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2008 SCHEDULE Cleveland Browns (4-8) vs. Tennessee Titans (11-1) DATE: December 7, 2008 SITE: LP Field KICKOFF: 1:00 p.m. (ET) CAPACITY: 69,143 SURFACE: Grass
THE GAME The Cleveland Browns (4-8) travel to face the Tennessee Titans (11-1) this Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1:00 p.m. at LP Field. Cleveland is coming off a disappointing 10-6 home loss to the Indianapolis Colts and the Titans finished off the Detroit Lions, 47-10, on Thanksgiving Day. The Browns have lost their last two contests and enter the month of December finishing up the regular season with three of their last four games on the road. In the 10-6 setback to the Colts, the Browns held a 6-3 lead in the fourth quarter, however, the Colts defense scored the only touchdown of the game as DE Dwight Freeney sacked QB Derek Anderson and forced a fumble as DE Robert Mathis recovered the miscue and raced 37 yards for the touchdown and a 10-6 final. The Browns opened the scoring in the first quarter with a K Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal. Dawson increased the lead to 6-3 in the second stanza with a 25-yard field goal and the Browns defense held the Colts with a goal line stand on a 4th-and-1 late in the second quarter to secure a 6-3 halftime lead. Anderson started the contest and was 16-of-26 passing for 110 yards. Anderson suffered a left knee injury with only 1:16 remaining in regulation and was replaced by Ken Dorsey, who was 0-of-3 passing with one interception. Browns RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 24 carries for 77 yards, while WR Braylon Edwards added 2 receptions for 36 yards and TE Kellen Winslow added 3 receptions on the afternoon. The Browns defense limited the potent Colts offense to only 215 net yards of offense, including 125 net yards passing, three offensive points and forced three turnovers. This Sunday’s game marks the 60th meeting between both clubs as the Browns hold a 33-26-0 (.559) regular season record against the Titans franchise (Houston Oilers), including 18-12-0 on the road. The Browns and the Titans were AFC Central Division rivals for three seasons (1999-2001) prior to the NFL’s realignment in the 2002 season. The Titans joined the AFC South with Houston, Jacksonville and Indianapolis, while the Browns formed the AFC North Division with Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The Browns and the Titans have battled on eight occasions since 1999, and the Browns post a 3-5-0 record, including a 2-2 mark on the road. The Browns have won the last three consecutive meetings, including a 20-14 win in Cleveland on Nov. 6, 2005.
10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. 11:50 a.m. 12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
G.M. Phil Savage Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher Head Coach Romeo Crennel Player availability Titans QB Kerry Collins Practice (open the first 30 minutes)
Thursday
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. 12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Head Coach Romeo Crennel Player availability Practice (open the first 30 minutes)
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Defensive Coordinator Mel Tucker Player availability Practice (open the first 30 minutes)
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No availability
Sunday
Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans - 1:00 p.m.
Opponent New York Jets @ New York Giants (ESPN) @ Detroit Lions Chicago Bears
REGULAR SEASON Date Sun., Sept. 7 Sun., Sept. 14 Sun., Sept. 21 Sun., Sept. 28 Sun., Oct. 5 Mon., Oct. 13 Sun., Oct. 19 Sun., Oct. 26 Sun., Nov. 2 Thur., Nov. 6 Mon., Nov. 17 Sun., Nov. 23 Sun., Nov. 30 Sun., Dec. 7 Mon., Dec. 15 Sun., Dec. 21 Sun., Dec. 28
Opponent Time/Result Dallas Cowboys L, 10-28 Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC) L, 6-10 @ Baltimore Ravens L, 10-28 @ Cincinnati Bengals W, 20-12 Bye Week New York Giants (ESPN) W, 35-14 @ Washington Redskins L, 11-14 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W, 23-17 Baltimore Ravens L, 27-37 Denver Broncos (NFL NETWORK) L, 30-34 @ Buffalo Bills (ESPN) W, 29-27 Houston Texans L, 6-16 Indianapolis Colts L, 6-10 @ Tennessee Titans 1:00 @ Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN) 8:30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00* @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00*
Home Games
Time/Result L, 20-24 L, 34-37 L, 6-26 L, 10-16
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THIS WEEK’S MEDIA SCHEDULE Wednesday
PRESEASON Date Thur., Aug. 7 Mon., Aug. 18 Sat., Aug. 23 Thur., Aug. 28
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ABOUT THE Titans The Titans are 11-1 following a 47-10 Thanksgiving Day victory over the Lions. Tennessee rolled off 10 consecutive victories to start the season before falling to the New York Jets 34-13 on Nov. 23. QB Kerry Collins leads the team with 2,125 yards on 192-of-328 passing with nine touchdowns and four interceptions. Rookie RB Chris Johnson paces the running attack with 958 yards and seven touchdowns, while RB LenDale While has added 13 touchdowns. TE Bo Scaife leads the receivers with 48 receptions for 498 yards.
CLEVELAND BROWNS - ROMEO CRENNEL Romeo Crennel is entering his fourth season as Head Coach and was rewarded with a two-year contract extension (thru 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Crennel led the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchisebest seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel’s offense developed into a highly productive unit and ranked eighth in the NFL in offense (5,621 net yards) and scoring (402 points). The output of net yards and scoring also ranked third best in franchise history. Crennel was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time head coach in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005, after serving as the Browns defensive coordinator in 2000, and along with Phil Savage helped rebuild the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 record in his first year as a head coach and added a 4-12 mark in 2006. His resume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL. Prior to rejoining the Browns, Crennel served as the defensive coordinator for New England (2001-04), helping the Patriots to three Super Bowl victories. From 1997-99, Crennel coached the defensive line on the New York Jets. He spent 12 years on the New York Giants coaching staff starting as the special teams and defensive assistant coach in 1981. Crennel began his professional coaching career in 1970 at his alma mater, Western Kentucky. He also saw stints at Texas Tech, Mississippi and Georgia Tech before entering the professional ranks.
Defense Getting Turnovers With a +6 turnover ratio, the Browns rank tied for fifth in the NFL. The Browns defense forced three turnovers against the Colts on Nov. 30. On the first play of the game, DL Shaun Smith forced a fumble with DB Eric Wright recovering. In the second quarter, DB Sean Jones recorded his second interception of the season and DB Brandon McDonald picked off a Peyton Manning pass in the third quarter. Cleveland has totaled 17 interceptions on the season with Wright, McDonald and DB Brodney Pool leading the squad with three each. Cleveland has also recovered six fumbles.
Defense Holds Opponents under 300 yards The Browns defense has limited four opponents under 300 yards of total offense. Cleveland held Pittsburgh to 281 yards on Sept. 14, Baltimore to 273 on Sept. 21, Cincinnati to 211 on Sept. 28 and Indianapolis to 215 on Nov. 30. In 2007, the Browns only held three opponents under 300 yards all season.
TENNESSEE TITANS - JEFF FISHER Jeff Fisher is entering his 14th full season as head coach of the Tennessee Titans. Fisher holds the franchise record for wins by a head coach with 120 victories. In a five-year period between 1999 and 2003 his team’s success is unmatched by any coach in franchise history. Fisher led the Titans to four playoff appearances (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003), two Division titles (2000 & 2002), two AFC Championship Games (1999, 2002) and one Super Bowl berth (XXXIV). He presided over the most victorious (56 regular season wins and 5 postseason wins) and successful five-year period in the franchise’s 47-year history. Last year, Fisher led the Titans to a 10-6 mark and a playoff berth. Fisher originally joined the Oilers’ coaching staff on Feb. 9, 1994, after spending two seasons as the defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was elevated to head coach on Nov. 14, 1994, replacing Jack Pardee, for the final six games of the season. Fisher officially began his coaching career as an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986, tutoring the defensive backs for three seasons before becoming the NFL’s youngest defensive coordinator in 1988. In 1991, Fisher headed west to be reunited with his college coach John Robinson, serving as the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator before joining the 49ers one year later.
UNDER 300 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE IN 2008 Date 9/14/08 9/21/08 9/28/08 11/30/08
Opponent Pittsburgh at Baltimore at Cincinnati Indianapolis
Total yards 273 273 211 215
Result L, 6-10 L, 10-28 W, 20-12 L, 6-10
17 or Fewer The Cleveland defense has allowed 17 or fewer points in seven of its 12 games this season. Last season, the Browns defense allowed 17 or fewer points in four games. The Browns defense ranks ninth in the league in points allowed with an average of 20.6 points per game.
ON THE AIR CBS will broadcast the game with Don Criqui (play-byplay) and analyst Dan Fouts calling the action.
Coaches Corner Crennel ..............................Coach ............................... Fisher
Cleveland Browns Radio Network: WMMS 100.7 FM
24-36 ................ Record with Current Team ............... 115-99
Pre-Game: “Countdown to Kickoff” 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Bob Frantz, Mike Pagel)
4th ...... Years as Head Coach with Current Team...... 14th 24-36 ............ Career Record as Head Coach ........... 115-99
Game Announcers: Jim Donovan, Doug Dieken, Andre Knott
4th ................Career Years as Head Coach ............... 14th Post-Game: “The End Zone Show” for 90 minutes immediately following the Locker room Report.
10-6 ............................2007 Record ............................ 10-6 28th .............................Year in NFL ............................. 24th -2-
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THE SERIES
last time in the regular season
BROWNS 20 TITANS 14
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he Browns – Titans series dates back to 1970 when Cleveland defeated the Houston Oilers, 28-14, in the first meeting between the two franchises. The Browns went on to win the next eight games before Houston finally notched its first victory in 1974. Cleveland holds a 33-26 series record and carries a three-game winning streak against the Titans heading into Sunday’s game. RB Reuben Droughns rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries and had 4 receptions for 73 yards to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 20-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Nov. 6, 2005. S Brodney Pool picked off McNair’s last-gasp heave as the clock ran out to preserve the victory.
Results vs. Indianapolis Colts:
Win/Loss
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Regular Season Totals Home Away Playoffs
33-26-0 15-14-0 18-12-0 0-1-0
.559 .517 .600 .000
RB Reuben Droughns rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 20-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns struck first as QB Trent Dilfer hooked up with WR Dennis Northcutt for a 58-yard strike in the first quarter. The Titans knotted the score 7-7 just before halftime when QB Steve McNair found TE Erron Kinney who rumbled into the end zone for a 24-yard TD. Browns RB Jason Wright scored his first NFL touchdown on a six-yard carry in the third quarter that gave the Browns a 17-7 advantage. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Titans RB Chris Brown scampered 15 yards for a TD, drawing the Titans to within 20-14. The Titans regained possession twice, but were unable to score again as Cleveland’s defense held tight. S Brodney Pool picked off McNair’s last-gasp heave as the clock ran out. Dilfer completed 18-of-34 passes for 272 yards, one TD and one INT. McNair went 18-of-41 for 235 yards with a TD and an INT. Droughns grabbed four receptions for 73 yards, while Northcutt, Wright and WR Antonio Bryant all had three receptions. Brown led the Titans in rushing with 95 yards on 20 carries.
History vs. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (since 1990) Date Result Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Houston Oilers Houston Oilers at Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans at Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans at Tennessee Titans at Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans
11-18-1990 12-09-1990 11-17-1991 12-15-1991 11-08-1992 12-20-1992 11-21-1993 12-12-1993 10-13-1994 11-27-1994 09-17-1995 11-05-1995 09-19-1999 11-28-1999 11-19-2000 12-17-2000 12-02-2001 12-30-2001 09-22-2002 11-06-2005
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SCORING SUMMARY Team Browns Titans Browns Browns Browns Titans
Q 1 2 3 3 4 4
Time 4:01 1:24 12;09 6:12 13:35 7:13
Play Northcutt 58 yd. pass from Dilfer (Dawson kick) (1-58, 0:10) Kinney 24 yd. pass from McNair (Bironas kick) (3-54, 0:53) Dawson 37 yd. Field Goal (7-47, 2:51) Wright 6 yd. run (Dawson kick) (8-77, 3:44) Dawson 19 yd. Field Goal (6-46, 2:38) Brown 15 yd. run (Bironas kick) (8-73, 3:19)
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
CLE 16 32:24 441 (169/272) 5-40.6 9-63 1-1
TEN 19 27:36 323 (98/225) 7-34.9 2-15 1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: Dilfer 18-34-272 (1 TD; 1 INT); TEN: McNair 18-41-235 (1 TD, 1 INT); Hentrich 0-1-0 RUSHING: CLE: Droughns 20-116, Northcutt 1-31, Wright 8-19 (1 TD), Dilfer 2-3, Smith 1-0; TEN: Brown 22-95, McNair 1-2, Payton 1-1 RECEIVING: CLE: Droughns 4-73, Northcutt 3-80 (1 TD), Bryant 3-79, Wright 3-15, Heiden 2-15, Smith 2-8, Edwards 1-2; TEN: Kinney 5-74 (1 TD), Williams 5-61, Scaife 5-59, Roby 1-29, Brown 1-8, Fleming 1-4 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: Pool 1-1; TEN: Bulluck 1-0 PUNTING: CLE: Richardson 5-203 (40.6); TEN: Hentrich 7-244 (34.9) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: Northcutt 2-6 (3.0), Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); TEN: Thompson 1-31 (31.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: Cribbs 1-4 (4.0); TEN: A. Jones 5-76 (15.2)
Browns-Oilers/Titans Series Notes: • The Browns – Oilers/Titans all-time series is the third oldest in Cleveland franchise •
Team Tennessee Cleveland
history behind Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The Browns have never lost a game to Tennessee when scoring 25 points or more.
On Deck Who: Philadelphia Eagles (6-5-1) When: Monday, Dec. 15 (ESPN) at 8:30 p.m. Where: Lincoln Financial Field
TENNESSEE
CLEVELAND
Season Series: Cleveland leads 31-14-1
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Last Meeting: Eagles K David Akers drilled a 50-yard field goal with 5:02 remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 34-31 OT win over the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 4, 2004. TE Aaron Shea tied a career high with six receptions (for 45 yards), and the Browns offense totaled 394 yards and 27 first downs.
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Northcutt Shelton Andruzzi Faine Coleman Tucker Heiden Bryant Dilfer Droughns Smith
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Roye Fisk McKinley Stewart Andra Davis Taylor Thompson McCutcheon Bodden Crocker Russell
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Roby Hopkins Piller Hartwig Olson Roos Kinney B. Jones McNair Brown R. Williams
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Browns Announce Roster Moves
COACHES CORNER: Coaches Corner: Titans Executive Vice President and head coach Jeff Fisher was a defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles while Browns senior offensive assistant Dave Atkins served multiple roles for the Eagles in the late 80’s.
The Cleveland Browns placed QB Derek Anderson on the Reserve-Injured list and have signed QB Bruce Gradkowski as a free agent. The Browns also released OL Travis Leffew from the practice squad and have signed WR Steve Sanders to the practice squad.
Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger served five seasons (1995-99) as the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos while Browns running backs coach Anthony Lynn was a running back for the Broncos from 1997-99. Heimerdinger also spent one season (1981) coaching with Browns defensive assistant coach Bob Trott at the Air Force Academy.
Gradkowski, 6-1 and 220 lbs., has appeared in 17 career games, including 11 starts during his two-year stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gradkowski has completed 190 of 352 passes for 1,791 yards with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He was originally a sixth-round draft choice by Tampa Bay in 2006 and went on to play in 13 games, including 11 starts, as a rookie and was 177 of 328 passing for 1,661 yards with nine touchdowns and nine interceptions.
After three seasons as a college/pro scout for the Browns (1993-95), Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz followed Senior Vice President and GM Phil Savage to Baltimore and was a defensive assistant for the Ravens for three seasons (1996-98). Titans assistant head coach and linebackers coach Dave McGinnis spent 10 seasons with the Chicago Bears as a linebackers coach and was in Chicago while Browns strength and conditioning coach Tom Myslinski was on the Bears roster in 1993 and 1994.
Gradkowski played in four games last season with Tampa Bay and was 13 of 24 passing for 130 yards and one interception. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Gradkowski was waived by Tampa Bay on June 2, 2008 and was claimed by the St. Louis Rams. He spent the 2008 training camp with the Rams and was waived on Aug. 31, 2008.
Tennessee wide receivers coach Fred Graves spent the 2004 season as the wide receivers coach for the Browns. Quarterbacks coach Craig Johnson held his second graduate assistantship with the University of Arkansas in 1984, the same year that Bob Trott began a six year stay as the defensive backs coach and eventually the defensive coordinator.
Sanders, 6-3 and 205 lbs., will join the Browns practice squad for his second stint this season. Sanders began the year on the active roster and played in five games with one reception for 18 yards.
PLAYER CONNECTIONS: OHIO TIES: Sixth-year S Donnie Nickey hails from Plain City and played his college ball at the Ohio State University.
Leffew, 6-4 and 292 lbs., spent the last ten weeks on the Browns practice squad. Leffew was originally signed to the practice squad on Sept. 23, 2008.
WATCH OUT FOR WILDCATS: Titans RB Chris Henry and Browns WR Syndric Steptoe were part of the same offense at Arizona for three seasons (2004-06). GET ‘EM GATORS: LB Andra Davis and DE Jevon Kearse anchored the defensive unit at the University of Florida together in 1997 and 1998. SOME SEMINOLES: LB Kamerion Wimbley teamed with WR Chris Davis at Florida State University between 2003 and 2005. FAMILIAR FROM FRESNO: Titans WR Paul Williams and Browns DL Louis Leonard were teammates for four years (2003-06) at Fresno State. AN OKLAHOMA HELLO: Between 2002 and 2004, Browns DB Brodney Pool and Titans WR Brandon Jones played together for the Oklahoma Sooners. THREE FROM TENNESSEE: RB Jamal Lewis, WR Donte’ Stallworth and Titans DT Albert Haynesworth were all teammates during the 1999 season at the University of Tennessee. LONG-LOST LONGHORNS: Titans QB Chris Simms spent two seasons (1999-2000) on the University of Texas roster with Browns DL Shaun Rogers.
BROWNS-titans regular season SERIES FAST FACTS NUMBER OF MEETINGS: 59
Team Superlatives Browns’ Largest Margin of Victory: 33 (Browns 40, Oilers 7 – 11/22/87 at Houston) Oilers/Titans’ Largest Margin of Victory: 44 (Oilers 58, Browns 14 – 12/9/90 at Houston) Current Series Streak: Browns 3 (Since 12/30/01) Browns’ Longest Win Streak: 9 (11/22/70 – 9/22/74) Oilers/Titans’ Longest Win Streak: 6 (11/5/95 – 12/2/01) Most Points by Browns: 42, Oilers 13 (10/21/73 at Cleveland) Most Points by Oilers/Titans: 58, Browns 14 (12/9/90 at Houston) Most Points, Both Teams: 79 (Browns 41, Titans 38 – 12/30/01 at Tennessee) Fewest Points by Browns: 0, Titans 24 (12/17/00 at Cleveland) Fewest Points by Oilers/Titans: 0, Browns 31 (9/19/71 at Cleveland); Browns 20 (11/5/72 at Cleveland) Fewest Points, Both Teams: 12 (Oilers 9, Browns 3 – 9/13/81 at Cleveland)
Individual Highs Rushing Attempts by a Brown: 32, Mike Pruitt (12/3/81) Rushing Attempts by an Oiler/Titan: 36, Eddie George (11/19/00) Rushing Yards by a Brown: 188, Ernest Byner (12/16/84) Rushing Yards by an Oiler/Titan: 143, Joe Dawkins (11/22/70) Rushing Touchdowns by a Brown: 3, Mike Pruitt (12/11/83) Rushing Touchdowns by an Oiler/Titan: 4, Lorenzo White (12/9/90) Passing Yards by a Brown: 336, Tim Couch (12/30/01) Passing Yards by an Oiler/Titan: 414, Warren Moon (12/23/89) Passing Touchdowns by a Brown: 3, four times, most recently by Tim Couch (9/22/02) Passing Touchdowns by an Oiler/Titan: 5, Warren Moon (11/18/90) Receptions by a Brown: 10, four times, most recently by Leroy Hoard (12/15/91) Receptions by an Oiler/Titan: 11, Drew Hill (11/17/91) Receiving Yards by a Brown: 184, Webster Slaughter (10/29/89) Receiving Yards by an Oiler/Titan: 167, Tim Smith (12/16/84) Receiving Touchdowns by a Brown: 2, four times, most recently by Andre’ Davis (9/22/02) Receiving Touchdowns by an Oiler/Titan: 3, Mack Alston (10/12/75) -4-
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BROWNS 2008 RECORD...
Since 2007, the Browns are 11-2 in games when RB Jamal Lewis has 20 or more carries.
vs. AFC: 3-6 vs. NFC: 1-2 vs. AFC North: 1-3 At Home: 1-6 On the Road: 3-2 When scoring first: 4-2 When leading at halftime: 3-3 When trailing at halftime: 1-3 When leading at the start of the fourth quarter: 3-3 When trailing at the start of the fourth quarter: 1-5 When leading in time of possession: 2-4 When trailing in time of possession: 2-4 When totaling the most rushing yards: 1-2 When totaling the most passing yards: 2-0 When scoring a rushing TD: 3-1 When throwing a TD pass: 3-5 When finishing with a 300-yard passer: 1-0 When finishing with 200 or less passing yards: 3-6 When finishing with a 100-yard rusher: 0-0 When finishing with 99 or less rushing yards: 1-5 When finishing with a 100-yard receiver: 2-1 When causing two or more turnovers: 3-3 When turning the ball over two or more times: 1-4 When finishing with 10 or more penalties: 1-1 When finishing with 9 or less penalties: 3-7 When finishing with three or more sacks in a game: 2-0 When scoring 20 points or more: 4-2 When scoring less than 20 points: 0-6
GAMES WHERE LEWIS HAD 20 OR MORE CARRIES Date Opponent Carries Yards 9/16/07 Cincinnati 27 216 9/30/07 Baltimore 23 64 11/4/07 Seattle 20 37 11/18/07 Baltimore 22 92 11/25/07 Houston 29 134 12/9/07 N.Y. Jets 21 118 12/16/07 Buffalo 33 163 12/23/07 Cincinnati 21 92 12/30/07 San Francisco 26 128 9/28/08 Cincinnati 25 79 10/13/08 New York Giants 21 88 10/26/08 Jacksonville 20 81 11/30/08 Indianapolis 24 77
Result W, 51-45 W, 27-13 W, 33-30 (OT) W, 33-30 (OT) W, 27-17 W, 24-18 W, 8-0 L, 14-19 W, 20-7 W, 20-12 W, 35-14 W, 23-17 L, 6-10
Dawson HITS AGAIN K Phil Dawson has connected on a field goal in a career best 12 consecutive games, including two field goals against Indianapolis on Nov. 30. The last game Dawson did not record a field goal was Dec. 23, 2007 at Cincinnati. Dawson is 26-of-30 on field goal attempts this season. His 26 field goals made ranks fourth in the NFL. Dawson is one field goal from tying his career high of 27 field goals made set during the 2005 season. Dawson connected on a career-high 56-yard game-winning field goal with 1:39 remaining against the Bills on Nov. 17. The field goal was the fourth longest in Browns history and the fifth of the contest for Dawson. The kick marked the 12th career game-winner for Dawson. Playing in his 150th career game, Dawson connected on his 200th career field goal with his first field goal of the game in the first quarter. Dawson became the first player in Browns history to convert a 50+ yard field goal in three consecutive games.
TALE OF THE TAPE 2008 REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS CLE (NFL rank) TEN (NFL rank) POINTS SCORED PER GAME 17.8 (27) 25.3 (7) TOTAL YARDS PER GAME 275.3 (27) 325.0 (18) 105.5 (23) 138.7 (6) RUSHING YARDS PER GAME PASSING YARDS PER GAME 169.8 (29) 186.3 (24) POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 20.6 (9) 14.6 (2) TOTAL DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 356.8 (26) 281.8 (5) RUSHING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 141.3 (26) 97.2 (12) 184.6 (4) PASSING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 215.5 (T17) TURNOVER RATIO +6 (T5) +13 (1)
Dawson On Career Lists With 26 field goals this season, K Phil Dawson has made 208 career field goals. Dawson sits at third on the Browns career field goal list. In addition to his 208 field goals, Dawson has totaled 254 extra points and one rushing touchdown for 884 career points which also ranks third on the Browns all-time list. BROWNS CAREER FIELD GOALS
lEWIS Nearing Milestone
Player 1. Lou Groza 2. Don Crockroft 3. Phil Dawson
With 9,898 career yards, RB Jamal Lewis sits 102 yards away from 10,000. Lewis ranks 24th on the NFL’s all-time career rushing list. With his 80 yards against Washington on Oct. 19, Lewis passed Shaun Alexander for 24th on the list. Lewis passed Earl Campbell with 88 yards against the Giants on Oct. 13.
Years Field Goals 1950-59, 1961-67 234 1968-80 216 1999-08 208
Cribbs Having Special Season WR/KR Joshua Cribbs totaled 64 kickoff return yards (20.3 avg.) and made three special teams tackles against Indianapolis on Nov. 30. Cribbs leads the Browns with 21 special teams tackles. He also leads in punt (190) and kickoff (865) return yards. In 2007, Cribbs was the only player in the NFL to lead his team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles. This year, he is also the only player to lead his team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles. Cribbs is also one of three players in the NFL this season to record a rushing, receiving and kickoff return touchdown.
CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Player 23. Ottis Anderson 24. Jamal Lewis 25. Shaun Alexander 26. Earl Campbell
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Seasons Games Attempts Yards 1979-92 (14) 182 2,562 10,273 2000-08 (8) 118 2,339 9,898 2000-08 (9) 123 2,187 9,453 1978-85 (8) 115 2,187 9,407
Hall Ranks Second in Rookie Sacks
PLAYERS WITH RUSHING, RECEIVING AND KICKOFF RETURN TDS Rushing Receiving KO Return Player Team TD TD TD Leon Washington NY Jets 4 2 1 Joshua Cribbs Cleveland 1 1 1 J.J. Arrington Arizona 1 1 1
Seventh-round pick LB Alex Hall has had a strong showing in his first NFL season. Hall recorded a sack in three consecutive games against Baltimore on Sept. 21, Cincinnati on Sept. 28 and the New York Giants on Oct. 13. With his three sacks, Hall ranks tied for second among all NFL rookies in sacks. -5-
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Browns Shut Down Peyton Manning
Dorsey to get FIrst start with Browns
The Browns defense limited former MVP QB Peyton Manning to 125 yards and no touchdowns on Nov. 30. DBs Sean Jones and Brandon McDonald intercepted consecutive Manning passes at the end of the second quarter and in the third quarter, respectively. Manning’s 125 passing yards marked his first game under 200 yards during the 2008 season. The Browns held Manning to his lowest passing output since he threw for 95 yards against Tennesse on Dec. 12, 2007. The 11th year pro has been held to 125 yards passing or less in just six of his 172 career NFL games.
QB Ken Dorsey is set to make his first start for the Browns when Cleveland heads to Tennessee on Dec. 7. Dorsey has appeared in two games for the Browns since joining the team in a trade with San Francisco for Trent Dilfer prior to the 2006 season. Dorsey’s last start came as a member of the 49ers on Nov. 27, 2005 at Tennessee. Dorsey set career highs with 23 attempts and 43 completions. He also threw for one touchdown and two interceptions, while completing a pass to eight different receivers in the 33-22 Titans victory. In his six-year career, Dorsey is 171-of-317 passing for 1,712 yards with eight touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He has posted a 2-8 record as a starter and appeared in 12 contests.
Cleveland has had Manning’s number in recent years, holding the hearalded quarterback to no passing touchdowns and 564 passing yards (188 avg.) in their last three meetings. The Browns have held the Colts to just one offensive touchdown in their last three contests, a one-yard run by RB Edgerrin James on Sept. 25, 2005.
Rogers Turning Heads DL Shaun Rogers has made a huge impact in his first season a member of the Browns. Rogers ranks third and leads all defensive lineman with 62 total tackles (42 solo and 13 asst.). Rogers leads the squad with 4.5 sacks, and has added 7 TFL, 12 QB pressures, two pass break-ups and two blocked field goals.
Can’t Stall Jamal RB Jamal Lewis ranks fifth on the all-time career rushing list among active players. Among the top-5, Lewis has played in the fewest games and has the least attempts.
Jackson Goes Over the Century Mark
ACTIVE CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Player 1. Edgerrin James (Ariz.) 2. LaDanian Tomlinson (S.D.) 3. Fred Taylor (Jack.) 4. Warrick Dunn (T.B.) 5. Jamal Lewis (Cle.) 6. Shaun Alexander (Wash.)
LB D’Qwell Jackson recorded 11 tackles against the Colts on Nov. 30 to push his season total to 136*. Jackson has finished first or second on the team in tackles each game this season. In 2007, Jackson led the Browns with 114* tackles. * Based on coaches film review.
Seasons Games Attempts Avg. Yards 1999-08 (10) 138 2,961 4.0 11,991 2001-08 (8) 123 2,582 4.4 11,444 1998-08 (11) 138 2,406 4.6 11,151 1997-08 (12) 177 2,628 4.1 10,821 2000-08 (8) 118 2,339 4.2 9,898 2000-08 (9) 123 2,187 4.3 9,453
#4 Ranks seventh K Phil Dawson currently ranks as the NFL’s seventh most accurate kicker of all-time. Dawson has connected on 26-of-30 field goals attempts in 2008.
Edwards Extends Reception Streak
HIGHEST CAREER FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE
With three recpetions against the Colts on Nov. 30, WR Braylon Edwards extended his consecutive reception streak to 54 games. Edwards has caught a pass in every game that he has played in during his four year career.
Player 1. Mike Vanderjagt 2. Shayne Graham 3. Nate Kaeding 4. Robbie Gould 5. Rob Bironas 6. Matt Stover 7. Phil Dawson
Long Drive The Browns engineered a 16-play 9:23 drive, which resulted in a K Phil Dawson 25-yard field goal against Indianapolis on Nov. 30. The drive was the longest in terms of time of possession on the season. The 16 plays tied a season best.
FG 230 167 112 102 104 452 208
FGA 266 195 131 120 123 541 250
PCT 86.5 85.6 85.5 85.0 84.6 83.5 83.2
McDonald Increases Int Total
Rucker Makes NFL Debut TE Martin Rucker made his NFL debut against the Colts on Nov. 30. The 2008 fourth-round draft choice recorded his first career reception, a nine-yard catch on third down, which resulted in a first down.
DB Brandon McDonald picked off a Peyton Manning pass against the Colts on Nov. 30, to bring his season total to a tied for team best three. With the interception, McDonald passed his season total of two from his rookie season a year ago.
O-Line Shines
Rogers Adds to Blocked Kick Total
The Browns rank tied for sixth in the NFL in sacks allowed with just 15 on the season. OL Joe Thomas and Hank Fraley have started all 12 games for the Browns. In 2007, the Browns finished third in the league, allowing 19 sacks.
