Believeland | A Cleveland Browns Franchise

[Nash]

Preview: Raiders At Browns
Sunday, December 27, 1:00 P.M.
Cleveland Browns Stadium

(5-9)

@

(9-5)

With a win, the 9-5 Cleveland Browns will clinch a playoff berth. The last time the Browns played in the postseason was 2001.

Their opposition is the Oakland Raiders. They are only 5-9 but have won 3 of their last 5 games including a win over 11-3 Washington Redskins. Their last game they lost a close game to top seed in NFL Denver Broncos.

The Raiders though are used to a warm environment out in Oakland, California. Well, they certainly won't be warm in Cleveland in late December.

Expect a lot of running in this type of climate and a low scoring battle.

Early Prediction: Browns win 38-14

Key Injuries
Cooper Carlisle|Torn Quadricep|3 Weeks
Kwame Harris|Partial ACL Tear|8 Weeks

Position Breakdown:
Oakland|Cleveland

:allamerican: Quarterback :allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican::allamerican: Running Back :allamerican:
Advantage: Raiders
:allamerican::allamerican: Wide Receiver :allamerican:
Advantage: Raiders
:allamerican::allamerican: Pass Defense :allamerican:
Advantage: Raiders
:allamerican::allamerican: Rush Defense :allamerican::allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican::allamerican: Special Teams :allamerican:
Advantage: Raiders
:allamerican: Coaching :allamerican:
Advantage:: Even


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[Nash]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=25em"]Team|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|Final

|0|13|7|7|27

|3|7|7|0|17[/table]

Browns Pull Away Late To Win

Cornerback Eric Wright returning a pic six.

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With eight minutes left in the third quarter, the game seemed to be unraveling for the Cleveland Browns. The Raiders had just scored their 14th straight point to battle back from a 13-3 deficit into a 17-13 lead.

But, Cleveland did what all good teams do, battle back. They drove down the field to score a 15 yard touchdown connection from Anderson to Massaqoui.

They weren't done though as they forced a key interception on the next drive. Then with the ball and the lead, the Browns had a champion like drive to ice the game. Ten minutes, all runs, ending with a 9 yard touchdown run from Josh Cribbs with 2 minutes to go in the game.

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Team Stats

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Raiders|Stat|Browns
351|Total Offense|362|
24|Rushing Yards|262|
327|Passing Yards|100|
11|First Downs|13|
5|Sacks Allowed|3|
4|Turnovers|1|
1|Fumbles Lost|0|
3|Intercepted|1|
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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
6:07 FG OAK: S. Janikowski, 37 Yd FG

Third Quarter
13:30 FG CLE: P. Dawson, 18 Yd FG
1:55 FG CLE: P. Dawson, 23 Yd FG
1:15 TD CLE: E. Wright, Ret Int 53 Yds
0:05 TD OAK: L. Murphy, 10 Yd pass

Third Quarter
8:18 TD OAK: Z. Miller, 53 Yd pass
4:28 TD CLE: M. Massaqoui, 15 Yd pass

Fourth Quarter
2:16 TD CLE: J. Cribbs, 9 Yd run
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Derek Anderson|61.0|10|21|117|1|1|47%|3|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Jerome Harrison|12|54|0|14|
James Davis|11|75|0|29|
Jamal Lewis|7|13|0|7|
Josh Cribbs|6|119|1|57|
Derek Anderson|2|3|0|5|
Chris Jennings|1|-2|0|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Lawrence Vickers|3|53|0|
Mohamed Massoquoi|2|19|1|
Robert Royal|2|13|0|
Jerome Harrison|1|13|0|
Mike Furrey|1|11|0|
James Davis|1|8|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|Safety
Shaun Rogers|6|3|3|0|0|
Abram Elam|7|2|0|0|0|
Kenyon Coleman|3|2|2|0|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Bruce Gradkowski|75.1|21|36|351|2|3|58%|5|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Michael Bush|7|21|0|17|
Justin Vargas|6|4|0|3|
Bruce Gradkowski|2|1|0|5|
Darren McFadden|1|-2|0|0|[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Louis Murphy|10|113|1|
Chaz Schilens|4|98|0|
Zach Miller|2|79|1|
Darrius Heyward-Bey|2|29|0|
Michael Bush|2|18|0|
Johnnie Lee Higgins|1|14|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|TD
Tommy Kelly|8|5|0|0|0|
Greg Ellis|6|3|3|0|0|
Trevor Scott|6|2|0|0|0|
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[beamerball811]

Josh Cribbs is the Browns? Anybody?

