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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.9</span> <span>Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_9:_vs._Baltimore_Ravens-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Quinn_Named_Starter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Quinn_Named_Starter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.9.1</span> <span>Quinn Named Starter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Quinn_Named_Starter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_10:_vs._Denver_Broncos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_10:_vs._Denver_Broncos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.10</span> <span>Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_10:_vs._Denver_Broncos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_11:_at_Buffalo_Bills" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_11:_at_Buffalo_Bills"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.11</span> <span>Week 11: at Buffalo Bills</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_11:_at_Buffalo_Bills-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Phil_Savage_E-Mail_controversy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Phil_Savage_E-Mail_controversy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.11.1</span> <span>Phil Savage E-Mail controversy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Phil_Savage_E-Mail_controversy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Week_12:_vs._Houston_Texans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Week_12:_vs._Houston_Texans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.12</span> <span>Week 12: vs. Houston Texans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Week_12:_vs._Houston_Texans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/2007_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2007 Cleveland Browns season">2007</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Cleveland_Browns_seasons" title="List of Cleveland Browns seasons">Browns seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2009 Cleveland Browns season">2009</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008 Cleveland Browns season</b> was the team's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and its 56th season as a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). The Browns finished with a 4–12 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The season marked <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a>'s fourth (and what would be final)<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> year as head coach of the Browns. Cleveland played all of their home games at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio. To end the 2008 season, the Browns failed to score an offensive touchdown for 24 consecutive quarters and were shut out in their final two games, the last time a team would be shut out in back-to-back games until the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> were shut out in their final two games <a href="/wiki/2023_NFL_season" title="2023 NFL season">15 years later</a>. The Cleveland Browns failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_staff_changes">Coaching staff changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="#cite_note-Chudzinski_signs_2_year_extension-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 11, it was announced by Crennel that the team had fired defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Todd_Grantham" title="Todd Grantham">Todd Grantham</a>, and that a replacement would be announced soon.<sup id="cite_ref-Grantham_not_retained_for_08_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grantham_not_retained_for_08-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grantham's firing comes just months after signing a two-year contract extension.<sup id="cite_ref-Poor_defensive_showing_costs_Browns_coordinator_his_job_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poor_defensive_showing_costs_Browns_coordinator_his_job-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Mel_Tucker" title="Mel Tucker">Mel Tucker</a>, defensive backs coach for the Browns, was given the job.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After spending three years on the Browns defensive coaching staff, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Undlin" title="Cory Undlin">Cory Undlin</a> was promoted to defensive backs coach to replace Tucker.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 29, the team announced that it had re-signed head coach <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a> to a two-year contract extension.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General manager <a href="/wiki/Phil_Savage" title="Phil Savage">Phil Savage</a> stated that Crennel did not ask for an extension, but rather that the team 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href="/wiki/Charles_Ali" title="Charles Ali">Charles Ali</a></td> <td>ERFA</td> <td>March 13</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a></td> <td>RFA</td> <td>February 29</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>3 years<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>DB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Baxter" title="Gary Baxter">Gary Baxter</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>March 13</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td>WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Carter_(wide_receiver)" title="Tim Carter (wide receiver)">Tim Carter</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>May 22</td> <td>Texans</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td>DB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Colclough" title="Ricardo Colclough">Ricardo Colclough</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>March 1</td> <td>Panthers</td> <td>2 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>OL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nat_Dorsey" title="Nat Dorsey">Nat Dorsey</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td>DL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Fraser_(American_football)" title="Simon Fraser (American football)">Simon Fraser</a></td> <td>RFA</td> <td>March 7</td> <td>Falcons</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>OL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lennie_Friedman" title="Lennie Friedman">Lennie Friedman</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>March 12</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>LB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Griffin" title="Kris Griffin">Kris Griffin</a></td> <td>RFA</td> <td>March 26</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton_(American_football)" title="Bobby Hamilton (American football)">Bobby Hamilton</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>CB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daven_Holly" title="Daven Holly">Daven Holly</a></td> <td>RFA</td> <td>February 28</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>Second-round tender<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Kelley" title="Ethan Kelley">Ethan Kelley</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>RB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>February 21</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>3 years<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td>G</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seth_McKinney" title="Seth McKinney">Seth McKinney</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>March 28</td> <td>Browns</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr> <td>DL</td> <td>Alvin Smith</td> <td>ERFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td>LB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Stewart_(American_football)" title="Matt Stewart (American football)">Matt Stewart</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>April 18</td> <td>Cardinals</td> <td>1 year </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td>LB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaun_Thompson" title="Chaun Thompson">Chaun Thompson</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td>March 14</td> <td>Texans</td> <td>2 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>NT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Washington" title="Ted Washington">Ted Washington</a></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><small>UFA: Unrestricted free agent; RFA: Restricted free agent; ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Signings">Signings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Signings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Signed</th> <th>Contract</th> <th>Acquired </th></tr> <tr> <td>CB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Cousin" title="Terry Cousin">Terry Cousin</a></td> <td>May 23</td> <td>2 years</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_Hadnot" title="Rex Hadnot">Rex Hadnot</a></td> <td>March 10</td> <td>2 years</td> <td>free agent </td></tr> <tr> <td>LB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shantee_Orr" title="Shantee Orr">Shantee Orr</a></td> <td>March 21</td> <td>1 year</td> <td>free agent </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rogers_(American_football)" title="Shaun Rogers (American football)">Shaun Rogers</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 1</td> <td>6 years</td> <td>trade with Lions </td></tr> <tr> <td>WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 1</td> <td>7 years</td> <td>free agent </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corey_Williams_(American_football)" title="Corey Williams (American football)">Corey Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>February 29</td> <td>6 years</td> <td>trade with Packers </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Releases">Releases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Tag</th> <th>Signed</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Contract </th></tr> <tr> <td>S</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Baxter" title="Gary Baxter">Gary Baxter</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C</td> <td><a href="/wiki/LeCharles_Bentley" title="LeCharles Bentley">LeCharles Bentley</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orpheus_Roye" title="Orpheus Roye">Orpheus Roye</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>UFA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steelers" class="mw-redirect" title="Steelers">Steelers</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wright" title="Kenny Wright">Kenny Wright</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>UFA</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_NFL_draft">2008 NFL draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008 NFL draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Browns did not have a selection in the first three rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th></tr> <tr> <td>4<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 (104) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beau_Bell_(American_football)" title="Beau Bell (American football)">Beau Bell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels_football" title="UNLV Rebels football">UNLV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>11 (111) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Rucker_(American_football)" title="Martin Rucker (American football)">Martin Rucker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight end</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">Missouri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>24 (190) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahtyba_Rubin" title="Ahtyba Rubin">Ahtyba Rubin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa State">Iowa State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>25 (191) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hubbard_(wide_receiver)" title="Paul Hubbard (wide receiver)">Paul Hubbard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>25 (231) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hall_(American_football)" title="Alex Hall (American football)">Alex Hall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">Defensive end</a> </td> <td>St. Augustine's </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#de6108; color:white; text-align:center;">Cleveland Browns 2008 coaching staff </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Rip_Scherer" title="Rip Scherer">Rip Scherer</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Chudzinski" title="Rob Chudzinski">Rob Chudzinski</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lynn" title="Anthony Lynn">Anthony Lynn</a></li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Wes_Chandler" title="Wes Chandler">Wes Chandler</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Roberts" title="Alfredo Roberts">Alfredo Roberts</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Marshall_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Marshall (American football) (page does not exist)">Steve Marshall</a></li> <li>Offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sullivan_(offensive_lineman)" title="Mike Sullivan (offensive lineman)">Mike Sullivan</a></li> <li>Senior offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Atkins_(American_football)" title="Dave Atkins (American football)">Dave Atkins</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Verducci&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Verducci (page does not exist)">Frank Verducci</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35">  </td> <td valign="top"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Defensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Mel_Tucker" title="Mel Tucker">Mel Tucker</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Melvin" title="Randy Melvin">Randy Melvin</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haluchak" title="Mike Haluchak">Mike Haluchak</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Cory_Undlin" title="Cory Undlin">Cory Undlin</a></li> <li>Assistant defensive backs – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_McNutt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard McNutt (page does not exist)">Richard McNutt</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Trott" title="Bob Trott">Bob Trott</a></li> <li>Defensive quality control – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Umberto_Leone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Umberto Leone (page does not exist)">Umberto Leone</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Daisher" title="Ted Daisher">Ted Daisher</a></li> <li>Assistant special teams/head coach liaison – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Caminiti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chris Caminiti (page does not exist)">Chris Caminiti</a></li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Head strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Mylinski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Mylinski (page does not exist)">Tom Mylinski</a></li> <li>Assistant strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_DeGennaro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alan DeGennaro (page does not exist)">Alan DeGennaro</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_roster">Final roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;; text-align: center;"><b>2008 Cleveland Browns roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bartel" title="Richard Bartel">Richard