DL Shaun Rogers recorded his second blocked field goal of the season after he turned away a 49-yard attempt by Houston kicker Kris Brown on Nov. 23. Earlier this season, Rogers blocked a fourth quarter game-tying field goal attempt against Jacksonville on Oct. 26. Rogers has blocked 13 career kicks. Rogers has blocked 12 field goals and one PAT during his nine-year career. As a member of the Detroit Lions, Rogers blocked two field goals against San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2001.
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Quinn shines in First NFL Start
Wimbley gets to the QB
In his first NFL start, QB Brady Quinn totaled 239 yards on 23-for-35 passing with two touchdowns against the Broncos on Nov. 6. Quinn posted a passer rating of 104.3 and completed 10 consecutive passes spanning the second and third quarters. Quinn’s 239 passings yards and 104.3 rating each rank as the fourth best by any Browns quarterback making his first NFL start.
LB Kamerion Wimbley recorded his third sack of the season against the Texans on Nov. 23. The sack was the 19th of his three-year career. On the season Wimbley has totaled 54 tackles, one TFL, two QB pressures, one interception and one forced fumble.
BROWNS QB STARTING DEBUTS (BOTH ROOKIE AND VETERAN)
WR Braylon Edwards tied his career high with eight receptions against the Bills on Nov. 17. The four-year pro has registered eight receptions on five occasions. Edwards finished with 104 receiving yards marking his 10th career 100-yard receiving game.
NFL Date Opp. Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD INT Rat. 11/6/08 DEN Brady Quinn 23 35 .657 239 2 0 104.3 12/7/06 at Pit Derek Anderson 21 37 .568 276 1 1 78.2 12/4/05 JAX *Charlie Frye 13 20 .650 226 2 0 136.7 12/5/04 NE *Luke McCown 20 34 .588 277 2 2 80.1 12/3/00 at Jax *Spergon Wynn 5 16 .313 17 0 0 40.6 9/19/99 at Ten *Tim Couch 12 24 .500 124 1 0 80.9 10/29/95 at Cin *Eric Zeier 26 46 .565 310 1 1 75.5 9/20/92 at LAR Todd Philcox 10 20 .500 200 3 0 125.0 10/4/87 at NE ^Jeff Christensen10 30 .333 135 0 0 48.6 10/13/85 at Hou *Bernie Kosar 8 19 .421 208 1 1 118.8 12/19/82 PIT Paul McDonald 19 40 .475 227 0 1 54.9 12/18/77 at Sea Terry Luck 6 15 .400 105 0 4 25.0 11/20/77 at NYGDave Mays 13 24 .542 138 1 1 67.7 11/9/75 at Det Will Cureton 10 32 .313 95 1 1 38.0 11/3/74 at SD *Brian Sipe 16 23 .696 186 1 1 90.1 10/3/70 PIT *Don Gault 1 16 .063 44 0 2 0.0 11/15/70 at Cin *Mike Phipps 11 25 .440 170 0 1 50.4 12/17/67 at Phi Gary Lane 19 39 .487 211 2 1 71.6 10/22/61 at Pit Len Dawson 6 12 .500 68 0 2 27.8 11/9/58 DET *Jim Ninowski 4 8 .500 60 0 1 35.4 12/8/57 at Det *Milt Plum 12 2 1.571 198 1 1 85.0 11/18/57 at Phi Tommy O’Connell 4 11 .364 63 1 3 47.0 12/6/53 NYG George Ratterman15 27 .556 237 3 0 122.0
Edwards Ties Career Best
Result L, 30-34 L, 7-27 L, 14-20 L, 15-42 L, 0-48 L, 9-26 W,29-26 OT W, 28-16 W, 20-10 W, 21-6 W, 10-9 L, 19-20 W, 21-7 L, 10-21 L, 35-36 W, 15-7 L, 10-14 L, 24-28 W, 30-28 L, 10-30 L, 7-20 W, 16-0 W, 62-14
Quinn Engineers First Career Win QB Brady Quinn picked up his first career win as a starting quarterback with the Browns 29-27 victory over Buffalo on Nov. 17. Quinn led the Browns on a 7-play 28 yard drive which resulted in K Phil Dawson’s 56-yard game winning field goal with 1:39 remaining. Quinn finished 14-of-36 for 185 yards. Quinn also engineered the Browns longest drive of the season when he drove the team 96 yards on 12 plays in the second quarter. On the drive, Quinn went 4-of-5 for 62 yards. WR/KR Joshua Cribbs capped off the drive with a two-yard TD plunge.
Cribbs Scores First Rushing Touchdown WR/KR Joshua Cribbs recorded his first career rushing touchdown on a twoyard rush in the second quarter again Buffalo on Nov. 17. Earlier this season, Cribbs scored his first career offensive touchdown against the Redskins on a 1-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson on Oct. 19. Cribbs has totaled eight career touchdowns as he has added five kickoff return touchdowns and a punt return for a touchdown.
Harrison Helps Big Night on the Ground
*Rookie ^NFL used replacement players for two games in 1987 AAFC Date Opp. Player 9/13/46 CHI *Otto Graham 9/6/46 MIA *Cliff Lewis
The Browns rushed for a season-high 161 yards on Nov. 17 at Buffalo, as RB Jerome Harrison rushed for a career-high 80 yards on 3 carries, including his first career rushing TD on a 72-yard scamper on the first play of the fourth quarter. RB Jamal Lewis added 18 carries for 65 yards and WR/KR Joshua Cribbs added his first career rushing TD on a 2 yard score. Harrison’s 72-yard sprint was the longest touchdown run by a Brown since RB Reuben Droughns went 75-yards for a score against Miami on Nov. 20, 2005.
Att Cmp Pct Yds TD INT Rat. Result 6 13 .462 81 0 0 66.5 W, 20-6 2 3 .667 62 1 0 149.3 W, 44-0
UNDER THE CENTER
Winslow Posts first Multi-Touchdown Game
Since 1999, the Browns have had 11 different starting quarterbacks. Since 1999, the Browns opening day starter at QB has included Ty Detmer (1999); Tim Couch (2000, 2001), Kelly Holcomb (2002, 2003), Jeff Garcia (2004), Trent Dilfer (2005), Charlie Frye (2006, 2007), and Derek Anderson (2008).
TE Kellen Winslow recorded his first multi-touchdown game of his career against Denver on Nov. 6. He scored his 10th career touchdown after a 5-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter and his 11th career touchdown after a 16-yard reception in the second quarter. Winslow finished with 111 yards on 10 receptions. It marked the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career.
Here is a look at the Browns starting QBs since 1999 and their records as starters during the regular season. Quarterback Derek Anderson (2006-08) Tim Couch (1999-2003) Trent Dilfer (2005) Kelly Holcomb (2001-04) Brady Quinn (2007-08) Charlie Frye (2005-07) Jeff Garcia (2004) Doug Pederson (2000) Luke McCown (2004) Ty Detmer (1999) Spergon Wynn (2000) TOTALS
Games Started 27 games 59 games 11 games 12 games 3 games 19 games 10 games 8 games 4 games 2 games 1 game 156 games
Record 13-14 22-37 4-7 4-8 1-2 6-13 3-7 1-7 0-4 0-2 0-1 54-102
Pct. .481 .373 .364 .333 .333 .316 .300 .125 .000 .000 .000 .346
Cribbs has Big Day WR/KR Joshua Cribbs returned a kickoff 92-yards for touchdown against Baltimore on Nov. 2. The return was his fifth career kickoff return touchdown. It also marked the fourth consecutive year that Cribbs has returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Cribbs also returned a punt 32-yards in the third quarter which led to a 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Derek Anderson to WR Braylon Edwards on the ensuing play. Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards which ranks second most in a single game behind his own record of 245 yards at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007. Cribbs finished with 237 (33.9 avg.) kickoff return yards, 41 (14.7) punt return yards and three special teams tackles.
Rogers Wins Player of the Week Honor DL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with five tackles, one sack and a fourth-quarter blocked field goal attempt as Cleveland beat Jacksonville 23-17 on Oct. 26. -7-
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Browns Get Offensive Against the Giants
Dawson reaches milestone
In the 35-14 victory over the Giants on Oct. 13, the Browns set season highs for points (35), first downs (20), net yards (454), rushing yards (144), passing yards (310) and it marked the first time that the Browns were not sacked all season.
With his four points against the Ravens on Sept. 21, K Phil Dawson topped the 800 point milestone and totaled 803 career points. Dawson has registered a point in each of the last 33 games. The last time Dawson failed to record a point was against Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006.
Cleveland also converted on 9-of-13 third downs for a 69% success rate, also a season best.
BROWNS ACCOMPLISH RARE FEAT
CRENNEL NAMED COACH of the Week
In the Browns 35-14 win over the Giants on Oct. 13, P Dave Zastudil enjoyed a quiet evening. The Browns offense did not have to punt, did not commit a turnover or allow a sack for the first time in club history. Since 1963, when sacks were officially recorded, there have only been four NFL games where an offense has not allowed a sack, committed a turnover or had to register a punt in a regular season game.
Head coach Romeo Crennel was voted the Motorola NFL Cach of the Week for Week 6. Crennel led the Browns to a 35-14 win over the undefeated Super Bowl champion New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Browns QB Derek Anderson threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns finding WR Braylon Edwards for 154 of those yards and one touchdown, while RB Jamal Lewis rushed for another touchdown and 88 yards. The Cleveland defense consistently pressured Giants QB Eli Manning leading to three picks by three different Browns defenders including a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown by CB Eric Wright.
NFL GAMES WITH NO PUNTS, TURNOVERS OR SACKS Team Date Cleveland October 13, 2008 NY Jets December 19, 2004 Tampa Bay November 1, 1998 San Francisco December 19, 1993
Wright Named Defensive Player of the Week DB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York Giants on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed the victory as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point advantage into the 35-14 final. The interception return also was the fourth longest in club history.
Also, the last game the Browns did not have to punt in the contest was Nov. 5, 1995 vs. Houston.
Edwards Has Career Night WR Braylon Edwards set a career high with 154 receiving yards on five receptions and a touchdown against the Giants on Oct. 13. It marked the ninth career 100-yard receiving game for Edwards. His previous career best was 149 yards at Arizona on Dec. 12, 2007.
Defense Grounds Bengals Running Attack
Zastudil sets franchise record
The Browns defense limited the Bengals to just 69 yards rushing in the Browns 20-12 victory on Sept. 28. The 69 yards rushing was the least amount that the Browns have allowed since Romeo Crennel brought the 3-4 defense to Cleveland in 2005.
With winds gusting between 40-50 miles per hour on Sunday Sept. 14, against Pittsburgh, the conditions were perfect for a difficult task for kickers on the special teams units. However, Browns P Dave Zastudil established a careerbest 53.0 gross average and 52.8 net average on his five punts for 265 yards. Zastudil’s net average also established a team single-game mark (dating back to 1970) and ranks tied for second-highest net punting single-game average in the NFL. More impressively, Zastudil set the tone early in the contest as four of his five punts came in the first quarter kicking into the gusty winds and his fifth kick came in the third stanza into the wind as well.
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED SINCE 2005 Date 9/28/08 11/25/07 10/28/07 11/27/05 9/24/06
Opponent Cincinnati Houston St. Louis Minnesota Baltimore
Rushing Yards Allowed 69 77 79 81 86
Highest net punting average in a game (minimum: 4 punts) since 1970:
Browns Honor Hall of Fame Guard
Total 59.5 52.8 52.8
The Browns will honor Hall of Fame offensive guard Gene Hickerson by wearing a sticker on the back, lower left of the helmet next to the NFL Shield for the remainder of the season. The round sticker will be black and have GH in white lettering.
Player, Team Rohn Stark, IND Dave Zastudil, CLE Mike Horan, DEN
Opp. HOU PIT RAI
Date Sept. 13, 1992 Sept. 14, 2008 Sept. 26, 1988
Browns Name 2008 Captains Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel named LB Willie McGinest, LB Andra Davis, QB Derek Anderson, C Hank Fraley, K Phil Dawson and KR Joshua Cribbs as team captains for the 2008 season. The players were voted upon by their teammates.
Hickerson passed away Oct. 20 at the age of 73. Hickerson joined the Browns as a seventh-round draft choice out of Mississippi in 1957. His 15-year career, all with the Browns (1958-60, 1962-73), ended in 1973 as he played in 202 games, which ranks fourth highest in franchise history, including a streak of 165 consecutive games, which also ranks fifth longest in team annals. He appeared in six Pro Bowls (1966-71) and was voted an all-league selection on five occasions (1966-70). Hickerson was named the NFL’s most outstanding blocker in 1969 and throughout his career was part of an offensive line that paved the way for three Hall of Famers, legendary running backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell and Leroy Kelly.
McGinest (15th season) and Davis (7th season) will serve as defensive captains, Anderson (4th season) and Fraley (9th season) will serve as offensive captains, while Dawson (10th season) and Cribbs (4th season) as special teams captains. Each NFL club will have team captains wear a captain patch on their uniform. The idea came from NFL players during a meeting of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s new Player Advisory Council last season. The purpose of the program is to support and recognize the importance of team leadership through the role of the captains. Captains traditionally serve as a link between players, coaches and management to help foster cohesion within the teams.
“Everyone associated with the Cleveland Browns is saddened by his loss,” said Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel. “His tenacity as a blocker and toughness as a player epitomized what it is to be a Cleveland Brown. We send our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Hickerson family.” -8-
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2008 Browns Legends
Once again the Browns were busy during free agency. Not only did Cleveland ink several new players, but they also made several key trades to help the continued improvement of the team. Below is a recap of the Browns free agency activity:
The Cleveland Browns have announced that Warren Lahr (1948-59), Paul Wiggin (1957-67), Walter Johnson (1965-76) and Eric Metcalf (1989-94) are the newest members of the Cleveland Browns Legends based on the combined voting of fans and 10-member panel. All four Legends were inducted at a special ceremony at Cleveland Browns Stadium during the Browns home game vs. The New York Giants on October 13.
Name (Old team): How acquired DL Corey Williams (Green Bay): Trade (2008 2nd round pick)
The Browns created the Cleveland Browns Legends in 2001 to annually honor former players who have made a major impact on the organization. Players must have been on the Browns’ active roster for a minimum of five seasons. The Cleveland Browns Legends were determined by fan balloting on the Browns’ website – www.clevelandbrowns.com - (weighted 20%) along with voting by a 10-member Legends Panel (weighted 80%). Each of the Browns alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame were automatically inducted into the Cleveland Browns Legends.
• Played in 56 games for Green Bay and totaled 156 tackles and 17 sacks. Has recorded seven sacks in each of the last two seasons. In 2007 with the Packers, Williams played in all 16 games, including nine starts, and totaled a career-high 51 tackles, seven sacks for 38 yards, one interception for nine yards, three forced fumbles and one pass defended. DL Shaun Rogers (Detroit): Trade (CB Leigh Bodden and 2008 3rd round pick)
Warren Lahr – DB– 5’11 – 189 lbs – Years with Browns: 1948-59 A staple in the defensive backfield for the Browns for 12 seasons, Warren Lahr finished his storied career with 40 interceptions, landing him second on the alltime franchise list. In 1950, Lahr had his most prolific season as a cornerback, intercepting a career-best eight passes and ran back two picks for touchdowns. The Pennsylvania native followed his stellar 1950 season by returning two more interceptions for touchdowns in 1951 and started a streak of five seasons (19511955) where he recorded five interceptions. A graduate of Western Reserve, Lahr ended his career with 530 interception return yards and five defensive touchdowns and cemented his place in Browns history. Lahr passed away on Jan. 19, 1969.
• Seven-year veteran with Detroit has appeared in 98 career games, including 96 starts, and totaled 447 tackles, including 296 solo and 29.5 sacks for 217.5 yards. Named to two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Had a career-high 7 sacks in 2007, starting all 16 games and adding 66 tackles and returning an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on Nov. 4, 2007. WR Donte’ Stallworth (New England): UFA • Six-year NFL veteran who has played in 84 games with New Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and has totaled 279 receptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 avg.) and 31 touchdowns. Last season with New England, Stallworth totaled 46 receptions for 697 yards and three touchdowns.
Paul Wiggin – DE – 6’3 – 242 lbs – Years with Browns: 1957-67 Wiggin aided with the progression of the defensive end position as one of the most dominant players of his era on the end of the defensive line. A sixth-round pick in the 1957 NFL draft out of Stanford University, Wiggin was a two-time first-team All-America selection and was inducted into the college football Hall of Fame in 2005. The durable Wiggin was the picture of endurance, playing in every game for 11 seasons in Cleveland. Despite playing his entire career at defensive end, Wiggin recorded three career interceptions and returned his lone interception in 1960, 20 yards for a touchdown. Born in Modesto, Calif., Wiggin returned to his alma mater and coached for three years after a three-year stint as a coach with the Kansas City Chiefs.
OL Rex Hadnot (Miami): UFA • Played in 63 games, including 55 starts, during his four-year career with the Miami Dolphins. During his career, Hadnot has started 34 games at right guard, 19 games at center and two games at left guard. Hadnot started 16 games at right guard last season with the Dolphins.
Walter Johnson – DT – 6’4 – 275 lbs – Years with Browns: 1965-76 Nicknamed “Zoom” for his notorious quickness off the ball, Johnson was taken by the Browns in the second round of 1965 NFL draft and went on to play every game of all of his 13 seasons in the league. Johnson teamed with DT Jerry Sherk to create one of the most dominant defensive tackle tandems of their time. During his career, Johnson fronted a Browns defense that notched twenty or more forced fumbles in every season he was on the team. Even as an interior defensive lineman, Johnson corralled two interceptions during his storied career and even broke off a 24-yard kickoff return playing special teams in 1972. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Johnson attended Los Angeles State University and ended his NFL career having played in 182 games. Johnson passed away on June 30, 1999.
DB Terry Cousin (Jacksonville): UFA • Eleven-year veteran who has played in 156 career games, including 68 starts, with Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Carolina, N.Y. Giants and Jacksonville. Cousin has 533 career tackles, 12 interceptions, 6.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 5 recovered fumbles during his career.
LB Shantee Orr (Jacksonville): UFA • Split last season with Houston and Jacksonville and appeared in a total of nine games, including two starts. Has appeared in 51 career games, including 25 starts. Orr has totaled 89 career tackles and 10.5 sacks for 64.5 yards and has added 25 career tackles on special teams.
Eric Metcalf – RB/KR – 5’10 – 188 lbs – Years with Browns: 1989-94 An explosive player at the University of Texas, Metcalf was selected by the Browns with the 13th overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft and made an immediate impact. In his rookie season, Metcalf rushed for 633 yards and six touchdowns while also reeling in 54 receptions for 397 yards and four scores. As a kick returner, Metcalf was regarded as one of the most dangerous players with the ball as shown by his 1,052 return yards in his second season, including two touchdowns one of which came via a 101-yard kickoff return. As his versatility increased throughout his career, Metcalf earned back-to-back Pro Bowl selections in 1994 and 1995 before he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons. With 43 career touchdowns from scrimmage and 12 more from kickoffs, the Seattle, Wash., native remains one of the biggest playmakers in the history of the Browns organization.
Back with Browns Phil Savage re-signed several key components that helped the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007. The Browns signed QB Derek Anderson (thru 2010), RB Jamal Lewis (thru 2010), S Nick Sorensen (thru 2010), OL Seth McKinney (thru 2008), LB Kris Griffin (thru 2008) and FB Charles Ali (thru 2008). -9-
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Coaching, Front OfFice and Draft Moves Browns promote Tucker
cRENNEL GETS EXTENSION Romeo Crennel - Head Coach
Mel Tucker - Defensive Coordinator
Romeo Crennel led the Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchise best seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel was rewarded with a two-year contract extension (through 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Crennel’s 2007 team ranked 8th overall in offense and scoring, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 5,621 net yards of offense, as both rank third best in franchise history. Crennel was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time head coach in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005 after serving as the Browns defensive coordinator in 2000 and along with Phil Savage helped rebuild the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 record in his first year as a head coach and added a 4-12 mark in 2006. His resume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL.
The Cleveland Browns named Mel Tucker defensive coordinator. In 2008, Tucker received a two-year contract extension and is signed through the 2010 season. Tucker spent the last three seasons as the Browns defensive backs coach under head coach Romeo Crennel. Tucker, a Cleveland native, inherited a young secondary in 2007 as the Browns ranked 24th in the league, allowing 230.1 yards passing per game. Tucker was responsible for the development of two young safeties in the secondary and tutoring youth at the corner position as well. Tucker assisted in the development of two rookie draft choices who made an immediate impact in the Browns secondary. Secondround selection Eric Wright started 13 games at left corner and tied for second on the team with 11 passes defended, while fifth-round pick Brandon McDonald became a force in the second half of the season as the nickel defensive back and tied Wright for second on the club with 11 passes defended. Tucker previously served as defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator for Ohio State University for four seasons (2001-04) and the defensive backs coach at Louisiana State University for the 2000 season. Tucker began coaching as a graduate assistant at Michigan State in 1997 and 1998 before taking the defensive backs coach position at Miami (Ohio) University in 1999.
Savage Inks EXTENSION Phil Savage - Senior Vice President/GM Phil Savage was rewarded with a three-year contract extension (thru 2012) on May 2, 2008, following an exciting 2007 season that witnessed the Browns improve to 10-6, including a franchise best seven consecutive home wins, and six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. The 2007 team ranked eighth overall in offense and scoring, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 5,621 net yards of offense, both marking third in franchise history. Savage was named Senior Vice President and General Manager on Jan. 6, 2005. Savage, an 18-year veteran of the NFL, is known throughout the NFL as one of the league’s top talent evaluators. Savage implements the organizational strategy for football operations and is responsible for all pro and college personnel acquisitions. Savage works directly with Head Coach Romeo Crennel in determining goals and needs for the team and arranging financial guidelines and parameters for contract negotiations and budgets.
THE BROWNS ADD Five ON DRAFT DAY Rd. 4a. 4b. 6a. 6b. 7.
Overall 104 111 190 191 231
Name Beau Bell Martin Rucker Ahtyba Rubin Paul Hubbard Alex Hall
College UNLV Missouri Iowa State Wisconsin St. Augustine
Pos. LB TE DL WR LB
Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-5
Wt. 250 260 330 225 250
Bell - During his collegiate career at UNLV, appeared in 41 games, including 26 starts, and collected 320 tackles, 186 solo, 10.5 sacks for 62 yards, 27 TFL, 5 PBU, 4 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 1 recovered fumble…His 320 career tackles ranks second on the school’s all-time list (Adam Seward, 433, 2001-04) and fifth in Mountain West Conference annals.
Browns promote undlin Cory Undlin - Defensive Backs Coach The Cleveland Browns named Cory Undlin as defensive backs coach. Undlin received a one-year contract extension and is signed through the 2009 season. Undlin spent the last three seasons as the Browns secondary coach/assistant special teams coach under head coach Romeo Crennel. Undlin came to Cleveland from the New England Patriots, where he spent the 2004 season as the defensive assistant helping with the defensive backs. Undlin was part of a Patriots team that won back-to-back Super Bowl championships and also won an NFL record 21 straight games. Before joining New England, Undlin spent two seasons assisting with the defensive backs as a graduate assistant at Fresno State University (2002-03). During those two seasons, Fresno State won back-to-back Silicon Valley Bowls by defeating Georgia Tech and UCLA, respectively. Prior to Fresno State, Undlin spent four years at Cal Lutheran University as a linebackers/defensive coordinator (1998-2002). Undlin played defensive back at Cal Lutheran from 1990–94, and received a Master’s degree from CLU in 2003. -10-
Rucker - During his collegiate career at Missouri, started all 50 games and totaled 203 receptions for 2,175 yards (10.7 avg.) and 18 TDs…Holds the school career-record with 203 receptions…His 203 career receptions are the most ever by a Big Twelve Conference tight end and also ranks eighth among receivers in Conference history. Rubin - In 24 games at Iowa State, started 21 contests at nose guard and recorded 76 tackles, 42 solo, with 2.5 sacks for 13 yards, 8 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 recovered fumble and 1 forced fumble. *Hubbard - Former football walk-on who was known for his track exploits when he arrived as a freshman…Played in 35 games, including 21 starts, during his collegiate career at Wisconsin…Recorded 53 receptions for 936 yards (17.7 avg.) and 5 TDs. Hall - Appeared in 30 games, including 29 starts, at St. Augustine (Division II) and holds the school career records with 26 sacks for 168 yards and 51 TFL… Totaled 156 tackles, including 92 solo, 4 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble, 4 PBU and 11 QB pressures during his collegiate career. *denotes player on practice squad
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Brady Quinn profile BRADY QUINN #10
QUINN’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS PASSING ATTEMPTS: 36 at Buffalo 11/17/08 COMPLETIONS: 23 vs. Denver 11/6/08 PASSING YARDS: 239 vs. Denver 11/6/08 PASSING TDs: 2 vs. Denver 11/6/08 LONG PASS: 42 vs. Houston 11/23/08 INTERCEPTIONS: 2 vs. Houston 11/23/08 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 4 at Buffalo 11/17/08 RUSH YARDS: 18 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONG RUSH: 12 Buffalo 11/17/08 COMPLETION: 65.7% vs. Denver 11/6/08 QB RATING: 104.3 vs. Denver 11/6/08
Quarterback Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 College: Notre Dame Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1984 How Acquired: D (1B) – ‘07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 2nd Games Played/Started: 2007 (1/0); 2008 (3/3). Career Games: 4 games, 3 starts. Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts. Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the first round, 22nd overall, of the 2007 NFL Draft. Career Highlights: Threw for 239 yards on 23-of-35 passing and two touchdowns in his first NFL start on Nov. 6 against Denver... Made his NFL debut in the regular season finale vs. San Francisco on Dec. 30, for one series and was 3-of-8 passing for 45 yards.
Quinn Engineers First Career Win QB Brady Quinn picked up his first career win as a starting quarterback with the Browns 29-27 victory over Buffalo on Nov. 17. Quinn led the Browns on a 7-play 28 yard drive which resulted in K Phil Dawson’s 56-yard game winning field goal with 1:39 remaining. Quinn finished 14-of-36 for 185 yards.
Quinn shines in First NFL Start In his first NFL start, QB Brady Quinn totaled 239 yards on 23-for-35 passing with two touchdowns against the Broncos on Nov. 6. Quinn posted a passer rating of 104.3 and completed 10 consecutive passes spanning the second and third quarters. The second year pro connected with TE Kellen Winslow on a third-and-goal from the five in the first quarter for his first career touchdown. Quinn and Winslow hooked up again in the second quarter for a 16-yard touchdown.
Quinn also engineered the longest drive of the season when he drove the Browns 96 yards on 12 plays. On the drive, Quinn went 4-of-5 for 62 yards. WR/KR Joshua Cribbs capped off the drive with a two-yard TD plunge in the second quarter.
QUINN’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 NFL
Team GP Cleveland 1 Cleveland 3 Totals 4
GS 0 3 3
(W-L) Record 0-0 1-2 1-2 (starter)
Att 8 89 97
Cmp 3 45 48
Pct. 37.5% 50.6% 49.5%
Yds 45 518 563
Yds/Att. 5.6 5.8 5.8
TD 0 2 2
Int 0 2 2
Lg 18 42 42
Yds. Lost 0 9 9
Sk 0 1 1
QB Rating 56.8 66.6 65.8
2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 3 games
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Att.
23 14 8
35 36 18
45
89
Yds DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 239 185 94 Reserve-Injured
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Derek Anderson profile DEREK ANDERSON #3
ANDERSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS PASSING ATTEMPTS: 48 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 COMPLETIONS: 29 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 PASSING YARDS: 364 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 PASSING TDs: 5 vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 LONG PASS: 78t vs. Baltimore 9/30/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 4 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 5 vs. Miami 10/14/07 RUSH YARDS: 44 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06 LONG RUSH: 33 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06 COMPLETION: 72% (2x) last at STL 10/28/07 QB RATING: 143.0 at St. Louis 10/28/07
Quarterback Height: 6-6 Weight: 230 College: Oregon State Birthdate: June 15, 1983 How Acquired: W (Balt.) – ‘05 Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th Games Played/Started: 2005 (0/0); 2006 (5/3); 2007 (16/15); 2008 (10/9). Career Games: 31 games, 27 starts. Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts. Career Transactions: Drafted by Baltimore in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft…Waived by Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2005…Claimed by Cleveland via waivers from Baltimore on Sept. 21, 2005... Signed by Cleveland to a three-year contract on Feb. 29, 2008.
300-yard Passing Games (4)
Career Highlights: Named to his first Pro Bowl and had a breakout season in 2007 by passing for 29 TDs on 298-of-527 passing for 3,787 yards and a 82.5 QB rating…Tied a franchise mark with 5 TD passes in a 51-45 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 16.
Yards 364 328 310 304
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Date 11/04/2007 09/16/2007 10/13/2008 12/02/2007
Opponent vs. Seattle vs. Cincinnati vs. NY Giants at Arizona
TD 0 5 2 2
In 2007, Browns QB Derek Anderson became the first Cleveland quarterback named to a Pro Bowl since Bernie Kosar earned the nod in 1988. Anderson threw for a career-high 3,787 yards, including a career-best 364 yards in the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks. Anderson ranked first among QBs with 12.71 yards-per-completion average in 2007. Anderson racked up 29 passing TDs, which tied for the second most in a single season in franchise history.
ANDERSON’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Team Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Totals
GP 0 5 16 10 31
(W-L) GS Record 0 0-0 3 0-3 15 10-5 9 3-6 27 13-14 (starter)
Att 0 117 527 283 927
Cmp 0 66 298 142 506
Pct. 0.0% 56.4% 56.5% 50.2% 54.6%
Yds 0 793 3,787 1,616 6,195
Yds/Att. 0.0 6.8 7.2 5.7 6.7
TD 0 5 29 9 43
Int 0 8 19 8 35
Lg 0 54 78t 70 78t
Yds. Lost 0 66 109 87 262
Sk 0 8 14 14 36
QB Rating 0.0 63.1 82.5 66.5 75.1
2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 10 games
Comp 11 18 14 15 18 14 14 17
Att. 24 32 37 24 29 37 27 33
Pct 45.8% 56.3% 37.8% 62.5% 62.0% 37.8% 51.9% 51.1%
TD 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2
Int 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
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Yds 114 166 125 138 310 136 246 219 DNP DNP 51 110
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0 0
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1,616
50.2%
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Rat 74.0 44.5 22.9 74.7 121.3 57.9 96.5 80.2
Result L, 10-28 L, 6-10 L, 10-28 W, 20-12 W, 35-14 L, 11-14 W, 23-17 L, 27-37
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JAMAL LEWIS Profile 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (35)
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Yards 295 216 205 187 187 186 180 170 167 163 135 134 134 132 131 130 128 126
Running Back Height: 5-11 Weight: 245 College: Tennessee Birth Date: Aug. 26, 1979 How Acquired: UFA (Balt.) – ’07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 9th Games Played Started: 2000 (16/13, 4/3); 2001 (0/0, 0/0); 2002 (16/15); 2003 (16/16, 1/1); 2004 (12/12); 2005 (15/15); 2006 (16/16, 1/1); 2007 (15/15); 2008 (12/12). Career Totals: 118 games, 114 starts Postseason Totals: 6 games, 5 starts Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Baltimore in the first round, 5th overall, in the 2000 NFL Draft…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 7, 2007... Signed by Cleveland to a three-year contract on Feb. 21, 2008. Career Highlights: A nine-year veteran who 24th on the NFL career rushing list…Set the single-game NFL rushing record with 295 yards vs. Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2003…His 387 carries and 2,066 yards in 2003 were both Baltimore Ravens franchise records…Earned Football Digest Comeback Player of the Year in 2002…In 2000, joined Tony Dorsett as one of only two rookies to run for over 1,000 yards for the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, and added 338 yards and 4 TDs in four postseason games in 2000.
