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2008 SCHEDULE
PRESEASON
Date Opponent Time/Result
Cleveland Browns (3-5) vs. Denver Broncos (4-4)
DATE: November 6, 2008 SITE: Cleveland Browns Stadium Thur., Aug. 7 New York Jets L, 20-24
KICKOFF: 8:15 p.m. (ET) CAPACITY: 73,200 SURFACE: Grass Mon., Aug. 18 @ New York Giants (ESPN) L, 34-37
Sat., Aug. 23 @ Detroit Lions L, 6-26
THE GAME Thur., Aug. 28 Chicago Bears L, 10-16
The Cleveland Browns (3-5) host the AFC West’s Denver Broncos (4-4) this
Thursday, Nov. 6 at 8:15 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Stadium in front of a na-
tional television audience as the game will be televised by the NFL Network. REGULAR SEASON
The Browns are looking to rebound from a 37-27 home loss to Baltimore last Date Opponent Time/Result
Sunday, while the Broncos hope to recover following a 26-17 home loss to the
Miami Dolphins.
Sun., Sept. 7 Dallas Cowboys L, 10-28
Sun., Sept. 14 Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC) L, 6-10
In the 37-27 loss to the Ravens, the Browns fell behind early and found them-
selves trailing 10-0 in the first quarter when KR Joshua Cribbs provided the Sun., Sept. 21 @ Baltimore Ravens L, 10-28
club with his fifth career kickoff return for a touchdown with a 92-yard return to Sun., Sept. 28 @ Cincinnati Bengals W, 20-12
cut the deficit, 10-7. In the second quarter, K Phil Dawson converted a 23-yard
field goal and a career-long 54-yard field goal before the half to tie the con-
Sun., Oct. 5 Bye Week
test, 13-13. In the third quarter, QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Bray- Mon., Oct. 13 New York Giants (ESPN) W, 35-14
lon Edwards on a 28-yard touchdown pass and RB Jason Wright on a 7-yard Sun., Oct. 19 @ Washington Redskins L, 11-14
touchdown toss to open a 27-13 lead. The Ravens mounted a comeback with
a FB Le’ron McClain 1-yard touchdown run and a WR Derrick Mason 28-yard Sun., Oct. 26 @ Jacksonville Jaguars W, 23-17
touchdown pass from QB Joe Flacco to tie the contest, 27-27. In the fourth Sun., Nov. 2 Baltimore Ravens L, 27-37
quarter, the Ravens took the lead in the fourth quarter with a K Matt Stover 22-
yard field goal and added a defensive score as LB Terrell Suggs intercepted an
Thur., Nov. 6 Denver Broncos (NFL NETWORK) 8:15
Anderson pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown to secure the 37-27 Mon., Nov. 17 @ Buffalo Bills (ESPN) 8:30
final. Sun., Nov. 23 Houston Texans 1:00*
In the contest, QB Derek Anderson was 17-of-33 passing for 219 yards with Sun., Nov. 30 Indianapolis Colts 1:00*
two touchdowns and one interception. The fourth quarter interception snapped
his career-best streak of consecutive passes without an interception at 132 at- Sun., Dec. 7 @ Tennessee Titans 1:00*
tempts (9/28 at Cincinnati – 11/2 vs. Baltimore). TE Kellen Winslow led the club Mon., Dec. 15 @ Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN) 8:30*
with 5 receptions for 64 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added 4 catches for 86
Sun., Dec. 21 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00*
yards and one touchdown. KR Joshua Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards
and 278 combined return yards (237 kickoff and 41 punt) as both totals rank Sun., Dec. 28 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00*
second in franchise history behind his record setting performance from last
season (Joshua Cribbs, 245 kickoff return yards, 306 combined return yards at Home Games MEDIA WEBSITE
Baltimore 11/17/07).
All Times Eastern
This Thursday’s contest marks the 22nd meeting between both clubs. The
Browns have a 5-16-0 (.238) regular season mark against Denver, including
Times Subject to Change -- *Flex Scheduling
2-8-0 at home. The Broncos have won the last seven meetings. The Browns All games are broadcasted on the Cleveland Browns radio Network (WMMS 100.7 FM)
last win over the Broncos came on a 30-29 victory at Denver on Oct. 8, 1990,
and the last time the Browns earned a home win over Denver was Oct. 1, 1989
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THE COACHES ABOUT THE Broncos


CLEVELAND BROWNS - ROMEO CRENNEL The Broncos dropped their third consecutive
Romeo Crennel is entering his fourth season as Head game with a 26-17 loss against Miami on Nov.
Coach and was rewarded with a two-year contract ex- 2. Denver sits at 4-4 on the year and is led by
tension (thru 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Crennel led the QB Jay Cutler (187-of-300 for 2,169 yards, 15
Browns to a 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchise- TDs and 10 INTs). RB Michael Pittman leads
best seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six the running game with 320 yards and 4 TDs,
Browns selected to the Pro Bowl. Crennel’s offense while WR Brandon Marshall leads the squad
developed into a highly productive unit and ranked with 51 receptions for 625 yards and 3 TDs.
eighth in the NFL in offense (5,621 net yards) and scor- Rookie WR Eddie Royal has added 461 yards
ing (402 points). The output of net yards and scoring on 46 receptions and 3 TDs.
also ranked third best in franchise history. Crennel was
named head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time Browns on tHURSday Night Football
head coach in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005, after The Browns are 18-24 overall in prime time games, with a 1-1 mark this season.
serving as the Browns defensive coordinator in 2000, and along with Phil Sav- The Browns are 2-3 on Thursday Night Football and hold a 1-1 record at home.
age helped rebuild the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns
to a respectable 6-10 record in his first year as a head coach and added a 4-12 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RESULTS
mark in 2006. His resume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including
27 years in the NFL. Prior to rejoining the Browns, Crennel served as the defen- Date Opp. Result
sive coordinator for New England (2001-04), helping the Patriots to three Super 12/3/1981 at Houston L, 13-17
Bowl victories. From 1997-99, Crennel coached the defensive line on the New 9/15/1983 vs. Cincinnati W, 17-7
York Jets. He spent 12 years on the New York Giants coaching staff starting as 9/18/1986 vs. Cincinnati L, 13-30
the special teams and defensive assistant coach in 1981. Crennel began his 10/13/1994 at Houston W, 11-8
professional coaching career in 1970 at his alma mater, Western Kentucky. He 12/7/2006 at Pittsburgh L, 7-27
also saw stints at Texas Tech, Mississippi and Georgia Tech before entering the
professional ranks.
The Browns have five nationally televised regular season games during the
DENVER BRONCOS - MIKE SHANAHAN 2008 campaign, including three Monday Night (ESPN) contests, one Sunday
Mike Shanahan is in his 14th season as head coach of Night (NBC) game and one Thursday Night (NFL Network) contest. Previously,
the Denver Broncos, a franchise that he has guided to the most national primetime games that featured the Browns in a single-season
two Super Bowl victories along with the most regular- was three during both the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
season wins in the NFL during his tenure with the club.
Shanahan’s 130 regular-season victories with Denver
Home Sweet Home
mark the 11th most by a head coach with one franchise The Browns return to the friendly confines of Cleveland Browns Stadium for their
in NFL history. With two Super Bowl wins and only two second consecutive contest and for three of its next four games. The Browns are
losing season in 13 years with the Broncos, Shanahan 1-3 at home on the season. In 2007, the Browns set a franchise record with a
has etched his name among the NFL’s coaching greats. 7-1 mark at home.
The 1998 Broncos set team records with 14 regular
season and 17 overall wins, starting off with a stunning 13-0 record and marking Cribbs has Big Day
Denver as a team that went an entire calendar year without a loss. Shanahan WR/KR Joshua Cribbs returned a kickoff 92-yards for touchdown against Bal-
is no stranger to winning. His coaching career began in 1975 at Oklahoma, timore on Nov. 2. The return was his fifth career kickoff return touchdown. It
where the team went on to win the national championship in his first year on also marked the fourth consecutive year that Cribbs has returned a kickoff for a
the squad. Shanahan came to Denver from the World Champion San Francisco touchdown. Cribbs also returned a punt 32-yards in the third quarter which led
49ers, where he served as offensive coordinator for three seasons (1992-94). to a 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Derek Anderson to WR Braylon Edwards
Shanahan first came to Denver in 1984 as coach of the club’s wide receivers. on the ensuing play. Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards which ranks second
He served as offensive coordinator from 1985-87 and then returned to Denver most in a single game behind his own record of 245 yards at Baltimore on Nov.
as quarterbacks coach in 1989, after serving as head coach of the Los Angeles 18, 2007. Cribbs finished with 237 (33.9 avg.) kickoff return yards, 41 (14.7) punt
return yards and three special teams tackles.
Raiders in 1988 and through the first four games of the 1989 campaign.
ON THE AIR
The NFL Network will broadcast the game with Bob
Papa (play-by-play) and analyst Cris Collinsworth calling
the action.
Coaches Corner The game will also be televised locally by WUAB-43.
Crennel ..............................Coach ............................ Shanahan
Cleveland Browns Radio Network: WMMS 100.7
23-33 ................ Record with Current Team ............... 127-73 FM

4th ...... Years as Head Coach with Current Team...... 14th Pre-Game: “Countdown to Kickoff” 6:30-8:15 p.m.
(Bob Frantz, Mike Pagel)
23-33 ............ Career Record as Head Coach ........... 135-85
Game Announcers: Jim Donovan, Doug Dieken, Andre Knott
4th ................Career Years as Head Coach ............... 16th
10-6 ............................2007 Record ............................. 7-9 Post-Game: “The End Zone Show” for 90 minutes immediately following the
Locker room Report.
28th .............................Year in NFL ............................. 25th
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THE SERIES last time in the regular season


