From the Doldrums to Divinity: A Cleveland Browns CCM (Madden 13)

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Nice work, sir.

Are you playing custom sliders?

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Nice work, sir.

Are you playing custom sliders?

Thanks!

All-Madden default sliders with 15 minute quarters and accelerated clock to 15 seconds is what I'm using. I also started out with the year end career rosters that just came out a couple of weeks ago.

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Another Week, Another Blown Lead for the Browns

Just like last week, the Browns blew another big lead on the road on the way to an overtime loss against the Titans. The Browns led 30-12 going into the 4th quarter and the Titans run game was too much for Cleveland to handle. Capped off by a 37 yard touchdown pass from David Garrard to Kendall Wright, the Titans managed a 91 yard drive in the closing moments of regulation to send the game to OT. The two teams battled for field position for the majority of overtime when rookie quarterback, Stacey Knight made a costly mistake in Titans' territory with just a few minutes left on the clock in OT. A Knight pass intended for Danny Amendola was picked off by Titans' safety, Jordan Babineaux. On the very next play, Titans running back, Tashard Choice scampered 77 yards for a touchdown and a walkoff win. It was very disheartening for the Browns faithful, to say the least.

Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans
Sep 15, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (0-1)	3	14	13	0	0	30
Tennessee Titans (0-1)	3	9	0	18	6	36

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	TEN
Total Offense	330	510
Rushing Yards	110	245
Passing Yards	220	265
First Downs	12	18
Punt Return Yards	25	31
Kick Return Yards	81	137
Total Yards	436	678
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	5	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	1/3
Penalties	90	25
Posession Time	34:57	37:55

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Stacey Knight 18/34 220 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Montario Hardesty 26 83 3.2 0 Stacey Knight 8 20 2.5 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 4 7 1.8 0 Owen Marecic 2 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Gordon 4 82 20.5 1 Gilbert Black 4 56 14.0 1 Benjamin Watson 4 36 9.0 0 Montario Hardesty 3 23 7.7 0 Danny Amendola 2 20 10.0 0 Brad Smelley 1 3 3.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Thomas 1 0 Drew Onkka 1 1 Alex Mack 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD James Laurinaitis 9 0 0 0 Chris Gocong 8 0 0 0 T.J. Ward 8 0 0 0 Thaddeus Gibson 7 1 0 0 Jamari Curtis 7 0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 5 1 0 0 Khris Curtis 5 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 4 0 0 0 Jester Collins 4 0 0 0 Ahtyba Rubin 4 1 0 0 Joe Haden 4 0 2 1 Phil Taylor 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Aaron Cole 1/1 3/4 6 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 10 474 47.4 5 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 2 53 26.5 0 Josh Cribbs 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 4 25 6.3 0

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Garrard 25/46 265 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chris Johnson 28 125 4.5 1 Tashard Choice 11 106 9.6 2 David Garrard 4 11 2.8 0 DuJuan Harris 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kendall Wright 7 81 11.6 1 Nate Washington 6 75 12.5 0 Chris Johnson 4 27 6.8 0 Jared Cook Jr. 3 29 9.7 0 Austin Collie 2 45 23.0 0 Craig Stevens 2 4 2.0 0 Tashard Choice 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Andre Gurode 2 0 Steve Hutchinson 2 1 Leonard Davis 1 0 David Stewart 1 1 Michael Otto 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kirk Morrison 9 0 0 0 Rashad Middleton 7 1 0 0 Zach Brown 6 0 0 0 Kamerion Wimbley 6 0 0 0 Akeem Ayers 5 0 0 0 Jason McCourty 4 0 0 0 Tommie Campbell 4 0 0 0 Jordan Babineaux 3 0 1 0 Jurrell Casey 3 0 0 0 Jason Phillips 2 0 0 0 Colin McCarthy 2 0 0 0 Derwyn Davis 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Rob Bironas 3/4 1/2 10 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brett Kern 7 282 40.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kendall Wright 4 110 27.5 0 Damian Williams 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Damian Williams 4 31 7.8 0

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Browns and Mack Agree to 5 Year Extension



On the heels of the heartbreaking loss in Tennessee yesterday, the Browns have announced that they have agreed to a 5 year contract extension with center, Alex Mack. The deal is said to be worth a total of 25 million dollars with around 8 million guaranteed. Mack had a short and sweet press conference this morning where he said, "I'm happy to be a part of this team for the long haul, but we need to get back to work out there and win some games for this city and our fans." Well said, young man. Well said indeed.