Date 09/14/03 09/16/07 12/21/03 10/06/02 11/19/00 09/26/04 12/07/03 11/26/00 01/02/05 12/16/07 11/10/02 11/25/07 10/26/03 09/21/03 10/12/03 12/19/04 12/30/07 12/17/00
Opponent vs. Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Cleveland at Cleveland vs. Dallas at Cincinnati vs. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland vs. Miami vs. Buffalo vs. Cincinnati vs. Houston vs. Denver at San Diego at Arizona at Indianapolis vs. San Francisco at Arizona
Yards Date Opponent 125 12/14/03 at Oakland 121 12/01/02 at Cincinnati 119 10/20/02 vs. Jacksonville 118 12/09/07 at New York Jets 117 11/23/03 vs. Seattle 116 10/10/04 at Washington 116 09/24/00 vs. Cincinnati 115 09/28/03 vs. Kansas City 114 12/28/03 vs. Pittsburgh 113 11/27/05 at Cincinnati 111 11/09/03 at St. Louis 109 12/17/06 vs. Cleveland 109 10/29/06 at New Orleans 109 11/05/00 at Cincinnati 105 12/19/05 vs. Green Bay 101 10/19/03 at Cincinnati 100 12/22/02 vs. Cleveland Denotes as member of Browns
an impressive engagement Browns RB Jamal Lewis went over the 1,000-yard plateau for the 2007 season in the Browns Week 15 win over the Bills, becoming the eighth Browns RB to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and marking the 21st time in Browns history that a RB has rushed for 1,000 yards or more. He finished the 2007 campaign with his fifth 100-yard performance of the season, gaining 128 yards in the Browns Week 17 win over the 49ers to finish the year with 1,304 rushing yards, the fifth highest total in the NFL in 2007.
LEWIS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 34 vs. Miami 1/2/05 RUSHING YARDS: 295 vs. Cleveland 12/21/03 LONG RUSH: 82t vs. Cleveland 9/14/03 RUSHING TDS: 4 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEPTIONS: 7 at Indianapolis 10/13/02 RECEIVING YARDS: 108 vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 LONG RECEPTION: 77t vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 RECEIVING TDS: 1 (4x) last at New York Jets 12/9/07
NFL LEADING RUSHERS IN 2007 PLAYER TEAM 1. LaDainian Tomlinson SD 2. Adrian Peterson Min. 3. Brian Westbrook Phi. 4. Willie Parker Pit. 5. JAMAL LEWIS CLE
YARDS 1,474 1,341 1,333 1,316 1,304
CAREER OFFENSIVE Statistics Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Team Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Cleveland Cleveland Totals
GP 16 0 16 16 12 15 16 15 12 118
GS 13 0 15 16 12 15 16 15 12 114
Att 309 0 308 387 235 269 314 298 219 2,339
RUSHING Yds 1,364 0 1,327 2,066 1,006 906 1,132 1,304 793 9,898
Avg 4.4 0.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.4 3.6 4.4 3.6 4.2
Lg 45 0 75 82t 75t 25 52 66t 29 82t
TD 6 0 6 14 7 3 9 9 4 58
No 27 0 47 26 10 32 18 30 18 208
RECEIVING Yds 296 0 442 205 116 191 115 248 161 1,774
Avg 11.0 0.0 9.4 7.9 11.6 6.0 6.4 8.3 8.9 8.5
Lg 45 0 77t 26 46 15t 15 34 18 77t
2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 111/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Team DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 games
Att 13 19 12 25 21 19 20 19 19 18 10 24
Yds 62 38 56 79 88 80 81 49 60 65 58 77
RUSHING Avg 4.8 2.0 4.7 3.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 2.6 3.2 3.6 5.8 3.2
Lg 24 8 14 18 13 22 19 7 29 16 16 15
TD 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
No 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1
Yds 14 28 21 15 4 18 7 13 24 0 10 7
RECEIVING Avg 14.0 9.3 7.0 7.5 4.0 18.0 7.0 13.0 12.0 0.0 5.0 7.0
Lg 14 13 9 9 4 18 7 13 18 0 6 7
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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KELLEN WINSLOW Profile 100-yard Receiving Games (4)
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Yards 125 111 107 100
Tight End Height: 6-4 Weight: 250 College: Miami (Fla.) Birthdate: July 21, 1983 How Acquired: D(1) – ‘04 Year with Browns: 5th Year in NFL: 5th
Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl in 2007 after a career-high 1,106 yards and 5 TDs on 82 receptions…In 2006 led all NFL tight ends and ranked ninth in the league with 89 receptions…Recorded a career-high 89 receptions in 2006, tying Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome (1983, 1984) for the franchise mark for most receptions in a singleseason.
Browns TE Kellen Winslow continued to impress and to stack up big numbers from the TE position in 2007. Winslow had at least four catches in 13 of the Browns 16 games in 2007. In the Browns Week Two win over the Bengals, he had the first 100-yard receiving performance of his career, before matching a career-high with 11 receptions for a career-high 125 yards in the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks. Winslow later hauled in 10 passes, the fourth 10+-reception game of his career and contributed 107 yards, the third 100-yard receiving day of his career in the Browns Week 12 victory over the Texans.
WINSLOW’S CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS GP 2 0 16 16 10 44
GS 2 0 16 14 8 40
Avg 10.0 0.0 9.8 13.5 10.0 11.2
Lg 21 0 40 49 30 49
In the Browns Week 16 contest with the Bengals, Winslow broke the 1,000-yard barrier, doing so for the first time in his career, before adding 62 yards in the Week 17 victory over the 49ers to finish the season with 1,106 receiving yards, the third highest single season total in franchise history.
TD 0 0 3 5 3 11
Winslow’s 1,106 receiving yards ranked him third amongst NFL TEs in 2007. RECEIVING YARDS OF TEs IN 2007 PLAYER TEAM Tony Gonzalez KC Jason Witten Dal. KELLEN WINSLOW CLE
Opp No. Yds DAL 5 47 PIT 7 55 at Balt 2 14 at Cin 5 54 NYG INACTIVE at Wash 2 17 INACTIVE at Jac BALT 5 64 DEN 10 111 at Buf 3 40 HOU 1 11 IND 3 15 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 10 games 43 428
Avg. 9.4 7.9 7.0 10.8
Lg 17 19 10 20
TD 1 0 0 0
9
0
12.8 11.1 13.3 11.0 5.0
20 30 16 11 5
0 2 0 0 0
10.0
30
3
# OF GAINS OF 20+ YARDS BY NFL TEs IN 2007 PLAYER TEAM GAINS OF 20+ KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 17 Tony Gonzalez KC 15 Antonio Gates SD 14
INACTIVE
8.5
YARDS 1,172 1,145 1,106
Winslow had at least one catch of 20+ yards in 10 of the Browns 16 games in 2007 and led all TEs in that category. Winslow also added a career-long 49-yard reception against the Ravens in Week Four. In 2006, Winslow had 11 catches of 20 yards or more, ranking fourth amongst NFL TEs.
WINSLOW’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
TD 0 2 1 1
BIG PLay K
WINSLOW’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 11 (3x) last vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEIVING YARDS: 125 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 RECEIVING TDS: 2 vs. Denver 11/6/08 LONG RECEPTION: 49 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07
Team Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Totals
Opponent Rec. vs. Seattle 11 vs. Denver 10 vs. Houston 10 vs. Cincinnati 6
In 2006, TE Kellen Winslow tied Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome for first place on Cleveland’s single-season receptions list with 89 catches for the year. Newsome recorded 89 receptions in 1983 and ’84. Winslow led all NFL tight ends in receptions and was third in receiving yards (875) among his position.
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Date 11/04/2007 11/06/2008 11/25/2007 09/16/2007
A TIE WITH OZZIE
Games Played/Started: 2004 (2/2); 2005 (0/0); 2006 (16/16); 2007 (16/14), 2008 (10/8). Career Games: 44 games, 40 starts Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
RECEIVING No Yds 5 50 0 0 89 875 82 1,106 43 418 219 2,459
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In addition, Winslow’s 13.5 yards-per-catch average ranked him first amongst NFL TEs in 2007. Winslow’s 82 receptions ranked third among NFL TEs in 2007.
INACTIVE
AVG. YARDS PER CATCH AMONGST NFL TEs (minimum 25 receptions) PLAYER TEAM NO. AVG. KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 82 13.5 Antonio Gates SD 75 13.1 Desmond Clark Chi. 44 12.4
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Edwards in the endzone
Wide Receiver Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 College: Michigan Birthdate: Feb. 21, 1983 How Acquired: D(1) – ‘05 Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th
Browns WR Braylon Edwards, with 16 touchdown catches last season, set a Browns franchise-record for TD catches in a single season. His 16 TD grabs also ranked second in the NFL in 2007. MOST RECEIVING TDs IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A BROWNS WR PLAYER YEAR TDs BRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 16 Gary Collins 1963 13 Paul Warfield, G. Collins 1968, 1966 12
Games Played/Started: 2005 (10/7); 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16); 2008 (12/12). Career Totals: 54 games, 50 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the first round, third overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft. Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl following a breakout 2007 season where he set a career-high in all four offensive categories—80 receptions, 1,289 yards, 16.1 avg. and 16 TDs…Set a franchise single-season record with 1,289 receiving yards and 16 TDs…Set a career-high 3 TDs vs. Miami on Oct. 14, 2007…In 2006, led the team with 884 yards receiving and 6 TDs…Recorded his first TD reception on an 80-yard TD reception at Green Bay on Sept. 18, 2005, and finished with 3 receptions for 107 yards.
DYNAMIC DUO Browns WR Braylon Edwards and TE Kellen Winslow became the first duo in Browns history to each record 1,000 yards receiving in the same season. “The opposing defense has to pick their poison, double either myself or Braylon,” said Winslow. “Braylon is good to have as a catalyst on this offense because he is getting open and beating his man. Opposing defenses have to account for both of us on the field and then it creates opportunities for other players.” Edwards became the sixth receiver in Browns history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a single season, setting the franchise record for most receiving yards in a single season. Winslow joined Edwards as the seventh Browns receiver to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season. BROWNS 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS IN A SINGLE SEASON PLAYER YEAR YARDS BRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 1,289 Webster Slaughter 1989 1,236 KELLEN WINSLOW 2007 1,106 Kevin Johnson 2001 1,097 Paul Warfield 1968 1,067 Antonio Bryant 2005 1,009 Ozzie Newsome 1981 1,002 Ozzie Newsome 1984 1,001 The Browns duo had the fourth-most combined total receiving yards in the NFL in 2007. RECEIVERS/YARDS TEAM YDS. R. Moss (1,493), W. Welker (1,175) NE 2,668 C. Johnson (1,440), Houshmandzadeh (1,143) Cin. 2,583 T. Owens (1,355), J. Witten (1,145) Dal. 2,500 EDWARDS (1,289), WINSLOW (1,106) CLE 2,395
100-yard Receiving Games (10) Date 10/13/2008 12/02/2007 09/16/2007 11/16/2006 10/28/2007 09/24/2006 10/07/2007 09/17/2006 09/18/2005 11/17/2008
Opponent Rec. vs. NY Giants 5 at Arizona 7 vs. Cincinnati 8 vs. Pittsburgh 7 at St. Louis 8 vs. Baltimore 5 at New England 6 at Cincinnati 4 at Green Bay 3 at Buffalo 8
TD 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
EDWARDS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RECEIVING Date Opp No. Yds 9/7 DAL 2 14 9/14 PIT 3 32 9/21 at Balt 3 27 9/28 at Cin 3 22 10/13 NYG 5 154 10/19 at Wash 4 58 10/26 at Jac 2 64 11/2 BALT 4 86 11/6 DEN 1 15 11/17 at Buf 8 104 11/23 HOU 5 85 11/30 IND 2 36 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Tot.12 games 42 697
Avg. 7.0 10.7 9.0 7.3 30.8 14.5 32.0 21.5 15.0 13.0 17.0 18.0
Lg TD 12 0 13 0 17 0 12 1 70 1 20 0 43 0 28 1 15 0 23 0 42 0 20 0
16.6
70
3
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Lg. 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
0
0
0.0
0
TDs 23 16 15
Edwards set a franchise record for receiving TDs in a season (Gary Collins, 1963) with his 14th and 15th TD grabs of the season in the Browns Week 16 contest with the Bengals, before finishing the season with one final TD grab in the victory over the 49ers in Week 17, increasing his franchise record to 16. Edwards also matched his career-high with eight receptions in the Week 16 game with the Bengals, the fourth time he hauled in eight passes in a game in 2007.
EDWARDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 8 (5x) last at Buffalo 11/17/08 RECEIVING YARDS: 154 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 RECEIVING TDS: 3 vs Miami 10/14/07 LONG RECEPTION: 80t at Green Bay 9/18/05 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (3x) last at Houston 12/31/06 RUSH YARDS: 8 at San Diego 11/5/06
Yards 154 149 146 137 117 116 110 110 107 104
NFL LEADERS IN RECEIVING TDs PLAYER TEAM Randy Moss NE BRAYLON EDWARDS CLE Terrell Owens Dal.
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EDWARDS’ CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
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GP 10 16 16 12 54
GS 7 15 16 12 50
RECEIVING No Yds 32 512 61 884 80 1,289 42 697 215 3,382
Avg 16.0 14.5 16.1 16.6 15.7
Lg 80t 75 78t 70 80t
TD 3 6 16 3 28
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Joshua Cribbs Profile Cribbs Having Special Season
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WR/KR Joshua Cribbs leads the Browns with 21 special teams tackles. He also leads in punt (190) and kickoff (865) return yards. In 2007, Cribbs was the only player in the NFL to lead his team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles.
Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Height: 6-1 Weight: 215 College: Kent State Birthdate: June 9, 1983 How Acquired: FA – ‘05 Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th
CRIBBS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 4 vs. Denver 10/22/06 RECEIVING YARDS: 32 vs. Denver 10/22/06 RECEIVING TDS: 1 at Washington 10/19/08 LONG RECEPTION: 14 vs. NYJ 10/29/06 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 3 vs. Denver 11/6/08 RUSH YARDS: 48 vs. Denver 11/6/08 RUSH TDS: 1 at Buffalo 11/17/08 KICKOFF RETURNS: 7 (2x) last vs. Baltimore 11/2/08 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 245 at Baltimore 11/18/07 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: 100t at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 KICKOFF RETURN TD: 1 (5x) last vs. Baltimore 11/2/08 (92t) PUNT RETURNS: 4 vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 LONG PUNT RETURN: 76t vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 PUNT RETURN YARDS: 135 vs. San Francisco 12/30/07 PUNT RETURN TD: 76t vs. San Francisco 12/30/07
Games Played/Started: 2005 (14/0); 2006 (16/1); 2007 (16/2); 2008 (11/0). Career Totals: 56 games, 3 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts Career Transactions: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Cleveland on April 29, 2005… Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract extension on Nov. 3, 2006. Career Highlights: In 2007, named to the Pro Bowl as the AFC’s special teamer…Is the franchise career leader in kickoff returns, kickoff return yards and kickoff return TDs…Added three returns for TDs in 2007, including a 99-yard kickoff return at Oakland on Sept. 23, a 100-yard kickoff return at Pittsburgh on Nov. 11, and a 76-yard punt return vs. San Francisco on Dec. 30…Recorded his first career TD on a 90-yard kickoff return vs. Detroit on Oct. 23, 2005.
CRIBBS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RECEIVING Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD 9/7 DAL INACTIVE 9/14 PIT 0 0 0.0 0 0 9/21 at Balt 1 17 17.0 17 0 9/28 at Cin 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/13 NYG 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/19 at Wash 1 1 1.0 1 1 10/26 at Jac 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/2 BALT 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/6 DEN 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/17 at Buf 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/23 HOU 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/30 IND 0 0 0.0 0 0 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 2 18 9.0 17 1
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RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Lg. INACTIVE 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 12 12.0 12 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 48 16.0 27 1 2 2.0 2 2 6 3.0 4 1 0 0.0 0
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CRIBBS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS KICKOFF RETURN Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg 9/7 DAL INACTIVE 9/14 PIT 1 22 22.0 22 9/21 at Balt 3 52 17.3 24 9/28 at Cin 1 44 44.0 44 10/13 NYG 1 22 22.0 22 10/19 at Wash 2 46 23.0 24 10/26 at Jac 3 78 26.0 38 11/2 BALT 7 237 33.9 92t 11/6 DEN 5 135 27.0 43 11/17 at Buf 3 64 21.3 26 11/23 HOU 4 104 26.0 34 11/30 IND 3 61 20.3 22 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 11 gms. 33 865 26.2 92t
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PUNT RETURN No. Yds. Avg. Lg. INACTIVE 5 44 8.8 12 2 24 12.0 12 2 10 5.0 7 1 3 3.0 3 5 48 9.6 17 1 5 5.0 5 3 41 13.7 32 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 2 10 5.0 7 0 0 0.0 0
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CAREER OFFENSIVE Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Team Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Totals
GP 14 16 16 11 55
GS 0 1 2 0 3
Att 1 10 3 2 16
RECEIVING Yds 7 91 37 18 153
Avg 7.0 9.1 12.3 9.0 9.6
Lg 7 14 18 17 18
TD 0 0 0 1 1
No 0 2 9 11 22
RUSHING Yds Avg 0 0.0 11 5.5 61 6.8 75 6.8 147 6.7
Lg 0 9 18 27 27
TD 0 0 0 1 1
CAREER Special Teams Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Team Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Totals
KICKOFF RETURNS Att Yds 45 1,094 61 1,494 59 1,809 33 865 198 5,201
Avg 24.3 24.5 30.7 26.2 26.3
Lg 90t 92t 100t 92t 100t
TD 1 1 2 1 5 -16-
PUNT RETURNS No FC Yds 1 0 5 6 1 51 30 10 405 22 5 190 61 16 651
Avg 5.0 9.2 13.5 8.6 10.7
Lg 5 34 76t 32 76t
SPECIAL TEAMS TD Tackles 0 19 0 25 1 23 0 21 1 88
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Shaun Rogers Profile
DONTE’ STALLWORTH 18
SHAUN ROGERS 92
Wide Receiver Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 College: Tennessee Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1980 How Acquired: URF (N.E.) - ‘08 Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 7th
Defensive Line Height: 6-4 Weight: 350 College: Texas Birthdate: March 12, 1979 How Acquired: Tr. (Det.) - ‘08 Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 8th
Games Played/Started: 2002 (13/7); 2003 (11/3); 2004 (16/10); 2005 (16/13); 2006 (12/11, 2/2); 2007 (16/9, 3/0); 2008 (7/6).
Games Played/Started: 2001 (16/16); 2002 (14/12); 2003 (16/16); 2004 (16/16); 2005 (14/14); 2006 (6/6); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (12/12).
Career Totals: 91 games, 59 starts Postseason Totals: 5 games, 2 starts
Career Totals: 110 games, 108 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Selected by New Orleans in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2002 NFL Draft…Acquired by Philadelphia via trade from New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2006 for LB Mark Simoneau and a conditional 4th round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft…Signed by New England as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2007…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 1, 2008.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Detroit in the second round, 61st overall, in the 2001 NFL Draft…Traded by Detroit to Cleveland for DB Leigh Bodden and the Browns 2008 third round draft choice on March 1, 2008…Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on March 4, 2008. Career Highlights: Entered 2008 with 447 total tackles, including 296 solo and 29.5 sacks for 217.5 yards…Named to two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons…Had a career-high 7 sacks in 2007 and returned an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on Nov. 4, 2007…Has made an impact on special teams throughout his career and has blocked 12 kicks, including 11 field goal attempts and 1 PAT.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 84 games, including 53 starts with New Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and totaled 279 receptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 avg.) and 31 TDs…Had a career-high 70 receptions for 945 yards with New Orleans in 2005. STALLWORTH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS RECEPTIONS: 10 vs Denver 11/21/04 RECEIVING YARDS: 141 (2x) last at Houston 9/10/06 RECEIVING TDS: 2 at New England 11/20/05 LONG RECEPTION: 84t vs Washington 11/12/06 RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (12x) last vs Cleveland 10/7/07 RUSH YARDS: 26 at Atlanta 11/28/04
ROGERS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 11 vs. Tennessee 10/21/01 SACKS: 2.5 vs. Denver 11/4/07 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (4x) last vs. Atlanta 11/24/05 RECOVERED FUMBLES: 2 at Green Bay 11/10/02 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Denver 11/4/07 (returned 66 yards for TD) BLOCKED FIELD GOALS: 2 at San Francisco 11/4/01
100-yard Receiving Games (13) Yards 141 141 139 136 129 122 114
Opponent at Houston vs. N.Y. Giants vs. Washington at Dallas at Green Bay vs. Denver vs. Dallas
Date 9/10/06 9/19/05 11/12/06 10/14/07 10/9/05 11/21/04 12/28/03
Rec. 6 8 6 7 8 10 3
TD 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Yards 113 113 111 111 102 101
Opponent Date at Dallas 12/12/04 vs. S.F. 9/19/04 vs. Carolina 12/4/06 at Cincinnati 12/22/02 vs. Carolina 12/18/05 at Seattle 9/7/03
Rec. 5 9 4 6 5 8
TD 0 1 1 1 1 0
Rogers Wins Player of the Week Honor DL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with five tackles, one sack and a fourth-quarter blocked field goal attempt as Cleveland beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 23 -17 on Oct. 26.
ROGERS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
STALLWORTH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RECEIVING Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD 9/7 DAL Did Not Play 9/14 PIT INACTIVE 9/21 at Balt INACTIVE 9/28 at Cin INACTIVE 10/13 NYG 2 19 9.5 13 0 10/19 at Wash 2 24 12.0 18 0 10/26 at Jac 3 13 4.3 5 1 11/2 BALT INACTIVE 11/6 DEN 4 48 12.0 19 0 11/17 at Buf 0 0 0.0 0 0 11/23 HOU 1 18 18.0 18 0 11/30 IND 1 4 4.0 4 0 12/7 at Ten 12/15 at Phi 12/21 CIN 12/28 at Pit Totals 7 games 13 126 9.7 19 1
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Lg. Did Not Play INACTIVE INACTIVE INACTIVE 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 INACTIVE 0 0 0.0 0 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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TACKLES Opp Total S DAL 4 4 PIT 8 3 at Balt 5 4 at Cin 5 5 NYG 2 2 at Wash 8 4 at Jac 5 4 BALT 8 4 DEN 3 2 at Buf 7 5 HOU 1 0 IND 6 5 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms. 62 42
Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 3 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1/5 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 4 .5/3 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 1/7 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 4 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
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Corey Williams Profile
SHAUN SMITH 91
COREY WILLIAMS 99
Defensive Line Height: 6-2 Weight: 325 College: South Carolina Birthdate: Aug. 19, 1981 How Acquired: RFA (Cin.) - ‘07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 5th
Defensive Line Height: 6-4 Weight: 320 College: Arkansas State Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1980 How Acquired: Tr. (G.B.) - ‘08 Year with Browns: 1st Year in NFL: 5th
Games Played/Started: 2003 (0/0); 2004 (8/2); 2005 (13/5, 1/0); 2006 (13/0); 2007 (15/10), 2008 (8/6).
Games Played/Started: 2004 (12/0, 1/0); 2005 (12/0); 2006 (16/11); 2007 (16/9, 2/2), 2008 (12/12).
Career Totals: 57 games, 23 starts Postseason Totals: 1 games, 0 starts
Career Totals: 68 games, 32 starts Postseason Totals: 3 games, 2 starts
Career Transactions: Signed by Dallas as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 1, 2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2003…Signed by Dallas to the practice squad on Sept. 1, 2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2004…Claimed by Arizona via waivers on Sept. 1, 2004…Waived by Arizona on Sept. 6, 2004…Signed by New Orleans to the practice squad on Sept. 7…Signed by New Orleans to the active roster on Sept. 18, 2004…Waived by New Orleans on Nov. 30, 2004…Claimed by Cincinnati via waivers on Dec. 1, 2004…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2007.
Career Transactions: Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round, 179th overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft…Traded by Green Bay to Cleveland for the Browns 2008 secondround draft choice on Feb. 29, 2008… Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on Feb. 29, 2008. Career Highlights: Versatile defensive lineman has played in 56 games and has totaled 156 tackles and 17 sacks…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks and 51 tackles for the Packers in 2007…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks for Green Bay in 2006…Recorded a career-high 3 sacks at Buffalo on Nov. 5, 2006.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 49 career games, including 17 starts with New Orleans, Cincinnati and Cleveland with 137 career tackles…Had a career-high 63 tackles and 2 sacks with Cleveland in 2007.
WILLIAMS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 9 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14/08 SACKS: 3 at Buffalo 11/5/06 FORCED FUMBLE: 2 vs. Carolina 11/18/07 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Cincinnati 9/28/08 INTERCEPTION: 1 at N.Y. Giants 9/16/07
S. SMITH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 8 (2x) last vs. Buffalo 12/16/07 SACKS: 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (2x) last vs. Indianapolis 11/30/08
Smith Has Career Year with Browns
Williams Sets an Early Tone
DL Shaun Smith recorded a career high 63 tackles in his first season as a member of the Cleveland Browns during the 2007 campaign. Smith also registered his first two career sacks and finished with 4 QB pressures and one forced fumble.
Against the Steelers on Sept. 14, DL Corey Williams posted a career-high nine tackles, including six solo and three assisted tackles, for the fifth-year pro. Williams led the team in tackles and also shared a sack with S Nick Sorensen on a nine-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. Since Romeo Crennel brought the 3-4 defensive scheme to the Browns in 2005, Williams’ performance marked only the fifth time since 2005 that a defensive lineman has either led the club or tied for the lead in tackles in a game.
SMITH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
WILLIAMS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss DAL 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PIT 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Balt 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Cin 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE at Wash INACTIVE INACTIVE at Jac INACTIVE INACTIVE BALT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 DEN 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Buf 7 6 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 HOU INACTIVE INACTIVE IND 6 2 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 8 games 30 17 13 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals -18-
TACKLES Opp Total S DAL 3 3 PIT 9 6 at Balt 3 1 at Cin 3 1 NYG 3 0 at Wash 2 1 at Jac 1 1 BALT 3 2 DEN 3 1 at Buf 4 1 HOU 7 5 IND 2 1 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms. 43 23
Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 3 .5/4.5 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
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kamerion wimbley Profile
d’qwell jackson Profile D’QWELL JACKSON 52
KAMERION WIMBLEY 95
Linebacker Height: 6-0 Weight: 240 College: Maryland Birthdate: Sept. 26, 1983 How Acquired: D2 – ‘06 Year with Browns: 3rd Year in NFL: 3rd
Linebacker Height: 6-3 Weight: 260 College: Florida State Birthdate: Oct. 13, 1983 How Acquired: D1 – ‘06 Year with Browns: 3rd Year in NFL: 3rd
Games Played/Started: 2006 (13/13); 2007 (14/13), 2008 (12/12). Career Totals: 39 games, 38 starts. Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts.
Games Played/Started: 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (12/12). Career Games: 44 games, 43 starts Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Set the Browns franchise rookie record with 11 sacks and ranked second in the NFL among rookies…Had a career-high 2 sacks at Oakland on Oct. 1, 2006, vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 24, 2006 and at Oakland on Sept. 23, 2007.
Career Highlights: Led the Browns with 114 tackles in 2007… In his rookie season, finished second on the team in tackles with 115…Posted a career-high 16 tackles at Carolina on Oct. 8, 2006, and matched the total vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006 and vs. NYG on Oct. 13, 2008
WIMBLEY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 8 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06 SACKS: 2 (3x) last at Oakland 9/23/07 QB PRESSURES: 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24/06 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (3x) last at Baltimore 12/17/06 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (4x) last at Cincinnati 9/28/08
JACKSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 16 (3x) last vs. NYG 10/13/08 PBU: 2 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Houston 11/25/07; at Baltimore 9/21/08
wonderful Wimbley HITTING A WALL
In 2007, Browns LB Kamerion Wimbley compiled the third two-sack game of his career (at Oak. 9/23/07; vs. TB 12/24/06; at Oak. 10/1/06) with two sacks at Oakland in Week Three. He added his third sack of 2007 in the Browns Week Six victory over the Dolphins, his fourth of the 2007 season in the Week 11 win over the Ravens and his fifth in the Week 14 victory over the Jets. Wimbley, completed his second season as a pro in 2007 with 16 career sacks.
LB D’Qwell Jackson led the team with 114 tackles* (78 solo, 33 assisted, 3TFL) in 2007, including a season-high 12 tackles* (9 solo, 3 assisted) in the Week 14, 24-18 win against the Jets. DB Sean Jones (47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL) had the second most tackles on the team with 105 tackles*. LB Andra Davis had the third most tackles on the team with 104 tackles* (56 solo, 39 assisted, 9 TFL) including a team-high 4 tackles* for loss in the 8-0 win over the Bills in Week 15. *based on coaches film
WIMBLEY’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 1/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
TACKLES Opp Total S DAL 3 3 PIT 3 1 at Balt 3 2 at Cin 5 3 NYG 5 0 at Wash 10 8 at Jac 6 5 BALT 3 3 DEN 4 4 at Buf 8 6 HOU 4 2 IND 5 3 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms. 59 40
JACKSON’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 1/2 0/0 0 0/1 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 1/2 0 0/0 0 1 1/4 0/0 0 0/0 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
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Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
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TACKLES Opp Total S DAL 11 8 PIT 8 4 at Balt 12 6 at Cin 8 5 NYG 16 11 at Wash 8 5 at Jac 14 8 BALT 13 9 DEN 10 6 at Buf 13 9 HOU 12 4 IND 11 6 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms. 136 81
Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 6 0/0 1/16 1 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 3 .5/3 0/0 0 0/0 0 6 .5/1.5 0/0 0 0/0 0 4 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 3 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 8 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
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BRODNEY POOL Profile
SEAN JONES Profile SEAN JONES 26
BRODNEY POOL 21
Safety Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 College: Georgia Birthdate: March 2, 1982 How Acquired: D(2) – ‘04 Year with Browns: 5th Year in NFL: 5th
Safety Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 College: Oklahoma Birthdate: May 24, 1984 How Acquired: D(2) – ‘05 Year with Browns: 4th Year in NFL: 4th Games Played/Started: 2005 (13/0); 2006 (16/8); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (11/11).