 

[Nash]

Josh Cribbs is the Browns? Anybody?

pretty much lol

article coming up soon

 

[Nash]

Browns In Playoffs For First Time Since 2001

At the beginning of the year, even the most optimistic Browns fan couldn't have hoped for anything better than 5-11. Most ESPN analysts had this team going 3-13.

Yet, here they are at 10-5. In the playoffs. They are one the most improved team in the league this year and are red hot on a four game winning streak.

For most of the season, this team rode their unbelievable defense. The defense is first in scoring defense (16.7 ppg). However on this win streak their offense has awakened led behind playmaker Josh Cribbs. Cribbs has scored a touchdown in each of their last five games by way of running, punt returns, and kick returns. He has had reached 97 yards or more rushing in 5 of their last six games.

With his rise, the offense has scored 31 ppg in the last six games, well above their season average of 25.3 ppg.

One thing is for sure, no team wants to face Cleveland in the Browns with their 5th best run game and 3rd best defense. That is the recipe for success in the postseason.

Cleveland will certainly be a tough out for anyone.


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[TheSanchize]

My god..seeing this franchise reaaaaaaaaalllllyyyy makes me to want to get my xbox back so i can chise too!!

 

[beamerball811]

My god..seeing this franchise reaaaaaaaaalllllyyyy makes me to want to get my xbox back so i can chise too!!

then hopefully you can go check out my bball one and it will make you want to do one even more!

 

[Nash]

Preview: Jaguars At Browns
Sunday, January 3, 1:00 P.M.
Cleveland Browns Stadium

(6-9)

@

(10-5)

With a win or a Steelers loss, the Cleveland Browns would win the AFC North, something they have never done. The last time the Browns won their division was in 1989 when they were in the AFC Central.

The city of Cleveland has waited 20 long years and this could finally be the year the spell is broken.

The Browns would like to take matters into their own hands and beat the Jacksonville Jaguars today to finish the regular season. Jacksonville has lost two straight, with neither being close and just want to finish their season as quickly as they can.

A trip to a cold Cleveland late in the season is not what a team in their position dreams of. Expect a blowout as they lay down in the cold.

Early Prediction: Browns win 24-14

Key Injuries
James Davis|Torn Shoulder Labrum|1 Week
Russell Allen|Broken Wrist|6 Weeks
Marcedes Lewis|Dislocated Hip|7 Weeks

Position Breakdown:
Jacksonville|Cleveland

:allamerican::allamerican: Quarterback :allamerican:
Advantage: Jaguars
:allamerican::allamerican::allamerican: Running Back :allamerican:
Advantage: Jaguars
:allamerican::allamerican: Wide Receiver :allamerican:
Advantage: Jaguars
:allamerican::allamerican: Pass Defense :allamerican:
Advantage: Jaguars
:allamerican::allamerican: Rush Defense :allamerican::allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican: Special Teams :allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican: Coaching :allamerican:
Advantage:: Even


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[Nash]

My god..seeing this franchise reaaaaaaaaalllllyyyy makes me to want to get my xbox back so i can chise too!!

glad you like my chise, and can't wait for you to get your xbox back, love your raiders chise

then hopefully you can go check out my bball one and it will make you want to do one even more!

didn't know you had a chise, I'll go check yours out

 

[Nash]

Also, got to feel bad for James Davis. Broke his collarbone in week 4 against the Bills, finally came back in 2nd to last week of season and rushed for 75 yards on just 11 carries. Then at end of game tears his shoulder labrum. Luckily he is only out this week.

He is a very good back on this game though and should be a beast in the playoffs :yep:

 

[beamerball811]

hopefully, I've played with the Browns a bit and I used him a lot!