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Richardson Cleared to Begin Football Activities, Probable for this Sunday



In what couldn't have come at a better time, Browns second year running back, Trent Richardson, was cleared by doctors and the training staff to return to practice this week. Richardson, who was a limited participant in practice today told the media, "I'm glad to be back out there with the rest of the guys. It feels good to finally get some contact in this season." Richardson missed all but the first play of the preseason with a minor abdominal tear and says that the injury shouldn't be an issue going forward. When we asked the team doctor if he would require surgery in the offseason, he said, "Absolutely not." This news bodes well for Browns fans nationwide.

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Haden Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week



Despite losing to the Tennessee Titans this past Sunday, Browns cornerback, Joe Haden was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. Haden picked off Titans' quarterback, David Garrard, twice in the contest, including returning one 40 yards for a touchdown. He also added 4 tackles and only allowed 2 receptions for a total of 19 yards in the entire game which lasted nearly a full 5 quarters.

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Browns Comeback Effort Comes Up Short in Overtime Thriller

In the Browns home opener, the shoe was on the other foot. Having blown large second half leads the last two games, this time it was Cleveland who faced a 21 point deficit heading into the 4th quarter. That's when three big plays in the final 10 minutes of the contest turned the tide in the Browns favor. Trailing 38-17 with just under 10 minutes to play, Josh Cribbs returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown to make it 38-24. The Browns defense then held strong and forced a three and out. Incredibly, Cribbs proceeded to return the following punt for another touchdown to make it 38-31 with around 8 minutes to play. The teams then swapped punts and then Stacey Knight connected with Danny Amendola for a 79 yard catch and run touchdown score with just over 2 minutes left to play. It was then on to overtime where the Bengals won the toss, elected to receive and the Browns never touched the ball again. Andy Dalton led them on a 5:00 drive capping it off with an 11 yard touchdown strike to tight end, Jermaine Gresham, to seal the win for the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 22, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (1-1)	7	10	21	0	6	44
Cleveland Browns (0-2)	7	10	0	21	0	38

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	CLE
Total Offense	492	414
Rushing Yards	216	65
Passing Yards	276	349
First Downs	15	18
Punt Return Yards	7	168
Kick Return Yards	107	27
Total Yards	606	609
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	8	4
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	1/1
Penalties	40	65
Posession Time	35:01	30:07

