Browns' pick to kick deep a bit puzzling
Posted on Tuesday, November 18 @ 10:34:00 CST by Raulken |
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ORCHARD PARK, NY -- Scribbles in my notebook from Monday's Browns-Bills game at Ralph Wilson Stadium... The Browns respected the threat of Bills returner Leodis McKelvin all night – until they took what apparently felt like a comfortable 23-13 lead...
Trent Edwards is harassed by the Browns defense and throws three first-quarter interceptions. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing by hitting a career-long 56-yarder with 1:39 remaining to secure the Browns' 29-27 win over the reeling Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Cleveland snapped a two-game skid and avoided wasting a 13-point lead for a third straight time. The Bills (5-5) had a chance to win with a clutch kick of their own, but Rian Lindell missed a 47-yard attempt with 38 seconds left. It was a morale-boosting win for the Browns (4-6), who appeared on the verge of completely unraveling after running back Jamal Lewis accused his teammates of quitting during a 34-30 loss to Denver on Nov. 6. "We got tired of what happened the previous two weeks, getting a lead and losing it in the fourth quarter," receiver Braylon Edwards said. "As a team, we rallied. We came together when we were supposed to and made the plays necessary to win." Buffalo has lost four straight and five of six, looking nothing like the team that got off to a 4-0 start. Trent Edwards endured another sloppy performance, tossing three interceptions in Buffalo's... Click here to read the content (Source New York Daily News)
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