a young yet experienced corner come into our system like that. We lack experience at that position, and we hope Buster can lead by example and provide a point to grow and rebuild our defense around. He fits into our defensive schemes nicely, and he will see some playing time on Thursday when we head north to beat the mother****ing Patriots on their own ****ing home field.

Note: The profanity in Rex's quote is not my own. Profanity makes up about half of his daily word total.


Breno Giacomini in the midst of confetti after the Seahawks' 43-8 win in Super Bowl XLVIII last February.

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Around the NFL: Week 6

Players of the Week:





AFC Offensive: Josh Gordon, Browns
AFC Defensive: Avery Williamson, Titans: 13 Tack, 1 FF, 1 FR

NFC Offensive: Julio Jones, Falcons: 11 rec, 158 yards, 2 TD
NFC Defensive: Harrison Smith, Vikings: 8 Tack, 2 INT


Injury Report:

Bears HB Matt Forte - Torn Hamstring - 6 weeks
Bears DT Jeremiah Ratliff - Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Bengals DT Domata Peko - Fractured Hip - 13 weeks (IR)
Bengals OLB Vincent Rey - Broken Tibia - 20 weeks (IR)
Bengals TE Tyler Eifert - Torn Shoulder - 2 weeks
Bills HB C.J. Spiller - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Bills LG Kraig Urbik - Upper Arm Fracture - 4 weeks
Bills OLB Kiko Alonso - Broken Wrist - 2 weeks
Bills OLB Randell Johnson - Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Bills DT Stefan Charles - Ruptured Disk - 6 weeks
Bills RG Erik Pears - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Broncos LG Orlando Franklin - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Browns HB Andre Ellington - Broken Hand - 2 weeks
Buccaneers DT Akeem Spence - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Buccaneers HB Doug Martin - Knee Cartilage Tear - 2 weeks
Buccaneers RG Jason Pinkston - Torn Achilles - 40 weeks (IR)
Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon - Broken Thumb - 1 week
Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy - Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
Buccaneers DT Clinton McDonald - Partial Torn ACL - 7 weeks
Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald - Upper Arm Fracture - 1 week
Cardinals QB Logan Thomas - Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Cardinals OLB Matt Shaughnessy - Broken Femur - 35 weeks (IR)
Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson - Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Cardinals LG Jonathan Cooper - Dislocated Knee - 1 week
Chargers RT D.J. Fluker - Torn Bicep - 3 weeks
Chiefs HB Jamaal Charles - Broken Collarbone - 5 weeks
Cowboys HB DeMarco Murray - Ruptured Disk - 4 weeks
Cowboys LT Tyron Smith - Upper Arm Fracture - 5 weeks
Cowboys RT Jermey Parnell - Torn Bicep - 7 weeks
Cowboys LT Darrion Weems - Fractured Foot - 4 weeks
Cowboys WR Dez Bryant - Dislocated Knee - 4 weeks
Cowboys DT Henry Melton - Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
Cowboys OLB Bruce Carter - Dislocated Ankle - 7 weeks
Cowboys DE Anthony Spencer - Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Dolphins HB Knowshon Moreno - Torn Shoulder - 1 week
Dolphins HB Lamar Miller - Torn Shoulder - 2 weeks
Eagles DE Fletcher Cox - Stress Fracture - 11 weeks
Eagles HB LeSean McCoy - Stress Fracture - 11 weeks
Eagles LT Jason Peters - Stress Fracture - 11 weeks
Eagles LT Derek Sherrod - Dislocated Elbow - 1 week
Eagles RT Lane Johnson - Stress Fracture - 8 weeks
Falcons C Joe Hawley - Broken Jaw - 1 week
Falcons CB Robert Alford - Broken Femur - 42 weeks (IR)