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andy Dalton 26/40 276 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD BenJarvus Green-Ellis 22 137 6.2 1 Danny Woodhead 10 71 7.1 1 Devonta Sneed 3 5 1.7 0 Andy Dalton 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mohamed Sanu 5 37 7.4 1 A.J. Green 4 59 14.8 0 Jermaine Gresham 4 23 5.8 1 Danny Woodhead 4 15 3.8 0 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 3 12 4.0 0 John Conner 2 78 39.0 2 Michael Jenkins 2 39 19.5 0 Orson Charles 2 13 6.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Andrew Whitworth 2 0 Travelle Wharton 2 0 Andre Smith 1 0 Kevin Zeitler 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Taylor Mays 10 0 0 0 Rey Maualuga 7 0 0 0 Manny Lawson 7 0 0 0 Thomas Howard 5 0 0 0 Antoine Cason 5 0 0 0 Osi Umenyiora 3 0 0 0 Domata Peko 3 1 0 0 Nate Clements 3 0 0 0 Tramaine Brock 2 0 0 0 Reggie Nelson 1 0 1 0 Geno Atkins 1 0 0 0 Dre Kirkpatrick 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Brown 1/1 5/5 8 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T.J. Conley 7 357 51.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Adam Jones 2 55 27.5 0 Danny Woodhead 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Danny Woodhead 1 7 7.0 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Stacey Knight 28/37 349 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 18 49 2.7 0 Stacey Knight 7 16 2.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Gilbert Black 9 99 11.0 2 Danny Amendola 8 148 18.5 1 Trent Richardson 4 11 2.8 0 Benjamin Watson 3 36 12.0 0 Josh Gordon 2 45 22.5 0 Greg Little 2 10 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Thomas 1 0 Shawn Lauvao 1 0 Alex Mack 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD James Laurinaitis 10 0 0 0 Ahtyba Rubin 7 0 0 0 Chris Gocong 6 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 6 0 0 0 Khris Curtis 6 0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 4 1 0 0 Jamari Curtis 4 0 0 0 Jester Collins 3 0 0 0 T.J. Ward 3 0 0 0 Thaddeus Gibson 3 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 3 0 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Aaron Cole 1/2 5/5 8 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 5 246 49.2 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 5 168 33.6 2

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Gordon Dislocates Elbow, Sidelined for a Month



If things couldn't get any worse for the Browns after starting the season off at 0-3, they just did. In the wake of the return of running back Trent Richardson, the Browns have announced that second year wide receiver, Josh Gordon, dislocated his elbow in the game against Cincinnati yesterday. The team doctor thinks it will take him a month before he will be able to get back on the field. We will keep you informed of his status as more information comes in.

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Browns Pick Up First Win

On an unseasonably hot day in Cleveland, the Browns picked up their first victory of the year by defeating the visiting Arizona Cardinals to improve to 1-3 on the year. The Browns did a fantastic job chewing up the clock, as they already had possession of the football for nearly 30 minutes after three quarters of play fueled by Trent Richardson's 22 total touches for 133 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Frankly, the Cardinals didn't have much of a chance in this one, despite the best efforts of their new quarterback and former Houston Texan, Matt Schaub. The Browns sorely needed this victory heading into their BYE week.

Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns
Sep 29, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (1-2)	0	7	0	8	15
Cleveland Browns (0-3)	14	3	7	6	30

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	CLE
Total Offense	299	409
Rushing Yards	105	131
Passing Yards	194	278
First Downs	8	17
Punt Return Yards	32	19
Kick Return Yards	110	0
Total Yards	441	428
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	2	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	1	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	1/1
Penalties	60	15
Posession Time	24:03	35:57

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Schaub 18/31 194 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD LeGarrette Blount 14 86 6.1 1 Rashad Jennings 4 11 2.8 0 Anthony Sherman 1 3 3.0 0 Larry Fitzgerald 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Larry Fitzgerald 5 61 12.2 0 LeGarrette Blount 5 50 10.0 1 James Jones 3 43 14.3 0 Jamarious Brown 2 19 9.5 0 Bo Scaife 2 17 8.5 0 Rashad Jennings 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Fabian Young 1 2 Levi Brown 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bo Rattan 5 0 1 0 Dan Williams 5 0 0 0 Terrell Thomas 5 0 0 0 Quentin Groves 4 0 0 0 Darnell Dockett 4 0 0 0 Kerry Rhodes 4 0 0 0 Daryl Washington 4 0 0 0 Jamell Fleming 3 0 0 0 Anthony Adams 3 0 0 0 E.J. Henderson 3 0 0 0 Stewart Bradley 3 0 0 0 Patrick Peterson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jay Feely 0/0 1/1 1 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Dave Zastudil 9 425 47.2 4 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D.J. Moore 3 85 28.3 0 Ryan Williams 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Adrian Wilson 3 22 7.3 0 Patrick Peterson 1 10 10.0 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Stacey Knight 23/38 278 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 17 66 3.9 1 LaRod Stephens-Howling 11 47 4.3 0 Stacey Knght 8 18 2.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 5 70 14.0 1 Danny Amendola 5 65 13.0 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 4 60 15.0 1 Greg Little 3 37 12.3 0 Benjamin Watson 3 20 6.7 0 Josh Cribbs 1 12 12.0 0 Gilbert Black 1 9 9.0 0 Owen Marecic 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Thomas 3 0 Shawn Lauvao 1 0 Alex Mack 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris Gocong 8 1 1 0 T.J. Ward 7 0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 5 2 1 0 Jamari Curtis 4 0 0 0 James Laurinaitis 3 0 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 0 0 Ahtyba Rubin 3 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 2 0 0 0 Jester Collins 2 0 0 0 Khris Curtis 2 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 1 0 0 0 Thaddeus Gibson 0 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Aaron Cole 3/3 3/3 12 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 7 320 45.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 2 19 9.5 0