BRONCOS 17
vs.
BROWNS 7
October 22, 2006
he Browns - Broncos rivalry extends back to the 1970s and Cleve-
T land’s playoff years in the late ‘80s. In 1975, Denver started a 10-
Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, Ohio
Coming off of a bye week, the Browns looked to get back on track versus the Denver
game winning streak which included three AFC Championship victories Broncos. The Broncos defense came into the game having allowed just one touch-
over Cleveland in the 1986, ‘87 and ‘89 seasons. After the Browns’ last down all season long, with the last coming in the third week of the season against
win over the Broncos in 1990, Denver is now working off of a seven- the New England Patriots. In the fourth quarter, QB Charlie Frye hooked up with WR
Joe Jurevicius on a nine-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to break Denver’s
game winning streak and will visit Cleveland for the second time in three streak. Jurevicius ended the game with four catches for 40 yards, a season high. His
years. touchdown reception was his second of the year. Frye finished with 149 yards pass-
ing (19-of-33), a touchdown and one interception. His counterpart, QB Jake Plummer
Record Pct. passed for 209 yards on 20-of-41 passes, one touchdown and two interceptions.
Regular Season Totals 5-16 .238 Browns LB Andra Davis picked his second pass of the year in the fourth quarter, set-
Home 2-8 .200 ting up the Frye to Jurevicius connection. Broncos K Jason Elam recorded a field goal
Away 3-8 .272 in the second quarter and RB Tatum Bell found the end zone on a nine-yard TD run.
Playoffs 0-3 .000 Plummer’s lone touchdown pass came in the third quarter when he found Brandon
Marshall for a nine-yard strike.
History vs. Denver Broncos
Date Win/Loss Score
at Denver Broncos 12-20-1970 W 27-13 Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Denver Broncos 10-24-1971 L 0-27 Denver 0 10 7 0 17
at Denver Broncos 10-29-1972 W 27-20 Cleveland 0 0 0 7 7
Denver Broncos 10-27-1974 W 23-21
at Denver Broncos 10-19-1975 L 15-16
SCORING SUMMARY
at Denver Broncos 09-26-1976 L 13-44 Team Q Time Play
Denver Broncos 11-12-1978 L 7-19 Broncos 2 13:01 J. Elam 32 yd. Field Goal (10-85, 4:33)
Denver Broncos 10-05-1980 L 16-19 Broncos 2 1:54 T. Bell 9 yd. run (J. Elam kick) (12-86, 4:56)
at Denver Broncos 11-08-1981 L 20-23 OT Broncos 3 9:13 B. Marshall 9 yd. pass from J. Plummer (J. Elam
at Denver Broncos 12-04-1983 L 6-27 kick) (9-56, 4:42)
Browns 4 11:43 J. Jurevicius 6 yd. pass from C. Frye (P. Dawson kick)
Denver Broncos 09-16-1984 L 14-24
(3-18, 1:26)
^Denver Broncos 01-11-1987 L 20-23 OT
^at Denver Broncos 01-17-1988 L 33-38
TEAM STATISTICS
at Denver Broncos 11-13-1988 L 7-30 CLE DEN
Denver Broncos 10-01-1989 W 16-13 FIRST DOWNS: 22 10
^at Denver Broncos 01-14-1990 L 21-37 TIME OF POSSESSION: 37:15 22:45
at Denver Broncos 10-08-1990 W 30-29 TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 347 (150/197) 165 (34/131)
Denver Broncos 12-08-1991 L 7-17 PUNTS/Average: 6-35.0 6-40.5
Denver Broncos 09-27-1992 L 0-12 PENALTIES/Yards: 3-30 2-10
Denver Broncos 11-07-1993 L 14-29
FUMBLES/LOST: 0-0 3-2
at Denver Broncos 10-30-1994 L 14-26
at Denver Broncos 10-15-2000 L 10-44
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
at Denver Broncos 12-14-2003 L 20-23 OT
PASSING: CLE: Frye 19-33-149 (1 TD, 1 INT) DEN: Plummer 20-41-209 (1 TD, 2
Denver Broncos 10-22-2006 L 7-17
INT)
Browns-Broncos Series Notes: RUSHING: CLE: Droughns 12-33, Frye 1-1; DEN: T. Bell 34-115 (TD), M. Bell 10-25,
• The Browns will look for their first home win against Denver since 1989. J. Plummer 3-10
• Denver eliminated Cleveland from playoff contention three out of four years RECEIVING: CLE: J. Jurevicius 4-40 (TD), J. Cribbs 4-32, R. Droughns 4-27, K. Win-
between the 1986 and 1989 seasons (‘86, ‘87, ‘89). slow 3-34, S. Heiden 2-10, Edwards 2-6; DEN: J. Walker 9-107, R. Smith 6-69, T. Bell
3-11, B. Marshall 2-22 (TD)
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: A. Davis 1-19, G. Baxter 1-10; DEN: C. Bailey 1-30
On Deck SACKS: CLE: O. Roye 1-3, A. McKinely 1-9; DEN: M. Myers 1-1, E. Dumervil 3-16,
K. Lang 1-1
Who: Buffalo Bills (5-3) PUNTING: CLE: Zastudil 6-40.5 (38.8); DEN: Ernster 6-35.0 (34.7)
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: Cribbs 2-2; DEN: D. Williams 3-10
When: Monday, Nov. 17 (ESPN) at 8:30 p.m.
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: Cribbs 3-94; DEN: Q. Morgan 1-12
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium.
CLEVELAND DENVER
WR Jurevicius LE Roye WR Smith LE Lang
Season Series: Cleveland leads, 8-5. LT Shaffer NT Washington LT Lepsis LT Myers
LG Andruzzi RE McKinley LG Hamilton RT Warren
Last Meeting: Playing in near white-out con- C Fraley LOLB McGinest C Nalen RE Ekuban
ditions, freezing temperatures and a heavy RG Coleman MLB Davis RG Carlisle WLB Gold
wind, the Cleveland Browns defeated the Buf- RT Tucker WLB Jackson RT Foster MLB Wilson
falo Bills on the strength of two K Phil Dawson TE Winslow ROLB Wimbley TE Alexander SLB Williams
WR Edwards LCB Holly WR Walker LCB Bailey
field goals and a safety, prevailing with an 8-0 QB Frye RCB Baxter QB Plummer RCB Williams
victory at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Dec. TE Heiden SS Jones RB Bell SS Ferguson
16, 2007. RB Droughns FS Russell TE Sapp FS Lynch

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Browns-Broncos CONNECTIONS
COACHES CORNER: Browns running backs coach Anthony Lynn has strong ties with the BEWARE THE BUFFALOS: Denver TE Daniel Graham and Browns FB Lawrence Vickers
Denver Broncos. Lynn began his seven-year playing career in Denver in 1993 and finished were teammates during the 2001 season at the University of Colorado. Vickers also played
his playing days with the club after a brief stint with the 49ers. He also held a coaching with Broncos rookie T Tyler Polumbus at Colorado.
position with the Broncos for three seasons, serving as their offensive assistant and special
GATOR BITES: WR Darrell Jackson and S Marquand Manuel were teammates of LB An-
teams coach from 2000-02.
dra Davis at the University of Florida.
Broncos defensive coordinator Bob Slowik was the defensive coordinator for the Browns in
BARKIN’ BULLDOGS: Browns DB Sean Jones played his college ball at the University of
1999. He was also the defensive coordinator in Chicago while Browns strength and condi-
Georgia and spent time on the Bulldog’s roster with Broncos DT Nic Clemons.
tioning coach Tom Myslinski played for the Bears in 1993 and a defensive assistant in Dal-
las in 1992 when tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts was a member of the Cowboys roster. NOT A TROPICAL STORM…: Browns QB Ken Dorsey spent time with Denver LB’s Nate
Webster and D.J. Williams at the University of Miami and Browns TE Kellen Winslow was
The Broncos’ special teams coach Scott O’Brien was also a member of the Cleveland
a Hurricane while Williams was still on the team.
Browns coaching staff, serving as the special teams coach from 1991-95. O’Brien accom-
panied Browns GM/Senior VP Phil Savage to Baltimore the following year and spent three TOGETHER IN SOUTH BEND: Browns QB Brady Quinn spent all four years of his college
seasons (1996-98) as the Ravens’ special teams coach. career (2003-2006) on the roster with Broncos T Ryan Harris.
Denver offensive assistant Joe Baker spent five seasons (2000-05) with the New Orleans HOKIE HOMIES: DB Nick Sorensen and Denver DE John Engelberger were teammates
Saints and spent those five years coaching with Browns senior offensive assistant coach for four years at Virginia Tech.
Dave Atkins. Baker was also as assistant special teams coach in Jacksonville in 1995 when WASHINGTON STATERS: Browns RB Jerome Harrison and DB Hamza Abdullah played
Myslinski was playing for the Jaguars. with Broncos CB Karl Paymah at Washington State.
Broncos defensive Line coach Jacob Burney spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons as a coach BALTIMORE: WR Brandon Stokley was teammates with Browns TE Darnell Dinkins in
with the Browns and then followed Savage to Baltimore and coached the Ravens for three Baltimore from 2000-02.
more seasons (1996-98). Burney also coached at the University of Tennessee while Browns
offensive line coach Steve Marshall was also on the Volunteer staff in 1993. CHICAGO: DB Terry Cousin played one season in Chicago with Broncos C Casey Wieg-
mann.
Broncos assistant strength and conditioning coach Dwayne Chandler was a coaching intern
in Dallas in 2000 while Browns wide receivers coach Wes Chandler was on the Cowboys’ CINCINNATI: Browns OL Eric Steinbach was teammates with Broncos S Marquand Man-
coaching staff. uel and LB Nate Webster during his four-year stay with the Bengals.

Denver wide receivers coach Jedd Fisch spent the 2004 season as a coach with the Bal- DALLAS: DL Shaun Smith spent the 2003 season on the Cowboys roster with Denver DE
timore Ravens, the last season of Savage’s tenure there. Fisch also teamed with Marshall Ebenezer Ekuban.
on the Houston Texans coaching staff for two seasons (2002-03). Marshall also coached DETROIT: DL Shaun Rogers played with CB Dre Bly and WR Glenn Martinez during his
with Broncos defensive line coach Bill Johnson at Texas A&M in 1997. Johnson served as seven-year stay with the Lions.
a graduate assistant for the Miami Hurricanes early in his career and was there during the
GREEN BAY: DL Corey Williams was on the Packers roster with Broncos S Marquand
playing days of Roberts, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski and assistant offensive line
Manuel and DT Kenny Peterson during his four years in Wisconsin.
coach Mike Sullivan.
HOUSTON: LB Shantee Orr and Broncos S Marlon McCree were teammates on the Tex-
OHIO TIES: Broncos C Kory Lichtensteiger played his college ball at Bowling Green State
ans in 2003 and 2004.
University alongside Browns WR Steve Sanders and was born in Van Wert…CB Jack Wil-
liams was a member of the Kent State University football team and was teammates with JACKSONVILLE: During his four years as a Jaguar, DB Nick Sorensen played with S
Browns WR/KR Joshua Cribbs during the 2004 season…DT Kenny Peterson attended Marlon McCree and LB Jamie Winborn for Jacksonville.
The Ohio State University and hails from Canton…Rookie P Brett Kern went to college at
NEW ENGLAND: Broncos TE Daniel Graham played with Browns LB Willie McGinest in
the University of Toldeo.
New England from 2005-06.
DESERT WILDCATS: WR Syndric Steptoe and Broncos FB Spencer Larson were team-
SAN FRASCISCO: QB Ken Dorsey and DB Mike Adams both spent time with the 49ers
mates at Arizona in 2005 and 2006.
and both played with Broncos DE John Engelberger and LB Jamie Winborn while in San
FORMER BROWNS: DE Ebenezer Ekuban (2004), TE Chad Mustard (2002-04) and QB Francisco.
Darrell Hackney (2006) all spent time with the Browns.
ST. LOUIS: DB Nick Sorensen and CB Dre Bly were teammates for two seasons (2001-02)
FORMER BRONCOS: DB Hamza Abdullah came over from the Broncos during the 2008 with the Rams.
season.