Falcons DE Jonathan Massaquoi - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Falcons LG Justin Blalock - Dislocated Elbow - 4 weeks
49ers MLB NaVorro Bowman - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
49ers DE Ray McDonald - Broken Jaw - 2 weeks
49ers OLB Aaron Lynch - Upper Arm Fracture - 5 weeks
49ers DE Tank Carradine - Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
49ers LG Mike Iupati - Dislocated Hip - 5 weeks
49ers DE Tony Jerod-Eddie - Torn Abdominal - 1 week
49ers C Daniel Kilgore - Broken Jaw - 1 week
49ers LG Brandon Thomas - Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
49ers RG Alex Boone - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Giants DT Johnathan Hankins - Torn Soulder - 2 weeks
Giants LT Will Beatty - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Jaguars LT Luke Joeckel - Torn Abdominal - 1 week
Jaguars FS Josh Evans - Broken Jaw - 5 weeks
Jets TE Jace Amaro - Torn Groin - 12 weeks
Jets DE Sheldon Richardson - Torn Shoulder - 3 weeks
Jets SS DeJon Gomes - Fractured Hip - 11 weeks
Jets FS Dawan Landry - Broken Collarbone - 7 weeks
Lions RG Rodney Austin - Fractured Knee Cap - 14 weeks (IR)
Lions DT Caraun Reid - Stress Fracture - 14 weeks
Lions WR Calvin Johnson - Torn PCL - 47 weeks (IR)
Panthers RT Nate Chandler - Upper Arm Fracture - 1 week
Panthers DE Greg Hardy - Upper Arm Fracture - 1 week
Panthers DE Mario Addison - Torn Hamstring - 2 weeks
Panthers DE Kony Ealy - Broken Hand - 4 weeks
Panthers OLB Thomas Davis - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Panthers LT Garry Williams - Pulled Groin - 1 weeks
Patriots TE Tim Wright - Upper Arm Fracture - 3 weeks
Raiders TE David Ausberry - Torn Tricep - 4 weeks
Raider HB Latavius Murray - Dislocated Knee - 2 weeks
Raiders HB Maurice Jones-Drew Torn Shoulder - 1 weeks
Rams RT Joe Barksdale - Torn Hamstring - 3 weeks
Rams MLB Kevin Burnett - Torn Hamstring - 5 weeks
Ravens RG Marshal Yanda - Torn Achilles - 35 weeks (IR)
Ravens DE Chris Canty - Dislocated Elbow - 1 week
Redskins MLB Keenan Robinson - Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Redskins CB Bashaud Breeland - Dislocated Knee - 4 weeks
Saints HB Mark Ingram - Fractured Shoulder Blade - 5 weeks
Saints WR Marques Colston - Dislocated Elbow - 2 weeks
Saints MLB Curtis Lofton - Torn Quad - 3 weeks
Saints HB Pierre Thomas - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Seahawks C Max Unger - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Seahawks C Lemuel Jeanpierre - Dislocated Knee - 1 week
Seahawks DT Jesse Williams - Upper Arm Fracture - 5 weeks
Seahawks DT Jordan Hill - Dislocated Knee - 2 weeks
Seahawks LG James Carpenter - Broken Thumb - 1 week
Steelers DE Stephon Tuitt - Upper Arm Fracture - 2 weeks
Texans HB Alfred Blue - Torn Groin - 7 weeks
Texans RG Brandon Brooks - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick - Torn Hamstring - 4 weeks
Titans MLB Zach Brown - Torn Quadriceps - 2 weeks
Titans MLB Avery Williamson - Knee Cartilage - 3 weeks
Vikings RT Phil Loadholt - Broken Wrist - 2 weeks
Vikings DE Everson Griffen - Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Vikings DT Tom Johnson - Torn Pectoral - 13 weeks (IR)
Vikings HB Adrian Peterson - Ruptured Disk - 2 weeks
Vikings OLB Anthony Barr - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Vikings HB Ben Tate - Partial Torn MCL - 5 weeks

Transactions:

Trades:
Browns trade CB Buster Skrine to Jets for RT Breno Giacomini

Signings:
Falcons: RT Andrew Gardner, release FB Patrick DiMarco
Lions: CB D.J. Moore
Jaguars: Patrick DiMarco, release FB Will Ta'ufo'ou