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Ward Signs Four Year Extension



More good news for Browns fans on the heels of their first victory of the season. We have just been informed by general manager, Bill Polian, that the Browns have signed safety, T.J. Ward to a four year extension. The deal is worth a total of 12 million dollars, with 4 million of it being guaranteed money. Not a bad pay day for the hard-hitting Ward, whose aggressive play has made him a fan favorite in Cleveland. Now, let's hope he doesn't spend all that new found income during the BYE week!

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BYE week coaches conference:

Dixon: "Our run defense just isn't cutting it. What do you think the problem is?"

Minnifield: "Well, with both of our starting defensive ends being pure pass rushers, we are getting killed on the outside runs, tosses and sweeps due to our outside linebackers not being very physical."

Dixon: "We need to find a solution to this problem as soon as possible. Our defense has been shredded by the run in all three of our losses."

Minnifield: "Maybe we can bring Ward up closer more often for run support since I trust our corners to lock it down. But then again, it is the outside runs that are beating us so often. We are doing a terrific job up the middle at stopping the run though as Rubin and Taylor and controlling the line of scrimmage and Laurinaitis is stuffing anything that gets through the first level, which isn't much."

Dixon: "Fair enough. Get those outside linebackers some work this week at defending those outside runs."

Minnifield: "Will do, Coach."

Dixon: "The offense has looked pretty solid, at least the passing game. You were absolutely right about this Knight kid being the real deal, Jon. However, the running game has lacked and even though we were without Richardson for the first two games, we should have been able to do a much better job running that ball. What seems to be the problem?"

Gruden: "Truth be told, I think Trent is still a little bit hurt from his injury. We aren't getting the best play out of the left guard or right tackle positions either, though. Onkka has looked solid at right guard, however, and I expect him to keep progressing as the year goes on. Thomas and Mack have been fantastic as expected, as has Marecic at fullback."

Dixon: "Let's try to get that ground game going in practice this week. We're up against a tough Texans defense and it would be a nice advantage to try to get a ground game going to open up the pass for Knight."

Gruden: "You've got it, Coach."

Dixon: "Alright, let Greg Little know he is getting the start at receiver while Gordon is out for the next few games as well and let's keep Amendola in the slot where he has worked so great thus far."

Gruden: "Absolutely. I wouldn't even think of moving Amendola out of the slot. He's like our poor-man's version of Wes Welker out there this year. What a terrific signing."

Dixon: "Okay, gentlemen. That covers everything I wanted to go over. Let's get everyone prepared for Houston and keep everyone healthy in the process."

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Texans Running Game a Little Too Much for the Browns

Fresh off their BYE week, the Browns lost another close game to go to 1-4 on the year. Once again, the run defense was the Achilles heel for the Browns as they surrendered another 200+ yards on the ground en route to a 23-20 loss at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns also had trouble getting a ground attack of their own going in the contest as they were held to just 65 rushing yards as a team. Despite their troubles with the running game on both sides of the ball, Cleveland was very much alive in the game all the way down to the final gun where Texans kicker, Justin Tucker, nailed a 47 yard field goal right down the middle as time expired.

Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns
Oct 13, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (3-2)	3	10	7	3	23
Cleveland Browns (1-3)	0	10	7	3	20

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	CLE
Total Offense	401	310
Rushing Yards	206	65
Passing Yards	195	245
First Downs	15	11
Punt Return Yards	52	12
Kick Return Yards	61	88
Total Yards	514	410
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	9	3
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	0/0
Penalties	95	25
Posession Time	35;31	24:24

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jason Campbell 19/30 195 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Arian Foster 14 94 6.7 1 Cedric Benson 14 42 3.0 0 Andre Johnson 5 43 8.6 1 Ben Tate 5 16 3.2 0 Jason Campbell 3 9 3.0 0 Jed Collins 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Andre Johnson 6 83 13.8 0 Lacy Kennedy 4 48 12.0 0 Owen Daniels 4 29 7.3 0 Jed Collins 2 4 2.0 0 Kevin Walter 1 26 26.0 0 Ben Tate 1 3 3.0 0 Rashaun Gbor 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Chris Myers 2 0 Ryan Harris 1 0 Wade Smith 1 0 Kyle Kosier 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brian Cushing 8 0 0 0 Brooks Reed 5 1 0 0 Danieal Manning 5 0 0 0 Antonio Smith 5 0 0 0 Sherrod Martin 4 0 0 0 Brandon Harris 4 0 0 0 J.J. Watt 3 0 0 0 Antwaun Molden 2 0 0 0 Larry Grant 2 0 0 0 Johnathan Joseph 2 0 0 0 Connor Barwin 2 0 0 0 Shiloh Keo 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Justin Tucker 3/3 2/2 11 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Donnie Jones 7 330 47.1 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antwaun Molden 2 61 30.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Danieal Manning 7 52 7.4 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Stacey Knight 16/30 245 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 22 53 2.4 0 Stacey Knight 4 11 2.8 0 Owen Marecic 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Little 4 67 16.8 0 Danny Amendola 3 28 9.3 1 Benjamin Watson 2 28 14.0 0 Gilbert Black 2 25 12.5 0 Owen Marecic 2 6 3.0 0 Josh Cribbs 1 80 80.0 1 Jordan Cameron 1 7 7.0 0 Trent Richardson 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Thomas 1 1 Shawn Lauvao 1 0 Alex Mack 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD James Laurinaitis 10 0 0 0 T.J. Ward 8 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 6 0 0 0 Thaddeus Gibson 6 0 0 0 Jamari Curtis 6 0 0 0 Chris Gocong 5 0 1 0 Jabaal Sheard 5 1 0 0 Jester Collins 4 0 0 0 Khris Curtis 4 0 1 0 Ahtyba Rubin 3 0 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Aaron Cole 2/2 2/2 8 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 9 416 46.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 3 88 29.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 2 12 6.0 0

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Rookie Guard Injured in Texans Game, Out for 4-6 Weeks

As if the Browns hadn't had enough trouble running the ball all year, we are sad to report that rookie guard, Drew Onkka, who left the Texans game late in the 4th quarter will be out for 4-6 weeks with a foot fracture. The second round pick in this year's draft had been the only bright spot on the offensive line besides the two mainstays, Joe Thomas and Alex Mack. According to team officials, third year guard, Jason Pinkston, will be starting in place of Onkka with veteran, John Greco, also getting some reps. In any event, this news does not bode well for an already anemic Browns running game.

