Entries from The Fifth Quarter tagged with 'Browns'
How many wins can Browns manage in '09?
I haven't really heard anyone talk about this, but what it a reasonable number of games we should expect the Browns to win next year? The Browns will have a first-year head coach (Eric Mangini), a first-year general manager (maybe...
Week 6 recap: Upset about upsets? Get used to it
The room is spinning. Your lips feel funny. The Browns suddenly are starting to resemble a real NFL team. No, you're not hallucinating and you haven't been smoking. (You haven't, right?) You're just a little upset drunk. It's a common...
Giants at Browns: Third quarter update
What happened: The Browns extended their lead to 20-14 on Phil Dawson's 26-yard field goal, set up by a 33-yard double reverse run by Jerome Harrison. ... The Browns were on the move when the quarter ended on an 18-yard...
Giants at Browns: Halftime update
What happened: Each team scored two touchdowns and the Browns took a 17-14 lead into halftime. Browns notes: Derek Anderson has thrown for 225 yards and a touchdown in the first half. ... Braylon Edwards has three catches for 129...
Giants at Browns: First-quarter update
What happened: The Browns took a 3-0 lead on Phil Dawson's 28-yard field on the opening drive. Browns notes: The Browns were sloppy on offense, committing two false starts and an illegal shift. Another illegal formation penalty was declined. ......
Giants at Browns: Pre-game
Checking in tonight from Cleveland, where the Browns are about an hour from kickoff against the Giants. Nice warm night. Maybe it will make Derek Anderson think he's back at the Pro Bowl. Browns inactives QB Ken Dorsey DB Sean...
Week 5 picks recap: Defense is carrying the day -- er, season -- so far
Okay, so after five weeks it appears no team is poised to make a Patriots-like run at 16-0 this season. And, really, that's no surprise. Even the two remaining unbeaten teams -- the 5-0 Titans and the 4-0 Giants --...
View from Sunday's games: Bills can recover from Arizona meltdown
It might have been ugly – especially the four turnovers – but the Bills’ 41-17 loss to the Cardinals probably won’t be all that costly. Quarterback Trent Edwards has the bye week to recover from the concussion he sustained on...
Week 4 recap: It's good to be the king
It doesn't happen often, so I'm going to seize the opportunity to gloat a little after a weekend in which I went 11-2 straight up and against the spread. The crown jewel of a good pickin' day came when my...
Week 3 picks recap: Some things are a little clearer now
This much seems certain through three weeks of the NFL season: -- The NFC East appears to be the league's strongest division. Its teams have only lost to each other, and even the 2-1 Redskins appear to be playoff-caliber behind...
Browns' 0-2 start has fans hunting for witches again
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto is getting hammered by Browns fans for taking what they claim is a weak, apolgist stance toward the team in the wake of its 0-2 start (see comments section at the end of the...
Week 2 picks recap: Road 'dogs were a kind play this week
The NFL is supposed to have sports' greatest home field advantage, but in Week 2 five road underdogs won straight up and a sixth, the Eagles, kept the host Cowboys (-7) from covering. That I had four of the five...
News and views from the NFL weekend
The NFL didn't allow Chad Johnson to wear his new Ocho Cinco jersey on opening weekend. Actually, I think the league should make Johnson wait to wear it until the Bengals reach 85 points scored this season, which should be...
Cowboys at Browns: Two hours until game time, Cowboy watching
The Cowboys' team buses were pulling into the stadium's underbelly as I walked from the media parking lot to the security tent. Plenty of Cowboys fans have either invaded Cleveland today or made their way from Northeast Ohio seclusion to...
NFC game-by-game projections for the season
Yesterday I listed my game-by-game projections for the AFC, which I use to do preseason division and playoff predictions. Here is the raw data for the NFC. Enjoy, scrutinize, poke fun, etc....
The Big, Giant list of AFC game-by-game predictions
I'm in the process of doing my division and playoff picks for our upcoming NFL preview section. I arrive at projected records the old-fashioned way, by going through every game on the schedule and picking a winner and a loser....
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