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 14, 2014
Passing		Yards	Rushing		RUSH
	1. Aaron Rodgers	1,793		1. Le'Veon Bell	544
	2. Nick Foles (PHI)	1,785		2. Justin Forsett (BAL)	533
	3. Matthew Stafford (DET)	1,680		3. Alfred Morris (WAS)	524
	4. Jay Cutler (CHI)	1,625		4. Ryan Mathews (SD)	505
	5. Drew Brees (NO)	1,607		5. Frank Gore (SF)	448
Receiving		Yards	Interceptions		INT
	1. Jordy Nelson	665		1. Aqib Talib	5
	2. Marques Colston (NO)	596		2. Desmond Trufant (ATL)	5
	3. Dez Bryant (DAL)	592		3. Eric Weddle (SD)	4
	4. Riley Cooper (PHI)	537		4. Cortland Finnegan (MIA)	4
	5. Brandon Marshall (CHI)	518		5. Leon Hall (CIN)	4
Tackles		TACK	Sacks		SACK
	1. Paul Posluszny	70		1. Paul Kruger	8
	2. D.J. Williams (CHI)	62		2. Ryan Kerrigan (WAS)	7
	3. Eric Reid (SF)	59		3. Aaron Lynch (SF)	7
	4. Patrick Willis (SF)	56		4. Mario Williams (BUF)	6
	5. Da'Norris Searcy (BUF)	55		5. J.J. Watt (HOU)	5

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Browns Gameday Preview: Week 7

As modern and trendy as EverBank Field is, with a pool in the upper decks, it has never really been exposed to a winning franchise. Today is no different, as two rookie QBs square off.

If the Browns can't stop these Jags, they can't stop anybody. The Jags might be the 2nd worst team in the league, only ahead of the Titans, who they beat 23-0 last week in the 1st edition of the Loser Bowl (the 2nd round will be in week 16). That was their first win of the season, and they really don't bring much to the table. They definitely have the QB of the future, Blake Bortles, and a strong core of wideouts around him, including Cecil Shorts III and Justin Blackmon, as well as an experienced veteran tight end in Marcedes Lewis. They are a mess in the running game, but Denard Robinson, the former Michigan QB, will start. On defense, the only bright spot is Paul Posluszny, who leads the NFL in tackling.

The Browns offense needs to settle in and focus. Johnny Manziel has seemed to be in a rush over the past few weeks, so Coach Freday stressed the importance of sitting in the pocket when there is ample time, going through the progressions, and making the best possible throw on the play. Manziel seemed to find his mojo with Josh Gordon last week, and with the running game limping along until the return of Andre Ellington. The spotlight will be put on Breno Giacomini in his Browns debut, as he fights to provide better protection for both Manziel and Isaiah Crowell in the run game. The Browns secondary should at least contain the young Jags receivers, but the game will tell us for sure. They are fast enough to be able to cover them in man coverage for the majority of the game, the first game this season in which that has been possible.

Matchup Preview *|* October 19, 2014
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Cleveland Browns (2-3, 1-1 Away)		Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5, 0-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 2224 (#3) Total Offensive Yards 1731 (#23) 832 (#1) Rushing Yards 401 (#22) 1392 (#16) Passing Yards 1330 (#20) 30.2 (#4) Points Per Game 17.5 (#25) Defensive Stats Comparison 1831 (#12) Total Yards Allowed 1944 (#19) 533 (#22) Rushing Yards Allowed 663 (#30) 1298 (#11) Passing Yards Allowed 1281 (#10) 160 (#29) Points Allowed 166 (#30) Injury Report HB Andre Ellington (Hand) 2 weeks LT Luke Joeckel (Abdominal) 1 week FS Josh Evans (Jaw) 5 weeks Game Notes 1 PM Kickoff on CBS. 1st game this season in which Manziel squares off against another rookie QB. This AFC South division may be one of the worst... Except for the Colts and Texans. Who doesn't love playing in Jacksonville? EverBank Field is one of the league's most hi-tech venues. The Browns fell below .500 last week after they lost 37-29 to the Steelers at home after their defense was terrible. The Jags beat down the Titans in Nashville last week by a score of 23-0 to earn their first win of the season.

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Gameday Recap: Browns 37, Jaguars 33
Manziel's late TD run saves the day and bails out defense's horrendous performance


Gary Barnidge makes the final block that Manziel needed to get into the end zone to put the Browns in the lead late. It was a risky play call, as the Browns were out of timeouts and down 3 at the time.