BROWNS-BRONCOs regular season SERIES FAST FACTS


NUMBER OF MEETINGS: 21
Team Superlatives Individual Highs

Browns’ Largest Margin of Victory: 14 (Browns 27, Broncos 13 – 12/20/70 at Rushing Attempts by a Brown: 24, Mike Pruitt (9/16/84)
Denver) Rushing Attempts by a Bronco: 38, Clinton Portis (12/14/03)
Broncos’ Largest Margin of Victory: 34 (Broncos 44, Browns 10 – 10/15/00 Rushing Yards by a Brown: 87, Kevin Mack (12/8/91)
at Denver) Rushing Yards by a Bronco: 142, Otis Armstrong (10/27/74)
Current Series Streak: Broncos 7 (Since 12/8/91) Rushing Touchdowns by a Brown: 2, Mike Pruitt (9/16/84); Brian Sipe
Browns’ Longest Win Streak: 2 (10/29/72 – 10/27/74, 10/01/89 –10/08/90) (10/27/74)
Broncos’ Longest Win Streak: 8 (10/19/75 – 11/13/88) Rushing Touchdowns by a Bronco: 2, Clinton Portis (12/14/03)
Most Points by Browns: 30, Broncos 29 (10/8/90 at Denver) Passing Yards by a Brown: 318, Bernie Kosar (10/8/90)
Most Points by Broncos: 44, Browns 13 (9/26/76 at Denver); Browns 10 Passing Yards by a Bronco: 336, Brian Griese (10/15/00)
(10/15/00 at Denver) Passing Touchdowns by a Brown: 3, Bernie Kosar (10/8/90)
Most Points, Both Teams: 59 (Browns 30, Broncos 29 – 10/8/90 at Denver) Passing Touchdowns by a Bronco: 3, three times, most recently by Brian
Fewest Points by Browns: 0, Broncos 27 (10/24/71 at Cleveland); Broncos 12 Griese (10/15/00)
(9/27/92 at Cleveland) Receptions by a Brown: 8, Leroy Hoard (11/7/93); Ozzie Newsome (12/4/83);
Fewest Points by Broncos: 12, Browns 0 (9/27/92 at Cleveland) Kevin Johnson (10/15/00)
Fewest Points, Both Teams: 12 (Broncos 12, Browns 0 – 9/27/92 at Cleve Receptions by a Bronco: 9, Javon Walker (10/22/06)
land) Receiving Yards by a Brown: 123, Webster Slaughter (10/8/90)
Receiving Yards by a Bronco: 145, Vance Johnson (10/1/89)
Receiving Touchdowns by a Brown: 2, Michael Jackson (11/7/93)
Receiving Touchdowns by a Bronco: 3, Rod Smith (10/15/00)

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BROWNS 2008 RECORD... Carrying the load


vs. AFC: 2-3 Since 2007, the Browns are 11-1 in games when RB Jamal Lewis has 20 or
vs. NFC: 1-2 more carries.
vs. AFC North: 1-3
At Home: 1-3 GAMES WHERE LEWIS HAD 20 OR MORE CARRIES
On the Road: 2-2
When scoring first: 3-1 Date Opponent Carries Yards Result
When leading at halftime: 2-1 9/16/07 Cincinnati 27 216 W, 51-45
When trailing at halftime: 1-2 9/30/07 Baltimore 23 64 W, 27-13
When leading at the start of the fourth quarter: 2-1 11/4/07 Seattle 20 37 W, 33-30 (OT)
When trailing at the start of the fourth quarter: 1-4 11/18/07 Baltimore 22 92 W, 33-30 (OT)
When leading in time of possession: 2-2 11/25/07 Houston 29 134 W, 27-17
When trailing in time of possession: 1-3 12/9/07 N.Y. Jets 21 118 W, 24-18
When totaling the most rushing yards: 1-0 12/16/07 Buffalo 33 163 W, 8-0
When totaling the most passing yards: 1-0 12/23/07 Cincinnati 21 92 L, 14-19
When scoring a rushing TD: 3-0 12/30/07 San Francisco 26 128 W, 20-7
When throwing a TD pass: 3-4 9/28/08 Cincinnati 25 79 W, 20-12
When finishing with a 300-yard passer: 1-0 10/13/08 New York Giants 21 88 W, 35-14
When finishing with 200 or less passing yards: 2-4 10/26/08 Jacksonville 20 81 W, 23-17
When finishing with a 100-yard rusher: 0-0
When finishing with 99 or less rushing yards: 1-4
When finishing with a 100-yard receiver: 1-0
Rogers Turning Heads
When causing two or more turnovers: 2-1 DL Shaun Rogers has made a huge impact in his first season a member of the
When turning the ball over two or more times: 1-2 Browns. Rogers ranks third and leads all defensive lineman with 46 total tackles
When finishing with 10 or more penalties: 1-1 (29 solo and 10 asst.). Rogers leads the squad with 5 sacks, and has added 7
When finishing with 9 or less penalties: 2-4 TFL, 12 QB pressures and one blocked field goal. Rogers has recorded a sack in
When finishing with three or more sacks in a game: 2-0 each of the last three games and has totaled five in the last seven games.
When scoring 20 points or more: 3-1
When scoring less than 20 points: 0-4
Defense Getting Turnovers
With a +4 turnover ratio, the Browns rank seventh in the NFL. Cleveland has
totaled nine interceptions on the season with DB Eric Wright leading the squad
TALE OF THE TAPE with three. Cleveland has also recovered four fumbles.

2008 REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS Sack Attack


CLE (NFL rank) DEN (NFL rank) With two sacks against the Ravens on Nov. 2, the Browns increased their sea-
POINTS SCORED PER GAME 17.7 (27) 23.8 (12) son total to 13. Cleveland has recorded a sack in each of its last seven contests.
TOTAL YARDS PER GAME 266.8 (28) 374.0 (3) Through eight games last season, the Browns totaled seven sacks.
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 93.6 (27) 105.3 (19)
PASSING YARDS PER GAME 173.1 (26) 268.8 (4)
POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 20.0 (11) 27.6 (28) Edwards Extends Reception Streak
TOTAL DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 348.1 (25) 387.9 (29) With his 23-yard reception in the second quarter against the Ravens on Nov. 2,
RUSHING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 148.0 (28) 144.6 (26) WR Braylon Edwards extended his consecutive reception streak to 50 games.
PASSING DEFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME 200.1 (13) 243.3 (27) Edwards has caught a pass in every game that he has played in during his four
TURNOVER RATIO +4 (7) -11 (32) year career. Edwards finished with four receptions for 86 yards and a touch-
down.
lEWIS 24th on Career rushing list
With 9,638 career yards, RB Jamal Lewis ranks 24th on the NFL’s all-time Cribbs Among League Leaders
career rushing list. With his 80 yards against Washington on Oct. 19, Lewis WR/KR Joshua Cribbs ranks third in the league in kickoff return average with
passed Shaun Alexander for 24th on the list. Lewis passed Earl Campbell with a 27.8 average. In addition, the Browns rank second in the league in average
88 yards against the Giants on Oct. 13. start position at 30.3.

CAREER RUSHING LEADERS


Anderson’s Streak Snapped
Player Seasons Games Attempts Yards QB Derek Anderson extended his career best streak to 132 attempts without
23. Ottis Anderson 1979-92 (14) 182 2,562 10,273 an interception until LB Terrell Suggs’ fourth quarter interception against the
24. Jamal Lewis 2000-08 (8) 114 2,268 9,638 Ravens. Anderson’s streak ranged from Sept. 28 at Cincinnati to Nov. 2. His
25. Shaun Alexander 2000-08 (9) 121 2,185 9,448 previous career best was 92 attempts spanning from Nov. 4 against Seattle to
26. Earl Campbell 1978-85 (8) 115 2,187 9,407 Nov. 18 at Baltimore during the 2007 season.

Hall Ranks Second in Rookie Sacks 14 or Fewer


Seventh-round pick LB Alex Hall has had a strong showing in his first NFL The Cleveland defense has allowed 14 or fewer points in four of its eight games
season. Hall recorded a sack in three consecutive games against Baltimore on this season. Last season, the Browns defense allowed 14 or fewer points in
Sept. 21, Cincinnati on Sept. 28 and the New York Giants on Oct. 13. With his three games. The Browns defense ranks 11th in the league in points allowed
three sacks, Hall ranks second among all NFL rookies in sacks. with an average of 20.0 points per game.

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Can’t Stall Jamal Cribbs Having Special Season


RB Jamal Lewis ranks fifth on the all-time career rushing list among active WR/KR Joshua Cribbs recorded three special teams tackles and returned a
players. Among the top-5, Lewis has played in the fewest games and has the kickoff 92-yards for a touchdown against Baltimore on Nov. 2. Cribbs leads the
least attempts. Browns with nine special teams tackles. He also leads in punt (175) and kickoff
(501) return yards. In 2007, Cribbs was the only player in the NFL to lead his
ACTIVE CAREER RUSHING LEADERS team in kickoff return yards, punt return yards and special teams tackles.

Player Seasons Games Attempts Avg. Yards Jackson Sacks ‘Em


1. Edgerrin James (Ariz.) 1999-08 (10) 135 2,957 4.1 11,987
LB D’Qwell Jackson registered a sack for a loss of six yards against Baltimore
2. LaDanian Tomlinson (S.D.) 2001-08 (8) 119 2,507 4.5 11,201
on Nov. 2. Jackson has been in on a sack the last two games with half a sack
3. Fred Taylor (Jack.) 1998-08 (11) 135 2,370 4.6 10,993
against Jacksonville on Oct. 26. Jackson has finished first or second on the
4. Warrick Dunn (T.B.) 1997-08 (12) 174 2,572 4.1 10,604
team in tackles each game this season and he leads the team with 88 total
5. Jamal Lewis (Cle.) 2000-08 (8) 114 2,268 4.2 9,638
tackles this season.
6. Shaun Alexander (Wash.) 2000-08 (9) 121 2,185 4.3 9,448
Rogers Wins Player of the Week Honor
Dawson Records Career High DL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week
K Phil Dawson set a career high with a 54-yard field goal in the second quarter for Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with five tackles, one sack
against the Ravens on Nov. 2. His previous long was 52 yards which he con- and a fourth-quarter blocked field goal attempt as Cleveland beat Jacksonville
nected on three different times, most recently against Oakland on Oct. 12, 2003. 23-17 on Oct. 26.
The field goal was the fifth longest in franchise history.
Rogers Adds to Blocked Kick Total
#4 Ranks Fifth With his fourth quarter block of a game-tying field goal attempt against Jack-
sonville on Oct. 26, DL Shaun Rogers increased his career total to 12 blocked
K Phil Dawson currently ranks as the NFL’s fifth most accurate kicker of all- kicks. Rogers has blocked 11 field goals and one PAT during his nine-year ca-
time. Dawson has connected on 14-of-16 field goals attempts in 2008. reer. As a member of the Detroit Lions, Rogers blocked two field goals against
San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2001.
HIGHEST CAREER FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE
Defense Grounds Jacksonville Runners
Player FG FGA PCT
Mike Vanderjagt 230 266 86.5 The Browns limited the Jacksonville running attack of Fred Taylor and Maurice
Nate Kaeding 106 123 86.2 Jones-Drew to 53 combined rushing yards on 20 carries (2.7 avg.) on Oct. 26.
Shayne Graham 163 190 85.8 Jacksonville entered the game 14th in the NFL in rushing yards per game.
Matt Stover 447 534 83.7
Phil Dawson
Jeff Reed
196
145
236
175
83.1
82.9
CRENNEL NAMED COACH of the Week
Matt Bryant 126 153 82.4 Head coach Romeo Crennel was voted the Motorola NFL Cach of the Week
John Carney 443 538 82.3 for Week 6. Crennel led the Browns to a 35-14 win over the undefeated Su-
Ryan Longwell 283 345 82.0 per Bowl champion New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Browns QB
Jason Hanson 395 482 82.0 Derek Anderson threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns finding WR Braylon
Edwards for 154 of those yards and one touchdown, while RB Jamal Lewis
Browns Go Deep rushed for another touchdown and 88 yards. The Cleveland defense consis-
tently pressured Giants QB Eli Manning leading to three picks by three different
QB Derek Anderson completed three of the top-5 longest plays on the sea-
Browns defenders including a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown by
son against Jacksonville on Oct. 26 en route to 246 yards passing. Anderson
CB Eric Wright.
connected with WR Syndric Steptoe in the fourth quarter for 53 yards for the
second longest play on the year for Cleveland. On fourth and short, Anderson
found TE Steve Heiden for 51 yards for the third longest play of the season.
Wright Named Defensive Player of the Week
Anderson also hooked up with WR Braylon Edwards for 43 yards for the fifth DB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15.
longest play. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one interception re-
turned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York Giants
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed the victory
Play Yards Opp. Date as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point advantage
1. Anderson pass to Edwards 70 NYG Oct. 13 into the 35-14 final. The interception return also was the fourth longest in club
2. Anderson pass to Steptoe 53 Jax Oct. 26 history.
3. Anderson pass to Heiden
4. Anderson pass to Edwards
51
49
Jax
NYG
Oct. 26
Oct. 13 Edwards Has Career Night
5. Anderson pass to Edwards 43 Jax Oct. 26 WR Braylon Edwards set a career high with 154 receiving yards on five recep-
tions and a touchdown against the Giants on Oct. 13. It marked the ninth career
100-yard receiving game for Edwards. His previous career best was 149 yards
Browns Get Offensive Against the Giants at Arizona on Dec. 12, 2007.
In the 35-14 victory over the Giants on Oct. 13, the Browns set season highs for
Edwards hooked up with QB Derek Anderson for a 49-yard reception which
points (35), first downs (20), net yards (454), rushing yards (144), passing yards
led to a K Phil Dawson first quarter field goal. In the second quarter, Edwards
(310) and it marked the first time that the Browns were not sacked all season.
broke free for a 70-yard catch before being taken down at the 4 yard line, which
led to a RB Jamal Lewis touchdown. In the fourth quarter Anderson found
Cleveland also converted on 9-of-13 third downs for a 69% success rate, also
Edwards in the back of the endzone for an 11-yard score to put the Browns up
a season best.
two scores.
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Jones Sets Career High BROWNS ACCOMPLISH RARE FEAT


DB Sean Jones made an impact in his first game back after missing the previ- In the Browns 35-14 win over the Giants on Oct. 13, P Dave Zastudil enjoyed
ous four contests due to a knee injury. The fifth-year pro recorded career high a quiet evening. The Browns offense did not have to punt, did not commit a
16* total tackles (10 solo and 6 asst.) against Washington on Oct. 19. His previ- turnover or allow a sack for the first time in club history. Since 1963, when
ous career high was 13 against Cincinnati on Sept. 17, 2006. sacks were officially recorded, there have only been four NFL games where an
offense has not allowed a sack, committed a turnover or had to register a punt
*Based on coaches film review. in a regular season game.