Bartel</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ali" title="Charles Ali">Charles Ali</a> FB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">28</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Allen_Patrick" title="Allen Patrick">Allen Patrick</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Vickers" title="Lawrence Vickers">Lawrence Vickers</a> FB</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> KR/PR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">89</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hubbard_(wide_receiver)" title="Paul Hubbard (wide receiver)">Paul Hubbard</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Syndric_Steptoe" title="Syndric Steptoe">Syndric Steptoe</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Cieslak" title="Brad Cieslak">Brad Cieslak</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dinkins" title="Darnell Dinkins">Darnell Dinkins</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">85</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Madsen_(American_football)" title="John Madsen (American football)">John Madsen</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">86</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Rucker_(American_football)" title="Martin Rucker (American football)">Martin Rucker</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Hank_Fraley" title="Hank Fraley">Hank Fraley</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Rex_Hadnot" title="Rex Hadnot">Rex Hadnot</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">68</span> <a href="/wiki/Seth_McKinney" title="Seth McKinney">Seth McKinney</a> C/G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Shaffer" title="Kevin Shaffer">Kevin Shaffer</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Sowells" title="Isaac Sowells">Isaac Sowells</a> G/T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">65</span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Steinbach" title="Eric Steinbach">Eric Steinbach</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">Joe Thomas</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Young_(American_football)" title="Scott Young (American football)">Scott Young</a> G</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Louis_Leonard" title="Louis Leonard">Louis Leonard</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">92</span> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rogers_(American_football)" title="Shaun Rogers (American football)">Shaun Rogers</a> NT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">71</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ahtyba_Rubin" title="Ahtyba Rubin">Ahtyba Rubin</a></i> NT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Smith_(defensive_lineman)" title="Shaun Smith (defensive lineman)">Shaun Smith</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">97</span> <a href="/wiki/Santonio_Thomas" title="Santonio Thomas">Santonio Thomas</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Corey_Williams_(American_football)" title="Corey Williams (American football)">Corey Williams</a> DE</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">59</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Titus_Brown_(American_football)" title="Titus Brown (American football)">Titus Brown</a></i> ILB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Andra_Davis" title="Andra Davis">Andra Davis</a> ILB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Kris_Griffin" title="Kris Griffin">Kris Griffin</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">96</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hall_(American_football)" title="Alex Hall (American football)">Alex Hall</a></i> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">52</span> <a href="/wiki/D%27Qwell_Jackson" title="D'Qwell Jackson">D'Qwell Jackson</a> ILB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGinest" title="Willie McGinest">Willie McGinest</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Shantee_Orr" title="Shantee Orr">Shantee Orr</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Leon_Williams_(American_football)" title="Leon Williams (American football)">Leon Williams</a> ILB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Kamerion_Wimbley" title="Kamerion Wimbley">Kamerion Wimbley</a> OLB</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Hamza_Abdullah" title="Hamza Abdullah">Hamza Abdullah</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Adams_(safety)" title="Mike Adams (safety)">Mike Adams</a> FS/SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cousin" title="Terry Cousin">Terry Cousin</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Travis_Daniels" title="Travis Daniels">Travis Daniels</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Jones_(safety)" title="Sean Jones (safety)">Sean Jones</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">30</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Lawson" title="Gerard Lawson">Gerard Lawson</a></i> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_McDonald_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brandon McDonald (American football)">Brandon McDonald</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Brodney_Pool" title="Brodney Pool">Brodney Pool</a> FS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Sorensen" title="Nick Sorensen">Nick Sorensen</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_A._Wright" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric A. Wright">Eric Wright</a> CB</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> K</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Pontbriand" title="Ryan Pontbriand">Ryan Pontbriand</a> LS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Zastudil" title="Dave Zastudil">Dave Zastudil</a> P</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">Practice squad</a></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">44</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jed_Collins" title="Jed Collins">Jed Collins</a></i> FB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 8</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dragosavich" title="Mike Dragosavich">Mike Dragosavich</a></i> P</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Fry" title="Dustin Fry">Dustin Fry</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">90</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Holloway_(American_football)" title="David Holloway (American football)">David Holloway</a> LB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 9</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lance_Leggett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lance Leggett (page does not exist)">Lance Leggett</a></i> WR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">60</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Melila_Purcell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melila Purcell (page does not exist)">Melila Purcell</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Quarterman" title="Kurt Quarterman">Kurt Quarterman</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sanders_(American_football)" title="Steve Sanders (American football)">Steve Sanders</a> WR</li></ul> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> QB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">58</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Beau_Bell_(American_football)" title="Beau Bell (American football)">Beau Bell</a></i> LB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> QB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Lennie_Friedman" title="Lennie Friedman">Lennie Friedman</a> C/G <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">82</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Heiden" title="Steve Heiden">Steve Heiden</a> TE <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Daven_Holly" title="Daven Holly">Daven Holly</a> CB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jurevicius" title="Joe Jurevicius">Joe Jurevicius</a> WR <small>(PUP)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Antwan_Peek" title="Antwan Peek">Antwan Peek</a> LB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Chase_Pittman" title="Chase Pittman">Chase Pittman</a> DE <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> QB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">98</span> <a href="/wiki/Robaire_Smith" title="Robaire Smith">Robaire Smith</a> DE <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Tucker" title="Ryan Tucker">Ryan Tucker</a> G/T <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wright" title="Jason Wright">Jason Wright</a> RB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">69</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Eric_Young_(American_football)" title="Eric Young (American football)">Eric Young</a></i> G <small>(NF-Inj.)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> 53 active, 14 reserve, 8 practice squad</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>August 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Jets_season" title="2008 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 20–24 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29787&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>August 18 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Giants_season" title="2008 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 34–37 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29815&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>August 23 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2008 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–26 </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29822&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>August 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2008 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–16 </td> <td>0–4 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29839&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter">Recap</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule_2">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #22150C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FB4F14, inset -2px -2px 0 #FB4F14;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="2008 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–28 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/cowboys-at-browns-2008-reg-1">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–10 </td> <td>0–2 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/steelers-at-browns-2008-reg-2">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 21 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2008 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–28 </td> <td>0–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-ravens-2008-reg-3">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 28 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 20–12 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Brown Stadium">Paul Brown Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-bengals-2008-reg-4">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">Bye</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cfc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Giants_season" title="2008 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 35–14 </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/giants-at-browns-2008-reg-6">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 19 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2008 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 11–14 </td> <td>2–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="FedEx Field">FedEx Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-redskins-2008-reg-7">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 26 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="2008 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–17 </td> <td>3–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TIAA_Bank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="TIAA Bank Field">Alltel Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-jaguars-2008-reg-8">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2008 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 27–37 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/ravens-at-browns-2008-reg-9">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2008 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 30–34 </td> <td>3–6 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/broncos-at-browns-2008-reg-10">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cfc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 17 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2008 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 29–27 </td> <td>4–6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Ralph Wilson Stadium</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-bills-2008-reg-11">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Texans_season" title="2008 Houston Texans season">Houston Texans</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–16 </td> <td>4–7 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/texans-at-browns-2008-reg-12">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>13 </th> <td>November 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2008 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 6–10 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/colts-at-browns-2008-reg-13">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 7 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Titans_season" title="2008 Tennessee Titans season">Tennessee Titans</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 9–28 </td> <td>4–9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium" title="Nissan Stadium">LP Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-titans-2008-reg-14">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 15 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/2008_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="2008 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–30 </td> <td>4–10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-eagles-2008-reg-15">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>16 </th> <td>December 21 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 0–14 </td> <td>4–11 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns Stadium </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/bengals-at-browns-2008-reg-16">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fcc"> <th>17 </th> <td>December 28 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 0–31 </td> <td>4–12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nfl.com/games/browns-at-steelers-2008-reg-17">Recap</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> 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href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">347 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">223 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(6)</sup> <a href="/wiki/2008_Baltimore_Ravens_season" title="2008 Baltimore Ravens season">Baltimore Ravens</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">385 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">244 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="2008 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals </a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.281 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">204 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">364 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cleveland Browns </a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">232 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_week-by-week_results">Regular season week-by-week results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Regular season week-by-week results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_1:_vs._Dallas_Cowboys">Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Cowboys</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:15 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 70 °F (21 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,012</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carollo" title="Bill Carollo">Bill Carollo</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Troy Aikman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pam_Oliver" title="Pam Oliver">Pam Oliver</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Marion_Barber_III" title="Marion Barber III">Marion Barber III</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Folk" title="Nick Folk">Nick Folk</a> kick), 6:40. <i>Cowboys 7–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:15.