WEEK 3: Browns lose nail biter to Vikes 34-31
Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton
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Following Wednesday nights practice Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton was interviewed.
Reporter
Coach Horton after coming off a brutal game last week against the Ravens and allowing Ray Rice to rush for over 140 yards what will be your approach this week facing future legend Adrian Peterson?
DC Horton
First let me say this. We all know what Adrian is capable of doing and if we continue to blow our assignments like we did against the Ravens then we will be in for another long day. So to answer your question, our approach will be getting back to the basics and fundamentals of the game.
Reporter
So are you even concerned about the Vikings passing game?
DC Horton
Yes we are always concerned about every aspect of the game. We make it our business to take nothing for granted. However, I do feel that we match up well on the outside with Haden and Skrine versus the Vikings receivers.
Game Recap
Not much to say about this one except the Browns defense came to play, but as far as the offense, no one has a clue as to where they are now. Is Trent that valuable? It appears so. Joe Haden established his presence quickly as the Browns were so focused on stopping Peterson that it left 1 on 1 coverage on the outsides. The vikings were expecting that as they would test Haden back to back and Haden responded by Returning 2 interceptions for Touchdowns that gave the Browns a nice cushion going into half with a 24-14 lead.
As for Josh Gordan we knew that he would be rusty after coming off a 2 week game suspension for violation the substance abuse policy. However, the vikings were not taking any chances as the kept under and over coverage on him for most of the game. It wasn't until the 4th quarter that he scored on a 41 yards bomb from Weeden who narrowly escaped an outside blitzer. But it was too little to late as the Vikings would then control the clock until the end.
Box Score
1st QTR
Browns - 10| Vikings - 0|
2nd QTR
Browns - 14|Vikings - 14
3rd QTR
Browns - 0|Vikings - 3
4th QTR
Browns - 7|Vikings - 17
Final Score: 31-34 Vikings
Defensive Player stats
MLB#52 D'Qwell Jackson| 9 Tackles|1 TFL|2 Sacks
CB#23 Joe Haden| 2 INT|2 Def TD|4 Tackles| 1 Pass Deflect
SS#43 T.J. Ward| 9 Tackles| 2 TFL| 2 Pass Deflect
FS#27 Chris Sentef (rookie)|8 Tackles
Recent Transaction
RB Willis McGahee | signed to 1 yr deal