Games Played/Started: 2004 (0/0); 2005 (16/0); 2006 (16/16); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (8/8). Career Games: 56 games, 40 starts Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Totals: 55 games, 35 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 59th overall, in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Matched a career-high five interceptions in 2007…In 2006, tied for the team lead with five interceptions and was tied for 10th in the NFL…Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29, 2006.
Career Highlights: Scored his first career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record…Recorded his first career interception late in the 4th quarter on a Steve McNair pass to secure a 20-14 win vs. Tennessee on Nov. 6, 2005.
JONES’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 16 at Washington 10/19/08 SACKS: 0.5 (2x) last at NY Jets 12/9/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 2 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Oakland 9/23/07 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10/06 PBU: 2 at Oakland 9/23/07 BLOCKED KICK: 1 (PAT) vs. Tampa Bay 12/24/06
POOL’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 9 at Oakland 9/23/07 SACKS: 1 (3x) last at Jacksonville 10/26/08 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (7x) last vs. Houston 11/23/08 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last vs. Indianapolis 11/30/08 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 at Baltimore 12/17/06; at San Diego 11/5/06 PBU: 3 at Carolina 10/8/06 DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 at Baltimore 11/18/07 (I00-yard INT return for TD)
MULTI-TASKING
BACK-TO-BACK
In 2007, DB Sean Jones finished second on the team with five interceptions. Jones picked off Bengals QB Carson Palmer in Week Two, Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck in Week Nine, Ravens QB Kyle Boller in Week 11, Cardinals QB Kurt Warner in Week 13 and Jets QB Kellen Clemens in the end zone, thwarting a Jets scoring drive, in Week 14.
DB Brodney Pool had an interception in back-to-back games in 2007, intercepting Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week 10, before swooping in front of a Ravens QB Kyle Boller pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a touchdown in the Browns Week 11 win over the Ravens.
Jones also had the second most tackles on the team in 2007 with 105* (47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL).
Pool’s 100-yard interception for a touchdown set a franchise record, surpassing the 97-yard interception returns of Anthony Henry (12/16/01) and Najee Mustafaa (10/10/93), both of which were also returned for touchdowns.
*Based on coaches film review.
Pool’s 100-yard INT return also marked the longest interception return for a touchdown in the NFL in 2007.
JONES’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
POOL’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss DAL 7 4 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 PIT INACTIVE INACTIVE at Balt INACTIVE INACTIVE at Cin INACTIVE INACTIVE NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE at Wash 16 10 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 at Jac 8 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 BALT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 DEN 7 4 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 at Buf 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 HOU 9 1 8 0/0 1/20 0 0/0 0 IND 5 3 1 0/0 1/4 0 0/0 0 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 8 games 56 25 31 0/0 2/24 0 0/1 0
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals -20-
TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss DAL INACTIVE INACTIVE PIT 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 at Balt 6 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 at Cin 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 NYG 5 4 0 0/0 1/24 0 0/0 1 at Wash 6 4 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0 at Jac 6 1 5 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 0 BALT 5 2 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 DEN 3 2 1 0/0 1/13 1 0/0 0 at Buf 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 HOU 5 3 2 0/0 1/8 0 0/0 0 IND 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 11 gms. 46 29 15 1/6 3/45 3 1/1 2
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Eric Wright Profile
Brandon McDonald Profile BRANDON McDONALD 22
ERIC WRIGHT 24
Defensive Back Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 College: Memphis Birthdate: Aug. 26, 1985 How Acquired: D(5) – ‘07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 2nd
Defensive Back Height: 5-10 Weight: 190 College: UNLV Birthdate: July 24, 1984 How Acquired: D(2) – ‘07 Year with Browns: 2nd Year in NFL: 2nd Games Played/Started: 2007 (14/13), 2008 (12/12).
Games Played/Started: 2007 (16/2), 2008 (12/11).
Career Totals: 26 games, 25 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Games: 28 games, 13 starts Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 53rd overall, of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round, 140th overall, of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Recorded his first career interception off Dolphins QB Cleo Lemon vs. Miami on Oct. 14, 2007... Recorded his first career touchdown with a fourth quarter interception of Giants QB Eli Manning returned 94 yards for a score... The 94 yard interception return was the fourth longest in club history.
Career Highlights: Recorded his first career interception vs. Houston on Nov. 25, 2007… Made his first NFL start at N.Y. Jets on Dec. 9, 2007. McDONALDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 7 vs. Houston 11/23/08 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (5x) last vs. at Indianapolis 11/30/08 PBU: 4 vs. Baltimore 11/2/08
WRIGHT’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 10 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 SACKS: 1 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (4x) last vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 at Washington 10/19/08 PBU: 3 at Cincinnati 12/23/07 DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 (94-yard INT return for TD)
McDonald Shines In Second Half of Season Wright Named Defensive Player of the Week
After seeing solely special teams action during his first seven games with the Browns during his rookie campaign in 2007, DB Brandon McDonald received an increased role in the secondary during the second half of the season and blossomed with a pass defensed in five consecutive games and finished tied for second on the club with 11 PBU. McDonald also added two interceptions on the season, while finishing third on the club with 17 special teams tackles.
DB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 for Week 6. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York Giants on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed the victory as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point advantage into the 35-14 final. The interception return also was the fourth longest in club history.
MCDONALD’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
TACKLES Opp Total S DAL 6 2 PIT 1 1 at Balt 5 4 at Cin 6 5 NYG 3 3 at Wash 1 1 at Jac 5 4 BALT 4 3 DEN 2 1 at Buf 6 1 HOU 7 5 IND 5 3 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms. 51 33
WRIGHT’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0/0 1/20 1 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 4 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 5 0/0 1/3 1 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 1/0 1 0/0 0
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Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss 1 0/0 1/20 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 2 0/0 1/17 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 1/94t 2 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0
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DAWSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS SCORING: MOST POINTS SCORED: 19 at San Diego 11/5/06 (6-6 FG/1-1 PAT) FIELD GOALS: NO. ATTEMPTED: 6 at San Diego 11/5/06 NUMBER MADE: 6 at San Diego 11/5/06 LONGEST ATTEMPT: 56 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONGEST MADE: 56 at Buffalo 11/17/08 LONGEST FG MADE STREAK: 27 (vs. S.D. 10/19/03 to vs. NYJ 11/21/04 CURRENT STREAK: 0 PATS: NUMBER ATTEMPTED: 6 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 NUMBER MADE: 6 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07 CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE: 55 (vs. Miami 11/20/05 to vs. Seattle 11/4/07) CURRENT STREAK: 36 (vs. Seattle 11/4/07 to present)
Kicker Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 College: Texas Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1975 How Acquired: FA – ‘99 Year with Browns: 10th Year in NFL: 10th Games Played/Started: 1998 (0/0); 1999 (15/0); 2000 (16/0); 2001 (16/0); 2002 (16/0, 1/0); 2003 (13/0); 2004 (16/0); 2005 (16/0); 2006 (16/0); 2007 (16/0); 2008 (12/0).
DAWSON’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Career Totals: 152 games, 0 starts Postseason Totals: 1 games, 0 starts
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Career Transactions: Signed by Oakland as free agent on April 24, 1998…Claimed by New England off waivers on Aug. 21, 1998…Signed by New England to practice squad on Aug. 31, 1998…Signed by Cleveland as a free agent on March 25, 1999…Signed by Cleveland to a four-year contract on April 26, 2002…Signed by Cleveland to a five-year contract extension on July 15, 2005. Career Highlights: Entered 2008 as the franchise leader in FG percentage with 82.7% (182-220) and ranked fourth all-time in NFL history in accuracy…In 2007 set a career-high 120 points and t-2nd best in team history (120, Bobby Mitchell, 1968; 126, Jim Brown, 1965)…Ranks third in franchise history with 789 career points (Lou Groza, 1,349; Don Cockroft, 1,080)…Became the first player in franchise history to post four seasons of 100+ points…Set a franchise record and personal high with 6 FG for 19 points at San Diego on Nov. 5, 2006…Set a career-high with 27 FG in 2005, which ranks second in franchise history (Matt Stover, 29 FG, 1995)…Nailed a 37-yard FG as time expired for a 9-7 win at Oakland on Dec. 18, 2005, and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week…Established a franchise record 27 consecutive FG made from 2003 to 2004…Scored the Browns first rushing TD in Cleveland Browns Stadium on a 4-yard fake field goal attempt vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 1999…Connected on his first NFL field goal attempt from 41 yards at Tennessee on Sept. 26, 1999.
Opp PTS PAT FG Made Miss 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ DAL 4 1-1 1-1 (34) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 PIT 6 0-0 2-2 (31, 38) 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 at Balt 4 1-1 1-1 (38) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 at Cin 8 2-2 2-2 (25, 29) 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 NYG 9 3-3 2-3 (28, 26) (51 WL) 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 at Wash 3 0-0 1-2 (37) (54 WR) 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 at Jac 11 2-2 3-3 (32, 20, 42) 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 BALT 9 3-3 2-2 (23, 54) 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 DEN 12 3-3 3-3 (24, 52, 33) 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 at Buf 17 2-2 5-5 (40, 33, 43, 22, 56)0-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-1 HOU 6 0-0 2-3 (32, 32) (39 WL) 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 IND 6 0-0 2-3 (34, 25) (34 WR) 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 gms.95 17-17 26-30 0-0 9-9 11-13 3-3 3-5
DAWSON’S CAREER FIELD GOALS Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 NFL
Team Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Totals
10-19 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 9-9
Pct. 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0%
20-29 2-2 4-4 10-10 9-10 7-7 11-11 11-11 5-6 9-10 9-9 77-80
Pct. 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 83.3% 90.0% 100.0% 96.3%
30-39 3-5 5-5 8-9 6-8 4-5 6-8 9-11 9-10 7-8 11-13 68-82
Pct. 60.0% 100.0% 88.8% 75.0% 80.0% 75.0% 81.8% 90.0% 87.5% 84.6% 83.0%
40-49 3-5 2-5 4-6 5-7 3-5 6-9 5-5 6-12 7-8 3-3 44-65
Pct. 60.0% 40.0% 66.6% 71.4% 60.0% 66.6% 100.0% 50.0% 87.5% 100.0% 67.7%
50+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-2 3-5 10-14
Pct 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 66.6% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 50.0% 60.0% 71.4%
XPA 24 17 30 35 21 28 21 25 43 17 261
Pct. 95.8% 100.0% 96.7% 97.1% 95.2% 100.0% 90.5% 100.0% 97.7% 100.0% 97.3%
Blk 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
CAREER Special Teams Statistics Year Team GP FG 1999 Cleveland 15 8 2000 Cleveland 16 14 2001 Cleveland 16 22 2002 Cleveland 16 22 2003 Cleveland 13 18 2004 Cleveland 16 24 2005 Cleveland 16 27 2006 Cleveland 16 21 2007 Cleveland 16 26 2008 Cleveland 12 26 NFL Totals 152 208 *Includes rushing TD vs. Cincinnati 10/10/99 (6 points)
FGA 12 17 25 28 21 29 29 29 30 30 250
Pct. 66.7% 82.4% 88.0% 78.6% 85.7% 82.8% 93.1% 72.4% 86.7% 86.7% 83.2%
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XP 23 17 29 34 20 28 19 25 42 17 254
Points 53* 59 95 100 74 100 100 88 120 95 884*
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BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW S Mike Adams has a joint foundation with childhood friend Gerald Hayes (Ariz.) named the Rising Stars Foundation to assist underprivileged youth www.risingstarsfoundation.org.
LB Antwan Peek established a relationship with the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland and provides game tickets for children to sit in ‘Peek’s Pound’. He was also recruited at the University of Cincinnati to play basketball for coach Bob Huggins.
FB Charles Ali was the only Browns undrafted rookie free agent to earn a roster spot during training camp and spent the entire 2007 season on the 53-man roster.
LS Ryan Pontbriand participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day entrepreneurial program at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern. His great-grandfather, Victor Hunt, was on the coaching staff of SMU’s 1935 team that won the Knute Rockne Trophy, emblematic of the National Championship.
QB Derek Anderson raised over $50,000 to support flood victims in his home state of Oregon in 2007. He started a youth football camp at his high school in Scappoose, Ore. He was named as the 2007 Player of the Year by the local chapter of the PFWA. WR Joshua Cribbs will once again host a reality television show, ‘Josh’s Cribbs’ on Fox Sports Ohio. He signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns through the 2012 season and is a converted college quarterback from Kent State, earned a roster spot as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2005. LB Andra Davis makes regular visits to Boys and Girls Clubs and donates tickets to all Browns home games for parents and their children to enjoy games as a family. He is the first person from his hometown of Live Oak, Fla., and Suwanee High School to play professional sports and is honored every year with a day celebrating his professional accomplishments. K Phil Dawson is the longest active tenured member of the Browns. He scored the first regular season rushing TD for the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium with a 4-yard TD run on a fake field goal attempt vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 1999. TE Darnell Dinkins established the Maleness to Manhood Foundation to benefit innercity youth. He spoke to nearly 100 students at Cleveland’s Genesis High School, a program to provide intense academic recovery to specific youth in a small group instruction. WR Braylon Edwards donated $1 million to the Cleveland Municipal School District to create a college scholarship opportunity for 100 eighth-grade students, named Advance 100, as long as the students maintain a 2.5 GPA, participate in 15 hours of community service each year throughout high school. In 2006, he donated $500,000 to create a scholarship endowment at the University of Michigan for the football player who wears the No. 1 jersey, the largest donation pledged to the university by a professional athlete. OL Hank Fraley was one of only two players to take every offensive snap (Joe Thomas) in 2007. His brother, David, was stationed with the United States Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq and his father is a Vietnam veteran. RB Jerome Harrison is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as Shop with a Jock and the NFL’s Hometown Huddle. TE Steve Heiden is a partner in an athletic training facility, Athletic Development Corp., using science and technology for prep and collegiate athletes in Valley View, Ohio. He recorded his first career TD reception and blocked a punt in the same game at Carolina on Dec. 17, 2000. LB D’Qwell Jackson changed his number from 58 to 52 this past spring. His wife Amira, recently opened her dental practice in Westlake, Ohio. S Sean Jones recorded his second consecutive 100-plus tackle season (105 in 2007 and 107.5 in 2006). WR Joe Jurevicius is a Cleveland-area native who played prep football at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio and has played in three Super Bowls during his career, earning a ring with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has a 65,000-acre hunting ranch, Dismal River Outfitters, in Mullen, Neb., which is stocked with buffalo, elk and deer. RB Jamal Lewis topped 9,000 career rushing yards, in 2007, becoming one of only 26 players in NFL history to accomplish that feat. He is the owner and CEO of a trucking company, All American Xpress, based in Atlanta, Ga. LB Willie McGinest is the CEO of a multi-faceted entertainment company called 55 Entertainment, and owns a sports memorabilia company, Signature Collectables, a visual content and distribution company, Pristine Vision and owns and operates restaurant franchises and investment properties, WilMac, Inc. OL Seth McKinney is partner in a heavy machinery company, G Bar S Site Service, in Centerville, Texas. His father, Mike, was the Health and Human Services Commissioner for the state of Texas under former Governor and now President George W. Bush, and then served as the Chief of Staff for Texas Governor Rick Perry.
S Brodney Pool scored his first career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record. His mother, Rose, is the assistant track coach at the University of Texas. QB Brady Quinn graduated from Notre Dame with dual degrees in political science and finance. This past spring he participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day business management and entrepreneurial program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. DL Shaun Rogers interacted with 2,000 Detroit-area underprivileged children at the NFL Experience Kids’ Day the week of Super Bowl XL. His father, Ernie, played at Rice (1975-78) and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1979 and played in the Canadian Football League and also for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL. OL Kevin Shaffer has started at tackle in 71 of the last 72 contests. He is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as Read with the Browns and Lift Up America. DL Robaire Smith has two older brothers who played professional sports – Fernando, who played nine seasons in the NFL, and Antonio, who played for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors after leading Michigan State to the 1999 Final Four. DL Shaun Smith established the ’91 Ways’ Foundation, which benefits at risk youth. This past year, he hosted his first annual celebrity bowling tournament at Corner Alley in Cleveland. DB Nick Sorensen participated in the NFL and NFL Player Association three-day business management and entrepreneurial program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. OL Eric Steinbach has helped paved the way for four consecutive 1,000 yard rushers with Jamal Lewis (2007) and Rudi Johnson (2004-06). He led Providence Catholic High School (New Lenox, Ill.) to 50 straight wins and three state titles as a tight end and defensive end. OL Joe Thomas hosts an outdoor sportsman show on Sports Time Ohio, Outdoors Ohio with D’Arcy Egan and Joe Thomas. In 2007, he was named to the Pro Bowl and is only the fourth NFL rookie offensive lineman to be named to the Pro Bowl. OL Ryan Tucker is an avid rifle hunter of quail, deer and turkey, owns a 1,100 acre ranch in Texas. He earned a Super Bowl ring with St. Louis in 1999. FB Lawrence Vickers attended a youth football camp in Australia this past spring. DL Corey Williams has overcome personal tragedy as he lost his father at the age of 15 and his mother five years later. Just before the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine, he endured the death of his infant daughter, who lived only two weeks after her premature birth. He has since had another daughter and embraces fatherhood and everything the role brings in his life. LB Leon Williams is active in the Cleveland community by supporting the Shop with a Jock holiday program. LB Kamerion Wimbley set the Browns rookie record with 11 sacks in 2006. He had his jersey number 12 retired at Northwest High School, his alma mater, during a basketball halftime ceremony on Jan. 23, 2007, in his hometown of Wichita, Kan. TE Kellen Winslow hosted his first youth football camp in North Olmsted, Ohio this past summer. He is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as the Special Olympics Holiday Party, Taste of the NFL and the Browns Youth Football Camps stressing the importance of nutrition and physical activity. RB Jason Wright is a keyboardist, singer and worship leader at The International House of Prayer in Cleveland. He and his wife, Tiffany, are passionate about education and are strong supporters of urban education initiatives such as Cleveland’s Entrepreneurial Preparatory School (E-Prep Middle School). P Dave Zastudil lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Bay Village (Ohio) High School.
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Romeo Crennel Press Conference Transcript 12-1-08 (On Martin Rucker’s role with Kellen Winslow and Darnell Dinkins out)- “That’s probably going to be more opportunities for him. He made the catch yesterday that was a good concentration catch so he’ll get more playing time if both of those guys (are out). Dinkins, he’s banged up and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to go this week and then if Kellen can’t go, he gets more playing time. The important thing is that he takes advantage of the opportunity and show that he belongs and that he knows what to do. There was one play that he went out there and we had a problem with the formation and we had to use a timeout. That’s not good exposure on that one but the catch that he made, that’s good exposure on that catch. This week and going forward, knowing that he might get more playing time, he needs to concentrate in practice, work good in practice and when he gets to the game have no problems with formations, no problems with effort and then be productive. That will help him a lot.”
(Opening statement)- “Yesterday the team played a good game against a good football team. They did the things that we felt like we had to do to give ourselves the best chance to win and as it turned out those things looked like the correct things to do. At the end, there were one or two plays at the end of the game that they made and we didn’t make that made the difference in the game. It’s unfortunate because they played really hard, they executed the game plan the way it should have been executed but they were also playing against good players as well and sometimes good players make plays. They made the plays that allowed them to have a victory and gave us another defeat. The thing I think that we have to do is if they will play like that for the rest of the season that we’re still going to have our chances to win some games. That becomes the focus as we go forward, to execute the game plan to the best of your ability and everybody do their part. We’ll see how it goes from there. Now it’s going to be a little tougher because Kellen Winslow hurt his ankle and is getting an MRI and they will let us know what the results are. We are all concerned to see if it is a high ankle because they usually take a little bit longer but later on today we will know exactly what that is. Also, Derek Anderson hurt his knee. It didn’t look good, he’s getting an MRI and they will let us know exactly what the prognosis is on his knee. Just looking at it, they say best-case scenario might be a hyper-extended knee and he’s probably not going to be ready for this week. Worst-case is that it’s some kind of ligament damage. We’ll find out what it is and then we’ll have to adjust. In adjusting, we have Richard Bartell on the practice squad and we just got him last week so he’s in a crash course trying to get familiar with the system. We also have Josh (Cribbs) who has been here and we’ve got some plays ready for him from this past game. That’s what we’re looking at and we’ll also probably look to see if maybe there’s a veteran available that has some background in the system and determine if that guy is available if we need to bring that guy in. That’s what we’re looking at going into the game this week. Like I told you, I thought they played good, they played as a team, they hung together and it went down to the wire again. Last year we were winning those games that went down to the wire, this year we’re not winning those games unfortunately.”
(On Josh Cribbs as the quarterback)- “I think he’s one of the options that we have and we’ll have to look at these options and determine which one we think is the best. The thing that we do know is that he’s going to the games and we had some plays ready for him last week. We might have to expand that package depending on what happens in the next couple days. The thing that we do know about Josh is whatever we ask him to do, he does it full speed, gung-ho. If we asked him to be the quarterback he’d put everything he had into being the quarterback. Whether we ask him to do that or not, in the next couple days we’ll make a decision.” (On how tough the season has been)- “This has been pretty tough. But you just work through it, that’s what you do.” (On what the young players on the team are learning)- “I hope that they learn how hard it is to win in the NFL and that you can’t take anything for granted. You’ve got to work your best during the week, prepare all week and then be ready to play your best on Sunday and still there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be good enough. As we saw yesterday, one play made the difference in the game. I hope it’s been sinking in but you just really don’t know with some of these young kids. I hope it’s sinking in.”
(On if the veteran quarterback being brought in would start)- “(His role would be) to back up. Because a veteran has been in games, he’s been reading defenses and will have some experience that might benefit us.”
(On the defensive performance against Indianapolis)- “In general, when you think about who they were playing against and the weapons that were available to a future Hall of Fame quarterback and with a future Hall of Fame wide receiver, a running back that’s quick and can go the distance, a tight end that can go out to the slot and make plays. Reggie Wayne is another good receiver, so when you think about the weapons they had available to them and to be able to hold them down without a touchdown, that’s a pretty good accomplishment. Like I said, it wasn’t the prettiest thing because they did drive the ball some but holding them to field goal attempts, if you can do that with Peyton Manning, a lot of coaches in this league would do that.”
(On Ken Dorsey)- “He’s a very smart quarterback and he’s a competitor. Now, he probably doesn’t have some of the physical skills that some other quarterbacks in the NFL have. I think that’s probably been the biggest drawback.” (On fans cheering when Derek Anderson got hurt)- “What we would hope is that everybody appreciates the effort that the players put out on the football field and also respect the fact that they’re playing hard and that no one wants to see anybody injured, not at all. It’s unfortunate that it happened if that’s what they were cheering for. I’m not exactly sure so I would have to talk to some of those people who were cheering to see what they were cheering for.”
(On if the offensive line isn’t as in-sync as is it was last year)- “Maybe we’re not a productive as we were last year but I think those guys as a group, they work very well together. Sometimes, everybody isn’t hitting on all cylinders and that can cause you some problems. Each individual has different things that he has to deal with, different type players that he has to deal with, and sometimes you get a matchup that’s not a good matchup for an individual. Then you have to work around it as best you can. I think that we’re inconsistent at times.”
(On the team playing hard against the Colts)- “It’s rewarding in the fact that when you’re in this situation and your team is not doing well, everyone wants to see if your team will ‘quit’. As a coach, you want your players to play hard, to give great effort and to do the things that they need to do to give themselves a chance to win. I thought that our team did that yesterday.”
(On Brandon McDonald)- “I don’t know how smart a move it was but I felt like it would take some pressure off of him by not starting him in that game, giving him a chance to not be attacked right away. I think that in that particular game, that first pass play was to that side where he would have been lined up. Now he has a chance to sit back, catch his breath and then go in and play the game which he did. Now, to have a game like he had yesterday, that just shows he’s learned something from the bad game he had against Denver. He’s working harder in practice and he’s applying his technique and his leverage and all of those things that you have to do to be a good player.”
(On Corey Williams’ injury)- “I’m not exactly sure how he cut it. I saw him coming off and it was bleeding pretty good when he came off. They had to take him in and clean it up and stitch it up but he was able to come back and return.” (On injuries sustained against the Colts)- “(Charles) Ali with his ribs, they gave him a problem so he didn’t get a chance to play very much. We’ll have to see how that does as the week goes on. (Syndric) Steptoe had an ankle but he played with the ankle and every body else made it through okay.”
(On if is unfair to be judged in a season with so many injuries to his team)- “People don’t care about whether it’s fair or not, they care about whether you win or lose. That’s the nature of this business that we’re in and I’ve said that all along. I didn’t have any rosecolored glasses on when I took the job. I’ve been in this league 30 years and I’ve seen a lot of things happen in 30 years. Most of it has to do with winning and losing so if you can win, you improve your chances of staying, if you don’t win then your chances are not as good.”
(On needing a ‘miracle finish’ in order to save his job)- “I don’t know anything about a miracle finish, I just have to play the next game against a very good football team, probably one of the best teams in the NFL this year in the Tennessee Titans. That’s all I can worry about and trying to get my guys to play the game plan that we put together. If they’ll go play hard then they’ll have a chance.” (On surgery for Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn)- “That’s Brady’s decision on his finger and he’ll make that decision when he’s ready to make that decision. As far as DA, we’re still awaiting the results of the MRI so we won’t know until after we get those results exactly how long it will be or what may be required.”
(On holding Peyton Manning to 125 yards passing)- “We’re dealing with human nature and sometimes human nature doesn’t make sense. Generally, when you’re playing the top quarterback in the league, you know that you better be at the top of your game. You prepare to try to get ready to play your best. I think that when you face a guy like that, that’s what you’d better do and I think that’s what they did.”
(On if losing quarterbacks have been pass-protection issues)- “I think that we have to work on it because the NFL is a copy-cat league and when they see something that works then the next team is going to try it to see if you got it fixed. For the next three games, we’re going to have to make sure we work on the bull-rush in practice and do a good job with it. Once we show them that we’ve got it fixed and then they’ll try something else.”
(On his message to the fans)- “If they watched this past game and saw how the guys played, how they executed, how they had a chance to win against a very good football team and it looks that team will be a playoff team depending on how things go the rest of the season, if they see how they played and performed against that kind of team, then the rest of the season we hope to get the same kind of performance and effort and have chances to win the games. That’s what we’re all trying to do.”
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Depth Chart as of 12-2-08 Offense WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB RB
18 DONTE’ STALLWORTH 73 JOE THOMAS 65 ERIC STEINBACH 66 HANK FRALEY 70 REX HADNOT 77 KEVIN SHAFFER 82 STEVE HEIDEN 17 BRAYLON EDWARDS 11 KEN DORSEY 47 LAWRENCE VICKERS 31 JAMAL LEWIS
16 Joshua Cribbs 61 Isaac Sowells 79 Scott Young 68 Seth McKinney
87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Martin Rucker 12 Syndric Steptoe 7 Bruce Gradkowski 41 Charles Ali 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison
44 Jed Collins
Defense LE 99 COREY WILLIAMS 97 Santonio Thomas NT 92 SHAUN ROGERS 71 Ahtyba Rubin RE 91 SHAUN SMITH 93 Louis Leonard LOLB 55 WILILIE McGINEST 51 Shantee Orr MLB 54 ANDRA DAVIS 94 Leon Williams 58 Beau Bell WLB 52 D’QWELL JACKSON 53 Kris Griffin 59 Titus Brown ROLB95 KAMERION WIMBLEY 96 Alex Hall LCB 24 ERIC WRIGHT 25 Terry Cousin RCB 22 BRANDON McDONALD 23 Travis Daniels 30 Gerard Lawson SS 26 SEAN JONES 27 Nick Sorensen 42 Hamza Abdullah FS 21 BRODNEY POOL 20 Mike Adams
Specialists P K H PR KR LS
15 DAVE ZASTUDIL 4 PHIL DAWSON 15 DAVE ZASTUDIL 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 64 RYAN PONTBRIAND
12 Syndric Steptoe 22 Brandon McDonald 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison 82 Steve Heiden
STARTERS Rookies () Injured
Pronunciation Guide Hamza Abdullah Andra Davis D’Qwell Jackson Joe Jurevicius Ryan Pontbriand
HAHM-zuh ON-dray DUH-quell Jur-uh-VIH-shus PAWNT-bree-awnd
Ahtyba Rubin Isaac Sowells Syndric Steptoe Kamerion Wimbley Dave Zastudil
ah-TAH-ba ROO-ben Souls SIN-drick Cameron ZAS-tuh-dil
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS NUMERICAL ROSTER Roster Size: 53 (as of 12-2-08) NO NAME
HT
WT
DOB
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ
5-11 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4
200 220 215 200 220 215 215 200 195 205 185 195 190 185 220 210 215 195 245 205 255 216 255 250 245 240 245 250 270 250 245 320 255 295 310 310 320 330 305 315 312 250 270 260 260 325 350 325 250 255 250 305 320
01/23/75 01/27/83 04/22/81 12/06/84 10/26/78 06/09/83 02/21/83 11/10/80 03/24/81 05/24/84 08/26/85 09/08/82 07/24/85 04/11/75 03/02/82 07/31/78 07/12/82 01/12/85 08/26/79 02/26/83 08/23/84 08/20/83 03/03/86 05/08/83 05/28/81 09/26/83 05/27/82 12/23/78 12/11/71 05/26/86 03/27/86 05/04/82 10/01/79 04/04/80 09/21/77 06/12/79 01/28/82 07/25/86 12/04/84 03/02/80 07/15/81 07/21/83 09/21/76 05/04/85 01/20/77 08/19/81 03/12/79 07/16/84 07/30/83 10/13/83 08/17/85 07/02/81 08/17/80
33 25 27 24 30 25 25 28 27 24 23 26 23 33 26 30 26 23 29 25 24 25 22 25 27 25 26 29 37 22 22 26 29 28 31 29 26 22 24 28 27 25 32 23 31 27 29 24 25 25 23 27 28
10 3 6 1 7 4 4 7 5 4 2 4 2 12 5 8 4 R 9 3 2 4 R 3 5 3 4 7 15 R R 3 6 6 9 7 5 R 2 7 4 5 10 R 7 5 8 2 3 3 R 2 5
Texas Toledo Miami (Fla.) Arizona Ohio University Kent State Michigan Tennessee Delaware Oklahoma Memphis LSU UNLV South Carolina Georgia Virginia Tech Northwestern Oregon State Tennessee Washington State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Washington State Washington State Colorado Michigan Maryland Indiana (Pa.) Florida USC UNLV Mississippi State Indiana Rice Iowa Robert Morris Texas A&M Houston Iowa State Wisconsin Tulsa Brigham Young Miami (Fla.) South Dakota St. Missouri Pittsburgh South Carolina Texas Fresno State Miami (Fla.) Florida State St. Augustine Miami (Fla.) Arkansas State
Dallas, Texas Pittsburgh, Pa. Orinda, Calif. Bryan, Texas Bay Village, Ohio Washington, D.C. Detroit, Mich. Sacramento, Calif. Paterson, N.J. Houston, Texas Collins, Miss. Hollywood, Fla. San Francisco, Calif. Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Winter Haven, Fla. Diamond Bar, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Atlanta, Ga. Kalamazoo, Mich St. Louis, Mo. Pomona, Calif. Mission Viejo, Calif. Houston, Texas Detroit, Mich. Largo, Fla. Beaver, Pa. Live Oak, Fla. Long Beach, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Louisville, Ky. Houston, Texas Lockport, Ill. Gaithersburg, Md. Centerville, Texas Lufkin, Texas Fort Belvoir, Virg. Brookfield, Wisc. Salisbury, Md. Salt Lake City, Utah San Diego, Calif. Rushford, Minn. St. Joseph, Mo. Pittsburgh, Pa. Brooklyn, N.Y. LaPorte, Texas Los Angeles, Calif. Brooklyn, N.Y. Wichita, Kan. Glenarden, Md. Belle Glade, Fla. Camden, Ark.