The Browns just had no answer whatsoever. When they pressed, the Jags beat them with screen passes, slant patterns, and out routes. When they sat back, the Jags beat them with delayed handoffs and dump off routes over the middle. The Browns struggled with getting consistent stops. After a shanked punt after a three and out and a Manziel pick on the next drive, the Browns found themselves down 14-0. But they came back to tie it before halftime on Josh Gordon's 2nd long TD reception in as many weeks. He beat Demetrius McCray on a play action fake, running a straight on streak, and then waltzed into the end zone. But the Browns couldn't stop the Jaguars from going down and getting a go ahead field goal before halftime to retake the lead 20-17.

As much as the Browns defense sucked, they did do a good job of getting stops once the Jaguars got into field goal range. In the 3rd quarter, the Browns forced one of only a couple punts on the day, and Manziel hooked up with Andrew Hawkins on a slant route for 65 yards and the lead. The Jaguars got another FG to cut it to 24-23, and the quarter ended on a Browns punt, which was marred by a facemask penalty on the tackle. The strong field position set up the Jaguars to march down the field, but the Browns got a wonderful goal line stand after Denard Robinson went down for the possession with a leg injury. The Jaguars were held to a field goal, but still retook the lead, 26-24. On the following drive, Manziel threw a terrible interception, throwing it right at Demetrius McCoy, who snagged his 2nd pick of the day. The Browns couldn't get the big stop this time around, as Blake Bortles hooked up with Allen Hurns for a 20 yard connection, and all of a sudden, the Jaguars were up 9 halfway through the 4th quarter. On the second play after the kickoff, Manziel found Miles Austin on a slant route (again), and 61 yards later, the Browns had trimmed the lead to 3, 33-30, with a chance to get within 1. They didn't get the conversion, and were still down 3. The Browns defense finally held, but turned it over on downs at midfield. It would have been a better idea to punt, but it really didn't matter since the Browns couldn't stop Blake Bortles and his offense at all. But somehow, they did, and they forced another punt, that was downed at the 5 yard line. So the Browns had to go 95 yards, (or about 65 to tie) in just over 3 minutes. 10 plays and 3 timeouts later, the Browns had 1st and goal at the 8 with 17 seconds left. They had no timeouts, and if they were stopped short of the goal line in bounds, they would have had just enough time to call on the field goal unit and get the kick off in time. But they didn't need to. Coach Freday called a bootleg, with a tight end, Gary Barnidge, running across the middle of the field. But when Manziel rolled out to the right after the play fake, Barnidge's route was short of the end zone, and the only choice he ad was to run for it. Thankfully, Barnidge had the awareness to run over and block for his scrambling rookie quarterback, who had one man to beat to get into the end zone. He set a mediocre block, but it worked for the situation, and Manziel got in, and put the Browns up 4 with 10 seconds to go. Even they couldn't blow this lead.


Josh Gordon ties the game after he makes this catch with less than a minute left in the 2nd quarter.


Andrew Hawkins showboats into the end zone as he scores off of a slant route gone wrong for the Jags.

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (3-3)	0	17	7	13	37
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6)	14	6	3	10	33

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	JAC
Total Offense	553	392
Rushing Yards	135	111
Passing Yards	418	281
First Downs	18	22
Punt Return Yards	2	0
Kick Return Yards	137	75
Total Yards	680	445
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-9	3-10
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	4-2-2 (100%)
Penalties	4-42	3-25
Posession Time	21:41	26:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CLE	JAC
8:10	(JAC) C. Shorts III 1 yard pass from B. Bortles (J. Scobee kick)	0	7
0:13	(JAC) D. Robinson 8 yard pass from B. Bortles (J. Scobee kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CLE	JAC
9:07	(CLE) I. Crowell 3 yard run (B. Cundiff kick)	7	14
3:23	(JAC) J. Scobee 31 yard FG	7	17
1:41	(CLE) B. Cundiff 47 yard FG	10	17
0:45	(CLE) J. Gordon 61 yard pass from J. Manziel (B. Cundiff kick)	17	17
0:04	(JAC) J. Scobee 48 yard FG	17	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CLE	JAC
8:56	(CLE) A. Hawkins 65 yard pass from J. Manziel (B. Cundiff kick)	24	20
5:14	(JAC) J. Scobee 42 yard FG	24	23
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CLE	JAC
10:54	(JAC) J. Scobee 23 yard FG	24	26
8:55	(JAC) A. Hurns 20 yard pass from B. Bortles (J. Scobee kick)	24	33
8:14	(CLE) M. Austin 61 yard pass from J. Manziel (Conv failed)	30	33
0:10	(CLE) J. Manziel 8 yard run (B. Cundiff kick)	37	33