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> 2-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 12:43. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 8:57.</b></i></li> <li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Terrell Owens</a> 35-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Tony Romo</a> (Nick Folk kick), 9:48. <i>Cowboys 14–7. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:55.</b></i></li> <li>DAL – Marion Barber III 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:26. <i>Cowboys 21–7. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:39.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Felix_Jones" title="Felix Jones">Felix Jones</a> 11-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:24. <i>Cowboys 28–7. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:53.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 10:13. <i>Cowboys 28–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:25.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Tony Romo</a> – 24/32, 320 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 11/24, 114 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Marion_Barber_III" title="Marion Barber III">Marion Barber III</a> – 16 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 13 rushes, 62 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DAL – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Jason Witten</a> – 6 receptions, 96 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> – 5 receptions, 47 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Browns began their 2008 campaign at home against the defending NFC East champion <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland trailed early as Cowboys RB <a href="/wiki/Marion_Barber_III" title="Marion Barber III">Marion Barber</a> got a 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Browns responded with QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow</a>. Dallas would respond with QB <a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Tony Romo</a> completing a 35-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Terrell Owens</a>, along with another 1-yard TD run from Barber. In the third quarter, Cleveland's defensive struggles continued as RB <a href="/wiki/Felix_Jones" title="Felix Jones">Felix Jones</a> got an 11-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Browns tried to rally, yet all they could come up with was a 34-yard field goal from kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a>. </p><p>With the loss, Cleveland began its season at 0–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_2:_vs._Pittsburgh_Steelers">Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 2: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Steelers</b></th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:15 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 82 °F (28 °C) (Clear with High Winds)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,048</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Corrente" title="Tony Corrente">Tony Corrente</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a> & <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Kremer" title="Andrea Kremer">Andrea Kremer</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Hines_Ward" title="Hines Ward">Hines Ward</a> 11-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reed_(American_football)" title="Jeff Reed (American football)">Jeff Reed</a> kick), 6:29. <i>Steelers 7–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:29.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – Jeff Reed 48-yard field goal, 7:58. <i>Steelers 10–0. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:18.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 31-yard field goal, 1:25. <i>Steelers 10–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:33.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 38-yard field goal, 3:21. <i>Steelers 10–6. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:29.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a> – 13/20, 179 yards, TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 18/32, 166 yards, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Parker" title="Willie Parker">Willie Parker</a> – 28 rushes, 105 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 19 rushes, 38 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Santonio_Holmes" title="Santonio Holmes">Santonio Holmes</a> – 5 receptions, 94 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> – 7 receptions, 55 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to rebound from their disappointing home loss to the Cowboys, the Browns stayed at home for the first of five primetime games with a Week 2 AFC North duel against their hated rival, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, in very high winds due to the remnants of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Ike" title="Hurricane Ike">Hurricane Ike</a>. After a scoreless first quarter, Cleveland trailed as Steelers QB <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a> completed an 11-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Hines_Ward" title="Hines Ward">Hines Ward</a>. In the third quarter, Pittsburgh increased its lead with kicker <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reed_(American_football)" title="Jeff Reed (American football)">Jeff Reed</a> getting a 48-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Browns got on the board with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> getting a 31-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Cleveland tried to rally, but the only thing that came out of it was Dawson's 38-yard field goal. </p><p>With their 10th-straight loss to Pittsburgh, the Browns fell to 0–2. </p><p>This would be the Browns' last appearance on Sunday Night Football until 2019. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_3:_at_Baltimore_Ravens">Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 3: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Ravens</b></th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>21</td><td>0</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, Maryland</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:15 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 77 °F (25 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 71,104</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Hochuli" title="Ed Hochuli">Ed Hochuli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Macatee" title="Bill Macatee">Bill Macatee</a> & <a href="/wiki/Steve_Beuerlein" title="Steve Beuerlein">Steve Beuerlein</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> 19-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 14:52. <i>Browns 7–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:14.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Willis_McGahee" title="Willis McGahee">Willis McGahee</a> 5-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Stover" title="Matt Stover">Matt Stover</a> kick), 6:40. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 4:15.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 38-yard field goal, 1:04. <i>Browns 10–7. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:36.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a> 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 11:13. <i>Ravens 14–10. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 2:17.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a> 32-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick), 10:23. <i>Ravens 21–10.</i></li> <li>BAL – Le'Ron McClain 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 4:49. <i>Ravens 28–10. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 3:08.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 14/37, 125 yards, TD, 3 INT</li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> – 13/19, 129 yards, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 12 rushes, 56 yards</li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a> – 17 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 3 receptions, 27 yards</li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Mason" title="Derrick Mason">Derrick Mason</a> – 4 receptions, 42 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Trying to snap their two-game losing streak, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/M%26T_Bank_Stadium" title="M&T Bank Stadium">M&T Bank Stadium</a> for a Week 3 AFC North duel with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>. After a scoreless first quarter, Cleveland got on the board with QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completing a 19-yard TD pass to RB <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a>. The Ravens would respond with RB <a href="/wiki/Willis_McGahee" title="Willis McGahee">Willis McGahee</a> getting a yard TD run. The Browns would close out the half with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> hitting a 38-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Baltimore took control as RB <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a> scored on a 1-yard TD run, safety <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Ed Reed</a> returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown, and McClain getting another 1-yard TD run. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_4:_at_Cincinnati_Bengals">Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 4: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Browns</b></th> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>17</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Bengals</th> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td><b>12</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Brown Stadium">Paul Brown Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 74 °F (23 °C) (Mostly Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 65,541</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 25-yard field goal, 9:29. <i>Browns 3–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:05.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Shayne_Graham" title="Shayne Graham">Shayne Graham</a> 42-yard field goal, 10:22. <i>Tied 3–3. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:08.</b></i></li> <li>CIN – Shayne Graham 45-yard field goal, 0:08. <i>Bengals 6–3. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 22 yards, 2:21.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (Phil Dawson kick), 13:05. <i>Browns 10–6. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:38.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 11:06. <i>Browns 17–6. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:52.</b></i></li> <li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Chad_Johnson" title="Chad Johnson">Chad Johnson</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> (pass failed), 7:46. <i>Browns 17–12. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:20.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 0:32. <i>Browns 20–12. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:32.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 15/24, 138 yards, TD, INT</li> <li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> – 21/35, 156 yards, TD, 3 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 25 rushes, 79 yards, TD</li> <li>CIN – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 4 rushes, 41 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> – 5 receptions, 54 yards</li> <li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/T._J._Houshmandzadeh" title="T. J. Houshmandzadeh">T. J. Houshmandzadeh</a> – 6 receptions, 50 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Still searching for their first win of the year, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Brown Stadium">Paul Brown Stadium</a> for a Week 4 AFC North duel with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in Round 1 of 2008's <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ohio_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Ohio (NFL)">Battle of Ohio</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland drew first blood as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> got a 25-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bengals responded with kicker <a href="/wiki/Shayne_Graham" title="Shayne Graham">Shayne Graham</a> getting a 42-yard and a 45-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, the Browns began the fourth quarter with QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> and RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. Cincinnati would answer with QB <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Chad_Ochocinco" class="mw-redirect" title="Chad Ochocinco">Chad Ochocinco</a> (with a failed 2-point conversion), yet Cleveland pulled away with Dawson nailing a 29-yard field goal. </p><p>With their first win of the season, the Browns' record improved to 1–3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_5:_Bye_Week">Week 5: Bye Week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Week 5: Bye Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Browns entered their <a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">bye week</a> with a record of 1–3. The team used the bye week to rest and allow injured players to recover. The Browns also used the extra week to better prepare for their Week 6 opponent: the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLII" title="Super Bowl XLII">defending champion</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Winslow's_Staph_Infection"><span id="Winslow.27s_Staph_Infection"></span>Winslow's Staph Infection</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Winslow's Staph Infection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Browns' <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> was hospitalized on October 9 with an undisclosed illness (later revealed to be a <a href="/wiki/Staph_infection" class="mw-redirect" title="Staph infection">staph infection</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winslow spent four nights in the hospital and did not play in the Browns' game against the Giants. Citing Winslow's privacy, the Browns did not comment on his illness.