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Browns-Bills: Halftime update

Browns 13, Bills 10

-- There were questions about whether Quinn would throw deep after the Browns went conservative in his first start against Denver. But four of his first five attempts in the second quarter were longer than 15 yards. He completed three of them, two on play action throws to Braylon Edwards. Quinn also threw deep to Donte' Stallworth in the end zone from 32 yards out.

-- Nice offensive mix so far from the Browns. Quinn on the naked bootleg. The play-action passes. The sweep to Jamal Lewis, who normally runs between the tackle. And the little inside handoff to Josh Cribbs for a two-yard touchdown run and a 13-0 lead. Maybe Rob Chudzinski will get some credit for a more imaginative offensive game plan tonight?

-- Fred Jackson gave the Bills a much-needed spark on their touchdown drive. After Marshawn Lynch ground out 29 yards on his first nine carries, Jackson came in and looked like a flash, getting 28 yards on his first two attempts. That set up Lynch's 18-yard touchdown catch, the first scoring reception of his career. If you didn't see it, be sure to check out a highlight of Lynch's catch, on which he caught a short pass near the Browns sideline and cut and weaved across the field before twisting into the end zone.

-- The Lynch touchdown put some much-needed life into a crowd that has been waiting to explode but didn't have to cheer for after Edwards was picked off on the first offensive play.

-- Laugh if you want at the basketball-style warm-up sweats Rian Lindell sometimes wears over his uniform pants on the sideline, but he pounds kickoffs. He just sent one through the end zone on a rope. He went right back to the bench and snapped the sweats back on.

-- The press box announcer updated the ankle injury on Sean Jones, whose return is questionable.

-- The Browns' tackling is suspect tonight. Lynch has two short catches that he turned into substantial gains because of missed tackles.

-- Those early failures by the Browns to get touchdowns instead of field goals are coming back to haunt them now that the Bills have cut their lead to 13-10 at the half.

-- The Browns will get the ball to start the second half.

-- John Dudley

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