Dawson reaches milestone NFL GAMES WITH NO PUNTS, TURNOVERS OR SACKS


Team Date
With his four points against the Ravens on Sept. 21, K Phil Dawson topped Cleveland October 13, 2008
the 800 point milestone and totaled 803 career points. Dawson has registered NY Jets December 19, 2004
a point in each of the last 29 games. The last time Dawson failed to record a Tampa Bay November 1, 1998
point was against Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006. Against the Ravens on Nov. 2, San Francisco December 19, 1993
he added two field goals and three extra points and moved his career total to
843 points. Also, the last game the Browns did not have to punt in the contest was Nov. 5,
1995 vs. Houston.
Cribbs Scores First Offensive Touchdown
WR/KR Joshua Cribbs scored his first career touchdown against the Redskins Defense Holds Opponents under 300 yards
on a 1-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson on Oct. 19. The touchdown was the The Browns defense has limited three opponents under 300 yards of total of-
sixth of his career as he has added four kickoff return touchdowns and a punt fense. Cleveland held Pittsburgh to 281 yards, Baltimore to 273 and Cincinnati
return for a touchdown. to 211. The last time the Browns held three consecutive opponents to under 300
yards of total offense came in the final three contests of 2007. Last year, the
D’Qwell Ties Career Best Browns only held three opponents under 300 yards all season.

LB D’Qwell Jackson tied a personal best with 16* total tackles against the Gi- UNDER 300 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE IN 2008
ants on Oct. 13. Jackson was credited with 11 solo and 5 assists. Jackson also
recorded 16 total tackles against Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006 and Carolina on Date Opponent Total yards Result
Oct. 8, 2006. 9/14/08 Pittsburgh 273 L, 6-10
9/21/08 Baltimore 273 L, 10-28
*Based on coaches’ film review 9/28/08 Cincinnati 211 W, 20-12

Scoreless Streak Snapped


Anderson Spreading it Around The Browns posted back-to-back scoreless halves in the second half against
the Giants on Oct. 13 and in the first half against Washington on Oct. 19. After
QB Derek Anderson set a season high with a completion to nine different re-
WR Plaxico Burress scored on a 3-yard pass from Eli Manning with 12 seconds
ceivers against Washington on Oct. 19. Anderson connected with WRs Braylon
remaining in the second quarter, the Browns went 62:44 without allowing a point
Edwards (4), Donte’ Stallworth (2), Joshua Cribbs (1), TEs Kellen Winslow
until RB Clinton Portis found the endzone on a 3-yard run with 12:28 in the third
(2), Steve Heiden (1), Darnell Dinkins (1), RB Jamal Lewis (1) and FBs
quarter.
Charles Ali (1) and Lawrence Vickers (1).

New D-Lineman Set an Early Tone


UNDER THE CENTER On Sunday, Sept. 14, against the Steelers, DE Corey Williams posted a career-
high nine tackles, including six solo and three assisted tackles, for the fifth-year
Since 1999, the Browns have had ten different starting quarterbacks. Since pro. Williams led the team in tackles and also shared a sack with S Nick So-
1999, the Browns opening day starter at QB has included Ty Detmer (1999); Tim rensen on a nine-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. Since Romeo
Couch (2000, 2001), Kelly Holcomb (2002, 2003), Jeff Garcia (2004), Trent Dilfer Crennel brought the 3-4 defensive scheme to the Browns in 2005, Williams’
(2005), Charlie Frye (2006, 2007), and Derek Anderson (2008). performance marked only the fifth time since 2005 that a defensive lineman has
either led the club or tied for the lead in tackles in a game.
Here is a look at the Browns starting QBs since 1999 and their records as start-
ers during the regular season.
Date/Opponent Player/Tackles
Quarterback Games Started Record Pct. 9/14/08 vs. Pittsburgh Corey Williams – 9 tackles – led the team
Derek Anderson (2006-08) 25 games 13-13 .500 12/16/07 at Cincinnati Shaun Smith – 8 tackles – tied for team lead
Tim Couch (1999-2003) 59 games 22-37 .373 12/24/05 vs. Pittsburgh Alvin McKinley – 9 tackles – tied for team lead
Trent Dilfer (2005) 11 games 4-7 .364 12/18/05 at Oakland Jason Fisk – 9 tackles – led the team
Kelly Holcomb (2001-04) 12 games 4-8 .333 11/13/05 at Pittsburgh Orpheus Roye – 9 tackles – tied for team lead
Charlie Frye (2005-07) 19 games 6-13 .316
Jeff Garcia (2004) 10 games 3-7 .300 In addition, DT Shaun Rogers provided an eight tackle, three solo, three as-
Doug Pederson (2000) 8 games 1-7 .125 sisted and two tackles for loss, effort against Pittsburgh, along with his first sack
Luke McCown (2004) 4 games 0-4 .000 for six yards as a member of the Browns. In the contest, Rogers tied for second
Ty Detmer (1999) 2 games 0-2 .000 on the club in tackles with LB D’Qwell Jackson.
Spergon Wynn (2000) 1 game 0-1 .000
TOTALS 152 games 53-99 .349 With Williams’ nine tackles and Rogers’ eight tackles against Pittsburgh, it
marked the first time since 2005 that two Browns defensive lineman have pro-
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15 new to team Browns Name 2008 Captains


Romeo Crennel’s 2008 squad features 38 players from last year’s squad and 15 Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel named LB Willie McGinest, LB Andra
new players to round out the 53-man roster. Davis, QB Derek Anderson, C Hank Fraley, K Phil Dawson and KR Joshua
Cribbs as team captains for the 2008 season. The players were voted upon by
Defense (9): Starters DT Shaun Rogers and DE Corey Williams; veterans DB
their teammates.
Terry Cousin, DB Travis Daniels, LB Shantee Orr and DB Hamza Abdullah;
and rookies LB Beau Bell, LB Alex Hall, DB Gerard Lawson, DL Ahtyba Ru- McGinest (15th season) and Davis (7th season) will serve as defensive cap-
bin and DE Santonio Thomas. tains, Anderson (4th season) and Fraley (9th season) will serve as offensive
captains, while Dawson (10th season) and Cribbs (4th season) as special teams
Offense (4): Starters OL Rex Hadnot and WR Donte’ Stallworth; veteran OL
captains.
Scott Young; and rookie TE Martin Rucker.
Each NFL club will have team captains wear a captain patch on their uniform.
Only K Phil Dawson remains from the Browns original 1999 roster. Also, only
The idea came from NFL players during a meeting of Commissioner Roger
seven players remain from prior to Romeo Crennel and Phil Savage joining the
Goodell’s new Player Advisory Council last season. The purpose of the program
Browns following the 2004 season: Dawson, LB Andra Davis, TE Steve He-
is to support and recognize the importance of team leadership through the role
iden, S Sean Jones, LS Ryan Pontbriand, OL Ryan Tucker and TE Kellen
of the captains. Captains traditionally serve as a link between players, coaches
Winslow.
and management to help foster cohesion within the teams.

Defense Grounds Bengals Running Attack Zastudil sets franchise record


The Browns defense limited the Bengals to just 69 yards rushing in the Browns
20-12 victory on Sept. 28. The 69 yards rushing was the least amount that the With winds gusting between 40-50 miles per hour on Sunday Sept. 14, against
Browns have allowed since Romeo Crennel brought the 3-4 defense to Cleve- Pittsburgh, the conditions were perfect for a difficult task for kickers on the
land in 2005. special teams units. However, Browns P Dave Zastudil established a career-
best 53.0 gross average and 52.8 net average on his five punts for 265 yards.
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED SINCE 2005 Zastudil’s net average also established a team single-game mark (dating back
to 1970) and ranks tied for second-highest net punting single-game average in
Date Opponent Rushing Yards Allowed the NFL. More impressively, Zastudil set the tone early in the contest as four of
9/28/08 Cincinnati 69 his five punts came in the first quarter kicking into the gusty winds and his fifth
11/25/07 Houston 77 kick came in the third stanza into the wind as well.
10/28/07 St. Louis 79
11/27/05 Minnesota 81 Highest net punting average in a game (minimum: 4 punts) since 1970:
9/24/06 Baltimore 86
Total Player, Team Opp. Date
59.5 Rohn Stark, IND HOU Sept. 13, 1992
Browns Honor Hall of Fame Guard 52.8
52.8
Dave Zastudil, CLE
Mike Horan, DEN
PIT
RAI
Sept. 14, 2008
Sept. 26, 1988
The Browns will honor Hall of Fame offensive guard Gene Hickerson by wear-
ing a sticker on the back, lower left of the helmet next to the NFL Shield for the
remainder of the season. The round sticker will be black and have GH in white
lettering.
Browns Honor AAFC Championship Teams
The Cleveland Browns will host a special halftime tribute this Thursday night
Hickerson passed away Oct. 20 at the age of 73. Hickerson joined the Browns when the Browns host the Denver Broncos to the 1947, 1948 and 1949 All
as a seventh-round draft choice out of Mississippi in 1957. His 15-year career, American Football Conference Championship teams, which posted a 29 game
all with the Browns (1958-60, 1962-73), ended in 1973 as he played in 202 unbeaten streak. The Browns originally joined the AAFC in 1946 and won the
games, which ranks fourth highest in franchise history, including a streak of 165 championship in each of their four seasons in the AAFC before joining the NFL
consecutive games, which also ranks fifth longest in team annals. He appeared in 1950. The Browns 1948 team went undefeated with a 14-0 regular season
in six Pro Bowls (1966-71) and was voted an all-league selection on five occa- mark and won the championship with a 49-7 win over the Buffalo Bills on Dec.
sions (1966-70). Hickerson was named the NFL’s most outstanding blocker in 19, 1948. The Browns had a 29 game unbeaten streak beginning on Oct. 19,
1969 and throughout his career was part of an offensive line that paved the way 1947 thru Oct. 2, 1949.
for three Hall of Famers, legendary running backs Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell
and Leroy Kelly. Players from the AAFC Browns in attendance will include WR Dub Jones, WR
Dante Lavelli, RB Ara Parseghian, DE Zeke O’Connor, DT Ben Pucci, C Mo
“Everyone associated with the Cleveland Browns is saddened by his loss,” said Scarry and QB George Terlep.
Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel. “His tenacity as a blocker and tough-
ness as a player epitomized what it is to be a Cleveland Brown. We send our
thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Hickerson family.”