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_6:_vs._New_York_Giants">Week 6: vs. New York Giants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Week 6: vs. New York Giants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 6: New York Giants at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Giants</th> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Browns</b></th> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>15</td><td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 68 °F (20 °C) (Clear Skies)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,102</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_Parry_(American_football_official)" title="John Parry (American football official)">John Parry</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Suzy_Kolber" title="Suzy Kolber">Suzy Kolber</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 28-yard field goal, 10:08. <i>Browns 3–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:52.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NYG – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Jacobs" title="Brandon Jacobs">Brandon Jacobs</a> 7-yard run (<a href="/wiki/John_Carney_(American_football)" title="John Carney (American football)">John Carney</a> kick), 12:09. <i>Giants 7–3. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:24.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 11:10. <i>Browns 10–7. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:59.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dinkins" title="Darnell Dinkins">Darnell Dinkins</a> 22-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (Phil Dawson kick), 2:15. <i>Browns 17–7. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:36.</b></i></li> <li>NYG – <a href="/wiki/Plaxico_Burress" title="Plaxico Burress">Plaxico Burress</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> (John Carney kick), 0:12. <i>Browns 17–14. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 2:03.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 11:55. <i>Browns 20–14. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:53.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> 11-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Phil Dawson kick), 14:55. <i>Browns 27–14. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 8:16.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Eric_A._Wright" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric A. Wright">Eric A. Wright</a> 94-yard interception return (Anderson pass to Edwards), 8:07. <i>Browns 35–14</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>NYG – <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> – 18/28, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 18/29, 310 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>NYG – <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Ward" title="Derrick Ward">Derrick Ward</a> – 10 rushes, 101 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 21 rushes, 88 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>NYG – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(wide_receiver,_born_1985)" title="Steve Smith (wide receiver, born 1985)">Steve Smith</a> – 9 receptions, 94 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 5 receptions, 154 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off their bye week, the Browns went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a crucial Week 6 interconference duel with the defending Super Bowl champions, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>, on Monday Night Football. Also <a href="/wiki/Tom_Coughlin" title="Tom Coughlin">Tom Coughlin</a>’s first game in Cleveland since the 2001 Bottlegate incident when he was with the Jaguars. </p><p>In the first quarter, Cleveland drew first blood as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> got a 28-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Giants responded as RB <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Jacobs" title="Brandon Jacobs">Brandon Jacobs</a> had a touchdown run. The Browns would answer with two touchdowns: A run by RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> and with QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Darnell_Dinkins" title="Darnell Dinkins">Darnell Dinkins</a>. New York closed out the half with QB <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> completing a TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Plaxico_Burress" title="Plaxico Burress">Plaxico Burress</a>. </p><p>In the third quarter, Cleveland added onto its lead as Dawson nailed a 26-yard field goal. The Browns pulled away in the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass from Anderson to WR <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a>, as well as an <a href="/wiki/Eric_A._Wright" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric A. Wright">Eric Wright</a> interception returned for a touchdown. </p><p>With the impressive win, Cleveland improved to 2–3. This was also the Browns' first win on Monday Night Football since 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Crennel_Named_Coach_of_the_Week">Crennel Named Coach of the Week</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Crennel Named Coach of the Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Browns' victory over the Giants, head coach <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a> received NFL Coach of the Week honors for Week 6.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_7:_at_Washington_Redskins">Week 7: at Washington Redskins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Week 7: at Washington Redskins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 7: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>8</td><td><b>11</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Redskins</b></th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/FedExField" class="mw-redirect" title="FedExField">FedExField</a>, <a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover, Maryland</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:15 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 59 °F (15 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 90,487</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Terry_McAulay" title="Terry McAulay">Terry McAulay</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ian_Eagle" title="Ian Eagle">Ian Eagle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Wilcots" title="Solomon Wilcots">Solomon Wilcots</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WSH – <a href="/wiki/Clinton_Portis" title="Clinton Portis">Clinton Portis</a> 3-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Shaun_Suisham" title="Shaun Suisham">Shaun Suisham</a> kick), 7:38. <i>Redskins 7–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:57.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 37-yard field goal, 2:48. <i>Redskins 7–3. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:47.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WSH – <a href="/wiki/Santana_Moss" title="Santana Moss">Santana Moss</a> 18-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jason_Campbell" title="Jason Campbell">Jason Campbell</a> (Shaun Suisham kick), 12:36. <i>Redskins 14–3. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:14.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> 1-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (Derek Anderson pass to <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a>), 2:49. <i>Redskins 14–11. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:52.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 14/37, 136 yards, TD</li> <li>WSH – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Campbell" title="Jason Campbell">Jason Campbell</a> – 14/23, 164 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 19 rushes, 80 yards</li> <li>WSH – <a href="/wiki/Clinton_Portis" title="Clinton Portis">Clinton Portis</a> – 27 rushes, 175 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 4 receptions, 58 yards</li> <li>WSH – <a href="/wiki/Santana_Moss" title="Santana Moss">Santana Moss</a> – 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off their impressive Monday Night home win over the Giants, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/Fedex_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Fedex Field">Fedex Field</a> for a Week 7 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>. After a scoreless first half, Cleveland trailed in the third quarter, as Redskins RB <a href="/wiki/Clinton_Portis" title="Clinton Portis">Clinton Portis</a> got a 3-yard TD run. The Browns would respond with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> nailing a 37-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Washington answered with QB <a href="/wiki/Jason_Campbell" title="Jason Campbell">Jason Campbell</a> completing an 18-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Santana_Moss" title="Santana Moss">Santana Moss</a>. Cleveland tried to rally as QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completed a 1-yard TD pass to WR/KR <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> (along with a 2-point conversion pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a>). However, Dawson's game-tying 54-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right, preserving the Redskins' win. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 2–4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Winslow_Suspended">Winslow Suspended</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Winslow Suspended"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 21, the Browns suspended TE Kellen Winslow II for one game because of comments made after the Browns' loss to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Redskins</a>. Winslow said he was unhappy about the way the Browns organization treated him while he was out last week for an undisclosed illness, which has since been confirmed to be a staph infection. He told reporters that he felt as though he was being treated like "a piece of meat," and that he was unhappy that general manager <a href="/wiki/Phil_Savage" title="Phil Savage">Phil Savage</a> did not contact him while he was hospitalized. Savage announce that Winslow was being suspended for the team's game against the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jaguars</a>, without pay, for "conduct detrimental to the club."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Winslow planned to appeal the suspension, but the hearing was not scheduled until October 28, two days after the Jaguars game. </p><p>On October 25, the Browns rescinded Winslow's suspension. Although he did not play the game against the Jaguars, he received his game check minus a $25,000 fine.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_8:_at_Jacksonville_Jaguars">Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Week 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 8: Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Browns</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Jaguars</th> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td><b>17</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:05 PM EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 72 °F (22 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 64,775</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Riveron" title="Alberto Riveron">Alberto Riveron</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a> 3-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 2:08. <i>Browns 7–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:44.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Reggie Williams (wide receiver)">Reggie Williams</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/David_Garrard" title="David Garrard">David Garrard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Scobee" title="Josh Scobee">Josh Scobee</a> kick), 10:28. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:40.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> 2-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 7:20. <i>Browns 14–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:08.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 4:09. <i>Browns 17–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:47.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a> 8-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 10:27. <i>Browns 17–14. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:33.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>JAX – Josh Scobee 53-yard field goal, 8:48. <i>Tied 17–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:17.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 20-yard field goal, 4:35. <i>Browns 20–17. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 21 yards, 4:13.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 42-yard field goal, 4:11. <i>Browns 23–17. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:21.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 14/27, 246 yards, TD</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/David_Garrard" title="David Garrard">David Garrard</a> – 25/42, 283 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 20 rushes, 81 yards, TD</li> <li>JAX – David Garrard – 7 rushes, 59 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Heiden" title="Steve Heiden">Steve Heiden</a> – 3 receptions, 73 yards</li> <li>JAX – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a> – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to rebound from their last-second road loss to the Redskins, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a> for a Week 8 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland drew first blood as QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completed a 3-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a>. In the second quarter, the Jaguars tied the game as QB <a href="/wiki/David_Garrard" title="David Garrard">David Garrard</a> completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="Reggie Williams (wide receiver)">Reggie Williams</a>. The Browns responded with RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> getting a 2-yard TD run, along with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> getting a 32-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Jacksonville drew closer as Garrard completed an 8-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jones_(wide_receiver)" title="Matt Jones (wide receiver)">Matt Jones</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Jaguars tied the game as kicker <a href="/wiki/Josh_Scobee" title="Josh Scobee">Josh Scobee</a> made a 53-yard field goal. Afterwards, Cleveland regained the lead with Dawson nailing a 20-yard and a 42-yard field goal, with the defense fending off Jacksonville's last attempt at a comeback. </p><p>With the win, the Browns improved to 3–4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_9:_vs._Baltimore_Ravens">Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 9: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Ravens</b></th> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>17</td><td><b>37</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 52 °F (11 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,078</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Green_(American_football_official)" title="Scott Green (American football official)">Scott Green</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stover" title="Matt Stover">Matt Stover</a> 41-yard field goal, 10:43. <i>Ravens 3–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 14 yards, 3:21.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Mark_J._Clayton" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark J. Clayton">Mark J. Clayton</a> 47-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> (Matt Stover kick), 5:28. <i>Ravens 10–0. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:49.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> 92-yard kickoff return (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 5:19. <i>Ravens 10–7.