FA - '99 FA - '08 FA - '07 D7b - '07 UFA (Bal.) - '06 FA - '05 D1 - '05 UFA (N.E.) - '08 UFA (S.F.) - '07 D2 - '05 D5 - '07 Tr. (Mia.) - '08 D2 - '07 UFA (Jack.) - '08 D2 - '04 FA - '07 FA - '05 FA - '08 UFA (Bal.) - '07 D5a - '06 FA - '07 FA - '08 FA - '08 D6a - '06 UFA (Jack.) - '08 D2 - '06 W (K.C.) - '07 D5 - '02 UFA (N.E.) - '06 D4a - '08 FA - '08 D4b - '06 D5a - '03 UFA (Cin.) - '07 Tr. (Phi.) - '06 UFA (Mia.) - '07 UFA (Mia.) - '08 D6a - '08 D1a - '07 UFA (Atl.) - '06 W (Phil.) - '08 D1 - 04 Tr. (S.D.) - '02 D4b - '08 UFA (Bal.) - '06 RFA (Cin.) - '07 Tr. (Det.) - '08 W. (St. L) - '07 D4a - '06 D1 - '06 D7 - '08 FA - '08 Tr. (G.B.) - '08
12/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 1/0/0/11 12/4/0/0 12/0/0/0 11/0/0/1 12/12/0/0 7/6/1/4 10/5/0/2 11/11/0/1 12/11/0/0 7/1/2/3 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0 8/8/0/4 12/0/0/0 12/0/0/0 11/0/0/1 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0 12/3/0/0 1/0/0/8 0/0/0/1 9/5/0/3 11/0/0/1 12/12/0/0 8/0/0/4 12/12/0/0 10/10/0/2 4/0/2/6 0/0/0/1 12/0/0/0 12/0/0/0 10/10/0/2 12/12/0/0 12/3/0/0 11/11/0/1 8/0/0/4 12/12/0/0 11/11/0/1 0/0/3/9 10/8/0/2 12/9/0/0 1/0/1/10 11/1/0/1 8/6/0/4 12/12/0/0 12/3/0/0 12/0/0/0 12/12/0/0 12/2/0/0 10/1/0/0 12/12/0/0
RESERVE-PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP): (1) 84 Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74
33
11
Penn State
Mentor, Ohio
UFA (Sea.) - '06
0/0/0/0
RESERVE-INJURED (IR): (8) 3 Anderson, Derek 39 Holly, Daven 10 Quinn, Brady 56 Peek, Antwan 62 Friedman, Lennie 72 Tucker, Ryan 97 Pittman, Chase 98 Smith, Robaire
10/9/2/0 0/0/0/0 3/3/8/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 1/1/0/6 0/0/0/0 2/2/0/0
4 7 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 35 41 42 44 47 51 52 53 54 55 58 59 61 64 65 66 68 70 71 73 77 79 80 82 86 87 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99
Dawson, Phil Gradkowski, Bruce Dorsey, Ken Steptoe, Syndric Zastudil, Dave Cribbs, Joshua Edwards, Braylon Stallworth, Donte' Adams, Mike Pool, Brodney McDonald, Brandon Daniels, Travis Wright, Eric Cousin, Terry Jones, Sean Sorensen, Nick Wright, Jason Lawson, Gerard Lewis, Jamal Harrison, Jerome Ali, Charles Abdullah, Hamza Collins, Jed Vickers, Lawrence Orr, Shantee Jackson, D'Qwell Griffin, Kris Davis, Andra McGinest, Willie Bell, Beau Brown, Titus Sowells, Isaac Pontbriand, Ryan Steinbach, Eric Fraley, Hank McKinney, Seth Hadnot, Rex Rubin, Ahtyba Thomas, Joe Shaffer, Kevin Young, Scott Winslow, Kellen Heiden, Steve Rucker, Martin Dinkins, Darnell Smith, Shaun Rogers, Shaun Leonard, Louis Williams, Leon Wimbley, Kamerion Hall, Alex Thomas, Santonio Williams, Corey
K QB QB WR P WR WR WR DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB RB DB RB RB FB S TE FB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB OL LS OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL TE TE TE TE DL DL DL LB LB LB DL DL
QB DB QB LB OL OL DL DL
230 185 235 250 290 315 300 310
06/15/83 08/08/82 10/27/84 10/29/79 08/13/76 06/12/75 03/15/83 11/15/77
25 26 24 29 32 33 25 31
4 4 2 6 10 12 1 9
Oregon State Cincinnati Notre Dame Cincinnati Duke TCU LSU Michigan State
Portland, Ore. Clairton, Pa. Dublin, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Milford, N.J. Midland, Texas Minden, La. Flint, Mich.
W (Bal.) - '05 FA - '06 D1b - '07 UFA (Hou.) - '07 Tr. (Chi.) - '06 UFA (Stl.) - '02 D7a - '07 UFA (Ten.) - '07
RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1) 69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305
11/22/83
25
R
Tennessee
Union, S.C.
FA - '08
PRACTICE SQUAD: (9) 9 Leggett, Lance 13 Bartel, Richard 28 Patrick, Allen 60 Purcell, Melila 62 Fry, Dustin 63 Quarterman, Kurt 69 #Mohr, Christian 83 Sanders, Steve 89 Hubbard, Paul
02/11/85 02/03/83 02/15/84 02/05/84 10/03/83 10/05/85 04/05/80 12/23/82 06/12/85
23 25 24 24 25 23 28 25 23
R 1 R 1 2 1 1 1 R
Miami (Fla.) Tarleton State Oklahoma Hawaii Clemson Louisville No College Bowling Green Wisconsin
Bartow, Fla. FA - '08 Grapevine, Texas FA - '08 Conway, S.C. FA - '08 Pago Pago, American SamoFA - '08 Summerville, S.C. FA - '08 Albany, Ga. FA - '08 Aachen, Germany FA - '08 Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07 Colorado Springs, Colo. D6b - '08
WR QB RB DL OL OL DL WR WR
6-6 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-4
AGE EXP
6-3 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-2
200 233 200 295 326 348 251 205 225
GP/GS/DNP/IA
0/0/0/0
0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 5/0/0/0 0/0/0/0
# International Practice Squad Player Head Coach: Assistants:
Romeo Crennel Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn (Running Backs Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line Coach), Tom Myslinski (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach), Mike Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs Coach), Frank Verducci (Offensive Assistant)
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POS HT
WT
DOB
42 20 41 58 59 44 25 16 23 54 4 87 11 17 66 7 53 70 96 35 82 52 26 30 93 31 22 55 68 51 64 21 92 71 86 77 91 27 61 18 65 12 73 97 47 99 94 95 80 24 29 79 15
S DB FB LB LB TE DB WR DB LB K TE QB WR OL QB LB OL LB RB TE LB DB DB DL RB DB LB OL LB LS DB DL DL TE OL DL DB OL WR OL WR OL DL FB DL LB LB TE DB RB OL P
216 195 255 250 245 255 185 215 195 250 200 260 215 215 310 220 245 320 250 205 270 240 220 195 325 245 185 270 310 245 255 205 350 330 260 315 325 210 320 200 295 200 305 305 250 320 250 255 250 190 215 312 220
08/20/83 03/24/81 08/23/84 05/26/86 03/27/86 03/03/86 04/11/75 06/09/83 09/08/82 12/23/78 01/23/75 01/20/77 04/22/81 02/21/83 09/21/77 01/27/83 05/27/82 01/28/82 08/17/85 02/26/83 09/21/76 09/26/83 03/02/82 01/12/85 07/16/84 08/26/79 08/26/85 12/11/71 06/12/79 05/28/81 10/01/79 05/24/84 03/12/79 07/25/86 05/04/85 03/02/80 08/19/81 07/31/78 05/04/82 11/10/80 04/04/80 12/06/84 12/04/84 07/02/81 05/08/83 08/17/80 07/30/83 10/13/83 07/21/83 07/24/85 07/12/82 07/15/81 10/26/78
25 27 24 22 22 22 33 25 26 29 33 31 27 25 31 25 26 26 23 25 32 25 26 23 24 29 23 37 29 27 29 24 29 22 23 28 27 30 26 28 28 24 24 27 25 28 25 25 25 23 26 27 30
4 5 2 R R R 12 4 4 7 10 7 6 4 9 3 4 5 R 3 10 3 5 R 2 9 2 15 7 5 6 4 8 R R 7 5 8 3 7 6 1 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 2 4 4 7
RESERVE-PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP): (1) 84 Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74
33
RESERVE-INJURED (IR): (8) 3 Anderson, Derek 62 Friedman, Lennie 39 Holly, Daven 10 Quinn, Brady 56 Peek, Antwan 97 Pittman, Chase 98 Smith, Robaire 72 Tucker, Ryan
Abdullah, Hamza Adams, Mike Ali, Charles Bell, Beau Brown, Titus Collins, Jed Cousin, Terry Cribbs, Joshua Daniels, Travis Davis, Andra Dawson, Phil Dinkins, Darnell Dorsey, Ken Edwards, Braylon Fraley, Hank Gradkowski, Bruce Griffin, Kris Hadnot, Rex Hall, Alex Harrison, Jerome Heiden, Steve Jackson, D'Qwell Jones, Sean Lawson, Gerard Leonard, Louis Lewis, Jamal McDonald, Brandon McGinest, Willie McKinney, Seth Orr, Shantee Pontbriand, Ryan Pool, Brodney Rogers, Shaun Rubin, Ahtyba Rucker, Martin Shaffer, Kevin Smith, Shaun Sorensen, Nick Sowells, Isaac Stallworth, Donte' Steinbach, Eric Steptoe, Syndric Thomas, Joe Thomas, Santonio Vickers, Lawrence Williams, Corey Williams, Leon Wimbley, Kamerion Winslow, Kellen Wright, Eric Wright, Jason Young, Scott Zastudil, Dave
QB OL DB QB LB DL DL OL
6-2 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-6 5-9 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-3
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ
Pomona, Calif. Paterson, N.J. St. Louis, Mo. Tustin, Calif. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mission Viejo, Calif. Miami, Fla. Washington, D.C. Hollywood, Fla. Live Oak, Fla. Dallas, Texas Pittsburgh, Pa. Orinda, Calif. Detroit, Mich. Gaithersburg, Md. Pittsburgh, Pa. Beaver, Pa. Lufkin, Texas Glenarden, Md. Kalamazoo, Mich. Rushford, Minn. Largo, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Las Vegas, Nev. Los Angeles, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. Collins, Miss. Long Beach, Calif. Centerville, Texas Detroit, Mich. Houston, Texas Houston, Texas LaPorte, Texas Fort Belvoir, Virg. St. Joseph, Mo. Salisbury, Md. Brooklyn, N.Y. Winter Haven, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Sacramento, Calif. Lockport, Ill. Bryan, Texas Brookfield, Wisc. Belle Glade, Fla. Houston, Texas Camden, Ark. Brooklyn, N.Y. Wichita, Kan. San Diego, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. Diamond Bar, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah Bay Village, Ohio
FA - '08 UFA (S.F.) - '07 FA - '07 D4a - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 UFA (Jack.) - '08 FA - '05 Tr. (Mia.) - '08 D5 - '02 FA - '99 UFA (Bal.) - '06 FA - '07 D1 - '05 Tr. (Phi.) - '06 FA - '08 W (K.C.) - '07 UFA (Mia.) - '08 D7 - '08 D5a - '06 Tr. (S.D.) - '02 D2 - '06 D2 - '04 FA - '08 W (St. L) - '07 UFA (Bal.) - '07 D5 - '07 UFA (N.E.) - '06 UFA (Mia.) - '07 UFA (Jack.) - '08 D5a - '03 D2 - '05 Tr. (Det.) - '08 D6a - '08 D4b - '08 UFA (Atl.) - '06 RFA (Cin.) - '07 FA - '07 D4b - '06 UFA (N.E.) - '08 UFA (Cin.) - '07 D7b - '07 D1a - '07 FA - '08 D6a - '06 Tr. (G.B.) - '08 D4a - '06 D1 - '06 D1 - 04 D2 - '07 FA - '05 W. (Phil.) - '08 UFA (Bal.) - '06
1/0/0/8 10/5/0/2 12/3/0/0 4/0/2/6 0/0/0/1 0/0/0/1 12/0/0/0 11/0/0/1 7/1/2/3 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0 11/1/0/1 1/0/0/11 12/12/0/0 12/12/0/0 0/0/0/0 8/0/0/4 11/11/0/1 12/2/0/0 12/0/0/0 12/9/0/0 12/12/0/0 8/8/0/4 11/0/0/1 12/3/0/0 12/12/0/0 12/11/0/0 10/10/0/2 12/3/0/0 11/0/0/1 12/0/0/0 11/11/0/1 12/12/0/0 8/0/0/4 1/0/1/10 11/11/0/1 8/6/0/4 12/0/0/0 12/0/0/0 7/6/1/4 10/10/0/2 12/4/0/0 12/12/0/0 10/1/0/0 9/5/0/3 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0 12/12/0/0 10/8/0/2 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0 0/0/3/9 12/0/0/0
11 Penn State
Mentor, Ohio
UFA (Sea.) - '06
0/0/0/0
10/9/2/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 3/3/8/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 2/2/0/0 1/1/0/6
Washington State Delaware Arkansas-Pine Bluff UNLV Mississippi State Washington State South Carolina Kent State LSU Florida Texas Pittsburgh Miami (Fla.) Michigan Robert Morris Toledo Indiana (Pa.) Houston St. Augustine Washington State South Dakota St. Maryland Georgia Oregon State Fresno State Tennessee Memphis USC Texas A&M Michigan Rice Oklahoma Texas Iowa State Missouri Tulsa South Carolina Virginia Tech Indiana Tennessee Iowa Arizona Wisconsin Miami (Fla.) Colorado Arkansas State Miami (Fla.) Florida State Miami (Fla.) UNLV Northwestern Brigham Young Ohio University
GP/GS/DNP/IA
230 290 185 235 250 300 310 315
06/15/83 08/13/76 08/08/82 10/27/84 10/29/79 03/15/83 11/15/77 06/12/75
25 32 26 24 29 25 31 33
4 10 4 2 6 1 9 12
Oregon State Duke Cincinnati Notre Dame Cincinnati LSU Michigan State TCU
Portland, Ore. Milford, N.J. Clairton, Pa. Dublin, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Minden, La. Flint, Mich. Midland, Texas
W (Bal.) - '05 Tr. (Chi.) - '06 FA - '06 D1b - '07 UFA (Hou.) - '07 D7a - '07 UFA (Ten.) - '07 UFA (Stl.) - '02
RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1) 69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305
11/22/83
25
R
Tennessee
Union, S.C.
FA - '08
0/0/0/0
PRACTICE SQUAD: (9) 13 Bartel, Richard 62 Fry, Dustin 89 Hubbard, Paul 9 Leggett, Lance 69 #Mohr, Christian 28 Patrick, Allen 60 Purcell, Melila 63 Quarterman, Kurt 83 Sanders, Steve
02/03/83 10/03/83 06/12/85 02/11/85 04/05/80 02/15/84 02/05/84 10/05/85 12/23/82
25 25 23 23 28 24 24 23 25
1 2 R R 1 R 1 1 1
Tarleton State Clemson Wisconsin Miami (Fla.) No College Oklahoma Hawaii Louisville Bowling Green
Grapevine, Texas Summerville, S.C. Colorado Springs, Colo. Bartow, Fla. Aachen, Germany Conway, S.C. Pago Pago, American Samoa Albany, Ga. Cleveland, Ohio
FA - '08 FA - '08 D6b - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 FA - '07
0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/0 5/0/0/0
QB OL WR WR DL RB DL OL WR
6-6 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-6
AGE EXP COLLEGE
6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-3
233 326 225 200 251 200 295 348 205
# International Practice Squad Player Head Coach: Assistants:
Romeo Crennel Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn (Running Backs Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line Coach), Tom Myslinski (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach), Mike Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY POSITION Roster Size: 53 (as of 12-2-08) QUARTERBACKS (2) 3 *Anderson, Derek 7 Gradkowski, Bruce 11 Dorsey, Ken 10 *Quinn, Brady
POS HT
WT
DOB
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ
QB QB QB QB
6-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
230 220 215 235
06/15/83 01/27/83 04/22/81 10/27/84
AGE EXP COLLEGE 25 25 27 24
4 3 6 2
Oregon State Toledo Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame
Portland, Ore. Pittsburgh, Pa. Orinda, Calif. Dublin, Ohio
W (Bal.) - '05 FA - '08 FA - '07 D1b - '07
RUNNING BACKS (3) 35 Harrison, Jerome 31 Lewis, Jamal 29 Wright, Jason
RB RB RB
5-9 205 5-11 245 5-10 215
02/26/83 08/26/79 07/12/82
25 29 26
3 9 4
Washington State Tennessee Northwestern
Kalamazoo, Mich. Atlanta, Ga. Diamond Bar, Calif.
D5a - '06 UFA (Bal.) - '07 FA - '05
FULLBACKS (2) 41 Ali, Charles 47 Vickers, Lawrence
FB FB
6-2 6-0
255 250
08/23/84 05/08/83
24 25
2 3
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Colorado
St. Louis, Mo. Houston, Texas
FA - '07 D6a - '06
WIDE RECEIVERS (4) 16 Cribbs, Joshua 17 Edwards, Braylon 84 ***Jurevicius, Joe 18 Stallworth, Donte' 12 Steptoe, Syndric
WR WR WR WR WR
6-1 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-9
215 215 230 200 200
06/09/83 02/21/83 12/23/74 11/10/80 12/06/84
25 25 33 28 24
4 4 11 7 1
Kent State Michigan Penn State Tennessee Arizona
Washington, D.C. Detroit, Mich. Mentor, Ohio Sacramento, Calif. Bryan, Texas
FA - '05 D1 - '05 UFA (Sea.) - '06 UFA (N.E.) - '08 D7b - '07
11/0/0/1 12/12/0/0 0/0/0/0 7/6/1/4 12/4/0/0
TIGHT ENDS (5) 44 Collins, Jed 87 Dinkins, Darnell 82 Heiden, Steve 86 Rucker, Martin 80 Winslow, Kellen
TE TE TE TE TE
6-1 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-4
255 260 270 260 250
03/03/86 01/20/77 09/21/76 05/04/85 07/21/83
22 31 32 23 25
R 7 10 R 5
Washington State Pittsburgh South Dakota St. Missouri Miami (Fla.)
Mission Viejo, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Rushford, Minn. St. Joseph, Mo. San Diego, Calif.
FA - '08 UFA (Bal.) - '06 Tr. (S.D.) - '02 D4b - '08 D1 - 04
0/0/0/1 11/1/0/1 12/9/0/0 1/0/1/10 10/8/0/2
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) 66 Fraley, Hank 62 *Friedman, Lennie 70 Hadnot, Rex 68 McKinney, Seth 77 Shaffer, Kevin 61 Sowells, Isaac 65 Steinbach, Eric 73 Thomas, Joe 72 *Tucker, Ryan 69 **Young, Eric 79 Young, Scott
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-4
310 290 320 310 315 320 295 305 315 305 312
09/21/77 08/13/76 01/28/82 06/12/79 03/02/80 05/04/82 04/04/80 12/04/84 06/12/75 11/22/83 07/15/81
31 32 26 29 28 26 28 24 33 25 27
9 10 5 7 7 3 6 2 12 R 4
Robert Morris Duke Houston Texas A&M Tulsa Indiana Iowa Wisconsin TCU Tennessee Brigham Young
Gaithersburg, Md. Milford, N.J. Lufkin, Texas Centerville, Texas Salisbury, Md. Louisville, Ky. Lockport, Ill. Brookfield, Wisc. Midland, Texas Union, S.C. Salt Lake City, Utah
Tr. (Phi.) - '06 Tr. (Chi.) - '06 UFA (Mia.) - '08 UFA (Mia.) - '07 UFA (Atl.) - '06 D4b - '06 UFA (Cin.) - '07 D1a - '07 UFA (Stl.) - '02 FA - '08 W (Phil.) - '08
12/12/0/0 0/0/0/0 11/11/0/1 12/3/0/0 11/11/0/1 12/0/0/0 10/10/0/2 12/12/0/0 1/1/0/6 0/0/0/0 0/0/3/9
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6) 93 Leonard, Louis 92 Rogers, Shaun 71 Rubin, Ahtyba 98 *Smith, Robaire 91 Smith, Shaun 97 Thomas, Santonio 99 Williams, Corey
DL DL DL DL DL DL DL
6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4
325 350 330 310 325 305 320
07/16/84 03/12/79 07/25/86 11/15/77 08/19/81 07/02/81 08/17/80
24 29 22 31 27 27 28
2 8 R 9 5 2 5
Fresno State Texas Iowa State Michigan State South Carolina Miami (Fla.) Arkansas State
Los Angeles, Calif. LaPorte, Texas Fort Belvoir, Virg. Flint, Mich. Brooklyn, N.Y. Belle Glade, Fla. Camden, Ark.
W. (St. L) - '07 Tr. (Det.) - '08 D6a - '08 UFA (Ten.) - '07 RFA (Cin.) - '07 FA - '08 Tr. (G.B.) - '08
12/3/0/0 12/12/0/0 8/0/0/4 2/2/0/0 8/6/0/4 10/1/0/0 12/12/0/0
LINEBACKERS (10) 58 Bell, Beau 54 Davis, Andra 53 Griffin, Kris 96 Hall, Alex 52 Jackson, D'Qwell 55 McGinest, Willie 51 Orr, Shantee 56 *Peek, Antwan 59 Brown, Titus 94 Williams, Leon 95 Wimbley, Kamerion
LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB
6-1 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3
250 250 245 250 240 270 245 250 245 250 255
05/26/86 12/23/78 05/27/82 08/17/85 09/26/83 12/11/71 05/28/81 10/29/79 03/27/86 07/30/83 10/13/83
22 29 26 23 25 37 27 29 22 25 25
R 7 4 R 3 15 5 6 R 3 3
UNLV Florida Indiana (Pa.) St. Augustine Maryland USC Michigan Cincinnati Mississippi State Miami (Fla.) Florida State
Tustin, Calif. Live Oak, Fla. Beaver, Pa. Glenarden, Md. Largo, Fla. Long Beach, Calif. Detroit, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio Tuscaloosa, Ala. Brooklyn, N.Y. Wichita, Kan.
D4a - '08 D5 - '02 W (K.C.) - '07 D7 - '08 D2 - '06 UFA (N.E.) - '06 UFA (Jack.) - '08 UFA (Hou.) - '07 FA - '08 D4a - '06 D1 - '06
4/0/2/6 12/12/0/0 8/0/0/4 12/2/0/0 12/12/0/0 10/10/0/2 11/0/0/1 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/1 12/0/0/0 12/12/0/0
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10) 42 Abdullah, Hamza 20 Adams, Mike 25 Cousin, Terry 23 Daniels, Travis 39 *Holly, Daven 26 Jones, Sean 30 Lawson, Gerard 22 McDonald, Brandon 21 Pool, Brodney 27 Sorensen, Nick 24 Wright, Eric
DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB
6-2 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-10
216 195 185 195 185 220 195 185 205 210 190
08/20/83 03/24/81 04/11/75 09/08/82 08/08/82 03/02/82 01/12/85 08/26/85 05/24/84 07/31/78 07/24/85
25 27 33 25 26 26 23 23 24 30 23
4 5 12 4 4 5 R 2 4 8 2
Washington State Delaware South Carolina LSU Cincinnati Georgia Oregon State Memphis Oklahoma Virginia Tech UNLV
Pomona, Calif. Paterson, N.J. Miami, Fla. Hollywood, Fla. Clairton, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. Las Vegas, Nev. Collins, Miss. Houston, Texas Winter Haven, Fla. San Francisco, Calif.
FA - '08 UFA (S.F.) - '07 UFA (Jack.) - '08 Tr. (Mia.) - '08 FA - '06 D2 - '04 FA - '08 D5 - '07 D2 - '05 FA - '07 D2 - '07
1/0/0/8 10/5/0/2 12/0/0/0 7/1/2/3 0/0/0/0 8/8/0/4 11/0/0/1 12/11/0/0 11/11/0/1 12/0/0/0 12/12/0/0
SPECIALISTS (3) 4 Dawson, Phil 64 Pontbriand, Ryan 15 Zastudil, Dave
K LS P
5-11 200 6-2 255 6-3 220
01/23/75 10/01/79 10/26/78
33 29 30
10 Texas 6 Rice 7 Ohio University
Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas Bay Village, Ohio
FA - '99 D5a - '03 UFA (Bal.) - '06
12/0/0/0 12/0/0/0 12/0/0/0
* - Reserve-Injured ** - Reserve-Non Football Injury *** - Reserve-Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
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GP/GS/DNP/IA 10/9/2/0 0/0/0/0 1/0/0/11 3/3/8/0
12/0/0/0 12/12/0/0 12/0/0/0
12/3/0/0 9/5/0/3
HOW THETHE BROWNS WERE BUILT HOW BROWNS WERE BUILT Roster Size: 53 (as of 12-2-08) Roster Size: 53
YEAR 2008
DRAFT (20)
TRADE/WAIVER (8)
FREE AGENTS (25)
Beau Bell (4a)
Travis Daniels (Tr. - Mia.)
Hamza Abdullah
Martin Rucker (4b)
Shaun Rogers (Tr. - Det.)
Titus Brown
Ahtyba Rubin (6a)
Corey Williams (Tr. - G.B.)
Jed Collins
Alex Hall (7)
Scott Young (W. Phil)
Terry Cousin-UFA (Jack.) Bruce Gradkowski Rex Hadnot-UFA (Mia.) Gerard Lawson ****Christian Mohr Shantee Orr-UFA (Jack.) Donte' Stallworth-UFA (N.E.) Santonio Thomas **Eric Young
2007
Joe Thomas (1a)
Kris Griffin (W. - K.C.)
*Brady Quinn (1b)
Louis Leonard (W.- St. L)
Eric Wright (2)
Mike Adams Charles Ali Ken Dorsey
Brandon McDonald (5)
Jamal Lewis-UFA (Balt.)
Syndric Steptoe (7b)
Seth McKinney-UFA (Mia.) *Antwan Peek-UFA (Hou.) *Robaire Smith-UFA (Ten.) Shaun Smith-RFA (Cin.) Nick Sorensen Eric Steinbach-UFA (Cin.)
2006
2005
Kamerion Wimbley (1)
Hank Fraley (Tr. - Phi.)
D'Qwell Jackson (2)
*Lennie Friedman (Tr. - Chi.)
*Daven Holly
Leon Williams (4a)
***Joe Jurevicius-UFA (Sea.)
Isaac Sowells (4b)
Willie McGinest-UFA (N.E.)
Jerome Harrison (5a)
Kevin Shaffer-UFA (Atl.)
Lawrence Vickers (6a)
Dave Zastudil-UFA (Balt.)
Braylon Edwards (1)
*Derek Anderson (W - Balt.)
Brodney Pool (2)
2004
Darnell Dinkins-UFA (Balt.)
Joshua Cribbs Jason Wright
Kellen Winslow (1) Sean Jones (2)
2003
Ryan Pontbriand (5a)
2002
Andra Davis (5)
Steve Heiden (Tr. - S.D.)
*Ryan Tucker-UFA (Stl.)
2001 2000 1999
Phil Dawson * Reserve-Injured (IR) ** Reserve-Non Football Injury (NFI) *** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) **** International Practice Squad Player
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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE Roster Size: 53 (as of 12-2-08) NO NAME
POS HT
WT
DOB
AGE EXP COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ
15th Year (1)
55
McGinest, Willie
LB
6-5
270
12/11/71
37
15 USC
Long Beach, Calif.
UFA (N.E.) - '06
12th Year (1)
25 72
Cousin, Terry *Tucker, Ryan
DB OL
5-9 6-6
185 315
04/11/75 06/12/75
33 33
12 South Carolina 12 TCU
Miami, Fla. Midland, Texas
UFA (Jack.) - '08 UFA (Stl.) - '02
11th Year (1)
84
***Jurevicius, Joe
WR
6-5
230
12/23/74
33
11 Penn State
Mentor, Ohio
UFA (Sea.) - '06
10th Year (2)
4 62 82
Dawson, Phil *Friedman, Lennie Heiden, Steve
K OL TE
5-11 200 6-3 290 6-5 270
01/23/75 08/13/76 09/21/76
33 32 32
10 Texas 10 Duke 10 South Dakota St.
Dallas, Texas Milford, N.J. Rushford, Minn.
FA - '99 Tr. (Chi.) - '06 Tr. (S.D.) - '02
9th Year (2)
66 31 98
Fraley, Hank Lewis, Jamal *Smith, Robaire
OL RB DL
6-2 310 5-11 245 6-4 310
09/21/77 08/26/79 11/15/77
31 29 31
9 9 9
Robert Morris Tennessee Michigan State
Gaithersburg, Md. Atlanta, Ga. Flint, Mich.
Tr. (Phi.) - '06 UFA (Bal.) - '07 UFA (Ten.) - '07
8th Year (2)
92 27
Rogers, Shaun Sorensen, Nick
DL DB
6-4 6-3
350 210
03/12/79 07/31/78
29 30
8 8
Texas Virginia Tech
LaPorte, Texas Winter Haven, Fla.