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NEW FACES 2008 Browns Legends


Once again the Browns were busy during free agency. Not only did Cleve- The Cleveland Browns have announced that Warren Lahr (1948-59), Paul Wig-
land ink several new players, but they also made several key trades to gin (1957-67), Walter Johnson (1965-76) and Eric Metcalf (1989-94) are the
newest members of the Cleveland Browns Legends based on the combined
help the continued improvement of the team. Below is a recap of the
voting of fans and 10-member panel. All four Legends were inducted at a special
Browns free agency activity:
ceremony at Cleveland Browns Stadium during the Browns home game vs. The
Name (Old team): How acquired New York Giants on October 13.
DL Corey Williams (Green Bay): Trade (2008 2nd round pick) The Browns created the Cleveland Browns Legends in 2001 to annually honor
• Played in 56 games for Green Bay and totaled 156 tackles former players who have made a major impact on the organization. Players
and 17 sacks. Has recorded seven sacks in each must have been on the Browns’ active roster for a minimum of five seasons. The
of the last two seasons. In 2007 with the Packers, Williams Cleveland Browns Legends were determined by fan balloting on the Browns’
played in all 16 games, including nine starts, and totaled a website – www.clevelandbrowns.com - (weighted 20%) along with voting by
career-high 51 tackles, seven sacks for 38 yards, one intercep- a 10-member Legends Panel (weighted 80%). Each of the Browns alumni in
tion for nine yards, three forced fumbles and one pass de- the Pro Football Hall of Fame were automatically inducted into the Cleveland
fended. Browns Legends.

DL Shaun Rogers (Detroit): Trade (CB Leigh Bodden and 2008 3rd round Warren Lahr – DB– 5’11 – 189 lbs – Years with Browns: 1948-59
pick) A staple in the defensive backfield for the Browns for 12 seasons, Warren Lahr
finished his storied career with 40 interceptions, landing him second on the all-
• Seven-year veteran with Detroit has appeared in 98 career time franchise list. In 1950, Lahr had his most prolific season as a cornerback,
games, including 96 starts, and totaled 447 tackles, including intercepting a career-best eight passes and ran back two picks for touchdowns.
296 solo and 29.5 sacks for 217.5 yards. Named to two Pro The Pennsylvania native followed his stellar 1950 season by returning two more
Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Had a career-high interceptions for touchdowns in 1951 and started a streak of five seasons (1951-
7 sacks in 2007, starting all 16 games and adding 66 tackles 1955) where he recorded five interceptions. A graduate of Western Reserve,
and returning an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on Lahr ended his career with 530 interception return yards and five defensive
Nov. 4, 2007. touchdowns and cemented his place in Browns history. Lahr passed away on
WR Donte’ Stallworth (New England): UFA Jan. 19, 1969.

• Six-year NFL veteran who has played in 84 games with New Paul Wiggin – DE – 6’3 – 242 lbs – Years with Browns: 1957-67
Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and has totaled 279 re- Wiggin aided with the progression of the defensive end position as one of the
ceptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 avg.) and 31 touchdowns. Last most dominant players of his era on the end of the defensive line. A sixth-round
season with New England, Stallworth totaled 46 receptions for pick in the 1957 NFL draft out of Stanford University, Wiggin was a two-time
697 yards and three touchdowns. first-team All-America selection and was inducted into the college football Hall
of Fame in 2005. The durable Wiggin was the picture of endurance, playing in
OL Rex Hadnot (Miami): UFA every game for 11 seasons in Cleveland. Despite playing his entire career at
• Played in 63 games, including 55 starts, during his four-year defensive end, Wiggin recorded three career interceptions and returned his lone
career with the Miami Dolphins. During his career, Hadnot has interception in 1960, 20 yards for a touchdown. Born in Modesto, Calif., Wiggin
started 34 games at right guard, 19 games at center and two returned to his alma mater and coached for three years after a three-year stint
games at left guard. Hadnot started 16 games at right guard last as a coach with the Kansas City Chiefs.
season with the Dolphins.
Walter Johnson – DT – 6’4 – 275 lbs – Years with Browns: 1965-76
DB Terry Cousin (Jacksonville): UFA Nicknamed “Zoom” for his notorious quickness off the ball, Johnson was taken
by the Browns in the second round of 1965 NFL draft and went on to play every
• Eleven-year veteran who has played in 156 career games,
game of all of his 13 seasons in the league. Johnson teamed with DT Jerry
including 68 starts, with Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Carolina, N.Y. Sherk to create one of the most dominant defensive tackle tandems of their time.
Giants and Jacksonville. Cousin has 533 career tackles, During his career, Johnson fronted a Browns defense that notched twenty or
12 interceptions, 6.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 5 recovered more forced fumbles in every season he was on the team. Even as an interior
fumbles during his career. defensive lineman, Johnson corralled two interceptions during his storied career
LB Shantee Orr (Jacksonville): UFA and even broke off a 24-yard kickoff return playing special teams in 1972. Born
in Cincinnati, Ohio, Johnson attended Los Angeles State University and ended
• Split last season with Houston and Jacksonville and his NFL career having played in 182 games. Johnson passed away on June
appeared in a total of nine games, including two starts. 30, 1999.
Has appeared in 51 career games, including 25 starts.
Orr has totaled 89 career tackles and 10.5 sacks for Eric Metcalf – RB/KR – 5’10 – 188 lbs – Years with Browns: 1989-94
64.5 yards and has added 25 career tackles on special An explosive player at the University of Texas, Metcalf was selected by the Browns
teams. with the 13th overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft and made an immediate impact.
In his rookie season, Metcalf rushed for 633 yards and six touchdowns while also
reeling in 54 receptions for 397 yards and four scores. As a kick returner, Metcalf
Back with Browns was regarded as one of the most dangerous players with the ball as shown by
his 1,052 return yards in his second season, including two touchdowns one of
Phil Savage re-signed several key components that helped the Browns which came via a 101-yard kickoff return. As his versatility increased throughout
to a 10-6 record in 2007. The Browns signed QB Derek Anderson (thru his career, Metcalf earned back-to-back Pro Bowl selections in 1994 and 1995
2010), RB Jamal Lewis (thru 2010), S Nick Sorensen (thru 2010), OL before he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons. With 43 career touchdowns from
Seth McKinney (thru 2008), LB Kris Griffin (thru 2008) and FB Charles scrimmage and 12 more from kickoffs, the Seattle, Wash., native remains one of
Ali (thru 2008). the biggest playmakers in the history of the Browns organization.

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Coaching, Front OfFice and Draft Moves


cRENNEL GETS EXTENSION Browns promote Tucker
Romeo Crennel - Head Coach Mel Tucker - Defensive Coordinator
Romeo Crennel led the Browns to a 10-6 record in The Cleveland Browns named Mel Tucker defensive co-
2007, including a franchise best seven consecutive ordinator. In 2008, Tucker received a two-year contract
home wins, and witnessed six Browns selected to the extension and is signed through the 2010 season. Tuck-
Pro Bowl. Crennel was rewarded with a two-year con- er spent the last three seasons as the Browns defensive
tract extension (through 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Cren- backs coach under head coach Romeo Crennel.
nel’s 2007 team ranked 8th overall in offense and scor- Tucker, a Cleveland native, inherited a young second-
ing, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 5,621 ary in 2007 as the Browns ranked 24th in the league,
net yards of offense, as both rank third best in franchise allowing 230.1 yards passing per game. Tucker was re-
sponsible for the development of two young safeties in
history.
the secondary and tutoring youth at the corner position
Crennel was named head coach of the Cleveland
as well.
Browns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time head coach
Tucker assisted in the development of two rookie
in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleveland in 2005 after serving as the
draft choices who made an immediate impact in the Browns secondary. Second-
Browns defensive coordinator in 2000 and along with Phil Savage helped rebuild
round selection Eric Wright started 13 games at left corner and tied for second
the football operations. Crennel previously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 on the team with 11 passes defended, while fifth-round pick Brandon McDonald
record in his first year as a head coach and added a 4-12 mark in 2006. His re- became a force in the second half of the season as the nickel defensive back
sume includes 38 years of coaching experience, including 27 years in the NFL. and tied Wright for second on the club with 11 passes defended.
Tucker previously served as defensive backs coach and co-defensive coor-
Savage Inks EXTENSION dinator for Ohio State University for four seasons (2001-04) and the defensive
backs coach at Louisiana State University for the 2000 season. Tucker began
Phil Savage - Senior Vice President/GM coaching as a graduate assistant at Michigan State in 1997 and 1998 before
Phil Savage was rewarded with a three-year contract taking the defensive backs coach position at Miami (Ohio) University in 1999.
extension (thru 2012) on May 2, 2008, following an ex-
citing 2007 season that witnessed the Browns improve
to 10-6, including a franchise best seven consecutive THE BROWNS ADD Five ON DRAFT DAY
home wins, and six Browns selected to the Pro Bowl.
The 2007 team ranked eighth overall in offense and Rd. Overall Name College Pos. Ht. Wt.
scoring, as the Browns scored 402 points and totaled 4a. 104 Beau Bell UNLV LB 6-1 250
5,621 net yards of offense, both marking third in fran- 4b. 111 Martin Rucker Missouri TE 6-4 260
chise history. 6a. 190 Ahtyba Rubin Iowa State DL 6-2 330
Savage was named Senior Vice President and Gen- 6b. 191 Paul Hubbard Wisconsin WR 6-2 225
eral Manager on Jan. 6, 2005. Savage, an 18-year vet- 7. 231 Alex Hall St. Augustine LB 6-5 250
eran of the NFL, is known throughout the NFL as one of the league’s top talent
evaluators. Savage implements the organizational strategy for football opera- Bell - During his collegiate career at UNLV, appeared in 41 games, including
tions and is responsible for all pro and college personnel acquisitions. Savage 26 starts, and collected 320 tackles, 186 solo, 10.5 sacks for 62 yards, 27 TFL,
works directly with Head Coach Romeo Crennel in determining goals and needs 5 PBU, 4 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 1 recovered fumble…His 320
for the team and arranging financial guidelines and parameters for contract ne- career tackles ranks second on the school’s all-time list (Adam Seward, 433,
gotiations and budgets. 2001-04) and fifth in Mountain West Conference annals.

