[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=25em"]Team|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|Final
|3|16|14|3|
36
|7|0|0|3|
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Browns Win Season Opener In Blowout
In his first game, rookie receiver Davasia Nobles had 79 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Cleveland couldn't have picked a better outcome for their season opener. All of their phases were clicking and it was a beautiful thing to watch.
Rookie quarterback Khris Steven-Baker threw two touchdowns, both to fellow rookie Davasia Nobles, and had 124 yards. The running back stable all had decent days in a running back by committee look.
Defensively is where the real play came in. Rookie Keron Drovin was second on the team in tackles with 8. The defense held Tampa Bay to just ten points and 222 yards. They also forced three turnovers, all on interceptions. Abram Elam, the free safety, had two of them while linebacker Jason Trusnik had the other.
This was a good game to set up next week's showdown with the Steelers.
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Team Stats
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Bucs|Stat|
Browns
222|Total Offense|321|
102|rushing Yards|211|
120|Passing Yards|110|
11|First Downs|14|
1|Sacks Allowed|2|
3|Turnovers|0|
0|Fumbles Lost|0|
3|Intercepted|0|
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Scoring Summary
First Quarter
5:48 FG CLE: P. Dawson, 33 Yd FG
0:45 TD TB: D. Ward, 2 Yd run
Second Quarter
9:58 TD CLE: J. Davis, 31 Yd run
4:20 Team Safety
1:34 TD CLE: J. Lewis, 9 Yd run
Third Quarter
10:20 TD CLE: D. Nobles, 11 Yd pass
3:17 TD CLE: D. Nobles, 38 Yd pass
Fourth Quarter
14:08 FG CLE: P. Dawson, 18 Yd FG
8:04 FG TB: A. Vinatieri, 35 Yd FG
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Khris Steven-Baker|120.6|8|15|124|2|0|53%|2|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Jerome Harrison|17|54|0|9|
James Davis|10|43|1|31|
Jamal Lewis|8|25|1|9|
Josh Cribbs|7|53|0|15|
Khris Steven-Baker|4|36|0|18|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Davasia Nobles|4|79|2|
Chansi Stuckey|2|32|0|
Robert Royal|1|11|0|
Brian Robiskie|1|2|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|Safety
Kamerion Wimbley|9|2|0|0|0|
Keron Drovin|8|0|0|0|0|
Abram Elam|3|0|0|2|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Josh Freeman|17.8|13|29|125|0|3|44%|1|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Carnell Williams|17|97|0|31|
Derrick Ward|3|1|0|2|
Josh Freeman|1|4|0|4|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Kellen Winslow|4|26|0|
Carnell Williams|2|37|0|
Michael Clayton|2|27|0|
Derrick Dawson|2|15|0|
Sammie Stroughter|2|14|0|
Antonio Bryant|1|6|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|TD
Barrett Rudd|13|0|0|0|0|
Jermaine Phillips|10|0|0|0|0|
Chris Hovan|9|3|1|0|0|
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