Tr. (Det.) - '08 FA - '07
7th Year (6)
54 87 68 77 18 15
Davis, Andra Dinkins, Darnell McKinney, Seth Shaffer, Kevin Stallworth, Donte' Zastudil, Dave
LB TE OL OL WR P
6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-3
250 260 310 315 200 220
12/23/78 01/20/77 06/12/79 03/02/80 11/10/80 10/26/78
29 31 29 28 28 30
7 7 7 7 7 7
Florida Pittsburgh Texas A&M Tulsa Tennessee Ohio University
Live Oak, Fla. Pittsburgh, Pa. Centerville, Texas Salisbury, Md. Sacremento, Calif. Bay Village, Ohio
D5 - '02 UFA (Bal.) - '06 UFA (Mia.) - '07 UFA (Atl.) - '06 UFA (N.E.) - '08 UFA (Bal.) - '06
6th Year (3)
11 56 64 65
Dorsey, Ken *Peek, Antwan Pontbriand, Ryan Steinbach, Eric
QB LB LS OL
6-4 6-3 6-2 6-6
215 250 255 295
04/22/81 10/29/79 10/01/79 04/04/80
27 29 29 28
6 6 6 6
Miami (Fla.) Cincinnati Rice Iowa
Orinda, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio Houston, Texas Lockport, Ill.
FA - '07 UFA (Hou.) - '07 D5a - '03 UFA (Cin.) - '07
5th Year (7)
20 70 26 51 91 99 80
Adams, Mike Hadnot, Rex Jones, Sean Orr, Shantee Smith, Shaun Williams, Corey Winslow, Kellen
DB OL DB LB DL DL TE
5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-4
195 320 220 245 325 320 250
03/24/81 01/28/82 03/02/82 05/28/81 08/19/81 08/17/80 07/21/83
27 26 26 27 27 28 25
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Delaware Houston Georgia Michigan South Carolina Arkansas State Miami (Fla.)
Paterson, N.J. Lufkin, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Detroit, Mich. Brooklyn, N.Y. Camden, Ark. San Diego, Calif.
UFA (S.F.) - '07 UFA (Mia.) - '08 D2 - '04 UFA (Jack.) - '08 RFA (Cin.) - '07 Tr. (G.B.) - '08 D1 - 04
4th Year (8)
42 3 16 23 17 53 39 21 29 79
Abdullah, Hamza *Anderson, Derek Cribbs, Joshua Daniels, Travis Edwards, Braylon Griffin, Kris *Holly, Daven Pool, Brodney Wright, Jason Young, Scott
S QB WR DB WR LB DB DB RB OL
6-2 6-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-4
216 230 215 195 215 245 185 205 215 312
08/20/83 06/15/83 06/09/83 09/08/82 02/21/83 05/27/82 08/08/82 05/24/84 07/12/82 07/15/81
25 25 25 26 25 26 26 24 26 27
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Washington State Oregon State Kent State LSU Michigan Indiana (Pa.) Cincinnati Oklahoma Northwestern Brigham Young
Pomona, Calif. Portland, Ore. Washington, D.C. Hollywood, Fla. Detroit, Mich. Beaver, Pa. Clairton, Pa. Houston, Texas Diamond Bar, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah
FA - '08 W (Bal.) - '05 FA - '05 Tr. (Mia.) - '08 D1 - '05 W (K.C.) - '07 FA - '06 D2 - '05 FA - '05 W. (Phil.) - '08
3rd Year (7)
7 35 52 61 47 94 95
Gradkowski, Bruce Harrison, Jerome Jackson, D'Qwell Sowells, Isaac Vickers, Lawrence Williams, Leon Wimbley, Kamerion
QB RB LB OL FB LB LB
6-1 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3
220 205 240 320 250 250 255
01/27/83 02/26/83 09/26/83 05/04/82 05/08/83 07/30/83 10/13/83
25 25 25 26 25 25 25
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Toledo Washington State Maryland Indiana Colorado Miami (Fla.) Florida State
Pittsburgh, Pa. Kalamazoo, Mich. Largo, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Houston, Texas Brooklyn, N.Y. Wichita, Kan.
FA - '08 D5a - '06 D2 - '06 D4b - '06 D6a - '06 D4a - '06 D1 - '06
2nd Year (5)
41 93 22 10 73 97 24
Ali, Charles Leonard, Louis McDonald, Brandon *Quinn, Brady Thomas, Joe Thomas, Santonio Wright, Eric
FB DL DB QB OT DL DB
6-2 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-6 6-4 5-10
255 325 185 235 305 305 190
08/23/84 07/16/84 08/26/85 10/27/84 12/04/84 07/02/81 07/24/85
24 24 23 24 24 27 23
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Fresno State Memphis Notre Dame Wisconsin Miami (Fla.) UNLV
St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Calif. Collins, Miss. Dublin, Ohio Brookfield, Wisc. Belle Glade, Fla. San Francisco, Calif.
FA - '07 W. (St. L) - '07 D5 - '07 D1b - '07 D1a - '07 FA - '08 D2 - '07
1st Year (1)
12
Syndric, Steptoe
WR
5-9
200
12/06/84
24
1
Arizona
Bryan, Texas
D7b - '07
Rookie (7)
58 59 44 96 30 71 86 69
Bell, Beau Brown, Titus Collins, Jed Hall, Alex Lawson, Gerard Rubin, Ahtyba Rucker, Martin **Young, Eric
LB LB TE LB DB DL TE OL
6-1 6-3 6-1 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-3
250 245 255 250 195 330 260 305
05/26/86 03/27/86 03/03/86 08/17/85 01/12/85 07/25/86 05/04/85 11/22/83
22 22 22 23 23 22 23 25
R R R R R R R R
UNLV Mississippi State Washington State St. Augustine Oregon State Iowa State Missouri Tennessee
Tustin, Calif. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mission Viejo, Calif. Glenarden, Md. Las Vegas, Nev. Fort Belvoir, Virg. St. Joseph, Mo. Union, S.C.
D4a - '08 FA - '08 FA - '08 D7 - '08 FA - '08 D6a - '08 D4b - '08 FA - '08
* Reserve-Injured ** Reserve-Non Football Injury *** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
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2008 TRANSACTIONS Jan. 7
Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski signed to a two-year contract extension.
July 21
DL Christian Mohr signed as International Practice Squad Player
Jan. 11
Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham will not be retained for 2008.
July 23
WR Joe Jurevicius, OL Ryan Tucker placed on Active/PUP
Jan. 12
Mel Tucker named as Defensive Coordinator.
Aug. 9
DB Gary Baxter contract terminated.
Cory Undlin named Defensive Backs Coach.
Aug. 10
DB Steve Cargile waived.
Jan. 29
Head Coach Romeo Crennel signed a two year contract extension (through 2011).
Feb. 21
RB Jamal Lewis agreed to terms on a three-year contract.
Feb. 27
DE Orpheus Roye contract terminated.
Feb. 28
RB Kory Chapman, TE Brad Cieslak, DB AJ Davis, WR Kevin Kasper, OL Cliff Louis, DL Chase Pittman, WR Steve Sanders, WR Syndric Steptoe, DL Zach West signed as Reserve/Future free agent.
Feb. 29
DB Travis Key signed as a free agent. DB Brandon Mitchell signed as a free agent. Aug. 11
OL Jonathan Palmer signed as a free agent. Aug. 20
DB Travis Daniels traded from Miami to Cleveland for an undisclosed draft choice.
Aug. 26
WR Joe Jurevicius placed on Reserve-PUP.
DB Mil’Von James waived.
QB Derek Anderson agrees to terms on a three-year contract. Browns trade the 2008 second-round draft choice to Green Bay for DE Corey Williams and agree with Corey Williams on a six-year contract.
March 1
WR Donte’ Stallworth signed to a seven-year contract.
March 4
Browns trade DB Leigh Bodden and the 2008 third-round draft choice to Detroit for DL Shaun Rogers and agree to terms on a six-year contract with Shaun Rogers.
March 10
OL Rex Hadnot signed to a two-year contract.
March 11
OL Lennie Friedman signed to a one-year contract.
March 13
FB Charles Ali signed to a one-year contract.
OL Cliff Louis waived.
WR Kevin Kasper placed on Injured-Reserve. DB Damon Jenkins, DL Brian Schaefering, RB Austin Scott waived. Aug. 30
S Nick Sorensen signed to a three-year contract.
TE Brad Cieslak, DB A.J. Davis, WR Efrem Hill, TE Kolomono Kapanui , DB Travis Key, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DB Brandon Mitchell, LB David McMillan, LB Chase Ortiz, OL Jonathan Palmer, DB Jereme Perry, DL Melilia Purcell, K Jason Reda, WR Steve Sanders, WR Travis Wilson waived. OL Lennie Friedman placed on Injured-Reserve. LB Shantee Orr contract terminated. OL Derrick Morse waived-injured.
DB Gary Baxter signed to a one-year contract.
OL Marvin Philip waived-injured.
March 21
LB Shantee Orr agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
March 22
Mike Keenan named president.
March 26
LB Kris Griffin signed to a one-year contract.
March 27
Named Richard McNutt as assistant defensive backs coach.
March 28
OL Seth McKinney signed to a one-year contract.
April 27
Browns trade their 2008 fourth round selection (122nd overall) and their 2008 fifth round selection (155th overall) to Dallas for the 104th selection in the fourth round.
Sept. 4
Selected LB Beau Bell in the fourth round (104th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Sept. 6
DL Chase Pittman waived-injured. RB Travis Thomas waived-injured. Sept. 1
OL Scott Young claimed via waivers from Philadelphia. OL Nathan Bennett waived.
Named Chris Caminiti as assistant special teams coach.
LB Titus Brown, RB Omar Cuff, OL Christian Gaddis, DB Travis Key, WR Lance Leggett, DL Melila Purcell, WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad. LB Antwan Peek placed on Injured-Reserve. LB Shantee Orr signed to a one-year contract. WR Paul Hubbard waived. WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
Browns trade their 2009 third-round selection to Dallas for the 111th overall selection in the fourth round.
Sept. 8
Selected TE Martin Rucker in the fourth round (111th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
WR Paul Hubbard, RB Allen Patrick signed to the practice squad. RB Omar Cuff waived.
Selected DL Ahtyba Rubin in the sixth round (190th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Sept. 16
Browns trade their 2009 fifth round selection to Philadelphia for the 191st overall selection in the sixth round.
DL Robaire Smith placed on Injured-Reserve. DL Santonio Thomas signed as a free agent.
Sept. 23
OL Travis Leffew signed to the practice squad.
Selected WR Paul Hubbard in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. OL Nathan Bennett waived from the practice squad. Selected LB Alex Hall in the seventh round (231st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Oct. 6 April 30
April 30
DB Steve Cargile, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, TE Kolomona Kapanui, DB Gerard Lawson, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DL Chase Ortiz, OL Robert Powell, K Jason Reda, DL Brian Schaefering signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
DB Travis Key waived from the practice squad. DB Hamza Abdullah signed to the active roster.
DB Darnell Terrell signed as an undrafted rookie free agent. RB Travis Thomas signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Oct. 8
WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad.
Oct. 28
OL Kurt Quarterman signed to the practice squad. OL Christian Gaddis waived from the practice squad.
OL Eric Young signed as an undrafted rookie free agent. May 5
Nov. 1
RB Kory Chapman, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, OL Robert Powell, OL Eric Young waived.
DB Kenny Wright contract terminated.
May 15
DB Jereme Perry signed to a one-year contract.
May 21
DB Daven Holly signed to a one-year contract.
May 22
DB Daven Holly waived-Injured.
DB Terry Cousin signed to a two-year contract.
June 11
OL LeCharles Bentley contract terminated.
June 17
WR Nate Hughes, LB Xavier Mitchell, DB Darnell Terrell waived
OL Dustin Fry signed to the practice squad.
Nov. 26
QB Brady Quinn placed on Reserve-Injured.
WR Steve Sanders waived. LB Titus Brown signed from the practice squad to the active roster. QB Richard Bartel signed to the practice squad. Dec. 2
QB Derek Anderson placed on Reserve-Injured. QB Bruce Gradkowski signed as a free agent. WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad. OL Travis Leffew released from the practice squad.
OL Derrick Morse signed as a free agent. July 21
Nov. 6
TE Jed Collins signed as a free agent.
LB Asa Matthews waived. May 23
OL Ryan Tucker placed on Reserve-Injured. WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
OL Nathan Bennett, WR Nate Hughes, DB Mil’Von James, DB Damon Jenkins, LB Asa Matthews, LB Xavier Mitchell, RB Austin Scott signed as a free agent. May 14
WR Steve Sanders waived.
DB Justin Sandy waived injury settlement. DL Zach West waived.
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2008 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS WON 4, LOST 8 09/07 L 10-28 09/14 L 6-10 09/21 L 10-28 09/28 W 20-12 10/13 W 35-14 10/19 L 11-14 10/26 W 23-17 11/02 L 27-37 11/06 L 30-34 11/17 W 29-27 11/23 L 6-16 11/30 L 6-10 12/07 12/15 12/21 12/28
Dallas 73,012 Pittsburgh 73,048 at Baltimore 71,104 at Cincinnati 65,541 New York Giants 73,102 at Washington 90,487 at Jacksonville 64,775 Baltimore 73,078 Denver 73,141 at Buffalo 71,645 Houston 72,077 Indianapolis 72,411 at Tennessee at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Clev. Opp. TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 189 241 Rushing 65 93 Passing 106 137 Penalty 18 11 3rd Down: Made/Att 58/159 63/151 3rd Down Pct. 36.5 41.7 4th Down: Made/Att 4/9 10/15 4th Down Pct. 44.4 66.7 POSSESSION AVG. 28:08 31:52 TOTAL NET YARDS 3303 4281 Avg. Per Game 275.3 356.8 Total Plays 702 748 Avg. Per Play 4.7 5.7 NET YARDS RUSHING 1266 1695 Avg. Per Game 105.5 141.3 Total Rushes 312 384 NET YARDS PASSING 2037 2586 Avg. Per Game 169.8 215.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 15/96 15/84 Gross Yards 2133 2670 Att./Completions 375/187 349/224 Completion Pct. 49.9 64.2 Had Intercepted 11 17 PUNTS/AVERAGE 53/44.8 43/42.0 NET PUNTING AVG. 53/39.3 43/34.7 PENALTIES/YARDS 74/469 71/549 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 13/6 14/6 TOUCHDOWNS 19 29 Rushing 6 11 Passing 11 14 Returns 2 4 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 36 76 29 72 0 213 OPPONENTS 34 77 61 75 0 247 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Dawson 0 0 0 0 17/17 26/30 0 95 Lewis 4 4 0 0 0 24 Edwards 3 0 3 0 0 22 Cribbs 3 1 1 1 0 18 Winslow 3 0 3 0 0 18 Harrison 2 1 1 0 0 12 Dinkins 1 0 1 0 0 6 Stallworth 1 0 1 0 0 6 E. Wright 1 0 0 1 0 6 J. Wright 1 0 1 0 0 6 TEAM 19 6 11 2 17/17 26/30 0 213 OPPONENTS 29 11 14 4 28/28 15/23 0 247 2-Pt. Conversions: Edwards 2, TEAM 2-2, OPPONENTS 0-1 SACKS: Rogers 4.5, Hall 3, Wimbley 3, Jackson 2, Pool 1, Sorensen 0.5, S. Thomas 0.5, C. Williams 0.5, TEAM 15, OPPONENTS 15 FUM/LOST: Anderson 9/2, Lewis 1/1, Steptoe 1/1, Winslow 1/1, E. Wright 1/1 * PASSING Anderson Quinn Dorsey TEAM
Att Cmp 283 142 89 45 3 0 375 187 349 224
* RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD Lewis 219 793 3.6 29 4 Harrison 29 244 8.4 72t 1 Cribbs 11 75 6.8 27 1 Anderson 25 55 2.2 15 0 J. Wright 14 54 3.9 11 0 Vickers 8 28 3.5 10 0 Quinn 5 21 4.2 12 0 Stallworth 1 -4 -4.0 -4 0 TEAM 312 1266 4.1 72t 6 OPPONENTS 384 1695 4.4 60 11 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD Winslow 43 428 10.0 30 3 Edwards 42 697 16.6 70 3 Heiden 19 220 11.6 51 0 Lewis 18 161 8.9 18 0 Steptoe 15 162 10.8 53 0 Stallworth 13 126 9.7 19 1 J. Wright 11 83 7.5 17 1 Harrison 8 111 13.9 23 1 Vickers 8 58 7.3 16 0 Dinkins 3 31 10.3 22t 1 Ali 3 11 3.7 12 0 Cribbs 2 18 9.0 17 1 Sanders 1 18 18.0 18 0 Rucker 1 9 9.0 9 0 TEAM 187 2133 11.4 70 11 OPPONENTS 224 2670 11.9 93t 14 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD E. Wright 3 131 43.7 94t 1 Pool 3 45 15.0 24 0 McDonald 3 24 8.0 21 0 Jones 2 24 12.0 20 0 Adams 2 18 9.0 18 0 Jackson 1 16 16.0 16 0 Cousin 1 4 4.0 4 0 Davis 1 4 4.0 4 0 Wimbley 1 2 2.0 2 0 TEAM 17 268 15.8 94t 1 OPPONENTS 11 141 12.8 42t 2 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Zastudil 52 2343 45.1 39.4 6 17 65 0 Dawson 1 33 33.0 33.0 0 1 33 0 TEAM 53 2376 44.8 39.3 6 18 65 0 OPPONENTS 43 1804 42.0 34.7 5 12 59 0 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Cribbs 22 5 190 8.6 32 0 Steptoe 2 0 23 11.5 14 0 TEAM 24 5 213 8.9 32 0 OPPONENTS 23 6 172 7.5 34 0 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Cribbs 33 865 26.2 92t 1 Dinkins 3 37 12.3 14 0 Lawson 3 72 24.0 43 0 Steptoe 3 61 20.3 23 0 Ali 1 10 10.0 10 0 Sowells 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 44 1045 23.8 92t 1 OPPONENTS 45 1034 23.0 98t 1 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Dawson 0/ 0 9/ 9 11/13 3/ 3 3/5 TEAM 0/ 0 9/ 9 11/13 3/ 3 3/5 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 2 8/11 4/ 8 1/2 Dawson: (34G)(31G,38G)(38G)(25G,29G)(28G,51N, 26G)(37G,54N)(32G,20G,42G)(23G,54G)(24G,52G, 33G)(40G,33G,43G,22G,56G)(32G,32G,39N)(34G, 25G,34N) OPPONENTS: ()(48G)(48N)(42G,45G)()(36N)(38B, 53G)(41G,32G,22G)(38N,35G,30G)(26G,31G,47N) (31G,49B,31G,56N,36G)(30G,46N)
Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD 1615 50.2 5.71 9 518 50.6 5.82 2 0 0.0 0.00 0 2133 49.9 5.69 11 2670 64 2 -327 65 14
TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating 3.2 8 2.8 70 14/ 87 66.5 2.2 2 2.2 42 1/ 9 66.6 0.0 1 33.3 --0/ 0 0.0 2.9 11 2.9 70 15/ 96 64.9 4 0 17 4 9 93 15/ 84 80 5
2008 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2008 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player D’Qwell Jackson Andra Davis Shaun Rogers Eric Wright Kamerion Wimbley Sean Jones Willie McGinest Brandon McDonald Brodney Pool Corey Williams Mike Adams Leon Williams Shaun Smith Terry Cousin Alex Hall Louis Leonard Santonio Thomas Nick Sorensen Ahtyba Rubin Robaire Smith Shantee Orr Travis Daniels BROWNS TOTALS
Total 136 90 62 59 59 56 52 51 46 43 40 39 30 24 22 15 14 12 9 6 4 1 870
Solo 81 45 42 44 40 25 34 33 29 23 18 34 17 16 14 2 6 7 5 3 1 1 520
Asst. 53 41 13 14 18 31 15 17 15 19 21 4 13 8 7 13 8 4 4 3 2 0 323
TFL 2 4 7 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 27
Sacks 2.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
Yds 10.5 0.0 27.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 84.0
Press. 2 0 12 0 2 1 8 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 43
Ints 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Yds 16 4 0 131 2 24 0 23 45 0 18 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267
PBU 2 3 2 9 1 0 1 15 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 45
For. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
TD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tackles: 16
Interceptions: 1
*D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) *S. Jones (10/19/08 @ WAS)
*E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG) *D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL) *M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN) *T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN) *B. McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/17/08 @ BUF, 11/30/08 vs. IND) *B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU) *A. Davis (11/17/08 @ BUF) *K. Wimbley (11/17/08 @ BUF) *S. Jones (11/23/08 vs. HOU, 11/30/08 vs. IND)
Solo Tackles:11
2: M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN), S. Jones (11/23/08 vs. HOU, 11/30/08 vs. IND)
*D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Assisted Tackles: 8
1: D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL), T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN), A. Davis (11/17/08 @ BUF), K. Wimbley (11/17/08 @ BUF)
*D. Jackson (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Sacks: 1
QB SACKS (15)
*S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
4.5: S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX))
*A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG) *K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU) *D. Jackson (11/2/08 vs. BAL) *B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX)
3: A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG), K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU) 2: D. Jackson (10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL) 1: B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX)
PBU: 4 *B. McDonald (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Special Teams Tackles: 5 * J. Cribbs (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
0.5: C. Williams (9/14/08 vs. PIT), N. Sorensen (9/14/08 vs. PIT), S. Thomas (11/2/08 vs. BAL) TOUCHDOWNS (1) 1: E. Wright (10/13/08 vs. NYG - 94 yd. int return)
2008 REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS For. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
INTERCEPTIONS (17) 3: E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG), B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU), B. McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG & 11/17/08 @ BUF, 11/30/08 vs. IND)
Player Total Solo Asst. Joshua Cribbs 21 19 2 Nick Sorensen 9 8 1 Jerome Harrison 7 4 3 Alex Hall 6 5 1 Shantee Orr 5 3 2 Terry Cousin 5 3 2 Darnell Dinkins 5 5 0 Gerard Lawson 4 3 1 Travis Daniels 3 3 0 Jason Wright 3 2 1 Mike Adams 3 2 1 Kris Griffin 2 1 1 Beau Bell 2 1 1 Lawrence Vickers 1 1 0 Brandon McDonald 1 1 0 Ryan Pontbriand 1 0 1 Shaun Rogers 0 0 0 BROWNS TOTAL 78 61 17
Rec. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Rec. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
PATs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FGs Punts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -33-
TDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATS INTERCEPTIONS Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 games
No. 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 2
Yards 20 16 39 139 13 9 28 4
LG 20 16 18 94 13 4 20 4
TD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
17
267
94
1
Players E. Wright D. Jackson, M. Adams E. Wright, M. Adams, T. Cousin E. Wright (TD), B. McDonald, B. Pool B. Pool B. McDonald, A. Davis, K. Wimbley S. Jones, B. Pool S. Jones, B. McDonald
E. Wright (3), B. Pool (3), B. McDonald (3), M. Adams (2), S. Jones (2), D. Jackson (1), T. Cousin (1), A. Davis (1), K. Wimbley (1),
FUMBLES Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 games
FUMBLES FORCED No. Player 0 0 0 2 K. Wimbley, A. Hall 0 2 S. Jones, E. Wright 1 B. McDonald 1 A. Hall 2 B. Pool, S. Smith
FUMBLES RECOVERED No. Player 2 D. Anderson, S. Steptoe 0 1 K. Shaffer 2 C. Williams, M. Adams 1 D. Anderson 1 B. Pool 1 A. Rubin 1 E. Wright
8
9
A. Hall (2), K. Wimbley (1), S. Jones (1), E. Wright (1), B. McDonald (1), B. Pool (1) S. Smith (1)
D. Anderson (2), S. Steptoe (1), K. Shaffer (1), C. Williams (1), M. Adams (1), B. Pool (1), A.Rubin (1) E. Wright (1)
QUARTERBACK SACKS Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit 12 games
No. 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
Yards 0 15 7 14 4 6 16 12 6 0 4 0
15
84
Players S. Rogers, C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5) A. Hall A. Hall, S. Rogers, K. Wimbley A. Hall S. Rogers S. Rogers, B. Pool, D. Jackson (.5), S. Thomas (.5) S. Rogers, D. Jackson K. Wimbley K. Wimbley -
S. Rogers (5), A. Hall (3), K. Wimbley (3), D. Jackson (1.5), B. Pool (1), C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5), S. Thomas (.5)
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THE LAST TIME REGULAR SEASON as of 9.8.08 Punt Returned For a TD By Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 76 yards (12/30/07 vs. SF) By Opponent: Nate Burleson, 94 yards (11/4/07 vs. SEA)
300 Yards Passing Derek Anderson, 310 yards (18-29, 2 TD) (10/13/08 vs. NYG) By Browns: By Opponent: Jay Cutler, 447 yards (24-42, 3 TD) (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Kickoff Returned For a TD By Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 92 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) By Opponent: Leodis McKelvin, 98 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF)
Back-to-Back 300-Yard Passing Games By Browns: Brian Sipe, 349 yards (28-of-46) (10/26/80 vs. PIT) Brian Sipe, 391 yards (24 of 39) (10/19/80 vs. GB)
Interception Returned For a TD By Browns: Eric Wright, 94 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) By Opponent: Terrell Suggs, 42 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
400 Yards Passing By Browns: Kelly Holcomb, 413 yards (30-39-5-0) (11/28/04 at CIN) By Opponent: Jay Cutler, 447 yards (24-42, 3 TD) (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Fumble Returned For a TD By Browns: Daven Holly, 40 yards (12/25/06 vs. TB) By Opponent: Robert Mathis, 37 yards (11/30/08 vs. IND)
100 Yards Receiving By Browns: Braylon Edwards, 104 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF) By Opponent: Andre Johnson, 116 yards (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
FG Block Returned For a TD By Browns: Leigh Bodden, 59 yards (11/13/05 at PIT)
Two 100-Yard Receivers in Same Game By Browns: Braylon Edwards, 146 yards Kellen Winslow, 100 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN) By Opponent: Tony Gonzalez 105 yards Eddie Kennison 117 yards (12/3/06 vs. KC)
Punt Block Returned For a TD By Browns: Andre King, 28 yards (11/30/03 at SEA) By Opponent: Chris Martin, 31 yards; Kevin Ross, 4 yards (9/30/90 vs. KC)
Back-to-Back 100-Yard Receiving Games By Browns: Kellen Winslow, 111 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Braylon Edwards, 104 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF) By Opponent: Derrick Mason, 136 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) Eddie Royal, 164 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Punt Blocked By Browns: Team Block (11/30/03 at SEA) By Opponent: Bubba McDowell (11/21/1993 vs. Houston Oilers) Shutout Scored By Browns: Buffalo Bills 0 at Cleveland 8 (12/16/07) By Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals 30 at Cleveland 0 (11/26/06)
200 Yards Receiving By Browns: None By Opponent: Chad Johnson, 209 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
PAT Unsuccessful By Browns: Phil Dawson (11/4/07 vs. SEA) By Opponent: Ryan Fitzpatrick (9/28/08 @ CIN) (2-pt. Conversion)
500 Yards Total Offense By Browns: 554 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN) By Opponent: 564 yards (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Field Goal Blocked By Browns: Shaun Rogers (11/23/08 vs. HOU) By Opponent: Nate Clements (12/30/07 vs. SF)
OT Game Won By Browns: Cleveland 33 at Baltimore 30 (11/18/07) By Opponent: Philadelphia 34 at Cleveland 31 (10/24/04)
Safety Scored By Browns: K Brian Moorman kicked ball out of end zone (12/16/07 vs. BUF) By Opponent: Holding penalty on Cleveland in end zone (9/19/04 at DAL) 100 Yards Rushing By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 128 yards (12/30/07 vs. SF) By Opponent: Marshawn Lynch, 119 yards (11/17/08 @ BUF) Back-to-Back 100-Yard Rushing Games By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 163 yards (12/16/07 vs. BUF) Jamal Lewis, 118 yards (12/9/07 at NYJ) By Opponent: Derrick Ward, 101 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Clinton Portis, 175 yards (10/19/08 @ WAS) 200 Yards Rushing By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 216 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN) By Opponent: Willie Parker, 223 yards (12/7/06 at PIT)
DENOTES OCCURED DURING 2008 SEASON # DENOTES FRANCHISE-RECORD
Two 100-yard Rushers in Same Game By Browns: Leroy Kelly, 113 yards Ernie Green, 103 yards (10/8/66 vs. PIT)
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2008 STARTING LINEUPS AND TURNOVER TABLE OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jax BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit
WR LT Steptoe J. Thomas Steptoe J. Thomas Steptoe J. Thomas Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Stallworth J. Thomas Steptoe J. Thomas
LG Steinbach Steinbach McKinney Steinbach Steinbach Steinbach Steinbach Steinbach McKinney Steinbach Steinbach Steinbach
C Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley Fraley
RG McKinney Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot Hadnot
RT Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Tucker Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer Shaffer
TE Winslow Winslow Winslow Winslow Heiden Heiden Heiden Winslow Winslow Winslow Heiden Winslow
WR Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards
QB Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Quinn Quinn Quinn Anderson
RB Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis
FB Heiden (TE) Vickers Heiden (TE) Vickers Vickers Vickers Dinkins (TE) Ali Ali Ali Vickers Heiden (TE)
LCB E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright E. Wright
RCB McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald Daniels McDonald McDonald
SS Jones Adams Adams Adams Adams Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
FS Adams Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool
DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28
Opp. LE DAL C. Williams PIT C. Williams at Balt C. Williams at Cin C. Williams NYG C. Williams at Wash C. Williams at Jac C. Williams BALT C. Williams DEN C. Williams at Buf C. Williams HOU C. Williams IND C. Williams at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit
NT Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers Rogers
RE R. Smith R. Smith S. Smith S. Smith Leonard Leonard Leonard S. Smith S. Smith S. Smith S. Thomas S. Smith
LOLB McGinest McGinest Hall Hall McGinest McGinest McGinest McGinest McGinest McGinest McGinest McGinest
MLB Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis
WLB Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson
ROLB Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley Wimbley
2008 TURNOVER TABLE Game 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28 Totals
Opp. DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Wash at Jax BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit
-----TAKEAWAYS----Fumbles INTs 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 2
Total 1 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 1 4 2 3
-----GIVEAWAYS----Fumbles INT Total 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 1 2
Difference +1 -2 -1 +3 +3 +1 +1 -2 Even +4 -3 +1
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23
6
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17
11
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Result L, 28-10 L, 10-6 L, 28-10 W, 20-12 W, 35-14 L, 14-11 W, 23-17 L, 37-27 L, 34-30 W, 29-27 L, 16-6 L, 10-6
2008 PARTICIPATION CHART Date Opponent Abdullah, H. Adams, M. Ali, C. Anderson, D. Bell, B. Cousin, T. Cribbs, J. Daniels, T. Davis, A. Dawson, P. Dinkins, D. Dorsey, K. Edwards, B. Fraley, H. Griffin, K. Hadnot, R. Hall, A. Harrison, J. Heiden, S. Jackson, D. Jones, S. Lawson, G. Leonard, L. Lewis, J. McDonald, B. McGinest, W. McKinney, S. Orr, S. Peek, A. Pontbriand, R. Pool, B. Quinn, B. Rogers, S. Rubin, A. Rucker, M. Sanders, S. Shaffer, K. Smith, R. Smith, S. Sorenson, N. Sowells, I. Stallworth, D. Steinbach, E. Steptoe, S. Thomas, J. Thomas, S. Tucker, R. Vickers, L. Williams, C. Williams, L. Wimbley, K. Winslow, K. Wright, E. Wright, J. Young, S. Zastudil, D.