Rucker - During his collegiate career at Missouri, started all 50 games and
Browns promote undlin totaled 203 receptions for 2,175 yards (10.7 avg.) and 18 TDs…Holds the
school career-record with 203 receptions…His 203 career receptions are the
Cory Undlin - Defensive Backs Coach most ever by a Big Twelve Conference tight end and also ranks eighth among
The Cleveland Browns named Cory Undlin as defensive receivers in Conference history.
backs coach. Undlin received a one-year contract ex-
tension and is signed through the 2009 season. Undlin Rubin - In 24 games at Iowa State, started 21 contests at nose guard and
spent the last three seasons as the Browns secondary recorded 76 tackles, 42 solo, with 2.5 sacks for 13 yards, 8 TFL, 1 PBU, 1
coach/assistant special teams coach under head coach recovered fumble and 1 forced fumble.
Romeo Crennel.
Undlin came to Cleveland from the New England *Hubbard - Former football walk-on who was known for his track exploits
Patriots, where he spent the 2004 season as the defen- when he arrived as a freshman…Played in 35 games, including 21 starts, dur-
sive assistant helping with the defensive backs. Undlin ing his collegiate career at Wisconsin…Recorded 53 receptions for 936 yards
was part of a Patriots team that won back-to-back Su- (17.7 avg.) and 5 TDs.
per Bowl championships and also won an NFL record
21 straight games. Hall - Appeared in 30 games, including 29 starts, at St. Augustine (Division II)
Before joining New England, Undlin spent two seasons assisting with the and holds the school career records with 26 sacks for 168 yards and 51 TFL…
defensive backs as a graduate assistant at Fresno State University (2002-03). Totaled 156 tackles, including 92 solo, 4 recovered fumbles, 1 forced fumble,
During those two seasons, Fresno State won back-to-back Silicon Valley Bowls 4 PBU and 11 QB pressures during his collegiate career.
by defeating Georgia Tech and UCLA, respectively.
Prior to Fresno State, Undlin spent four years at Cal Lutheran University as a *denotes player on practice squad
linebackers/defensive coordinator (1998-2002). Undlin played defensive back at
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Derek Anderson profile


DEREK ANDERSON
ANDERSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
#3
Quarterback PASSING ATTEMPTS: 48 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07
Height: 6-6 COMPLETIONS: 29 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07
Weight: 230 PASSING YARDS: 364 vs. Seattle 11/4/07
College: Oregon State PASSING TDs: 5 vs. Cincinnati 9/16/07
Birthdate: June 15, 1983 LONG PASS: 78t vs. Baltimore 9/30/07
How Acquired: W (Balt.) – ‘05 INTERCEPTIONS: 4 (2x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07
Year with Browns: 4th RUSH ATTEMPTS: 5 vs. Miami 10/14/07
Year in NFL: 4th
RUSH YARDS: 44 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06
Games Played/Started: 2005 (0/0); 2006 (5/3); 2007 (16/15); 2008 (8/8). LONG RUSH: 33 vs. Kansas City 12/3/06
Career Games: 29 games, 26 starts. COMPLETION: 72% (2x) last at STL 10/28/07
Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts. QB RATING: 143.0 at St. Louis 10/28/07
Career Transactions: Drafted by Baltimore in the sixth round, 213th overall,
in the 2005 NFL Draft…Waived by Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2005…Claimed by
Cleveland via waivers from Baltimore on Sept. 21, 2005... Signed by Cleveland
to a three-year contract on Feb. 29, 2008.
Career Highlights: Named to his first Pro Bowl and had a breakout season in
300-yard Passing Games (4)
2007 by passing for 29 TDs on 298-of-527 passing for 3,787 yards and a 82.5 Yards Date Opponent TD
QB rating…Tied a franchise mark with 5 TD passes in a 51-45 win over Cincin- 364 11/04/2007 vs. Seattle 0
nati on Sept. 16. 328 09/16/2007 vs. Cincinnati 5
310 10/13/2008 vs. NY Giants 2
Anderson Goes Bowling 304 12/02/2007 at Arizona 2

In 2007, Browns QB Derek Anderson became the first Cleveland quarter-


back named to a Pro Bowl since Bernie Kosar earned the nod in 1988. Ander-
son threw for a career-high 3,787 yards, including a career-best 364 yards in
the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks. Anderson ranked first among
QBs with 12.71 yards-per-completion average in 2007. Anderson racked up
29 passing TDs, which tied for the second most in a single season in franchise
history.

ANDERSON’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS


(W-L) Yds. QB
Year Team GP GS Record Att Cmp Pct. Yds Yds/Att. TD Int Lg Sk Lost Rating
2005 Cleveland 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2006 Cleveland 5 3 0-3 117 66 56.4% 793 6.8 5 8 54 8 66 63.1
2007 Cleveland 16 15 10-5 527 298 56.5% 3,787 7.2 29 19 78t 14 109 82.5
2008 Cleveland 8 8 3-5 243 121 49.8% 1,454 6.0 9 7 70 11 69 68.9
NFL Totals 29 26 13-13 887 485 54.7% 6,034 6.8 43 34 78t 33 244 76.2

2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics


Date Opp. Comp Att. Yds Pct TD Int LG Sk Rat Result
9/7 DAL 11 24 114 45.8% 1 0 18 1 74.0 L, 10-28
9/14 PIT 18 32 166 56.3% 0 2 23 2 44.5 L, 6-10
9/21 at Balt 14 37 125 37.8% 1 3 19 4 22.9 L, 10-28
9/28 at Cin 15 24 138 62.5% 1 1 20 1 74.7 W, 20-12
10/13 NYG 18 29 310 62.0% 2 0 70 0 121.3 W, 35-14
10/19 at Wash 14 37 136 37.8% 1 0 20 1 57.9 L, 11-14
10/26 at Jac 14 27 246 51.9% 1 0 53 1 96.5 W, 23-17
11/2 BALT 17 33 219 51.1% 2 1 28 1 80.2 L, 27-37
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 121 243 1,454 49.8% 9 7 70 11 68.9 3-5

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JAMAL LEWIS Profile


JAMAL LEWIS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (35)
31
Running Back Yards Date Opponent Yards Date Opponent
Height: 5-11 295 09/14/03 vs. Cleveland 125 12/14/03 at Oakland
216 09/16/07 vs. Cincinnati 121 12/01/02 at Cincinnati
Weight: 245
205 12/21/03 at Cleveland 119 10/20/02 vs. Jacksonville
College: Tennessee
187 10/06/02 at Cleveland 118 12/09/07 at New York Jets
Birth Date: Aug. 26, 1979 187 11/19/00 vs. Dallas 117 11/23/03 vs. Seattle
How Acquired: UFA (Balt.) – ’07 186 09/26/04 at Cincinnati 116 10/10/04 at Washington
Year with Browns: 2nd 180 12/07/03 vs. Cincinnati 116 09/24/00 vs. Cincinnati
Year in NFL: 9th 170 11/26/00 vs. Cleveland 115 09/28/03 vs. Kansas City
167 01/02/05 vs. Miami 114 12/28/03 vs. Pittsburgh
Games Played Started: 2000 (16/13, 4/3); 2001 (0/0, 0/0); 2002 (16/15); 2003 (16/16, 1/1); 163 12/16/07 vs. Buffalo 113 11/27/05 at Cincinnati
2004 (12/12); 2005 (15/15); 2006 (16/16, 1/1); 2007 (15/15); 2008 (8/8). 135 11/10/02 vs. Cincinnati 111 11/09/03 at St. Louis
134 11/25/07 vs. Houston 109 12/17/06 vs. Cleveland
Career Totals: 114 games, 110 starts
134 10/26/03 vs. Denver 109 10/29/06 at New Orleans
Postseason Totals: 6 games, 5 starts 132 09/21/03 at San Diego 109 11/05/00 at Cincinnati
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Baltimore in the first round, 5th overall, in the 131 10/12/03 at Arizona 105 12/19/05 vs. Green Bay
2000 NFL Draft…Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 7, 2007... 130 12/19/04 at Indianapolis 101 10/19/03 at Cincinnati
Signed by Cleveland to a three-year contract on Feb. 21, 2008. 128 12/30/07 vs. San Francisco 100 12/22/02 vs. Cleveland
126 12/17/00 at Arizona Denotes as member of Browns
Career Highlights: A nine-year veteran who 24th on the NFL career rushing list…Set the sin-
gle-game NFL rushing record with 295 yards vs. Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2003…His 387 carries
and 2,066 yards in 2003 were both Baltimore Ravens franchise records…Earned Football Digest
an impressive engagement
Comeback Player of the Year in 2002…In 2000, joined Tony Dorsett as one of only two rookies to Browns RB Jamal Lewis went over the 1,000-yard plateau for the 2007 season in the
run for over 1,000 yards for the eventual Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens, and added 338 Browns Week 15 win over the Bills, becoming the eighth Browns RB to rush for 1,000
yards and 4 TDs in four postseason games in 2000. yards in a season and marking the 21st time in Browns history that a RB has rushed
for 1,000 yards or more. He finished the 2007 campaign with his fifth 100-yard perfor-
LEWIS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS mance of the season, gaining 128 yards in the Browns Week 17 win over the 49ers to
RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 34 vs. Miami 1/2/05 finish the year with 1,304 rushing yards, the fifth highest total in the NFL in 2007.
RUSHING YARDS: 295 vs. Cleveland 12/21/03
LONG RUSH: 82t vs. Cleveland 9/14/03 NFL LEADING RUSHERS IN 2007
RUSHING TDS: 4 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 PLAYER TEAM YARDS
RECEPTIONS: 7 at Indianapolis 10/13/02 LaDainian Tomlinson SD 1,474
RECEIVING YARDS: 108 vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 Adrian Peterson Min. 1,341
LONG RECEPTION: 77t vs. New Orleans 12/8/02 Brian Westbrook Phi. 1,333
RECEIVING TDS: 1 (4x) last at New York Jets 12/9/07 Willie Parker Pit. 1,316
JAMAL LEWIS CLE 1,304

CAREER OFFENSIVE Statistics


RUSHING RECEIVING
Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
2000 Baltimore 16 13 309 1,364 4.4 45 6 27 296 11.0 45 0
2001 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2002 Baltimore 16 15 308 1,327 4.3 75 6 47 442 9.4 77t 1
2003 Baltimore 16 16 387 2,066 5.3 82t 14 26 205 7.9 26 0
2004 Baltimore 12 12 235 1,006 4.3 75t 7 10 116 11.6 46 0
2005 Baltimore 15 15 269 906 3.4 25 3 32 191 6.0 15t 1
2006 Baltimore 16 16 314 1,132 3.6 52 9 18 115 6.4 15 0
2007 Cleveland 15 15 298 1,304 4.4 66t 9 30 248 8.3 34 2
2008 Cleveland 8 8 148 533 3.6 24 3 13 120 9.2 18 0
NFL Totals 114 110 2,268 9,638 4.2 82t 57 203 1,733 8.5 77t 4

2008 Offensive Game-By-Game Statistics


RUSHING RECEIVING
Date Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
9/7 DAL 13 62 4.8 24 0 1 14 14.0 14 0
9/14 PIT 19 38 2.0 8 0 3 28 9.3 13 0
9/21 at Balt 12 56 4.7 14 0 3 21 7.0 9 0
9/28 at Cin 25 79 3.2 18 1 2 15 7.5 9 0
10/13 NYG 21 88 4.2 13 1 1 4 4.0 4 0
10/19 at Wash 19 80 4.2 22 0 1 18 18.0 18 0
10/26 at Jac 20 81 4.1 19 1 1 7 7.0 7 0
11/2 BALT 19 49 2.6 7 0 1 13 13.0 13 0
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
111/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 148 533 3.6 24 3 13 120 9.2 18 0

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KELLEN WINSLOW Profile


KELLEN WINSLOW
80
100-yard Receiving Games (3)
Tight End Yards Date Opponent Rec. TD
Height: 6-4 125 11/04/2007 vs. Seattle 11 0
Weight: 250 107 11/25/2007 vs. Houston 10 1
College: Miami (Fla.) 100 09/16/2007 vs. Cincinnati 6 1
Birthdate: July 21, 1983
How Acquired: D(1) – ‘04
Year with Browns: 5th
Year in NFL: 5th

Games Played/Started: 2004 (2/2); 2005 (0/0); 2006 (16/16); 2007 (16/14), 2008 (6/5).
A TIE WITH OZZIE
Career Games: 40 games, 37 starts In 2006, TE Kellen Winslow tied Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome for first
Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts place on Cleveland’s single-season receptions list with 89 catches for the year.
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2004 Newsome recorded 89 receptions in 1983 and ’84. Winslow led all NFL tight
NFL Draft. ends in receptions and was third in receiving yards (875) among his position.
Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl in 2007 after a career-high 1,106 yards and
5 TDs on 82 receptions…In 2006 led all NFL tight ends and ranked ninth in the league
with 89 receptions…Recorded a career-high 89 receptions in 2006, tying Hall of Fame tight
end Ozzie Newsome (1983, 1984) for the franchise mark for most receptions in a single-
BIG PLay K
season. Browns TE Kellen Winslow continued to impress and to stack up big numbers
from the TE position in 2007. Winslow had at least four catches in 13 of the
WINSLOW’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Browns 16 games in 2007.
RECEPTIONS: 11 (3x) last vs. Seattle 11/4/07
RECEIVING YARDS: 125 vs. Seattle 11/4/07 In the Browns Week Two win over the Bengals, he had the first 100-yard receiv-
RECEIVING TDS: 1 (9x) last vs. Dallas 9/7/08 ing performance of his career, before matching a career-high with 11 receptions
LONG RECEPTION: 49 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07 for a career-high 125 yards in the Browns Week Nine win over the Seahawks.
Winslow later hauled in 10 passes, the fourth 10+-reception game of his career
and contributed 107 yards, the third 100-yard receiving day of his career in the
Browns Week 12 victory over the Texans.