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 5:53. <i>Tied 10–10. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:39.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – Matt Stover 32-yard field goal, 0:32. <i>Ravens 13–10. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:21.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 54-yard field goal, 0:07. <i>Tied 13–13. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:26.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> 28-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> (Phil Dawson kick), 13:13. <i>Browns 20–13. <b>Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:08.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wright" title="Jason Wright">Jason Wright</a> 7-yard pass from Derek Anderson (Phil Dawson kick), 6:17. <i>Browns 27–13. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:57.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a> 1-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 1:15. <i>Browns 27–20. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:57.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Mason" title="Derrick Mason">Derrick Mason</a> 28-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Stover kick), 14:07. <i>Tied 27–27. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:03.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – Matt Stover 22-yard field goal, 5:40. <i>Ravens 30–27. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:54.</b></i></li> <li>BAL – Terrell Suggs 42-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick), 2:52. <i>Ravens 37–27.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> – 17/29, 248 yards, 2 TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 17/33, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Rice" title="Ray Rice">Ray Rice</a> – 21 rushes, 154 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 19 rushes, 49 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>BAL – <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Mason" title="Derrick Mason">Derrick Mason</a> – 9 receptions, 136 yards, TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off their road win over the Jaguars, the Browns went home for a Week 9 AFC North rematch with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland trailed early as Ravens kicker <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stover" title="Matt Stover">Matt Stover</a> kicked a 41-yard field goal, along with QB <a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> completing a 47-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Mark_J._Clayton" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark J. Clayton">Mark Clayton</a>. The Browns immediately responded with WR Josh Cribbs returning a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Cleveland increased its lead with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kicking a 23-yard field goal. Baltimore responded with Stover making a 32-yard field goal, yet the Browns replied with Dawson's 54-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Cleveland took the lead as QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> completed a 28-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> and a 7-yard TD pass to RB <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wright" title="Jason Wright">Jason Wright</a>. The Ravens responded with FB <a href="/wiki/Le%27Ron_McClain" title="Le'Ron McClain">Le'Ron McClain</a>'s 1-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Baltimore rallied as Flacco completed a 28-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Mason" title="Derrick Mason">Derrick Mason</a>, Stover kicking a 22-yard field goal, and LB <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Terrell Suggs</a> returning an interception 42 yards for a touchdown. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Quinn_Named_Starter">Quinn Named Starter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Quinn Named Starter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 3, it was announced that quarterback Derek Anderson would be benched in favor of QB <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> for the Browns' next game against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_10:_vs._Denver_Broncos">Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 10: Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Broncos</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>21</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>7</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:15 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 57 °F (14 °C) (Clear)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 73,141</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Leavy" title="Bill Leavy">Bill Leavy</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Papa" title="Bob Papa">Bob Papa</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cris_Collinsworth" title="Cris Collinsworth">Cris Collinsworth</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Torain" title="Ryan Torain">Ryan Torain</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Prater" title="Matt Prater">Matt Prater</a> kick), 7:08. <i>Broncos 7–0. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:48.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> 5-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kick), 3:47. <i>Tied 7–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:25.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 12:48. <i>Browns 10–7. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:30.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Kellen Winslow II 16-yard pass from Brady Quinn (Phil Dawson kick), 10:36. <i>Browns 17–7. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:24.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 5:55. <i>Browns 17–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:41.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 52-yard field goal, 1:14. <i>Browns 20–10. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:39.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, 10:25. <i>Browns 23–10. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:39.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – Matt Prater 30-yard field goal, 5:40. <i>Browns 23–13. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:44.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Royal" title="Eddie Royal">Eddie Royal</a> 93-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> (Matt Prater kick), 13:43. <i>Browns 23–20. <b>Drive: 1 play, 93 yards, 0:13.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Graham" title="Daniel Graham">Daniel Graham</a> 27-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Matt Prater kick), 10:00. <i>Broncos 27–23. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:48.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 5:00. <i>Browns 30–27. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:53.</b></i></li> <li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a> 11-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Matt Prater kick), 1:17. <i>Broncos 34–30. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:43.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> – 24/42, 447 yards, 3 TD, INT</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> – 23/35, 239 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Torain" title="Ryan Torain">Ryan Torain</a> – 12 rushes, 68 yards, TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>DEN – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Royal" title="Eddie Royal">Eddie Royal</a> – 6 receptions, 164 yards, TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow II</a> – 10 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg/225px-BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg/338px-BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg/450px-BrownsvsBroncos11-06-08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos, November 6, 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>Hoping to rebound from their season-sweeping loss to the Ravens, the Browns stayed at home for a Week 10 Thursday night game against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland trailed early as Broncos RB <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Torain" title="Ryan Torain">Ryan Torain</a> got a 1-yard TD run. The Browns would respond as QB <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a>, making his first career start, completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow_II" title="Kellen Winslow II">Kellen Winslow</a>. In the second quarter, Cleveland took the lead as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> made a 24-yard field goal, along with Quinn hooking up with Winslow again on a 16-yard TD pass. Denver would answer with kicker <a href="/wiki/Matt_Prater" title="Matt Prater">Matt Prater</a> making a 35-yard field goal. The Browns would close out the half with Dawson making a 52-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Cleveland added onto its lead as Dawson got a 33-yard field goal. The Broncos would reply with Prater making a 30-yard field. In the fourth quarter, Denver regained the lead as QB <a href="/wiki/Jay_Cutler" title="Jay Cutler">Jay Cutler</a> completing a 93-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Royal" title="Eddie Royal">Eddie Royal</a> and a 27-yard TD pass to TE <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Graham" title="Daniel Graham">Daniel Graham</a>. The Browns would respond with RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> getting a 1-yard TD run. However, the Broncos replied with Cutler completing an 11-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Marshall" title="Brandon Marshall">Brandon Marshall</a>. Cleveland tried to come back, but Denver's defense stiffened. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 3–6, making it impossible to improve on their 10–6 record from the 2007 season. </p><p>This also marked Cleveland's eighth-straight loss to Denver. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_11:_at_Buffalo_Bills">Week 11: at Buffalo Bills</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Week 11: at Buffalo Bills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 11: Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Browns</b></th> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>13</td><td><b>29</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Bills</th> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Wilson Stadium">Ralph Wilson Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchard_Park_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Orchard Park (town), New York">Orchard Park, New York</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 30 °F (−1 °C) (Partly Cloudy)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 71,645</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Boger" title="Jerome Boger">Jerome Boger</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Suzy_Kolber" title="Suzy Kolber">Suzy Kolber</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 40-yard field goal, 9:29. <i>Browns 3–0. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:11.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, 2:28. <i>Browns 6–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:53.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> 2-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 9:52. <i>Browns 13–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:57.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> 18-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Trent_Edwards" title="Trent Edwards">Trent Edwards</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rian_Lindell" title="Rian Lindell">Rian Lindell</a> kick), 6:20. <i>Browns 13–7. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:32.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – Rian Lindell 26-yard field goal, 0:00. <i>Browns 13–10. <b>Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 4:41.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 43-yard field goal, 6:27. <i>Browns 16–10. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:20.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 0:22. <i>Browns 16–13. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 6:05.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> 72-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 14:47. <i>Browns 23–13. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:35.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Leodis_McKelvin" title="Leodis McKelvin">Leodis McKelvin</a> 98-yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 14:33. <i>Browns 23–20.</i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal, 11:32. <i>Browns 26–20. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:01.</b></i></li> <li>BUF – Trent Edwards 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 2:25. <i>Bills 27–26. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:48.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 56-yard field goal, 1:39. <i>Browns 29–27. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 0:46.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> – 14/36, 185 yards</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Trent_Edwards" title="Trent Edwards">Trent Edwards</a> – 16/26, 148 yards, TD, 3 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> – 3 rushes, 80 yards, TD</li> <li>BUF – <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a> – 23 rushes, 119 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 8 receptions, 104 yards</li> <li>BUF – Marshawn Lynch – 10 receptions, 58 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Wilson Stadium">Ralph Wilson Stadium</a> for a Week 11 MNF duel with the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland took advantage of early Bills miscues as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kicked two field goals. In the second quarter, the Browns increased their lead as Josh Cribbs scored a 2-yard TD run. Buffalo responded with QB <a href="/wiki/Trent_Edwards" title="Trent Edwards">Trent Edwards</a> completing an 18-yard TD pass to RB <a href="/wiki/Marshawn_Lynch" title="Marshawn Lynch">Marshawn Lynch</a>, along with kicker <a href="/wiki/Rian_Lindell" title="Rian Lindell">Rian Lindell</a> getting a 26-yard field goal. </p><p>In the third quarter, Cleveland answered with Dawson getting a 43-yard field goal. The Bills would reply with Lindell making a 31-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Browns greatly answered with RB <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> getting a 72-yard TD run. Buffalo would immediately respond with CB <a href="/wiki/Leodis_McKelvin" title="Leodis McKelvin">Leodis McKelvin</a> returning a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and would take the lead on a 1-yard TD run by Edwards. Afterwards, the Browns regained the lead as Dawson nailed a 56-yard field goal. Buffalo did try to make a comeback, yet Lindell's 47-yard field goal sailed wide right, preserving Cleveland's victory and preventing them from becoming the first NFL team to lose three straight games after having a lead of 13 or more points in each of them. </p><p>With the win, the Browns improved to 4–6. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Phil_Savage_E-Mail_controversy">Phil Savage E-Mail controversy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Phil Savage E-Mail controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Browns General Manager <a href="/wiki/Phil_Savage" title="Phil Savage">Phil Savage</a> received a lot of criticism when he received an e-mail from a Browns fans during the Bills game, which read the following: </p> <blockquote> <p><i>You are easily the worst GM in the NFL. <a href="/wiki/Rob_Chudzinski" title="Rob Chudzinski">Chud</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Crennel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mel_Tucker" title="Mel Tucker">Tucker</a> should NOT have jobs. How the hell do you play prevent defense the entire game? How do you NOT use <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Harrison" title="Jerome Harrison">Jerome Harrison</a> more? Why the hell would you throw the ball with 6 minutes left? This is officially a regime that is worse than <a href="/wiki/Butch_Davis" title="Butch Davis">Butch Davis</a>'s. By the way, just like last week – this email was written while the Browns still had the lead.</i><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>After the game, Savage promptly responded to the fan with the following: </p> <blockquote> <p><i>Go root for Buffalo-<a href="/wiki/Fuck" title="Fuck">f#@*</a> you</i> <sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_12:_vs._Houston_Texans">Week 12: vs. Houston Texans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Week 12: vs. Houston Texans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 12: Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Texans</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>16</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 37 °F (3 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 72,077</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Hochuli" title="Ed Hochuli">Ed Hochuli</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a> 17-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> kick), 6:55. <i>Texans 7–0. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:11.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 31-yard field goal, 13:43. <i>Texans 10–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 5:58.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 32-yard field goal, 8:03. <i>Texans 10–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:38.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 2:24. <i>Texans 10–6. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:14.</b></i></li> <li>HOU – Kris Brown 31-yard field goal, 0:07. <i>Texans 13–6. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 2:17.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – Kris Brown 36-yard field goal, 8:53. <i>Texans 16–6. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:55.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> – 24/32, 275 yards, TD, 2 INT</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> – 8/18, 94 yards, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Slaton" title="Steve Slaton">Steve Slaton</a> – 21 rushes, 73 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 10 rushes, 58 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>HOU – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">Andre Johnson</a> – 10 receptions, 116 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 5 receptions, 85 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off their MNF road win over the Bills, the Browns went home for a Week 12 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland trailed early as Texans QB <a href="/wiki/Sage_Rosenfels" title="Sage Rosenfels">Sage Rosenfels</a> completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Walter" title="Kevin Walter">Kevin Walter</a>. In the second quarter, Houston increased its lead as kicker <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> got a 31-yard field goal. The Browns would respond with kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> getting a pair of 32-yard field goals, but the Texans answered with Brown's 31-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Houston kept its momentum going with Brown nailing a 31-yard field goal. Cleveland tried to rally, but Houston's defense was too much. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 4–7. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Quinn_out_for_season">Quinn out for season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Quinn out for season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 25, it was announced that quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> would be out for the season due to a fractured right index finger suffered in the Browns' week 11 duel with the Buffalo Bills. <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> was announced to be the starter for their next game against the Indianapolis Colts.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_13:_vs._Indianapolis_Colts">Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Colts</b></th> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 42 °F (6 °C) (Rain)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 72,411</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Terry_McAulay" title="Terry McAulay">Terry McAulay</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 34-yard field goal, 9:09. <i>Browns 3–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 5:32.</b></i></li> <li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a> 30-yard field goal, 2:02. <i>Tied 3–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:06.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 25-yard field goal, 7:36. <i>Browns 6–3. <b>Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 9:23.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Robert Mathis</a> 37-yard fumble return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:55. <i>Colts 10–6.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> – 15/21, 125 yards, 2 INT</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> – 16/26, 110 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Addai" title="Joseph Addai">Joseph Addai</a> – 15 rushes, 57 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 24 rushes, 77 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>IND – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> – 4 receptions, 46 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 2 receptions, 36 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Texans, the Browns stayed at home for a Week 13 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>. In the first quarter, Cleveland struck first as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> kicked a 34-yard field goal. The Colts answered with kicker <a href="/wiki/Adam_Vinatieri" title="Adam Vinatieri">Adam Vinatieri</a> kicking a 30-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Browns regained the lead as Dawson nailed a 25-yard field goal. However, after a scoreless third quarter, Indianapolis' defense answered in the fourth quarter, as DE <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Robert Mathis</a> returned a fumble 37 yards for a touchdown. From there on out, Cleveland was unable to come back. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns stumbled to 4–8. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Anderson_out_for_season">Anderson out for season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Anderson out for season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 1, it was announced that QB <a href="/wiki/Derek_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Derek Anderson (American football)">Derek Anderson</a> would be done for the season following a torn MCL suffered in the loss to the Colts. Third-string QB <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> was announced to be starting for the Browns' next game against the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bruce_Gradkowski_signed">Bruce Gradkowski signed</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Bruce Gradkowski signed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 2, the Browns signed free-agent veteran QB <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a> to a two-year contract. Gradkowski will serve as the backup QB under Dorsey for the Browns' next game against the Tennessee Titans.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_14:_at_Tennessee_Titans">Week 14: at Tennessee Titans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Week 14: at Tennessee Titans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 14: Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td><b>9</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Titans</b></th> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td><b>28</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM EST</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 32 °F (0 °C) (Sunny)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,143</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Winter" title="Ron Winter">Ron Winter</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 47-yard field goal, 11:58. <i>Browns 3–0. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:02.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – Phil Dawson 41-yard field goal, 4:00. <i>Browns 6–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:28.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Ahmard_Hall" title="Ahmard Hall">Ahmard Hall</a> 28-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Collins" title="Kerry Collins">Kerry Collins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rob_Bironas" title="Rob Bironas">Rob Bironas</a> kick), 14:10. <i>Titans 7–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:50.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> 3-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 1:11. <i>Titans 14–6. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:05.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Gage" title="Justin Gage">Justin Gage</a> 9-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Rob Bironas kick), 11:46. <i>Titans 21–6. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:42.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – Phil Dawson 39-yard field goal, 13:30. <i>Titans 21–9. <b>Drive: 11 plays, 24 yards, 3:41.</b></i></li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> 25-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 8:22. <i>Titans 28–9. <b>Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:08.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> – 22/43, 150 yards, INT</li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Collins" title="Kerry Collins">Kerry Collins</a> – 14/23, 155 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Cribbs" title="Josh Cribbs">Josh Cribbs</a> – 6 rushes, 24 yards</li> <li>TEN – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> – 19 rushes, 136 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wright" title="Jason Wright">Jason Wright</a> – 5 receptions, 40 yards</li> <li>TEN – Chris Johnson – 4 receptions, 30 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Trying to rebound from back-to-back home losses, the Browns flew to <a href="/wiki/LP_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="LP Field">LP Field</a> for a Week 14 duel with the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a>. Cleveland struck first in the opening quarter as kicker <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> got a 47-yard and a 41-yard field goal. The Titans took the lead in the second quarter, as QB <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Collins" title="Kerry Collins">Kerry Collins</a> completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to FB <a href="/wiki/Ahmard_Hall" title="Ahmard Hall">Ahmard Hall</a>, along with RB <a href="/wiki/LenDale_White" title="LenDale White">LenDale White</a> got a 3-yard touchdown run. Tennessee would increase its lead in the third quarter as Collins completed a 9-yard touchdown to wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Justin_Gage" title="Justin Gage">Justin Gage</a>. In the fourth quarter, the Browns to rally as Dawson nailed a 39-yard field goal, yet the Titans pulled away as RB <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> got a 25-yard touchdown run. </p><p>With the loss, Cleveland fell to 4–9. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_15:_at_Philadelphia_Eagles">Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 15: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Eagles</b></th> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>10</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Financial_Field" title="Lincoln Financial Field">Lincoln Financial Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:30 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 63 °F (17 °C) (Cloudy)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 69,144</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carollo" title="Bill Carollo">Bill Carollo</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Suzy_Kolber" title="Suzy Kolber">Suzy Kolber</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Curtis" title="Kevin Curtis">Kevin Curtis</a> 14-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">Donovan McNabb</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a> kick), 10:45. <i>Eagles 7–0. <b>Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:15.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> 27-yard field goal, 6:48. <i>Eagles 7–3. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:57.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – David Akers 24-yard field goal, 0:49. <i>Eagles 10–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:59.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Asante Samuel</a> 50-yard interception return (David Akers kick), 4:45. <i>Eagles 17–3.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – David Akers 34-yard field goal, 3:34. <i>Eagles 20–3. <b>Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 7:50.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PHI – David Akers 34-yard field goal, 14:52. <i>Eagles 23–3. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:39.</b></i></li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lewis_(wide_receiver)" title="Greg Lewis (wide receiver)">Greg Lewis</a> 10-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 11:14. <i>Eagles 30–3. <b>Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:41.</b></i></li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Brandon_McDonald_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brandon McDonald (American football)">Brandon McDonald</a> 24-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), 9:11. <i>Eagles 30–10.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> – 11/28, 156 yards, 2 INT</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">Donovan McNabb</a> – 26/35, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 14 rushes, 32 yards</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Correll_Buckhalter" title="Correll Buckhalter">Correll Buckhalter</a> – 6 rushes, 55 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Braylon_Edwards" title="Braylon Edwards">Braylon Edwards</a> – 5 receptions, 102 yards</li> <li>PHI – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Avant" title="Jason Avant">Jason Avant</a> – 5 receptions, 101 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off three straight losses without a touchdown, the Cleveland Browns sought to go 3–0 on Monday Night games, this time on the road against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>. The Eagles struck first with a touchdown pass to WR <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Curtis" title="Kevin Curtis">Kevin Curtis</a>. Both teams also traded field goals in the first quarter. CB <a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Asante Samuel</a> extended the Eagles' lead in the second quarter with an interception return for a touchdown, and K <a href="/wiki/David_Akers" title="David Akers">David Akers</a> added a field goal in the third quarter. Cleveland could not answer, but DB <a href="/wiki/Brandon_McDonald_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brandon McDonald (American football)">Brandon McDonald</a> scored the first touchdown for the Browns in 4 games with an interception return in the fourth quarter. This game saw the Browns extend their offensive troubles, going 16 quarters without an offensive touchdown. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 4–10, the third time in four years under Romeo Crennel that the Browns have had double-digit losses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_16:_vs._Cincinnati_Bengals">Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Bengals</b></th> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>14</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Browns Stadium">Cleveland Browns Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, Ohio</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 12 °F (−11 °C) (Sunny Wind Chill: −20 °F (−29 °C))</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 72,361</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Carey_(American_football)" title="Mike Carey (American football)">Mike Carey</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Leon_Hall" title="Leon Hall">Leon Hall</a> 50-yard interception return (<a href="/wiki/Shayne_Graham" title="Shayne Graham">Shayne Graham</a> kick), 8:39. <i>Bengals 7–0.</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(wide_receiver)" title="Chris Henry (wide receiver)">Chris Henry</a> 20-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> (Shayne Graham kick), 8:08. <i>Bengals 14–0. <b>Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 8:36.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> – 5/9, 55 yards, TD</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> – 10/17, 64 yards, 3 INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Benson" title="Cedric Benson">Cedric Benson</a> – 38 rushes, 171 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 16 rushes, 76 yards</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CIN – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Chris Johnson</a> – 3 receptions, 27 yards</li> <li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wright" title="Jason Wright">Jason Wright</a> – 6 receptions, 33 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off four straight losses in which their offense failed to score a touchdown, the Cleveland Browns played their final home game of the season in near-zero wind chills against the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>. The Bengals scored first, with CB <a href="/wiki/Leon_Hall" title="Leon Hall">Leon Hall</a> intercepting a <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> pass and returning it 50 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. WR <a href="/wiki/Chris_Henry_(wide_receiver)" title="Chris Henry (wide receiver)">Chris Henry</a> completed the scoring by adding on a 20-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. The shutout marked five straight games in which Cleveland's offense couldn't find the end zone. The only bright spot for the Browns was RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a>, who became the 24th NFL player to reach 10,000 career rushing yards. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns fell to 4–11, and ended the season 1–7 at home. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_17:_at_Pittsburgh_Steelers">Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #311D00 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF3C00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF3C00;;text-align:center;"><b>Week 17: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game Summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Quarter</th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="First quarter">1</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Second quarter">2</span></th> <th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Third quarter">3</span></th><th scope="col" width="25"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Fourth quarter">4</span></th><th scope="col" width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Browns</th> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>0</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><b>Steelers</b></th> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania</i> </p> <ul><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 PM <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 48 °F (9 °C) (Cloudy)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 63,553</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Triplette" title="Jeff Triplette">Jeff Triplette</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(sportscaster)" title="Gus Johnson (sportscaster)">Gus Johnson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Steve_Tasker" title="Steve Tasker">Steve Tasker</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No scoring plays</i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Parker" title="Willie Parker">Willie Parker</a> 34-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reed_(American_football)" title="Jeff Reed (American football)">Jeff Reed</a> kick), 4:15. <i>Steelers 7–0. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28.</b></i></li> <li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Byron_Leftwich" title="Byron Leftwich">Byron Leftwich</a> 8-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 0:40. <i>Steelers 14–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:00.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – Jeff Reed 22-yard field goal, 5:39. <i>Steelers 17–0. <b>Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:01.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Russell_(American_football)" title="Gary Russell (American football)">Gary Russell</a> 3-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 9:45. <i>Steelers 24–0. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:23.</b></i></li> <li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Carter" title="Tyrone Carter">Tyrone Carter</a> 32-yard interception return (Jeff Reed kick), 8:52. <i>Steelers 31–0.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Top passers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a> – 5/16, 18 yards, 2 INT</li> <li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger" title="Ben Roethlisberger">Ben Roethlisberger</a> – 9/14, 110 yards, INT</li></ul> <p><b>Top rushers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a> – 23 rushes, 94 yards</li> <li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Parker" title="Willie Parker">Willie Parker</a> – 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD</li></ul> <p><b>Top receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>CLE – <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth" title="Donté Stallworth">Donté Stallworth</a> – 1 reception, 12 yards</li> <li>PIT – <a href="/wiki/Hines_Ward" title="Hines Ward">Hines Ward</a> – 6 receptions, 70 yards</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Coming off five straight losses without a touchdown on offense, the Cleveland Browns closed out the regular season at <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> in a Week 17 AFC North rematch with their hated rival, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>. The Steelers put up two touchdowns in the second quarter, a 34-yard run by RB <a href="/wiki/Willie_Parker" title="Willie Parker">Willie Parker</a> and an 8-yard scramble by QB <a href="/wiki/Byron_Leftwich" title="Byron Leftwich">Byron Leftwich</a>. The Steelers added 17 points in the second half (22-yard <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Reed_(American_football)" title="Jeff Reed (American football)">Jeff Reed</a> field goal, 3-yard <a href="/wiki/Gary_Russell_(American_football)" title="Gary Russell (American football)">Gary Russell</a> touchdown run, and a 32-yard interception TD return by <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Carter" title="Tyrone Carter">Tyrone Carter</a>). Cleveland's offensive ineptitude continued. With Dorsey placed on IR, the Browns had to start <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a> who finished the game with a passer rating of 1.0, the lowest in the NFL that season. This was also Cleveland's sixth straight game in which the offense couldn't score a touchdown (an NFL record 24 quarters). Again, the only good news for the Browns was RB <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Jamal Lewis</a>, who topped 1,000 rushing yards this season. He would become the first Browns running back since <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pruitt" title="Mike Pruitt">Mike Pruitt</a> in 1980 & 1981 to have back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons. </p><p>With the loss, the Browns ended their season at 4–12, with a record of 3–5 away from home. This also marked the Browns' eleventh straight loss to the Steelers. This season began a 12 year streak of losing seasons that would end in <a href="/wiki/2020_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="2020 Cleveland Browns season">2020</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Savage_and_Crennel_fired">Savage and Crennel fired</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Savage and Crennel fired"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the game, it was announced that GM <a href="/wiki/Phil_Savage" title="Phil Savage">Phil Savage</a> was fired. One day later, head coach <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Crennel" title="Romeo Crennel">Romeo Crennel</a> would also be released after the Browns ended their season at 4–12, at the bottom of the AFC North.<sup id="cite_ref-sports.espn.go.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2009_Pro_Bowl">2009 Pro Bowl</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Cleveland_Browns_season&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: 2009 Pro Bowl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the disappointing performance by the team, LT <a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">Joe Thomas</a>, DT <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rogers_(American_football)" title="Shaun Rogers (American football)">Shaun Rogers</a>, and LS <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Pontbriand" title="Ryan Pontbriand">Ryan Pontbriand</a> were recognized for individual accomplishments as they were named to the AFC roster for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Pro_Bowl" title="2009 Pro Bowl">2009 Pro Bowl</a>. Thomas and Rogers were selected by the pro-bowl voters.,<sup id="cite_ref-Thomas,_Rogers_headed_to_Hawaii_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thomas,_Rogers_headed_to_Hawaii-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Pontbriand was selected as a "need" player by the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> coaching staff, who will be coaching the AFC squad.<sup id="cite_ref-Pontbriand_added_to_Pro_Bowl_roster_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pontbriand_added_to_Pro_Bowl_roster-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KR Josh Cribbs was named a first alternate, K <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dawson" title="Phil Dawson">Phil Dawson</a> a second alternate, and LG <a href="/wiki/Eric_Steinbach" title="Eric Steinbach">Eric Steinbach</a> and LB <a href="/wiki/D%27Qwell_Jackson" title="D'Qwell Jackson">D'Qwell Jackson</a> were named third 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 12,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Grantham+not+retained+for+%2708&rft.pub=clevelandbrowns.com&rft.date=2008-01-11&rft.au=Press+Release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clevelandbrowns.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D8114&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Poor_defensive_showing_costs_Browns_coordinator_his_job-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Poor_defensive_showing_costs_Browns_coordinator_his_job_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAssociated_Press2008" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> (January 11, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d805e7538&template=without-video&confirm=true">"Poor defensive showing costs Browns coordinator his job"</a>. NFL. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100119001933/http://www.nfl.com/">Archived</a> from the original on January 19, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8116">the original</a> on January 13, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 12,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tucker+named+defensive+coordinator&rft.pub=clevelandbrowns.com&rft.date=2008-01-12&rft.au=Jackson%2C+Zac&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clevelandbrowns.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D8116&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFPress_release2008" class="citation web cs1">Press release (January 12, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8117">"Undlin named defensive backs coach"</a>. clevelandbrowns.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 12,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Undlin+named+defensive+backs+coach&rft.pub=clevelandbrowns.com&rft.date=2008-01-12&rft.au=Press+release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clevelandbrowns.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D8117&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged October 2010">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8167">Crennel signs 2-year extension</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080131163554/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8167">Archived</a> January 31, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Well_do_right_by_him-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Well_do_right_by_him_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWalcoff,_Jeff2008" class="citation web cs1">Walcoff, Jeff (January 9, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080116110414/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8110">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'We'll do right by him'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. clevelandbrowns.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8110">the original</a> on January 16, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 10,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%27We%27ll+do+right+by+him%27&rft.pub=clevelandbrowns.com&rft.date=2008-01-09&rft.au=Walcoff%2C+Jeff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clevelandbrowns.