9/7 DAL N FS X QB DNP X IA X MLB X X 3QB WR C IA IA X X TE WLB SS X X RB RCB LOLB RG X IR X IA DNP NT IA IA X RT RE X X X DNP LG WR LT N IA X LE X ROLB TE LCB X DNP X
9/14
9/21
PIT at Balt N N SS SS X X QB QB IA X X X X X DNP X MLB MLB X X X X 3QB 3QB WR WR C C X IA RG RG X LOLB X X X TE WLB WLB IA IA X X X X RB RB RCB RCB LOLB IA X LG X X IR IR X X FS FS DNP DNP NT NT IA X IA IA X X RT RT RE IR X RE X X X X IA IA LG IA WR WR LT LT N X IA IA FB X LE LE X X ROLB ROLB TE TE LCB LCB X X IA DNP X X
9/28 at Cin N SS X QB IA X X DNP MLB X X 3QB WR C X RG LOLB X TE WLB IA X X RB RCB IA X X IR X FS DNP NT X IA X RT IR RE X X IA LG X LT X IA FB LE X ROLB TE LCB X IA X
10/13 10/19 10/26 NYG IA SS X QB DNP X X X MLB X X 3QB WR C X RG X X TE WLB IA X RE RB RCB LOLB X X IR X FS DNP NT X IA PS IA IR IA X X WR LG X LT X RT FB LE X ROLB IA LCB X IA X
at Was IA IA X QB IA X X X MLB X X 3QB WR C X RG X X TE WLB SS X RE RB RCB LOLB X X IR X FS DNP NT X IA PS RT IR IA X X WR LG X LT X IA FB LE X ROLB X LCB X IA X
at Jac IA IA X QB X X X X MLB X TE 3QB WR C X RG X X TE WLB SS X RE RB RCB LOLB X IA IR X FS DNP NT X DNP PS RT IR IA X X WR LG X LT X IA X LE X ROLB IA LCB X IA X
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11/30
12/7
BALT DEN at Buf HOU IA IA IA IA X X X X FB FB FB X QB DNP DNP X IA IA IA X X X X X X X X X X IA RCB IA MLB MLB MLB MLB X X X X X X X X 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB WR WR WR WR C C C C X X X IA RG RG RG RG X X X X X X X X TE X X TE WLB WLB WLB WLB SS SS SS SS X X IA X X X X X RB RB RB RB RCB RCB X RCB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB X LG X X X X X X IR IR IR IR X X X X FS FS FS FS DNP QB QB QB NT NT NT NT IA X X X IA IA IA IA X IA IA IA RT RT RT RT IR IR IR IR RE RE RE IA X X X X X X X X IA WR WR WR LG IA LG LG X X X X LT LT LT LT X X X RE IR IR IR IR IA IA IA FB LE LE LE LE X X X X ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB TE TE TE X LCB LCB LCB LCB X X X X IA IA IA IA X X X X
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11/6
11/17
IND IA X X QB X X X IA MLB X IA X WR C IA RG X X TE WLB SS X X RB RCB LOLB X X IR X FS IR NT IA X N RT IR RE X X X LG WR LT X IR X LE X ROLB TE LCB X IA X
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GP 0 10 12 10 4 12 11 7 12 12 11 1 12 12 8 11 12 12 12 12 8 11 12 12 12 10 12 11 0 12 11 3 12 8 1 5 11 2 8 12 12 7 10 12 12 10 1 9 12 12 12 10 12 12 0 12
GS DNP IA 0 0 8 5 0 2 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 12 0 0 11 0 0 10 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 3 8 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 10 0 0 3 11 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 10 0 2 4 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0
N - not with team; PS - practice squad; X - played in game; IA - inactive; PUP - physically unable to perform list; NFI - non-football injury; 3QB - third quarterback; SUS - suspended by league; E - roster exemption
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2008 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS MOST YARDS RUSHING Browns: 88, Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 175, Clinton Portis (10/19/08 @ WAS)
Rushing Yards 88 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 81 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX) 80 - Jamal Lewis (10/19/08 @ WAS) 80 - Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF)
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Browns: 25, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN) Opponent: 28, Willie Parker (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Rushing Attempts 25 - Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN) 24 - Jamal Lewis (11/30/08 vs. IND) 21 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 20 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX)
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN & 10/13/08 vs. NYG, Browns: 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/6/08 VS. DEN) 1, Josh Cribbs/Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF) Opponent: 2, Marion Barber (9/7/08 vs. DAL) 2, Le’Ron McClain (9/21/08 @ BAL)
Longest Rush 72 - Jerome Harrison (11/17/08 @ BUF) 33 - Jerome Harrison (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 29 - Jamal Lewis (11/6/08 vs. DEN) 27 - Joshua Cribbs (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST YARDS PASSING Browns: 310, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 447, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN) MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS Browns: 37, Derek Anderson (9/21/08 @ BAL, 10/19/08 @ WAS) Opponent: 42, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX) 42, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Receptions 10 - Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN) 8 - Braylon Edwards (11/17/08 @ BUF) 7 - Kellen Winslow (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS Browns: 23, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 25, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Receiving Yards 154 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 111 - Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN) 104 - Braylon Edwards (11/17/08 @ BUF) 86 - Braylon Edwards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) 85 - Braylon Edwards (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 15 att.) Browns: 65.7%, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 75.0%, Tony Romo (9/7/08 vs. DAL) & Sage Rosenfels (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Longest Reception 70 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 53 - Syndric Steptoe (10/26/08 @ JAX) 51 - Steve Heiden (10/26/08 @ JAX) 49 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 43 - Braylon Edwards (10/26/08 @ JAX)
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Browns: 2, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/2/08 vs. BAL) 2, Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 3, Jay Cutler (11/6/08 vs. DEN) MOST RECEPTIONS Browns: 10, Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 10, Marshawn Lynch (11/17/08 @ BUF) & Andre Johnson (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
Passing Yards 310 - Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 246 - Derek Anderson (10/26/08 @ JAX) 239 - Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST RECEIVING YARDS Browns: 154, Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 164, Eddie Royal (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
Passing Attempts 37 - Derek Anderson (9/21/08 @ BAL & 10/19/08 @ WAS) 36 - Brady Quinn (11/17/08 @ BUF) 35 - Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Browns: 2, Kellen Winslow (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 1, 14 times (most recent: Kevin Walter (11/23/08 vs. HOU))
Pass Completions 23 - Brady Quinn (11/6/08 vs. DEN) 18 - Derek Anderson (9/14/08 vs. PIT) 18 - Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
MOST POINTS Browns: 35 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 37 (11/2/08 vs. BAL) MOST SACKS Browns: Opponent:
1, 12 times (most recent: Kamerion Wimbley (11/23/08 vs. HOU)) 2, Terrell Suggs (9/21/08 @ BAL) & Robert Mathis (11/30/08 vs. IND)
MOST INTERCEPTIONS Browns: 1, 17 times (most recent: Sean Jones/ Brandon McDonald (11/30/08 vs. IND)) Opponent: 1, 11 times (most recent: Antoine Bethea (11/30/08 vs. IND)) -38-
2008 TEAM SUPERLATIVES MOST POINTS Browns: 35 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 37 (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
FEWEST POINTS Browns: 6 (9/14/08 vs. PIT,11/23/08 vs. HOU, 11/30/08 vs. IND) Opponent: 10 (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 11/30/08 vs. IND)
MOST POINTS, QUARTER Browns: 17, 4th (9/28/08 @ CIN) Opponent: 21, 4th (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
FEWEST POINTS, HALF Browns: 0, 1st (9/14/08 vs. PIT), 2nd (9/21/08 @ BAL), 1st (10/19/08 @ WAS), 2nd (11/23/08 vs. HOU), 2nd (11/30/08 vs. IND) Opponent: 0, 2nd (10/13/08 vs. NYG), 1st (10/19/08 @ WAS)
MOST POINTS, HALF Browns: 20, 1st (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 24, 2nd (11/2/08 vs. BAL & 11/6/08 vs. DEN)
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS Browns: 11 (9/7/08 vs. DAL & 9/21/08 @ BAL) Opponent: 14 (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 11/30/08 vs. IND)
MOST FIRST DOWNS Browns: 20 (10/13/08 vs. NYG & 11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 30 (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
FEWEST YARDS RUSHING (NET) Browns: 53 (9/14/08 vs. PIT) Opponent: 69 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST YARDS RUSHING (NET) Browns: 161 (11/17/08 @ BUF) Opponent: 193 (10/19/08 @ WAS & 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Browns: 15 (9/21/08 @ BAL) Opponent: 16 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Browns: 40 (9/28/08 @ CIN) Opponent: 44 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
FEWEST PASSING YARDS (NET) Browns: 92 (11/30/08 vs. IND) Opponent: 125 (11/30/08 vs. IND)
MOST PASSING YARDS (NET) Browns: 310 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 441 (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
FEWEST PASSING ATTEMPTS Browns: 24 (9/7/08 vs. DAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN) Opponent: 19 (9/14/08 vs. PIT & 9/21/08 @ BAL)
MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS Browns: 37 (9/21/08 @ BAL & 10/19/08 @ WAS) Opponent: 42 (10/26/08 @ JAX & 11/6/08 vs. DEN)
FEWEST COMPLETIONS Browns: 11 (9/7/08 vs. DAL) Opponent: 12 (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS Browns: 23 (11/6/08 vs. DEN) Opponent: 25 (10/26/08 @ JAX)
FEWEST SACKS (BY DEFENSE) Browns: 0 (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 11/17/08 @ BUF, 11/30/08 vs. IND) Opponent: 0 (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/6/08 vs. DEN, 11/23/08 vs. HOU)
MOST SACKS (BY DEFENSE) Browns: 3.0 (9/28/08 @ CIN & 10/26/08 @ JAX) Opponent: 4.0 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
FEWEST TOTAL NET YARDS Browns: 169 (9/21/08 @ BAL) Opponent: 211 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST TOTAL NET YARDS Browns: 454 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 564 (11/6/08 vs. DEN)
FEWEST PENALTIES (No. – Yards) Browns: 1-15 (10/26/08 @ JAX) Opponent: 2-10 (11/30/08 vs. IND)
MOST PENALTIES (No. – Yards) Browns: 10-65 (9/14/08 vs. PIT) & 10-55 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Opponent: 11-84 (11/23/08 vs. HOU)
LEAST TIME OF POSSESSION Browns: 22:12 (9/21/08 @ BAL) Opponent: 25:58 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST TIME OF POSSESSION Browns: 34:02 (9/28/08 @ CIN) Opponent: 37:48 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
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2008 STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS EARNED Total First Downs - Regular Season (First downs awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays)
PLAYER Anderson, Derek Quinn, Brady Edwards, Braylon Heiden, Steve Lewis, Jamal Winslow, Kellen Wright, Jason Sanders, Steve Steptoe, Syndric Cribbs, Joshua Vickers, Lawrence Harrison, Jerome Dinkins, Darnell Stallworth, Donte’ Ali, Charles Rucker, Martin PENALTY Total
RUSHING 5 2 31 6 6 4 10 64
RECEIVING 33 11 7 24 5 1 7 2 3 4 1 5 1 1 105
PASSING 81 24 105
TOTAL 86 26 33 11 38 24 11 1 7 8 7 14 1 5 1 1 18 -
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30
Opp. DAL PIT BAL CIN NYG WAS JAX BAL DEN BUF HOU IND
ATTEMPTS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/2 1/1 0/1 1/2 0/0 1/1 0/1
RESULT No fourth down conversions attempted No fourth down conversions attempted No fourth down conversions attempted D.Anderson pass incomplete short right to S. Heiden No fourth down conversions attempted D. Anderson pass incomplete short middle to B. Edwards/ D. Anderson pass short middle to J. Cribbs, TD D. Anderson pass short right to S. Heiden for 51 yards D. Anderson pass incomplete short left to J. Harrison J. Lewis right guard for 2 yards/ B. Quinn pass incomplete short left to K. Winslow No fourth down conversions attempted D. Anderson pass short right to B. Edwards for 10 yards K. Dorsey pass deep right intended for B. Edwards INTERCEPTED by A. Bethea
REPLAYS AND CHALLENGES Browns Challenges (1/1) Date Opp. Time 11/17 BUF 6:59 (4th) Opponent Challenges (1/4) Date Opp. Time 9/21 BAL 9:37 (4th) 9/28 CIN 14:51 (3rd) 10/19 11/6
WAS DEN
5:47 (4th) 5:00 (4th)
Initial Call B. Quinn pass intercepted by K. Simpson at CLV 28 Cleveland challenges ruling of interception
Decision Ball bounced before defender had possesion, play REVERSED
Initial Call R.Rice fumbled, D. Jackson recovers at CLV 29 D. Anderson pass to S. Steptoe, Steptoe OB at CIN 31 after 17 yd. gain, CIN challenges if runner was in bounds C. Portis fumbled, B. Pool recovers at WAS 29 J. Lewis rush right guard for 1 yard, ruled a touchdown, DEN challenges if runner broke the plane
Decision R.Rice ruled down by contact, play REVERSED S. Steptoe ruled in bounds, play UPHELD Washington challenged loose ball recovery ruling, play UPHELD Ball ruled across the plane, play UPHELD
Replay Assistant Challenges (0/3) -Last two minutes of each half and overtime onlyDate Opp. Time Initial Call 10/13 NYG 0:54 (2nd) E. Manning sacked and fumbled, replay assistant challenged ruling of a fumble
Decision Play ruled a fumble, play UPHELD
11/30
IND
1:17 (2nd)
J. Addai stopped for no gain at 1 yard line, replay assistant challenged the ruling of runner not breaking plane
Runner did not break the plane, play UPHELD
11/30
IND
1:09 (2nd)
P. Manning stopped for no gain at 1 yard like, replay assistant challenged the ruling of runner not breaking plane
Runner did not break the plane, play UPHELD
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2008 NUMBERS IN THE RED ZONE vs. Dallas Cowboys (9/7/08)
vs. Denver Broncos (11/6/08)
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
Offense Defense
1st 1
2nd 1 1
3rd 1 2
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
4th 1 1
Total 3 5
TDs 1 3
FGs 1 -
Pts. 10 21
Turn. 1
Offense Defense
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (9/14/08)
Offense Defense
2nd 1 1
3rd 1 -
Total 3 1
TDs 1
FGs 2 -
Pts. 6 7
Turn. 1 -
Offense Defense
Offense Defense
3rd 1 2
Total 2 5
TDs 1 3
FGs 1 -
Pts. 10 21
Turn. -
Offense Defense
Offense Defense
3rd -
Total 4 1
TDs 2 1
FGs 2 -
Pts. 20 6
Turn. -
4th 1 2
Total 4 4
TDs 2 2
FGs 2 -
Pts. 20 14
Turn. 1
Total 3 3
TDs 1 2
FGs 1 -
Pts. 8 14
Turn. -
4th 1 -
Total 4 2
TDs 2 2
FGs 2 -
Pts. 20 14
Turn. -
4th 1
Total 2 3
TDs 1 1
FGs 1 2
Pts. 10 13
Turn. -
Offense Defense
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
Offense Defense
2nd 1 2
3rd 1 -
at Washington Redskins (10/19/08) ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
Offense Defense
1st -
2nd 1
3rd 1 1
4th 2 1
at Jacksonville Jaguars (10/26/08) ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
Offense Defense
1st 1 -
2nd 2 1
3rd 1
vs. Baltimore Ravens (11/2/08) ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
Offense Defense
1st -
2nd 1 1
3rd 1 1
FGs 1 2
Pts. 24 20
Turn. -
1st 2 -
2nd 2
3rd 1
4th 1 1
Total 3 4
TDs 1 2
FGs 2 2
Pts. 13 20
Turn. -
1st 1
2nd 2 2
3rd 1 1
4th 1
Total 3 5
TDs 0 1
FGs 2 3
Pts. 6 16
Turn. 1 -
Total 3 2
TDs 0 0
FGs 2 1
Pts. 6 3
Turn. -
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
4th 3 1
vs. New York Giants (10/13/08) 1st 1 -
TDs 3 2
vs. Indianapolis Colts (11/30/08)
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
2nd -
Total 5 4
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
4th 2
at Cincinnati Bengals (9/28/08) 1st 1 -
4th 1 1
vs. Houston Texans (11/23/08)
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
2nd 1 1
3rd 1 1
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
4th 1 -
at Baltimore Ravens (9/21/08) 1st -
2nd 2 1
at Buffalo Bills (11/17/08)
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st -
1st 1 1
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1st 1 1
2nd 1 1
3rd 1 -
4th -
2008 Game Summaries
COWBOYS 28 BROWNS 10
STEELERS 10 BROWNS 6
September 7, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
September 14, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas QB Tony Romo threw for 320 yards as the Cowboys downed the Browns 28-10 in the 2008 season opener at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Dallas jumped out to a 7-0 advantage after RB Marion Barber’s first of two 1 yard touchdown runs. Cleveland evened it at 7-7 after QB Derek Anderson found TE Kellen Winslow on a two-yard scoring strike in the second quarter. The Cowboys added two TDs in the second, a 35-yard pass from Romo to WR Terrell Owens and Barber’s second score, to take a 21-7 lead into halftime. Rookie RB Felix Jones scored on his first NFL carry, an 11-yard scamper in the third quarter. K Phil Dawson added a 34-yard field goal for Cleveland in the fourth quarter. QB Derek Anderson finished 11-24 for 114 yards and a touchdown. RB Jamal Lewis added 62 yards on the ground on 13 carries. Barber finished with 80 rushing yards, while Jones posted 62. Winslow paced the receivers with 47 yards on five receptions. Dallas TE Jason Witten led the Cowboys with six receptions for 96 yards. DB Eric Wright recorded his second career interception in the endzone to end a Dallas scoring threat.
With rain and winds of 60 mph, the Steelers downed the Browns in a 10-6 slugfest at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Steelers got on the scoreboard first after QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Hines Ward for an 11-yard strike in the second quarter. Cleveland drove to the Pittsburgh 11 with eight second remaining in the second quarter but an interception by DB Troy Palamalu ended the scoring threat and the half. The Steelers added to its lead in the third after K Jeff Reed connected on a 48-yard field goal. Browns K Phil Dawson answered with a 31-yard field goal to cut the lead to 10-3 in the third. Dawson added a 38-yard try with 3:21 remaining in the contest to close the gap. The Browns defense stopped the Steers on a 4th-and-4 try to regain possession with 26 seconds left, but were unable to complete a pass. Steelers RB Willie Parker totaled 105 yard on the ground, while WR Santonio Holmes added 94 yards receiving. Roethlisberger finished 12-19 for 186 yards and 1 TD, while Browns QB Derek Anderson went 18-32 for 166 yards and two interceptions. TE Kellen Winslow led the Browns with seven receptions for 55 yards. Defensively, DL Shaun Rogers and DL Shaun Smith each recorded a sack, while DB Nick Sorensen and DL Corey Williams combined for a sack.
Team Cleveland Dallas
Team Cowboys Browns Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Browns
1 0 7
Q 1 2 2 2 3 4
Time 6:40 12:43 9:48 0:26 6:24 10:13
2 7 14
3 0 7
4 3 0
Final 10 28
Team Cleveland Pittsburgh
SCORING SUMMARY Play M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-80, 5:15) K. Winslow 2 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (16-78, 8:57) T. Owens 35 yd. pass from T. Romo (N. Folk kick) (4-69, 2:55) M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-69, 5:39) F. Jones 11 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-86, 4:53) P. Dawson 34 yd. Field Goal (10-70, 5:25)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
TEAM STATISTICS CLE DAL 11 30 37:29 22:31 205 (91/114) 487 (167/320) 5-40.6 2-48.5 9-55 11-82 2-0 1-0
CLEVELAND S. Steptoe LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE R. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest S. McKinney MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones S. Heiden FS M. Adams
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
DALLAS T. Owens LE F. Adams NT C. Procter RE A. Gurode SLB L. Davis MILB M. Colombo MOLB J. Witten WLB P. Crayton LCB T. Romo RCB M. Barber SS D. Anderson FS
2 0 7
3 3 3
4 3 0
Final 6 10
SCORING SUMMARY Team Q Time Play Pittsburgh 2 6:26 H. Ward 11 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (Je. Reed kick) (12-70, 6:29) Pittsburgh 3 7:58 Je. Reed 48 yd. Field Goal (5-54, 2:18) Cleveland 3 1:25 P. Dawson 31 yd. Field Goal (12-67, 6:33) Cleveland 4 3:21 P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (14-60, 7:29)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 11-24-114 (TD); DAL: T. Romo 24-32-320 (TD, INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 13-62, D. Anderson 4-24, J. Wright 1-5; DAL: M. Barber 1680-2, F. Jones 9-62-1, T. Choice 5-26, T. Romo 1-(-1) RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-47-1, B. Edwards 2-14, S. Sanders 1-18, J. Lewis 1-14, S. Steptoe 1-12, S. Heiden 1-9; DAL: J. Witten 6-96, P. Crayton 6-82, T. Owens 5-87-1, M. Barber 3-21, I. Stanback 2-24, T. Curtis 1-8, T. Choice 1-2 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-20; DAL: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-203 (40.6); DAL: M. McBriar 2-97 (48.5) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 2-23 (11.5); DAL: F. Jones 2-8 (4.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 3-61 (20.3), G. Lawson 2-29 (14.5); DAL: F. Jones 1-20 (20.0), O. Scandrick 1-19 (19.0)
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE
1 0 0
TEAM STATISTICS CLE PIT 17 14 30:17 29:43 208 (53/155) 281 (117/164) 5-53.0 6-45.5 10-65 7-60 0-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-32-166 (2 INT); PIT: B. Roethlisberger 13-20-179 (TD) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-38, D. Anderson 3-6, J. Cribbs 1-5, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Harrison 1-2; PIT: W. Parker 28-105, S. Holmes 1-10, C. Davis 1-2, B. Roethlisberger 1-0 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 7-55, B. Edwards 3-32, J. Lewis 3-28, S. Steptoe 2-16, J. Harrison 1-23, J. Wright 1-9, L. Vickers 1-3; PIT: S. Holmes 5-94, H. Ward 5-59-1, H. Miller 2-33, B. Roethlisberger 1-(-7) INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; PIT: T. Polamalu 1-12, B. McFadden 1-0 PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-265 (53.0); PIT: M. Berger 6-273 (45.5) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-44 (8.8); PIT: M. Moore 1-1 (1.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0); PIT: R. Mendenhall 2-21 (10.5), M. Spaeth 1-0 (0.0)
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
M. Spears J. Ratliff C. Canty G. Ellis B. James Z. Thomas D. Ware A. Jones A. Henry R. Williams K. Hamlin
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CLEVELAND S. Steptoe LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE R. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS M. Adams L. Vickers FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE RB TE QB WR
PITTSBURGH H. Ward DE M. Smith NT C. Kemoeatu DE J. Hartwig LOLB K. Simmons LILB W. Colon RILB H. Miller ROLB W. Parker LCB M. Spaeth RCB B. Roethlisberger SS S. Holmes FS
Aa. Smith C. Hampton B. Keisel L. Woodley J. Farrior L. Foote J. Harrison I. Taylor B. McFadden T. Polamalu R. Clark
2008 Game Summaries
RAVENS 28 BROWNS 10
BROWNS 20 BENGALS 12
September 21, 2008 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md.
September 28, 2008 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Ravens used three third quarter touchdowns to put the Browns away 28-10 at M&T Bank Stadium. Cleveland got on the board first in the second quarter after RB Jerome Harrison found the endzone on a 19-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson. The Ravens evened it up after a 5-yard run by RB Willis McGahee. A 38-yard Phil Dawson field goal gave the Browns a 10-7 advantage at the half. In the third stanza, Le’Ron McClain scored on two 1-yard runs and DB Ed Reed added a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown to account for Baltimore’s scoring. Anderson finished the contest 14-37 for 125 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions. Raven QB Joe Flacco finished 13-19 for 129 yards and two interceptions. RB Jamal Lewis led Cleveland on the ground with 56 yards and WR Braylon Edwards led with 27 yards on three receptions. LB D’Qwell Jackson and DB Mike Adams each recorded interceptions.
Fueled by 17 fourth quarter points, the Browns downed the Cincinnati Bengals 20-12 at Paul Brown Stadium. K Phil Dawson capped Cleveland opening drive with a 25-yard field goal. Two second quarter field goals by K Shayne Graham gave the Bengals a 6-3 advantage at the half. The Browns scored the contest’s first touchdown in the fourth quarter after QB Derek Anderson found WR Braylon Edwards in the corner of the endzone on a fade route to cap off an 80-yard drive. After a DB Mike Adams fumble recovery at the Cincinnati 24, the Browns crossed the goal line again on a 1-yard run by RB Jamal Lewis. Cincinnati cut into the Cleveland lead after WR Chad Johnson scored on a 4-yard pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. A failed two-point conversion try kept the score at 17-12. Dawson connected on a 29-yard field goal to account the Browns final score. Defensively Adams, DB Terry Cousin and DB Eric Wright each recorded interceptions.
Team Cleveland Baltimore
Team Cleveland Cincinnati
Team Browns Ravens Browns Ravens Ravens Ravens
1 0 0
Q 2 2 2 3 3 3
Time 14:52 6:40 1:04 11:13 10:23 4:49
2 10 7
3 0 21
4 0 0
Final 10 28
SCORING SUMMARY Play J. Harrison 19 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (7-52, 3:14) W. McGahee 5 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (7-43, 4:15) P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (13-55, 5:36) L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (4-12, 2:17) E. Reed 32 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick) L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (5-35, 3:08)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
Team Browns Bengals Bengals Browns Browns Bengals Browns
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BAL 11 21 22:12 37:48 169 (70/96) 273 (151/122) 7-43.0 3-48.7 9-65 5-40 1-0 1-0
CLEVELAND S. Steptoe LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers S. McKinney RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB A. Hall R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS M. Adams S. Heiden FS B. Pool
BALTIMORE LWR M. Clayton LDE LT J. Gaither NT LG B. Grubbs RDE C J. Brown LOLB RG M. Yanda LILB RT A. Terry RILB TE T. Heap ROLB RWR D. Mason LCB QB J. Flacco RCB RB W. McGahee SS FB L. McClain FS
Time 9:29 10:22 0:08 13:05 11:06 7:46 0:32
2 0 6
3 0 0
4 17 6
Final 20 12
SCORING SUMMARY Play P. Dawson 25 yd. Field Goal (8-60, 4:05) S. Graham 42 yd. Field Goal (13-68, 7:08) S. Graham 45 yd. Field Goal (7-17, 2:21) B. Edwards 4 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (13-80, 6:38) J. Lewis 1 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (4-24, 1:52) C. Johnson 4 yd. pass from R. Fitzpatrick (pass failed) (8-59, 3:20) P. Dawson 29 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:32)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-125 (TD, 3 INT); BAL: J. Flacco 13-19-129 (2 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 12-56, J. Wright 1-11, L. Vickers 1-4, D. Anderson 2-(-1); BAL: L. McClain 17-66-2, W.McGahee 15-64-1, R. Rice 5-21, L. Neal 1-2, J. Flacco 6-(-2) RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 3-27, J. Lewis 3-21, L. Vickers 2-21, K. Winlsow 2-14, S. Steptoe 2-6, J. Harrison 1-19-1, J. Cribbs 1-17; BAL: D. Mason 4-42, D. Williams 3-26, T. Heap 2-32, M. Clayton 2-14, W. McGahee 1-11, L. McLain 1-4 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: D. Jackson 1-16, M. Adams 1-0; BAL: E. Reed 1-32, C. McAllister 1-12, S. Rolle 1-2 PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 7-301 (43.0); BAL: S. Koch 3-146 (48.7) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-24 (12.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 1-21 (21.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-52 (17.3), D. Dinkins 1-11 (11.0), C. Ali 1-10 (10.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 3-78 (26.0)
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE
Q 1 2 2 4 4 4 4
1 3 0
TEAM STATISTICS CLE CIN 19 14 34:02 25:58 261 (134/127) 211 (69/142) 4-43.0 4-43.3 9-52 6-55 2-1 2-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 15-24-138 (TD, INT); CIN: R. Fitzpatric 21-35-156 (TD, 3 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 25-79-1, J. Harrison 4-20, J. Wright 5-18, D. Anderson 4-11, L. Vickers 1-6, J. Cribbs 1-0; CIN: R. Fitzpatrick 4-41, C. Perry 12-28 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winlsow 5-54, B. Edwards 3-22-1, S. Steptoe 2-24, J. Lewis 2-15, J. Wright 1-10, L. Vickers 1-8, J. Harrison 1-5; CIN: T. Houshmandzadeh 6-50, C. Perry 5-15, C. Johnson 3-28-1, R. Kelly 3-21, A. Chatman 2-32, B. Utecht 2-10 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: M. Adams 1-18, E. Wright 1-17, T. Cousin 1-4; CIN: C. Ndukwe 1-12 PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 3-139 (46.3), P. Dawson 1-33 (33.0); CIN: K. Larson 4-173 (43.3) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-10 (5.0); CIN: A. Chatman 1-9 (9.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-44 (44.0), D. Dinkins 1-14 (14.0), I. Sowells 1-0 (0); CIN: G. Holt 4-122 (30.5)
TE LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
H. Ngata J. Bannan T. Pryce J. Johnson R. Lewis B. Scott T. Suggs C. McAllister S. Rolle D. Landry E. Reed
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CLEVELAND S. Heiden LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbech RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB A. Hall R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS M. Adams L. Vickers FS B. Pool
TE LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB HB FB
CINCINNATI B. Utecht LDE L. Jones LDT A. Whitworth RDT E. Ghiaciuc RDE B. Williams SLB S. Andrews MLB R. Kelly WLB T. Houshmandzadeh LCB R. Fitzpatrick RCB C. Perry SS R. Maui’a FS
R. Geathers D. Peko J. Thornton A. Odom R. Jeanty Dh. Jones K. Rivers Da. Jones L. Hall C. Ndukwe M. White
2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 35 GIANTS 14
REDSKINS 14 BROWNS 11
October 13, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
October 19, 2008 FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
Cleveland earned its second win of the season as the Browns offense rolled to 454 net yards of offense and the defense forced three interceptions in a 35-14 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Giants on Monday Night. In the contest, the Browns jumped to an early lead with K Phil Dawson’s 28 yard field goal and RB Jamal Lewis’ 4-yard TD run opened a 10-7 second quarter lead. The Browns extended the lead with QB Derek Anderson’s 22-yard TD strike to TE Darnell Dinkins, however Giants QB Eli Manning connected with Plaxico Burress on a 3-yard TD pass to cut the Browns lead to 17-14 at the half. In the third stanza, Dawson extended the lead with a 26-yard FG and WR Braylon Edwards converted an 11-yard TD pass from Anderson on the first play in the fourth quarter to open a 27-14 cushion. In the 4th quarter, DB Eric Wright picked Manning’s pass attempt and returned the interception 94 yards for a TD, the fourth longest in club history, for the 35-14 final.