WINSLOW’S CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS In the Browns Week 16 contest with the Bengals, Winslow broke the 1,000-yard
barrier, doing so for the first time in his career, before adding 62 yards in the
RECEIVING Week 17 victory over the 49ers to finish the season with 1,106 receiving yards,
Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD the third highest single season total in franchise history.
2004 Cleveland 2 2 5 50 10.0 21 0
2005 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Winslow’s 1,106 receiving yards ranked him third amongst NFL TEs in 2007.
2006 Cleveland 16 16 89 875 9.8 40 3 RECEIVING YARDS OF TEs IN 2007
2007 Cleveland 16 14 82 1,106 13.5 49 5 PLAYER TEAM YARDS
2008 Cleveland 6 5 26 251 9.7 20 1 Tony Gonzalez KC 1,172
NFL Totals 40 37 202 2,282 11.30 49 9 Jason Witten Dal. 1,145
KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 1,106

Winslow had at least one catch of 20+ yards in 10 of the Browns 16 games in
2007 and led all TEs in that category. Winslow also added a career-long 49-yard
WINSLOW’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS reception against the Ravens in Week Four. In 2006, Winslow had 11 catches of
20 yards or more, ranking fourth amongst NFL TEs.
Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD # OF GAINS OF 20+ YARDS BY NFL TEs IN 2007
9/7 DAL 5 47 9.4 17 1 PLAYER TEAM GAINS OF 20+
9/14 PIT 7 55 7.9 19 0 KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 17
9/21 at Balt 2 14 7.0 10 0 Tony Gonzalez KC 15
9/28 at Cin 5 54 10.8 20 0 Antonio Gates SD 14
10/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE
In addition, Winslow’s 13.5 yards-per-catch average ranked him first amongst
10/19 at Wash 2 17 8.5 9 0 NFL TEs in 2007. Winslow’s 82 receptions ranked third among NFL TEs in
10/26 at Jac INACTIVE INACTIVE 2007.
11/2 BALT 5 64 12.8 20 0
11/6 DEN AVG. YARDS PER CATCH AMONGST NFL TEs (minimum 25 receptions)
11/17 at Buf PLAYER TEAM NO. AVG.
11/23 HOU KELLEN WINSLOW CLE 82 13.5
Antonio Gates SD 75 13.1
11/30 IND Desmond Clark Chi. 44 12.4
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 6 games 26 251 9.7 20 1

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BRAYLON EDWARDS Profile Edwards in the endzone


Browns WR Braylon Edwards, with 16 touchdown catches last season, set a
BRAYLON EDWARDS Browns franchise-record for TD catches in a single season. His 16 TD grabs
17 also ranked second in the NFL in 2007.
Wide Receiver
Height: 6-3 MOST RECEIVING TDs IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A BROWNS WR
Weight: 215 PLAYER YEAR TDs
College: Michigan BRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 16
Birthdate: Feb. 21, 1983
Gary Collins 1963 13
How Acquired: D(1) – ‘05
Year with Browns: 4th
Paul Warfield, G. Collins 1968, 1966 12
Year in NFL: 4th NFL LEADERS IN RECEIVING TDs
PLAYER TEAM TDs
Games Played/Started: 2005 (10/7); 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16); 2008 (8/8). Randy Moss NE 23
Career Totals: 50 games, 46 starts BRAYLON EDWARDS CLE 16
Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts Terrell Owens Dal. 15
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the first round, third overall, in the 2005 NFL Edwards set a franchise record for receiving TDs in a season (Gary Collins,
Draft. 1963) with his 14th and 15th TD grabs of the season in the Browns Week 16
Career Highlights: Named to the Pro Bowl following a breakout 2007 season where he set
contest with the Bengals, before finishing the season with one final TD grab in
a career-high in all four offensive categories—80 receptions, 1,289 yards, 16.1 avg. and 16 the victory over the 49ers in Week 17, increasing his franchise record to 16. Ed-
TDs…Set a franchise single-season record with 1,289 receiving yards and 16 TDs…Set a wards also matched his career-high with eight receptions in the Week 16 game
career-high 3 TDs vs. Miami on Oct. 14, 2007…In 2006, led the team with 884 yards receiv- with the Bengals, the fourth time he hauled in eight passes in a game in 2007.
ing and 6 TDs…Recorded his first TD reception on an 80-yard TD reception at Green Bay
on Sept. 18, 2005, and finished with 3 receptions for 107 yards.

EDWARDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS


RECEPTIONS: 8 (4x) last at Cincinnati 12/23/07
DYNAMIC DUO
RECEIVING YARDS: 154 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 Browns WR Braylon Edwards and TE Kellen Winslow became the first duo in
RECEIVING TDS: 3 vs Miami 10/14/07 Browns history to each record 1,000 yards receiving in the same season.
LONG RECEPTION: 80t at Green Bay 9/18/05
RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (3x) last at Houston 12/31/06 “The opposing defense has to pick their poison, double either myself or Braylon,”
RUSH YARDS: 8 at San Diego 11/5/06 said Winslow. “Braylon is good to have as a catalyst on this offense because
he is getting open and beating his man. Opposing defenses have to account for
both of us on the field and then it creates opportunities for other players.”
100-yard Receiving Games (9) Edwards became the sixth receiver in Browns history to eclipse the 1,000-yard
Yards Date Opponent Rec. TD mark in a single season, setting the franchise record for most receiving yards
154 10/13/2008 vs. NY Giants 5 1 in a single season. Winslow joined Edwards as the seventh Browns receiver to
149 12/02/2007 at Arizona 7 1 eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season.
146 09/16/2007 vs. Cincinnati 8 2 BROWNS 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS IN A SINGLE SEASON
137 11/16/2006 vs. Pittsburgh 7 0 PLAYER YEAR YARDS
117 10/28/2007 at St. Louis 8 2 BRAYLON EDWARDS 2007 1,289
116 09/24/2006 vs. Baltimore 5 1 Webster Slaughter 1989 1,236
110 10/07/2007 at New England 6 0 KELLEN WINSLOW 2007 1,106
110 09/17/2006 at Cincinnati 4 0 Kevin Johnson 2001 1,097
107 09/18/2005 at Green Bay 3 1 Paul Warfield 1968 1,067
Antonio Bryant 2005 1,009
EDWARDS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Ozzie Newsome
Ozzie Newsome
1981
1984
1,002
1,001
RECEIVING RUSHING The Browns duo had the fourth-most combined total receiving yards in the NFL
Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD in 2007.
9/7 DAL 2 14 7.0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 RECEIVERS/YARDS TEAM YDS.
9/14 PIT 3 32 10.7 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 R. Moss (1,493), W. Welker (1,175) NE 2,668
C. Johnson (1,440), Houshmandzadeh (1,143) Cin. 2,583
9/21 at Balt 3 27 9.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 T. Owens (1,355), J. Witten (1,145) Dal. 2,500
9/28 at Cin 3 22 7.3 12 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 EDWARDS (1,289), WINSLOW (1,106) CLE 2,395
10/13 NYG 5 154 30.8 70 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
10/19 at Wash 4 58 14.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
10/26 at Jac 2 64 32.0 43 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
11/2 BALT 4 86 21.5 28 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
EDWARDS’ CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
11/23 HOU RECEIVING
11/30 IND Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD
12/7 at Ten 2005 Cleveland 10 7 32 512 16.0 80t 3
12/15 at Phi 2006 Cleveland 16 15 61 884 14.5 75 6
12/21 CIN 2007 Cleveland 16 16 80 1,289 16.1 78t 16
12/28 at Pit 2008 Cleveland 8 8 26 457 17.6 70 3
Totals 8 games 26 457 17.6 70 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 NFL Totals 50 46 199 3,142 15.8 80t 28

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Donte’ Stallworth Profile Shaun Rogers Profile


DONTE’ STALLWORTH SHAUN ROGERS
18 92
Wide Receiver Defensive Line
Height: 6-0 Height: 6-4
Weight: 200 Weight: 350
College: Tennessee College: Texas
Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1980 Birthdate: March 12, 1979
How Acquired: URF (N.E.) - ‘08 How Acquired: Tr. (Det.) - ‘08
Year with Browns: 1st Year with Browns: 1st
Year in NFL: 7th Year in NFL: 8th

Games Played/Started: 2002 (13/7); 2003 (11/3); 2004 (16/10); 2005 (16/13); 2006 (12/11, Games Played/Started: 2001 (16/16); 2002 (14/12); 2003 (16/16); 2004 (16/16); 2005
2/2); 2007 (16/9, 3/0); 2008 (3/3). (14/14); 2006 (6/6); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (8/8).
Career Totals: 87 games, 56 starts Career Totals: 106 games, 104 starts
Postseason Totals: 5 games, 2 starts Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Selected by New Orleans in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2002 Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Detroit in the second round, 61st overall, in the
NFL Draft…Acquired by Philadelphia via trade from New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2006 for LB 2001 NFL Draft…Traded by Detroit to Cleveland for DB Leigh Bodden and the Browns 2008
Mark Simoneau and a conditional 4th round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft…Signed by New third round draft choice on March 1, 2008…Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on
England as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2007…Signed by Cleveland as an un- March 4, 2008.
restricted free agent on March 1, 2008.
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 with 447 total tackles, including 296 solo and 29.5 sacks
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 84 games, including 53 starts with New for 217.5 yards…Named to two Pro Bowls following the 2004 and 2005 seasons…Had a
Orleans, Philadelphia and New England and totaled 279 receptions for 4,213 yards (15.1 career-high 7 sacks in 2007 and returned an interception 66 yards for a TD vs. Denver on
avg.) and 31 TDs…Had a career-high 70 receptions for 945 yards with New Orleans in Nov. 4, 2007…Has made an impact on special teams throughout his career and has blocked
2005. 12 kicks, including 11 field goal attempts and 1 PAT.
STALLWORTH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
RECEPTIONS: 10 vs Denver 11/21/04 ROGERS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
RECEIVING YARDS: 141 (2x) last at Houston 9/10/06 TACKLES: 11 vs. Tennessee 10/21/01
RECEIVING TDS: 2 at New England 11/20/05 SACKS: 2.5 vs. Denver 11/4/07
LONG RECEPTION: 84t vs Washington 11/12/06 FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (4x) last vs. Atlanta 11/24/05
RUSH ATTEMPTS: 1 (12x) last vs Cleveland 10/7/07 RECOVERED FUMBLES: 2 at Green Bay 11/10/02
RUSH YARDS: 26 at Atlanta 11/28/04 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Denver 11/4/07 (returned 66 yards for TD)
BLOCKED FIELD GOALS: 2 at San Francisco 11/4/01

100-yard Receiving Games (13)