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Steelers Manhandle Browns, Sack Knight 5 Times in Win

In an absolutely embarrassing performance, the Browns dropped their second game in a row, both at home, coming off of their BYE week. This time it was to their hated rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who improve to 4-3 on the year while the Browns are now at 1-5. While Joe Haden almost completely shut down play-making wide receiver, Mike Wallace (1 reception for 15 yards) it was indeed Wallace that opened up the floodgates with a 74 yard touchdown run on a reverse on the second play from scrimmage. It was all downhill for the Browns from there, as they were forced to abandon the run from the onset. Pittsburgh's defense did allow rookie quarterback Stacey Knight to throw for 347 yards, but they made him pay by sacking him 5 times in the process. In the end, the Steelers were just much too physical on both sides of the ball this time around. Cleveland is in deep trouble if these type of performances continue, that's for sure.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Oct 20, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3)	10	13	0	14	37
Cleveland Browns (1-4)	0	0	8	7	15

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	CLE
Total Offense	417	367
Rushing Yards	191	20
Passing Yards	226	347
First Downs	19	16
Punt Return Yards	22	25
Kick Return Yards	49	109
Total Yards	488	501
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	7	5
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	0/0
Penalties	10	65
Posession Time	35;21	23;54

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ben Roethlisberger 23/37 226 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cedric Peerman 23 88 3.8 1 Baron Batch 7 12 1.7 0 Ben Roethlisberger 5 14 2.8 0 Mike Wallace 2 77 38.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cedric Peerman 8 52 6.5 1 Emmanuel Sanders 6 79 13.2 0 Antonio Brown 5 55 11.0 0 Heath Miller 2 22 11.0 0 Mike Wallace 1 15 15.0 0 Chris Pressley 1 3 3.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Max Starks 2 0 Maurkice Pouncey 1 0 Ramon Foster 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kyle Arrington 10 0 0 0 LaMarr Woodley 7 1 0 0 Bradie James 6 0 0 0 Rashean Mathis 5 0 0 0 Ike Taylor 4 0 0 0 Corey Williams 3 1 0 0 Ryan Clark 3 0 0 0 Lamarr Houston 2 1 0 0 Jason Worilds 2 1 0 0 Brett Keisel 2 1 0 0 Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith 2 0 0 0 Lawrence Timmons 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Billy Cundiff 3/4 4/4 13 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeremy Kapinos 3 119 39.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Chris Rainey 2 49 24.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 3 22 7.3 0

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Stacey Knight 28/51 347 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 5 16 3.2 0 Stacey Knight 2 4 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Danny Amendola 7 64 9.1 0 Benjamin Watson 6 98 16.3 1 Gilbert Black 4 75 18.8 0 Greg Little 4 64 16.0 0 Trent Richardson 4 32 8.0 0 Josh Cribbs 2 10 5.0 0 Brad Smelley 1 4 4.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mitchell Schwartz 0 2 Shawn Lauvao 0 2 Joe Thomas 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris Gocong 10 0 0 0 James Laurinaitis 6 0 0 0 Thaddeus Gibson 6 0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 5 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 5 0 0 0 Joe Haden 5 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 4 0 0 0 Khris Curtis 4 0 1 0 Ahtyba Rubin 3 0 0 0 T.J. Ward 2 0 0 0 Jester Collins 2 0 0 0 Jamari Curtis 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Aaron Cole 0/0 1/1 1 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Daniel Sepulveda 7 270 38.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 2 55 27.5 0 LaRod Stephens-Howling 1 29 29.0 0 Josh Cribbs 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Cribbs 2 16 8.0 0 Travis Benjamin 1 9 9.0 0

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Cribbs Breaks Collarbone, Out Indefinitely



The injuries keep piling up for the Browns, this time to All-Pro return specialist and fan favorite, Josh Cribbs. Midway through the third quarter of the game against the Steelers yesterday, Cribbs caught a Stacey Knight pass over the middle and was lit up by Pittsburgh linebacker, LaMarr Woodley. The two players' helmets made slight contact and Cribbs fell awkwardly on his shoulder, breaking his collarbone in the process. It looked to be a clear personal foul on the play, but no flag was thrown. League officials say they are going to review the play and decide whether or not Woodley will face any punishment for the hit. There is no timetable available regarding Cribbs' return to action at press time, but we will keep you informed as this story develops.