Nov
14
Written by:
LarryMac
11/14/2008 9:16 AM
This was a tale of three games, really. Baltimore took and early 10-0 lead against a Browns team that just looked flat - a lifeless offense and a defense that yielded a 47 yard TD pass to a rookie QB.
Josh Cribbs took the ensuing kickoff 92 yards, though, to pull the Browns back to within a field goal, completely shifting the momentum to the point that the rejuvenated Browns scored 20 of the next 23 points to build a 27-13 lead late in the third quarter.
The team, though, apparently decided that that was good enough to win - it wasn't. Baltimore would finish out the game with the final 23 points, including an ugly Anderson interception that Terrell Suggs retrurned for a touchdown to put the game on ice.
The Browns did just enough to lose this game. Braylon Edwards added to his NFL-leading mark for dropped passes, including a long ball that hit him in stride with nothing between him and the end zone. Derek Anderson only threw the one interception, but he was inconsistent throughout. The rest of the team contributed mental lapses on route running and coverages. This loss was a team effort from an undisciplined team that still can't take care of the details and just doesn't seem to be putting in the work or the effort at times.
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