 

[Nash]

hopefully, I've played with the Browns a bit and I used him a lot!

yeah, he's great. Great balance of speed/elusiveness, and power

 

[Nash]

Really good franchise you have hear. Great job getting the Browns back to the playoffs. GL against the Jags. Would love to see you win the AFC North!

thanks man. Your chises are always great too

and yeahm it would be nice to win the North :yep:

 

[Lumpkin]

no easy job getting the Browns into the playoffs, good job

 

[Nash]

no easy job getting the Browns into the playoffs, good job

thanks man, hopefully I can get a home game for the Wildcard game, need a win against the Jags to do that

 

[TheSanchize]

glad you like my chise, and can't wait for you to get your xbox back, love your raiders chise

No problem and thanks man!

We want an UPDATE!!

 

[Nash]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=25em"]Team|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|Final

|7|0|9|13|29

|3|6|6|8|23[/table]

Wright, Cribbs Make Plays To Win Game, Division

With the game on the line, Josh Cribbs returned the kickoff 98 yards for the winning touchdown.

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This game, while not a playoff game, certainly had a postseason feel to it. Well, if this was a test, the Browns just aced it.

When counted upon, Eric Wright and Josh Cribbs continued to make the necessary plays to win, something they will have to do in the playoffs.

Jacksonville dominated the first half leading 9-7 but the third quarter was Clevelands'. First they made a 32 yard field goal to go up, 10-9. Then after Jacksonville scored to go up 15-10, Jerome Harrison had a 58 yard touchdown run to make it 16-15.

Jacksonville drove down the field once more but Eric Wright intercepted a Garrard pass in the endzone and returned it 70 yards. It was his second pick of the game. The Browns capitalized on the good field position by scoring a touchdown of 5 yards.

Jacksonville answered right back though with a 65 yard pass on the third play of the drive to Mike Sims-Walker. After the two point conversion, the score was tied at twenty-three.

Then, the play of the game, on the onsuing kickoff, Josh Cribbs took it 98 yards to the house and to win the game.

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Team Stats

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Jaguars|Stat|Browns
378|Total Offense|254|
78|rushing Yards|216|
300|Passing Yards|38|
14|First Downs|7|
6|Sacks Allowed|1|
2|Turnovers|0|
0|Fumbles Lost|0|
2|Intercepted|0|
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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
4:42 FG JAX: J. Scobee, 45 Yd FG
0:51 TD CLE: J. Cribbs, 68 Yd run

Second Quarter
5:08 FG JAX: J. Scobee, 55 Yd FG
0:50 FG JAX: J. Scobee, 48 Yd FG

Third Quarter
10:50 FG CLE: P. Dawson, 32 Yd FG
8:37 TD JAX: R. Jennings, 67 Yd pass (2-PT Failed)
6:53 TD CLE: J. Harrison, 58 Yd run (2-PT Failed)

Fourth Quarter
12:47 TD CLE: J. Lewis, 5 Yd run
11:12 TD JAX: M. Sims-Walker, 65 Yd pass (2-PT)
10:59 TD CLE: J. Cribbs, Ret Kickoff 98 Yards (Kick Blocked)
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Derek Anderson|50.5|5|13|51|0|0|38%|1|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Jerome Harrison|15|119|1|58|
Josh Cribbs|9|89|1|68|
Jamal Lewis|7|13|1|6|
Derek Anderson|2|-4|0|0|
Chris Jennings|1|-1|0|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Robert Royal|1|19|0|
Lawrence Vickers|1|14|0|
Mike Furrey|1|10|0|
Josh Cribbs|1|4|0|
Chansi Stuckey|1|4|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|Safety
Kenyon Coleman|9|3|2|0|0|
Shaun Rogers|8|3|2|0|0|
Eric Wright|3|0|0|2|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
David Garrard|82.3|16|32|336|2|2|50%|6|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Maurice Jones-Drew|28|66|0|10|
Edgerrin James|1|7|0|7|
David Garrard|1|3|0|3|
Greg Jones|1|2|0|2|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Mike Sims-Walker|6|132|1|
Torry Holt|3|38|0|
Mike Thomas|2|38|0|
Zach Miller|2|26|0|
Rashad Jennings|1|67|1|
Greg Jones|1|24|0|
Ernest Wilford|1|11|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|TD
Justin Durant|7|0|0|0|0|
Terrance Knighton|4|4|1|0|0|
Daryl Smith|5|1|0|0|0|
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[Nash]

No problem and thanks man!