The Redskins used two second half touchdowns to down the Browns 14-11 at FedExField. RB Clinton Portis found the endzone on a three-yard touchdown run and an 18yard touchdown toss to WR Santana Moss opened up a 14-3 Washington lead. In the fourth quarter, the Browns mounted a comeback with a one-yard touchdown pass from QB Derek Anderson to WR Joshua Cribbs and converted a two-point conversion attempt to WR Braylon Edwards with 2:44 remaining in regulation. The Browns defense forced the Redskins to punt and provided the Browns offense one more opportunity. Anderson led the Browns in six plays down to the Redskins 36 yard line to set up a 54 yard game-tying field goal attempt by K Phil Dawson which missed wide right with 25 seconds remaining. In the contest, Anderson was 14 of 37 passing for 136 yards and one touchdown and RB Jamal Lewis rushed for 80 yards on 19 carries (4.2 avg.). Edwards led the club with four receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg.). Defensively, the Browns forced one turnover as DB Eric Wright stripped Portis late in the 4th quarter, which was recovered by S Brodney Pool, and led to the Browns late touchdown.
Team Cleveland New York Giants
Team Browns Giants Browns Browns Giants Browns Browns Browns
Q 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
Time 10:08 12:09 11:10 2:15 0:12 11:55 14:55 8:07
1 3 0
2 14 14
3 3 0
4 15 0
Final 35 14
SCORING SUMMARY Play P. Dawson 28 yd. Field Goal (9-69, 4:52) B. Jacobs 7 yd. run (J. Carney kick) (6-58, 3:24) J. Lewis 4 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (3-74, 0:59) D. Dinkins 22 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-77, 5:36) P. Burress 3 yd. pass from E. Manning (J. Carney kick) (10-80, 2:03) P. Dawson 26 yd. Field Goal (6-38, 2:53) B. Edwards 11 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (14-87, 8:16) E. Wright 94 yd. interception return (D. Anderson-B. Edwards pass)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
TEAM STATISTICS CLE NYG 20 23 32:25 27:35 454 (144/310) 373 (181/192) 0-0.0 2-42.5 10-55 5-38 1-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-29-310 (2 TD); NYG: E. Manning 18-28-196 (TD, 3 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 21-88-1, J. Harrison 2-41, J. Cribbs 1-12, J. Wright 1-3, L. Vickers 1-2, D. Anderson 4-(-2); NYG: D. Ward 10-101, B. Jacobs 14-67-1, E. Manning 1-13 RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 5-154-1, S. Heiden 5-59, J. Harrison 2-26, D. Stallworth 2-19, D. Dinkins 1-22-1, S. Steptoe 1-20, J. Wright 1-6, J. Lewis 1-4; NYG: S. Smith 9-94, P. Burress 4-58, D. Ward 2-1, K. Boss 1-24, M. Matthews 1-13, D. Hixon 1-6 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-94-1, B. Pool 1-24, B. McDonald 1-21; NYG: None PUNTING: CLE: None; NYG: J. Feagles 2-85 (42.5) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-3 (3.0); NYG: None KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0), D. Dinkins 1-12 (12.0); NYG: A. Bradshaw 3-66 (22.0), D. Johnson 1-2 (2.0)
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CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis R. Tucker WLB D. Jackson S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS M. Adams L. Vickers FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB TE RB
NEW YORK GIANTS P. Burress LE J. Tuck D. Diehl NT B. Cofield R. Seubert DT F. Robbins S. O’Hara RE M. Kiwanuka C. Snee SLB D. Clark K. McKenzie MLB A. Pierce K. Boss WLB G. Wilkerson S. Smith LCB A. Ross E. Manning RCB C. Webster M. Matthews SS J. Butler B. Jacobs FS M. Johnson
Team Cleveland Washington
Team Redskins Browns Redskins Browns
Q 3 3 4 4
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 3 7
4 8 7
Final 11 14
SCORING SUMMARY Time Play 7:30 C. Portis 3 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (6-62,2:57) 2:43 P. Dawson 37 yd. Field Goal (10-58, 4:47) 12:28 S. Moss 18 yd. pass from J. Campbell (S. Suisham kick) (3-49, 1:14) 2:44 J. Cribbs 1 yd. pass from D. Anderson (D. Anderson-B.Edwards pass) (5-29, 2:52)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
TEAM STATISTICS CLE WAS 16 17 31:08 28:52 236 (102/134) 351 (193/158) 8-44.1 8-37.3 4-25 5-38 1-0 2-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-136 (TD); WAS: J. Campbell 14-23-164 (TD) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-80, J. Harrison 3-12, D. Anderson 3-4, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Cribbs 1-2, J. Wright 1-2; WAS: C. Portis 27-175, R. Cartwright 3-12, S. Alexander 3-8, J. Campbell 2-1, F Davis 1-(-3) RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 4-58, D. Stallworth 2-24, K. Winslow 2-17, J. Lewis 1-18, S. Heiden 1-10, L. Vickers 1-6, D. Dinkins 1-4, J. Cribbs 1-1-1, C. Ali 1-(-2); WAS: S. Moss 4-74-1, A. Randle El 4-56, C. Cooley 4-32, C. Portis 1-8, R. Cartwright 1-(-7) INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; WAS: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 8-353 (44.1); WAS: R. Plackemeier 8-298 (37.3) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-48 (9.6); WAS: A. Randel El 3-22 (7.3), S. Moss 1-8 (8.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-46 (23.0), G. Lawson (43.0); WAS: R. Cartwright 2-60 (30.0), S. Moss 1-26 (26.0)
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CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis R. Tucker WLB D. Jackson S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS M. Adams L. Vickers FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB TE RB
WASHINGTON P. Burress LE D. Diehl NT R. Seubert DT S. O’Hara RE C. Snee SLB K. McKenzie MLB K. Boss WLB S. Smith LCB E. Manning RCB M. Matthews SS B. Jacobs FS
J. Tuck B. Cofield F. Robbins M. Kiwanuka D. Clark A. Pierce G. Wilkerson A. Ross C. Webster J. Butler M. Johnson
2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 23 JAGUARS 17
RAVENS 37 BROWNS 27
October 26, 2008 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
November 2, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
In the 23-17 victory at Jacksonville, the Browns opened an early lead as QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Donte’ Stallworth on a three-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. RB Jamal Lewis added a two-yard touchdown plunge and K Phil Dawson’s 32 yard field goal extended the Browns lead to 17-7 at the half. In the third quarter, the Jaguars responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass from QB David Garrard to WR Matt Jones to cut the deficit, 17-14. The Browns defense continued to frustrate the Jaguars running attack as the Browns forced Jacksonville into a 38-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter, which was blocked by NT Shaun Rogers to preserve a 17-14 lead. In the fourth stanza, the Browns converted two drives as K Phil Dawson added a pair of field goals from 20 and 42 yards for a 23-17 final. In the contest, Browns QB Derek Anderson was 14 of 27 passing for 246 yards and one touchdown, as Anderson set a career-high streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception (currently at 105 attempts). RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 20 carries for 81 yards and one rushing touchdown, while TE Steve Heiden led the team with three receptions for 73 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added two receptions for 64 yards. Defensively, the Browns held the Jaguars RB tandem of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to 20 carries for 53 yards (2.7 avg.) and sacked QB David Garrard three times for 16 yards. Cleveland NT Shaun Rogers continued to exert his presence and posted five tackles, three pressures, one sack for seven yards and a blocked kick in the effort.
The Ravens scored 24 unanswered points to complete a 37-27 come-from-behind victory at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns fell behind early and found themselves trailing 10-0 in the first quarter when KR Joshua Cribbs provided the club with his fifth career kickoff return for a touchdown with a 92-yard return to cut the deficit, 10-7. In the second quarter, K Phil Dawson converted a 23-yard field goal and a career-long 54-yard field goal before the half to tie the contest, 13-13. In the third quarter, QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Braylon Edwards on a 28-yard touchdown pass and RB Jason Wright on a 7-yard touchdown toss to open a 27-13 lead. The Ravens mounted a comeback with a FB Le’ron McClain 1-yard touchdown run and a WR Derrick Mason 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Joe Flacco to tie the contest, 27-27. In the fourth quarter, the Ravens took the lead in the fourth quarter with a K Matt Stover 22-yard field goal and added a defensive score as LB Terrell Suggs intercepted an Anderson pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown to secure the 37-27 final. In the contest, QB Derek Anderson was 17-of-33 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. TE Kellen Winslow led the club with 5 receptions for 64 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added 4 catches for 86 yards and one touchdown. KR Joshua Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards and 278 combined return yards (237 kickoff and 41 punt) as both totals rank second in franchise history behind his record setting performance from last season (Joshua Cribbs, 245 kickoff return yards, 306 combined return yards at Baltimore 11/17/07).
Team Cleveland Jacksonville
Team Q Browns 1 Jaguars 2 Browns 2 Browns 2 Jaguars 3 Jaguars 4 Browns 4 Browns 4
Time 2:08 10:28 7:20 2:09 10:27 8:48 4:35 4:06
1 7 0
2 10 7
3 0 7
4 6 3
Final 23 17
Team Cleveland Baltimore
SCORING SUMMARY Play D. Stallworth 3 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-80, 4:44) R. Williams 5 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (13-74, 6:40) J. Lewis 2 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (6-62, 3:08) P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (5-49, 1:47) M. Jones 8 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (9-72, 4:33) J. Scobee 53 yd. Field Goal (7-39, 2:17) P. Dawson 20 yd. Field Goal (10-77, 4:13) P. Dawson 42 yd. Field Goal (4-0, 0:21)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
Team Ravens Ravens Browns Browns Ravens Browns Browns 0:08) Browns Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens
TEAM STATISTICS CLE JAX 15 20 24:55 35:05 327 (91/236) 380 (113/267) 5-41.4 3-46.7 1/15 6-40 1-0 1-1
CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones D. Dinkins FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE TE WR QB RB
2 6 3
3 14 7
4 0 17
Final 27 37
Q 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
Time 10:40 5:19 5:05 5:50 0:29 0:03 13:05
SCORING SUMMARY Play M. Stover 41 yd. Field Goal (9-19, 3:21) M. Clayton 47 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (2-47, 0:49) J. Cribbs 92 yd. kickoff return (P. Dawson kick) (0-0, 0:14) P. Dawson 23 yd. Field Goal (11-74, 5:39) M. Stover 32 yd. Field Goal (12-66, 5:21) P. Dawson 54 yd. Field Goal (5-30, 0:26) B. Edwards 28 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (1-28,
3 3 4 4 4
6:07 1:10 13:57 5:36 2:43
J. Wright 7 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (8-72, 4:57) L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (11-79, 4:57) D. Mason 28 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (3-42, 1:03) M. Stover 22 yd. Field Goal (5-59, 1:54) T. Suggs 42 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-27-246 (TD); JAX: D. Garrard 25-42-283 (2 TD) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 20-81-1, L. Vickers 2-10, J. Wright 1-0, J. Harrison 1-(-1); JAX: D. Garrard 7-59, M. Jones-Drew 12-29, F. Taylor 8-24, T. Williamson 1-1, G. Jones 1-0 RECEIVING: CLE: S. Heiden 3-73, D. Stallworth 3-13-1, B. Edwards 2-64, J. Wright 2-18, S. Steptoe 1-53, L. Vickers 1-13, J. Lewis 1-7, D. Dinkins 1-5; JAX: M. Jones 8-117-1, D. Northcutt 5-49, R. Williams 3-42-1, M. Lewis 3-34, M. Jones-Drew 3-19, G. Jones 1-11, T. Williamson 1-6, R. Angulo 1-5 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; JAX: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-207 (41.4); JAX: A. Podlesh 3-140 (46.7) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 1-14 (14.0), M. JonesDrew 1-9 (9.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-78 (26.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 6-134 (22.3)
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE
1 7 10
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BAL 14 21 26:15 33:45 274 (64/210) 429 (193/236) 6-41.7 6-41.7 8-37 7-42 1-1 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 17-33-219 (2 TD, INT); BAL: J. Flacco 17-29-248 (2 TD) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-49, D. Anderson 2-8, J. Harrison 1-5, J. Wright 1-2; BAL: R. Rice 21-154, L. McClain 14-34-1, J. Flacco 4-2, L. Neal 1-2, T. Smith 1-1 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-64, B. Edwards 4-86-1, J. Wright 3-22-1, S. Heiden 2-25, S. Steptoe 2-9, J. Lewis 1-13; BAL: D. Mason 9-136-1, M. Clayton 4-87-1, R. Rice 3-22, L. McClain 1-3 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; BAL: T. Suggs 1-42 (42.0) PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 6-250 (41.7); BAL: S. Koch 6-250 (41.7) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-41 (13.7); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-17 (8.5), J. Leonhard 2-1 (0.5), E. Reed 1-0 (0.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 7-237 (33.9); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-28 (14.0), R. Rice 1-6 (6.0), E. Jones 1-0 (0.0)
JACKSONVILLE R. Williams DE JP. Spicer K. Barnes DT J. Henderson U. Nwaneri DT R. Meier B. Meester DE R. Hayward T. Reyes OLB D. Smith T. Pashos MLB M. Peterson M. Lewis OLB J. Durant R. Angulo LCB B. Williams M. Jones RCB R. Mathis G. Sensabaugh D. Garrard SS F. Taylor FS R. Nelson
TE LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
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CLEVELAND S. Heiden LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones C. Ali FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
BALTIMORE M. Clayton LDE J. Gaither NT B. Grubbs RDE J. Brown LOLB C. Chester LILB W. Anderson RILB T. Heap ROLB D. Mason LCB J. Flacco RCB R. Rice SS L. McClain FS
H. Ngata J. Bannan T. Pryce J. Johnson R. Lewis B. Scott T. Suggs F. Walker F. Washington J. Leonhard E. Reed
2008 Game Summaries
BRONCOS 34 BROWNS 30
BROWNS 29 BILLS 27
November 6, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
November 17, 2008 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
The Broncos scored 21 fourth quarter points to rally for a 34-30 come-frombehind victory over the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Second-year QB Brady Quinn made his first NFL start and connected on two first half TD passes of five yards and 16 yards to TE Kellen Winslow, while K Phil Dawson added a 24-yard and 52-yard field goals to give the Browns a 20-10 halftime lead. After trading field goals in the third quarter, the Broncos rallied in the fourth quarter as QB Jay Cutler threw three fourth quarter TD passes of 93 yards, 28 yards and 11 yards for the 34-30 final. In the fourth quarter, RB Jamal Lewis added a one-yard TD run to take a 30-27 lead, however Cutler’s 11-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall with 1:14 remaining in regulation sealed the Denver victory. In the contest, Quinn was 23-of-35 passing for 239 yards and 2 TDs for a 104.3 QB rating. Quinn connected with Winslow for 10 catches for 111 yards and a career-high 2 receiving TDs. The Browns rushed for a season-high 160 net yards rushing as RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 60 yards, while RB Jerome Harrison and WR Joshua Cribbs each added 48 yards rushing. Browns KR Joshua Cribbs added another explosive special teams performance with three kick returns of 30+ yards and totaled 135 kickoff return yards on the evening in addition to his five special teams tackles. Defensively, the Browns allowed a seasonhigh 564 net yards of offense to the Broncos.
The Browns jumped out to an early 13-0 first quarter lead complements of three defensive interceptions that resulted in K Phil Dawson field goals of 40 and 33 yards, and were followed with a Joshua Cribbs two-yard TD run. The Bills responded with the next 10 consecutive points to close the gap to 13-10 at the half. After trading field goals in the third stanza, Browns RB Jerome Harrison burst open for a career-long 72 yard TD run, the first of his career, on the first play of the fourth quarter to give the Browns a 23-13 lead. However, on the ensuing play, Bills KR Leodis McKelvin took the kickoff 98 yards for a TD to cut the deficit to three points, 23-20. The Browns responded with a Dawson 22-yard field goal to open a 26-20 lead, however Bills QB Trent Edwards gave the Buffalo their only lead of the night with a one-yard TD run with 2:25 remaining in regulation to open a 27-26 lead. Dawson followed with his fifth field goal of the evening on a career-long 56 yards to give the Browns the 29-27 lead with 1:39 seconds remaining. The Bills mounted one last attempt as K Rian Lindell’s 47 yard attempt sailed wide right for the Browns to hold on for the narrow victory. In the contest, Quinn earned his first victory as a starting QB and was 14-of-36 passing for 185 yards. Offensively, the Browns rushed for a season-high 161 yards as Harrison rushed for a career-high 80 yards on 3 carries, including his first career rushing TD on the 72 yard scamper. Defensively, the Browns forced four turnovers, including interceptions by LBs Kamerion Wimbley and Andra Davis and DB Brandon McDonald.
Team Cleveland Denver
Team Broncos Browns Browns Browns Broncos Browns Browns Broncos Broncos Broncos Browns Broncos
Q 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
1 7 7
Time 7:03 3:38 12:45 10:29 5:48 1:09 10:21 5:37 13:30 9:50 4:57 1:14
2 13 3
3 3 3
4 7 21
Final 30 34
Team Cleveland Buaffalo
SCORING SUMMARY Play R. Torain 1 yd. run (M. Prater kick) (9-86, 4:48) K. Winslow 5 yd. pass from B. Quinn (P. Dawson kick) (6-59, 3:25) P. Dawson 24 yd. Field Goal (11-72, 3:30) K. Winslow 16 yd. pass from B. Quinn (P. Dawson kick) (3-20, 1:24) M. Prater 35 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 4:41) P. Dawson 52 yd. Field Goal (8-45, 4:39) P. Dawson 33 yd. Field Goal (10-64, 4:39) M. Prater 30 yd. Field Goal (10-60, 4:44) E. Royal 93 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (1-93, 0:13) D. Graham 28 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (8-62, 2:51) J. Lewis 1 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (9-78, 4:53) B. Marshall 11 yd. pass from J. Cutler (M. Prater kick) (13-80, 3:43)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
Team Browns Browns Browns Bills Bills Browns Bills Browns Bills Browns Bills Browns
TEAM STATISTICS CLE DEN 20 26 32:09 27:51 399 (160/239) 564 (123/441) 2-44.5 1-29.0 3-20 3-30 1-1 0-0
CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers S. McKinney RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright B. Quinn RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones C. Ali FS B. Pool
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DENVER B. Marshall LE R. Clady LT B. Hamilton RT C. Wiegmann RE C. Kuper WLB R. Harris MLB D. Graham SLB E. Royal LCB J. Cutler RCB T. Scheffler SS R. Torain FS
Time 9:29 2:28 9:52 6:20 0:00 6:27 0:22 14:47 14:33 11:32 2:25 1:39
E. Ekuban D. Robertson M. Thomas E. Dumervil W. Woodyard N. Webster J. Winborn K. Paymah D. Bly M. Manuel C. Lowrey
2 3 7 3 10 3 SCORING SUMMARY
4 13 14
Final 29 27
Play P. Dawson 40 yd. Field Goal (6-26, 2:11) P. Dawson 33 yd. Field Goal (4-(-4), 0:53) J. Cribbs 2 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (12-96, 5:57) M. Lynch 18 yd. pass from T. Edwards (R. Lindell kick) (6-59, 3:32) R. Lindell 26 yd. Field Goal (13-54, 4:42) P. Dawson 43 yd. Field Goal (9-37, 4:20) R. Lindell 31 yd. Field Goal (11-45, 6:05) J. Harrison 72 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (2-83, 0:35) L. McKelvin 98 yd. kickoff return (R. Lindell kick) (0-0, 0:14) P. Dawson 22 yd. Field Goal (9-52, 3:01) T. Edwards 1 yd. run (R. Lindell kick) (5-48, 2:48) P. Dawson 56 yd. Field Goal (7-28, 0:46)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 23-35-239 (2 TD); DEN: J. Cutler 24-42-447 (3 TD, 1 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-60-1, J. Harrison 5-48, J. Cribbs 3-48, B. Quinn 1-3, J. Wright 1-1; DEN: R. Torain 12-68-1, J. Cutler 7-29, P. Hillis 8-24, S. Young 1-2 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 10-111-2, D. Stallworth 4-48, S. Heiden 3-24, J. Lewis 2-24, B. Edwards 1-15, J. Harrison 1-9, S. Steptoe 1-7, C. Ali 1-1; DEN: E. Royal 6-164-1, B. Marshall 6-89-1, T. Scheffler 4-92, D. Graham 3-50-1, N. Jackson 3-36, B. Stokley 2-16 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: B. Pool 1-13 (13.0); DEN: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 2-89 (44.5); DEN: B. Kern 1-29 (29.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); DEN: E. Royal 1-2 (2.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-135 (27.0); DEN: E. Royal 3-72 (24.0), P. Hillis 2-18 (9.0) WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Q 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
1 6 0
TEAM STATISTICS CLE BUF 18 19 26:48 33:12 337 (161/176) 334 (186/148) 5-46.0 3-36.0 2-15 3-30 5-5 2-3
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 14-36-185; BUF: T. Edwards 16-26-148 (TD, 3 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Harrison 3-80-1, J. Lewis 18-65, B. Quinn 4-18, J. Cribbs 1-2-1, D. Stallworth 1-(-4); BUF: M. Lynch 23-119, F. Jackson 12-60, T. edwards 3-7-1 RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 8-104, K. Winslow 3-40, J. Harrison 1-21, C. Ali 1-12, S. Steptoe 1-8; BUF: M. Lynch 10-58-1, St. Johnson 3-41, R. Royal 1-22, R. Parrish 1-21, D. Fine 1-6 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: A. Davis 1-4 (4.0), B. McDonald 1-3 (3.0), K. Wimbley 1-2 (2.0); BUF: None PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-230 (46.0); BUF: B. Moorman 3-108 (36.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: None; BUF: R. Parrish 1-34 (34.0), F. Jackson 1-0 (0.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-64 (21.3); BUF: F. Jackson 4-61 (15.3), L. McKelvin 3-185-1 (61.7)
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CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright B. Quinn RCB T. Daniels J. Lewis SS S. Jones C. Ali FS B. Pool
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BUFFALO L. Evans LE J. Peters LT D. Dockery RT D. Preston RE B. Butler WLB L. Walker MLB R. Royal SLB R. Parrish LCB T. Edwards RCB St. Johnson SS M. Lynch FS
C. Kelsay M. Stroud K. Williams R. Deeney K. Ellison P. Posluszny K. Mitchell T. McGee J. Greer D. Whitner K. Simpson
2008 Game Summaries
TEXANS 16 BROWNS 6
COLTS 10 BROWNS 6
November 23, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
November 30, 2008 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
The Browns dropped a 16-6 decision to the Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter following a 17-yard TD pass from Texans’ QB Sage Rosenfels to WR Kevin Walter and a K Kris Brown 31-yard field goal. Cleveland responded with a pair of 32 yard field goals from K Phil Dawson in the second stanza to cut the deficit, 10-6. However, Houston added a 31-yard field goal late in the second quarter and a 36-yarder midway through the third period for a 16-6 lead. Cleveland suffered five turnovers on the afternoon and the offense was limited without a touchdown for only the second time this season. On the afternoon, starting QB Brady Quinn was 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards with 2 interceptions and was replaced by QB Derek Anderson in the fourth quarter, as Anderson finished 5-of-14 for 51 yards and 1 interception. The Browns were led by WR Braylon Edwards with 5 receptions for 85 yards and paced by RB Jamal Lewis with 10 carries for 58 yards. Defensively, the Browns added two interceptions by FS Brodney Pool and SS Sean Jones in the second half, while LB Kamerion Wimbley added his third sack on the year with a 4-yard sack of Rosenfels.
The Browns dropped a 10-6 setback to the Colts at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns held a 6-3 lead in the fourth quarter, however, the Colts defense scored the only touchdown of the game as DE Dwight Freeney sacked QB Derek Anderson and forced a fumble as DE Robert Mathis recovered the miscue and raced 37 yards for the touchdown and a 10-6 final. The Browns opened the scoring in the first quarter with a K Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal. Dawson increased the lead to 6-3 in the second stanza with a 25-yard field goal and the Browns defense held the Colts with a goal line stand on a 4th-and-1 late in the second quarter to secure a 6-3 halftime lead. Anderson started the contest and was 16-of-26 passing for 110 yards. Anderson suffered a left knee injury with only 1:16 remaining in regulation and was replaced by Ken Dorsey, who was 0-of-3 passing with one interception. Browns RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 24 carries for 77 yards, while WR Braylon Edwards added 2 receptions for 36 yards and TE Kellen Winslow added 3 receptions on the afternoon. The Browns defense limited the potent Colts offense to only 215 net yards of offense, including 125 net yards passing, three offensive points and forced three turnovers.
Team Cleveland Houston
Team Cleveland Indianapolis
Team Texans Texans Browns Browns Texans Texans
Q 1 2 2 2 2 3
1 0 7
Time 6:49 13:37 7:59 2:20 0:03 8:48
2 6 6
3 0 3
4 0 0
Final 6 16
SCORING SUMMARY Play K. Walter 17 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels (K. Brown) (14-79, 8:11) K. Brown 31 yd. Field Goal (10-28, 5:58) P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (12-62, 5:38) P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (5-46, 1:14) K. Brown 31 yd. Field Goal (12-73, 2:17) K. Brown 36 yd. Field Goal (5-25, 1:55)
FIRST DOWNS: TIME OF POSSESSION: TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): PUNTS/Average: PENALTIES/Yards: FUMBLES/LOST:
Team Browns Colts Browns Colts
TEAM STATISTICS CLE HOU 15 19 22:35 37:25 240 (95/145) 383 (112/271) 2-52.0 3-43.0 5-40 11-84 2-2 2-0
CLEVELAND D. Stallworth LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE S. Thomas H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright B. Quinn RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones L. Vickers FS B. Pool
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HOUSTON A. Johnson LDE D. Brown NT C. Pitts DT C. Myers RDE M. Brisiel MLB W. Winston WLB O. Daniels SLB K. Walter LCB S. Rosenfels RCB D. Anderson SS S. Slaton FS
Time 9:04 1:58 7:35 9:45
2 3 0
3 0 0
4 0 7
Final 6 10
SCORING SUMMARY Play P. Dawson 34 yd. Field Goal (10-30, 5:32) A. Vinatieri 30 yd. Field Goal (12-65, 7:06) P. Dawson 25 yd. Field Goal (16-66, 9:23) R. Mathis 37 yd. fumble return (A. Vinatieri kick)
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TEAM STATISTICS CLE IND 13 14 32:14 27:46 193 (101/92) 215 (90/125) 4-50.5 2-38.0 4-25 2-10 1-1 3-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 16-26-110, K. Dorsey 0-3; IND: P. Manning 15-21-125 RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 24-77, J. Wright 2-11 J. Harrison 2-6, D. Anderson 2-5, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Cribbs 1-0; IND: J. Addai 15-57, D. Rhodes 11-35, P. Manning 3-(-2) RECEIVING: CLE: J. Wright 3-18, K. Winslow 3-15, S. Heiden 3-15, B. Edwards 2-36, M. Rucker 1-9, J. Lewis 1-7, D. Stallworth 1-4, L. Vickers 1-3, S. Steptoe 1-3; IND: R. Wayne 4-46, M. Harrison 3-27, D. Clark 2-24, A. Gonzalez 2-13, D. Rhodes 2-6, J. Addai 1-6, G. Robinson 1-3 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: S. Jones 1-4 (4.0), B. McDonald 1-0 (0.0); IND: A. Bethea 1-0 (0.0) PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 4-202 (50.5); IND: H. Smith 2-76 (38.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: None; IND: K. Ratliff 2-0 (0.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-61 (20.3); IND: C. Simpson 2-62 (31.0), J. Tamme 1-11 (11.0)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: B. Quinn 8-18-94 (2 INT), D. Anderson 5-14-51 (INT); HOU: S. Rosenfels 24-32-275 (TD, 2 INT) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 10-58, J. Harrison 7-31, J. Cribbs 2-6, D. Anderson 1-0; HOU: S. Slaton 21-73, A. Green 13-39, S. Rosenfels 2-0 RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 5-85, J. Lewis 2-10, D. Stallworth 1-18, K. Winslow 1-11, J. Harrison 1-8, S. Heiden 1-5, L. Vickers 1-4, S. Steptoe 1-4; HOU: A. Johnson 10-116, K. Walter 7-93-1, O. Daniels 3-28, D. Anderson 1-11, A. Davis 1-10, V. Leach 1-9, A. Green 1-8 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: S. Jones 1-20 (20.0), B. Pool 1-8 (8.0); HOU: J. Reeves 1-18 (18.0), A. Weaver 1-8 (8.0), F. Bennett 1-3 (3.0) PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 2-104 (52.0); HOU: M. Turk 3-129 (43.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-10 (5.0); HOU: J. Jones 2-18 (9.0) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 4-104 (26.0); HOU: A. Davis 2-43 (21.5)
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Q 1 1 2 4
1 3 3
A. Weaver T. Johnson A. Okoye M. Williams D. Ryans X. Adibi K. Bentley J. Reeves D. Robinson N. Ferguson E. Wilson
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB TE
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CLEVELAND S. Steptoe LE C. Williams J. Thomas NT S. Rogers E. Steinbach RE S. Smith H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley B. Edwards LCB E. Wright B. Quinn RCB B. McDonald J. Lewis SS S. Jones S. Heiden FS B. Pool
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB HB
INDIANAPOLIS R. Wayne LDE R. Brock T. Ugoh LDT E. Foster Ch. Johnson RDT K. Dawson J. Richard RDE D. Freeney M. Pollak SLB C. Session R. Diem MLB G. Brackett D. Clark WLB F. Keiaho M. Harrison RCB T. Jennings P. Manning LCB K. Hayden M. Bullitt J. Addai SS G. Robinson FS A. Bethea