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnny Manziel 23/35 418 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Johnny Manziel 6 74 12.3 1 Isaiah Crowell 17 61 3.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Gordon 8 160 20.0 1 Andrew Hawkins 4 97 24.2 1 Miles Austin 4 74 18.5 1 Jordan Cameron 3 66 22.0 0 Isaiah Crowell 3 18 6.0 0 Danny Amendola 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Karlos Dansby 12 1 0 0 Tashaun Gipson 8 0 0 0 Craig Robertson 7 0 0 0 Donte Whitner 6 0 0 0 Justin Gilbert 4 0 0 0 Barkevious Mingo 4 0 0 0 Paul Kruger 4 2 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 0 0 Desmond Bryant 1 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 1 1 0 0 Chris Kirksey 1 0 0 0 Pierre Desir 1 0 0 0 Sione Fua 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Billy Cundiff 1/2 4/4 7 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Spencer Lanning 2 73 36.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 4 86 21.5 0 Andrew Hawkins 2 42 21.0 0 Jordan Cameron 1 9 9.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 1 2 2.0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Bortles 22/28 281 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Denard Robinson 22 78 3.5 0 Blake Bortles 4 29 7.2 0 Storm Johnson 3 4 1.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denard Robinson 4 72 18.0 1 Allen Robinson 4 61 15.2 0 Cecil Shorts III 5 43 8.6 1 Marcedes Lewis 4 40 10.0 0 Justin Blackmon 2 30 15.0 0 Allen Hurns 1 20 20.0 1 Patrick DiMarco 2 15 7.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Paul Posluszny 8 0 0 0 Telvin Smith 7 1 0 0 Johnathan Cyprien 5 0 0 0 Demetrius McCray 4 0 2 0 J.T. Thomas 3 0 0 0 Sherrod Martin 3 0 0 0 Geno Hayes 2 0 0 0 Dwayne Gratz 2 0 0 0 Andre Branch 2 1 0 0 Drake Nevis 2 0 0 0 LaRoy Reynolds 2 0 0 0 Aaron Colvin 1 0 0 0 Tommie Campbell 1 0 0 0 Alan Ball 1 0 0 0 Sen'Derrick Marks 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Scobee 4/4 3/3 15 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Bryan Anger 4 173 43.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ace Sanders 3 56 18.6 0 Cecil Shorts III 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ace Sanders 2 0 0.0 0

Cleveland Browns 2014 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Lost, 44-38 (OT)
Sep 14	vs New Orleans Saints	Lost, 44-38 (OT)
Sep 21	vs Baltimore Ravens	Won, 25-19
Oct 5	at Tennessee Titans	Won, 21-16
Oct 12	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Lost, 37-29
Oct 19	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Won, 37-33
Oct 26	vs Oakland Raiders
Nov 2	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov 6	at Cincinnati Bengals
Nov 16	vs Houston Texans
Nov 23	at Atlanta Falcons
Nov 30	at Buffalo Bills
Dec 7	vs Indianapolis Colts
Dec 14	vs Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 21	at Carolina Panthers
Dec 28	at Baltimore Ravens

[DrGravyBoat]

.500 on the year, pretty good six games in considering,
1. You're playing with the Browns
2. You started 0-2

[RoundingThird]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrGravyBoat

.500 on the year, pretty good six games in considering, 1. You're playing with the Browns 2. You started 0-2

Yeah. The next two games should be winnable. Oakland and Tampa at home. After that though, the schedule is terrible. A Thursday game in Cincy, JJ Watt and Clowney coming in with their Houston squad, a decent Atlanta team and good Bills team on the road, and then the Colts.