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D8110&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806f3894&template=without-video&confirm=true">Browns, Anderson, agree on multiyear contract</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8242">Notes: Thompson, Holly, others</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080303042116/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8242">Archived</a> March 3, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806c9a1f&template=with-video&confirm=true">Lewis, Browns agree on new three-year deal</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806f741a&template=without-video&confirm=true">Instead of Bengals, Browns land DT Shaun Rogers from Lions</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d806fa085&template=with-video&confirm=true">Browns agree to deal with WR Stallworth</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080304203053/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d806fa085&template=with-video&confirm=true">Archived</a> March 4, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806f3894&template=with-video&confirm=true">Browns agree to deal with QB Anderson, close to trade for DT Williams</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8669">Baxter's contract terminated</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080820010730/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8669">Archived</a> August 20, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8513">Browns, Bentley part ways</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080614010901/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8513">Archived</a> June 14, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d806ebaf2&template=without-video&confirm=true">Browns terminate contract of veteran DE Roye</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8446">Wright's contract terminated</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080520120533/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8446">Archived</a> May 20, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Browns do not have a first, second, or third round selection due to trades made to other teams. The first-round selection was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> in order to acquire quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brady_Quinn" title="Brady Quinn">Brady Quinn</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_draft" title="2007 NFL draft">2007 draft</a>, the second-round selection was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> for defensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Corey_Williams_(American_football)" title="Corey Williams (American football)">Corey Williams</a>, and the third-round selection was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> for defensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rogers_(American_football)" title="Shaun Rogers (American football)">Shaun Rogers</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Browns received two fourth round selections (104th and 111th overall) from the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> in exchange for the Browns' fourth-round selection (#122 overall), fifth-round selection (#155 overall) and <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009 NFL draft</a> third-round selection.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Browns received a sixth-round selection from the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> in exchange for quarterback <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Frye" title="Charlie Frye">Charlie Frye</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Browns traded this sixth-round selection to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> as a condition for receiving center <a href="/wiki/Hank_Fraley" title="Hank Fraley">Hank Fraley</a>. The Eagles returned the pick to the Browns in exchange for the Browns' 5th-round pick in 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_noVCFb9IBOi3ygtHvE_4csOHiAD93VNN5G0">Browns keep Winslow's Staph from Team</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081031075057/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_noVCFb9IBOi3ygtHvE_4csOHiAD93VNN5G0">Archived</a> October 31, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7245">Winslow Remains Hospitalized for Undisclosed Illness</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721150608/http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/7245">Archived</a> July 21, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8990">Crennel Earns Coach of the Week Honors</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081021215037/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8990">Archived</a> October 21, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3656135">"Browns suspend Winslow one game over critical comments"</a>. <i>ESPN NFL</i>. October 22, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 26,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN+NFL&rft.atitle=Browns+suspend+Winslow+one+game+over+critical+comments&rft.date=2008-10-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D3656135&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFTurner2008" class="citation news cs1">Turner, Jamie (October 25, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2008/10/text_messages_back_winslow_pro.html">"Text messages back Winslow, prompt Browns to end suspension"</a>. <i>Cleveland.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 26,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cleveland.com&rft.atitle=Text+messages+back+Winslow%2C+prompt+Browns+to+end+suspension&rft.date=2008-10-25&rft.aulast=Turner&rft.aufirst=Jamie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland.com%2Fbrowns%2Findex.ssf%2F2008%2F10%2Ftext_messages_back_winslow_pro.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008+Cleveland+Browns+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9077">Quinn to start Thursday</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081206135402/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9077">Archived</a> December 6, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadspin.com/5093632/browns-gm-phil-savage-responds-to-email-hecklers-swiftly-but-not-very-politely">Browns' GM Phil Savage Responds To Email Hecklers Swiftly, But Not Very Politely (UPDATE)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/19/savage-gets-testy/comment-page-2/">ProFootballTalk</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9199">Quinn done for the season</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2011">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9222">Anderson out for season</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2011">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9223">Dorsey prepared for task ahead</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081205030801/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9223">Archived</a> December 5, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3739884">Browns sign Gradkowski to two-year contract</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Thomas,_Rogers_headed_to_Hawaii-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Thomas,_Rogers_headed_to_Hawaii_35-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Thomas,_Rogers_headed_to_Hawaii_35-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFJackson,_Zac2008" class="citation web cs1">Jackson, Zac (December 16, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081220101745/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9282">"Thomas, Rogers Headed to Hawaii"</a>. 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_Modell" title="Art Modell">Art Modell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_sports_curse" title="Cleveland sports curse">Cleveland sports curse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawg_Pound" title="Dawg Pound">Dawg Pound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Dieken" title="Doug Dieken">Doug Dieken</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Drew_Carey_Show" title="The Drew Carey Show">The Drew Carey Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Draft_Day" title="Draft Day">Draft Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Tub_Time_Machine" title="Hot Tub Time Machine">Hot Tub Time Machine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Shreve" title="Jeff Shreve">Jeff Shreve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a></li> <li><i><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Ravens_rivalry" title="Browns–Ravens rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Browns_rivalry" title="Bengals–Browns rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Playoff appearances (30)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference_playoffs#1946" title="All-America Football Conference playoffs">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference_playoffs#1947" title="All-America Football Conference playoffs">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference_playoffs#1948" title="All-America Football Conference playoffs">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference_playoffs#1949" title="All-America Football Conference playoffs">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_playoffs" title="1950 NFL playoffs">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1951 NFL playoffs">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_playoffs" title="1952 NFL playoffs">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 NFL playoffs">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 NFL playoffs">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1955 NFL playoffs">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_playoffs" title="1957 NFL playoffs">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_playoffs" title="1958 NFL playoffs">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 NFL playoffs">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_playoffs" title="1965 NFL playoffs">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_playoffs" title="1967 NFL playoffs">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_playoffs" title="1968 NFL playoffs">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL playoffs">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NFL_playoffs" title="1971–72 NFL playoffs">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NFL_playoffs" title="1972–73 NFL playoffs">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NFL_playoffs" title="1980–81 NFL playoffs">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="1982–83 NFL playoffs">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NFL_playoffs" title="1985–86 NFL playoffs">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NFL_playoffs" title="1986–87 NFL playoffs">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NFL_playoffs" title="1987–88 NFL playoffs">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="1988–89 NFL playoffs">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NFL_playoffs" title="1989–90 NFL playoffs">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NFL_playoffs" title="1994–95 NFL playoffs">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NFL_playoffs" title="2002–03 NFL playoffs">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NFL_playoffs" title="2020–21 NFL playoffs">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NFL_playoffs" title="2023–24 NFL playoffs">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Division championships (12)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1946 Cleveland Browns season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1947 Cleveland Browns season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1948 Cleveland Browns season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1967 Cleveland Browns season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1968 Cleveland Browns season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1969 Cleveland Browns season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1971 Cleveland Browns season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1980 Cleveland Browns season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1985 Cleveland Browns season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1986 Cleveland Browns season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1987 Cleveland Browns season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1989 Cleveland Browns season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Conference championships (11)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">League championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>AAFC:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>NFL:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1950 NFL Championship Game">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1954 NFL Championship Game">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1955 NFL Championship Game">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1964 NFL Championship Game">1964</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Davis" title="Ernie Davis">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Fleming_(American_football)" title="Don Fleming (American football)">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">76</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF3C00 !important; color: #000000 !important;;width:1%">Hall of Fame inductees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Players: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">Brown, J.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a 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season">1949</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1950_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1950 Cleveland Browns season">1950</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1951 Cleveland Browns season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1952 Cleveland Browns season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1953 Cleveland Browns season">1953</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1954_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1954 Cleveland Browns season">1954</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1955 Cleveland Browns season">1955</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1956 Cleveland Browns season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1957 Cleveland Browns season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1958 Cleveland Browns season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1959 Cleveland Browns season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1960 Cleveland Browns season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1961 Cleveland Browns season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1962 Cleveland Browns season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1963 Cleveland Browns season">1963</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1964_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1964 Cleveland Browns season">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1965 Cleveland Browns season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1966 Cleveland Browns season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1967 Cleveland Browns season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1968 Cleveland Browns season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1969 Cleveland Browns season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1970 Cleveland Browns season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1971 Cleveland Browns season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1972 Cleveland Browns season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1973 Cleveland Browns season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1974 Cleveland Browns season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1975 Cleveland Browns season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1976 Cleveland Browns season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1977 Cleveland Browns season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1978 Cleveland Browns season">1978</a></li> <li><a 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