We want an UPDATE!!

lol had to go eat dinner, but its updated now et:

gonna post end of season stats now

 

[Nash]

End Of Season Stats

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Yards|TD|INT|Long|Sack|Comp|Att|Comp%|AVGA|AVG G
Derek Anderson|56.6|1380|11|15|69|18|110|226|48%|6.1|86.2
Brady Quinn|53.4|1176|4|11|47|12|91|180|50%|6.5|147.0
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Yards|TD|Att|AVG|AVG G|Fumb
Jerome Harrison|1083|7|234|4.6|67.6|8
Josh Cribbs|796|10|85|9.3|49.7|6
Jamal Lewis|621|8|135|4.6|38.8|1
Chris Jennings|157|0|50|3.1|9.8|2
James Davis|157|0|50|3.7|14.8|0
Brady Quinn|42|8|5.2|2.8|0
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Rec|Yards|AVG|AVG G|TD
Mohamed Massaqoui|51|763|14.9|47.6|6
Josh Cribbs|29|415|14.3|25.9|2
Mike Furrey|29|325|11.2|20.3|0
Robert Royal|28|443|15.8|27.6|3
Jerome Harrison|26|253|9.7|15.8|2
Lawrence Vickers|14|159|11.3|9.9|1
Chansi Stuckey|11|97|8.8|6.0|1
Greg Estandia|4|20|5.0|1.2|0
Jamal Lewis|3|27|9.0|1.6|0
Brian Robiskie|3|21|7.0|1.3|0
James Davis|2|13|6.5|1.8|0
Chris Jennings|1|17|17.0|1.0|0
Steve Heiden|1|12|12.0|0.7|0
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defensive Stats|Tackles|ASS TKL|TFL|Sacks|INT|INT YDS|DEFL|FF|FUM REC|DEF TDS
Shaun Rogers|77|25|37|25.0|0|0|2|5|0|0
David Bowens|65|22|12|0.0|3|9|7|4|1|0
Abram Elam|60|19|11|1.0|0|0|15|0|0|0
Kenyon Coleman|50|12|22|13.0|0|0|0|4|0|0
Kamerion Wimbley|49|16|17|8.0|1|5|9|2|3|0
Mike Adams|48|17|5|0.0|2|17|8|1|0|0
Jason Trusnik|47|19|12|5.0|4|24|8|0|1|1
Hank Poteat|40|7|5|3.0|0|0|3|3|1|1
Matt Roth|38|11|9|3.0|1|17|4|0|2|0
Brandon McDonald|34|11|1|0.0|1|2|7|0|0|0
Robaire Smith|32|6|14|2.0|0|0|0|0|0|0
Eric Wright|29|10|1|0.0|5|138|19|1|1|1
Alex Hall|27|6|2|1.0|1|4|0|0|1|1
Coye Francies|26|2|3|2.0|0|0|3|0|2|1
Brodney Pool|15|2|0|0.0|0|0|0|0|0|0
Corey Williams|11|2|1|0.0|0|0|0|1|0|0
Brian Schaefering|9|3|7|4.0|0|0|1|0|0|0
Nick Sorensen|8|1|0|0.0|0|0|0|1|0|0
Kaluka Maiava|4|0|0|0.0|1|3|0|0|0|0
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[Nash]

Team Stats

Offense
Total Yards- 8,062 (9th)
Total Offense- 5,154 (25th)
Passing Yards- 2,350 (31st)
Rushing Yards- 2,804 (3rd)
PPG- 25.5 (T-9th)
Passing Touchdowns- 15 (31st)
Rushing Touchdowns- 25 (4th)
Sacks Allowed- 30 (1st)
First Downs- 211 (28th)

Defense
Total Yards- 4,642 (4th)
Passing Yards- 3, 118 (10th)
Rushing Yards- 1, 524 (2nd)
Points- 274 (1st)
Sacks- 67 (3rd)
Forced Fumbles- 13 (2nd)
Interceptions- 19 (T-7th)

Turnovers
Turnover Difference- -6 (T-29th)
Giveaways- -38 (32nd)
Takeaways- 32 (T-3rd)



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