[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=25em"]Team|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|Final
|0|0|0|8|
8
|7|6|3|0|
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Depleted Browns Lose First Game Against Atlanta
Michael Turner was a workhorse in the victory.
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Going into this game, if you were told the Atlanta Falcons were only going to score 16 points, you would have thought the Browns would win in a hearbeat.
Well, lets hope you didn't bet on this game as the Browns were upended by the Falcons.
Atlanta's defense was stifling for most of the game only giving up 4 first downs until late in the fourth quarter. They gave up only 207 yards and forced five turnovers.
Meanwhile, the Falcons offense rode Michael Turner to the victory. The Falcons only had 227 yards and Turner had 247 of those. He carried the rock a total of 34 times.
Matt Ryan struggled mightily completing only 8 of his 22 passes but he controlled the ball which was the difference in this game.
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Team Stats
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Browns|Stat|
Falcons
207|Total Offense|227|
50|Rushing Yards|171|
157|Passing Yards|56|
7|First Downs|12|
2|Sacks Allowed|1|
5|Turnovers|0|
2|Fumbles Lost|0|
3|Intercepted|0|
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Scoring Summary
First Quarter
3:45 TD ATL: M. Turner, 25 Yd run
Second Quarter
12:51 FG ATL: M. Prater, 37 Yd FG
0:51 FG ATL: M. Prater, 34 Yd FG
Third Quarter
2:31 FG ATL: M. Prater, 51 Yd FG
Fourth Quarter
10:35 TD CLE: B. Robiskie, 26 Yd pass (2-PT)
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Derek Anderson|29.8|10|27|156|1|3|37%|2|
Brady Quinn|47.9|1|3|13|0|0|33%|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Jerome Harrison|13|28|0|10|
Jamal Lewis|5|10|0|11|
Josh Cribbs|5|7|0|3|
Brady Quinn|1|5|0|5|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Chansi Stuckey|4|72|0|
Brian Robiskie|4|63|1|
Davasia Nobles|2|36|0|
Jerome Harrison|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|7|2|1|0|0|
Shaun Rogers|6|4|0|0|0|
Abram Elam|9|1|0|0|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Passing|Rating|Completions|Attempts|Yards|TD|INT|COMP %|Sack
Matt Ryan|44.9|8|22|62|0|0|36|1|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Rushing|Attempts|Yards|TD|Long
Michael Turner|34|147|1|25|
Jason Snelling|11|28|0|18|
Matt Ryan|1|-4|0|-4|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Receiving|Receptions|Yards|TD
Devone Bess|3|2|0|
Ovie Mughelli|2|32|0|
Roddy White|2|16|0|
Michael Turner|1|12|0|
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=45em"]Defense (Best Three)|Tackles|Tackles For Loss|Sacks|Interceptions|TD
Curtis Lofton|11|5|0|0|0|
Erik Coleman|1|0|0|2|0|
Lawrence Sidbury|7|1|0|0|0|
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