Yards Opponent Date Rec. TD Yards Opponent Date Rec. TD
141 at Houston 9/10/06 6 1 113 at Dallas 12/12/04 5 0 Rogers Wins Player of the Week Honor
141 vs. N.Y. Giants 9/19/05 8 0 113 vs. S.F. 9/19/04 9 1
DL Shaun Rogers was named the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for
139 vs. Washington 11/12/06 6 1 111 vs. Carolina 12/4/06 4 1
Week 8. Rogers led the Browns’ defensive effort with five tackles, one sack and
136 at Dallas 10/14/07 7 1 111 at Cincinnati 12/22/02 6 1
a fourth-quarter blocked field goal attempt as Cleveland beat the Jacksonville
129 at Green Bay 10/9/05 8 0 102 vs. Carolina 12/18/05 5 1
Jaguars 23 -17 on Oct. 26.
122 vs. Denver 11/21/04 10 1 101 at Seattle 9/7/03 8 0
114 vs. Dallas 12/28/03 3 1

STALLWORTH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ROGERS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS


RECEIVING RUSHING TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for
Date Opp No. Yds Avg. Lg TD No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss
9/7 DAL Did Not Play Did Not Play 9/7 DAL 4 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/14 PIT INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/14 PIT 8 3 3 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 2
9/21 at Balt INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/21 at Balt 5 4 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/28 at Cin INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/28 at Cin 5 5 0 1/5 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/13 NYG 2 19 9.5 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/13 NYG 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/19 at Wash 2 24 12.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/19 at Wash 8 4 4 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/26 at Jac 3 13 4.3 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 10/26 at Jac 5 4 1 1/7 0/0 0 0/0 0
11/2 BALT INACTIVE INACTIVE 11/2 BALT 9 3 1 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 5
11/6 DEN 11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf 11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU 11/23 HOU
11/30 IND 11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten 12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi 12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN 12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit 12/28 at Pit
Totals 3 games 7 56 8.0 18 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 8 games 46 29 10 5/30 0/0 0 0/0 7

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Shaun Smith Profile Corey Williams Profile


SHAUN SMITH COREY WILLIAMS
91 99
Defensive Line Defensive Line
Height: 6-2 Height: 6-4
Weight: 325 Weight: 320
College: South Carolina College: Arkansas State
Birthdate: Aug. 19, 1981 Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1980
How Acquired: RFA (Cin.) - ‘07 How Acquired: Tr. (G.B.) - ‘08
Year with Browns: 2nd Year with Browns: 1st
Year in NFL: 5th Year in NFL: 5th

Games Played/Started: 2003 (0/0); 2004 (8/2); 2005 (13/5, 1/0); 2006 (13/0); 2007 (15/10), Games Played/Started: 2004 (12/0, 1/0); 2005 (12/0); 2006 (16/11); 2007 (16/9, 2/2), 2008
2008 (5/3). (8/8).
Career Totals: 54 games, 20 starts Career Totals: 64 games, 28 starts
Postseason Totals: 1 games, 0 starts Postseason Totals: 3 games, 2 starts
Career Transactions: Signed by Dallas as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 1, Career Transactions: Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round, 179th overall,
2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2003…Signed by Dallas to the practice squad on Sept. in the 2004 NFL Draft…Traded by Green Bay to Cleveland for the Browns 2008 second-
1, 2003…Waived by Dallas on Aug. 31, 2004…Claimed by Arizona via waivers on Sept. 1, round draft choice on Feb. 29, 2008… Signed by Cleveland to a six-year contract on Feb.
2004…Waived by Arizona on Sept. 6, 2004…Signed by New Orleans to the practice squad 29, 2008.
on Sept. 7…Signed by New Orleans to the active roster on Sept. 18, 2004…Waived by New
Orleans on Nov. 30, 2004…Claimed by Cincinnati via waivers on Dec. 1, 2004…Signed by Career Highlights: Versatile defensive lineman has played in 56 games and has totaled
Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 16, 2007. 156 tackles and 17 sacks…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks and 51 tackles for the Packers
in 2007…Recorded a career-high 7 sacks for Green Bay in 2006…Recorded a career-high
Career Highlights: Entered 2008 having played in 49 career games, including 17 starts
3 sacks at Buffalo on Nov. 5, 2006.
with New Orleans, Cincinnati and Cleveland with 137 career tackles…Had a career-high 63
tackles and 2 sacks with Cleveland in 2007.
WILLIAMS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
S. SMITH’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS TACKLES: 9 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14/08
TACKLES: 8 (2x) last vs. Buffalo 12/16/07 SACKS: 3 at Buffalo 11/5/06
SACKS: 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 FORCED FUMBLE: 2 vs. Carolina 11/18/07
FORCED FUMBLES: 1 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Cincinnati 9/28/08
INTERCEPTION: 1 at N.Y. Giants 9/16/07

Smith Has Career Year with Browns Williams Sets an Early Tone
DL Shaun Smith recorded a career high 63 tackles in his first season as a Against the Steelers on Sept. 14, DL Corey Williams posted a career-high
member of the Cleveland Browns during the 2007 campaign. Smith also reg- nine tackles, including six solo and three assisted tackles, for the fifth-year pro.
istered his first two career sacks and finished with 4 QB pressures and one Williams led the team in tackles and also shared a sack with S Nick Sorensen
forced fumble. on a nine-yard sack of Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. Since Romeo Cren-
nel brought the 3-4 defensive scheme to the Browns in 2005, Williams’ perfor-
mance marked only the fifth time since 2005 that a defensive lineman has either
led the club or tied for the lead in tackles in a game.

SMITH’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS WILLIAMS’ 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS


TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for
Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss
9/7 DAL 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/7 DAL 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/14 PIT 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/14 PIT 9 6 3 .5/4.5 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/21 at Balt 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/21 at Balt 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0
9/28 at Cin 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/28 at Cin 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0
10/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/13 NYG 3 0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/19 at Wash INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/19 at Wash 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1
10/26 at Jac INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/26 at Jac 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
11/2 BALT 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 11/2 BALT 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
11/6 DEN 11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf 11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU 11/23 HOU
11/30 IND 11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten 12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi 12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN 12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit 12/28 at Pit
Totals 5 games 12 8 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 Totals 8 games 27 15 11 .5/4.5 0/0 1 1/0 1

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kamerion wimbley Profile d’qwell jackson Profile


KAMERION WIMBLEY D’QWELL JACKSON
95 52
Linebacker
Linebacker
Height: 6-0
Height: 6-3
Weight: 240
Weight: 260
College: Maryland
College: Florida State
Birthdate: Sept. 26, 1983
Birthdate: Oct. 13, 1983
How Acquired: D2 – ‘06
How Acquired: D1 – ‘06
Year with Browns: 3rd
Year with Browns: 3rd
Year in NFL: 3rd
Year in NFL: 3rd
Games Played/Started: 2006 (13/13); 2007 (14/13), 2008
Games Played/Started: 2006 (16/15); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (8/8).
(8/8).
Career Games: 40 games, 39 starts
Career Totals: 35 games, 34 starts.
Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts.
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the first round, 13th overall, in the
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in
2006 NFL Draft.
the 2006 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Set the Browns franchise rookie record with 11 sacks and ranked sec-
Career Highlights: Led the Browns with 114 tackles in 2007… In his rookie season, finished
ond in the NFL among rookies…Had a career-high 2 sacks at Oakland on Oct. 1, 2006, vs.
second on the team in tackles with 115…Posted a career-high 16 tackles at Carolina on
Tampa Bay on Dec. 24, 2006 and at Oakland on Sept. 23, 2007.
Oct. 8, 2006, and matched the total vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 26, 2006 and vs. NYG on Oct.
WIMBLEY’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 13, 2008
TACKLES: 8 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06
SACKS: 2 (3x) last at Oakland 9/23/07
QB PRESSURES: 3 vs. Baltimore 9/24/06 JACKSON’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 (3x) last at Baltimore 12/17/06 TACKLES: 16 (3x) last vs. NYG 10/13/08
FORCED FUMBLES: 1 (3x) last vs. Houston 11/25/07 PBU: 2 vs. Baltimore 9/30/07
INTERCEPTIONS: 1 vs. Houston 11/25/07; at Baltimore 9/21/08

wonderful Wimbley
In 2007, Browns LB Kamerion Wimbley compiled the third two-sack game of HITTING A WALL
his career (at Oak. 9/23/07; vs. TB 12/24/06; at Oak. 10/1/06) with two sacks at
Oakland in Week Three. He added his third sack of 2007 in the Browns Week LB D’Qwell Jackson led the team with 114 tackles* (78 solo, 33 assisted, 3TFL)
Six victory over the Dolphins, his fourth of the 2007 season in the Week 11 win in 2007, including a season-high 12 tackles* (9 solo, 3 assisted) in the Week 14,
24-18 win against the Jets. DB Sean Jones (47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL) had
over the Ravens and his fifth in the Week 14 victory over the Jets. Wimbley, com-
the second most tackles on the team with 105 tackles*. LB Andra Davis had the
pleted his second season as a pro in 2007 and has 16 career sacks. third most tackles on the team with 104 tackles* (56 solo, 39 assisted, 9 TFL) in-
cluding a team-high 4 tackles* for loss in the 8-0 win over the Bills in Week 15.
*based on coaches film

WIMBLEY’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS JACKSON’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS


TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for
Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss
9/7 DAL 3 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/7 DAL 11 8 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/14 PIT 3 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/14 PIT 8 4 4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
9/21 at Balt 3 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/21 at Balt 12 6 6 0/0 1/16 1 0/0 0
9/28 at Cin 5 3 2 1/2 0/0 0 0/1 0 9/28 at Cin 8 5 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1
10/13 NYG 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 10/13 NYG 16 11 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/19 at Wash 10 8 2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 10/19 at Wash 8 5 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/26 at Jac 6 5 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 10/26 at Jac 14 8 6 .5/1.5 0/0 0 0/0 0
11/2 BALT 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 11/2 BALT 11 9 1 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 1
11/6 DEN 11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf 11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU 11/23 HOU
11/30 IND 11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten 12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi 12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN 12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit 12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 39 25 14 1/2 0/0 1 0/1 0 Totals 8 games 88 56 30 1.5/7.5 1/16 1 0/0 2

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SEAN JONES Profile BRODNEY POOL Profile


SEAN JONES BRODNEY POOL
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Safety Safety
Height: 6-1 Height: 6-2
Weight: 225 Weight: 205
College: Georgia College: Oklahoma
Birthdate: March 2, 1982 Birthdate: May 24, 1984
How Acquired: D(2) – ‘04 How Acquired: D(2) – ‘05
Year with Browns: 5th Year with Browns: 4th
Year in NFL: 5th Year in NFL: 4th
Games Played/Started: 2005 (13/0); 2006 (16/8); 2007 (16/16),
Games Played/Started: 2004 (0/0); 2005 (16/0); 2006 (16/16); 2007 (16/16), 2008 (4/4).
2008 (7/7).
Career Games: 52 games, 36 starts
Career Totals: 51 games, 31 starts
Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 59th overall, in the 2004
Career Transactions: Drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2005
NFL Draft.
NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Matched a career-high five interceptions in 2007…In 2006, tied for the
Career Highlights: Scored his first career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Baltimore
team lead with five interceptions and was tied for 10th in the NFL…Named AFC Defensive
on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record…Recorded his first career interception late
Player of the Week following his performance vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29, 2006.
in the 4th quarter on a Steve McNair pass to secure a 20-14 win vs. Tennessee on Nov. 6,
JONES’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2005.
TACKLES: 16 at Washington 10/19/08
SACKS: 0.5 (2x) last at NY Jets 12/9/07 POOL’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
INTERCEPTIONS: 2 vs. N.Y. Jets 10/29/06 TACKLES: 9 at Oakland 9/23/07
FORCED FUMBLE: 1 (2x) last at Oakland 9/23/07 SACKS: 1 (3x) last at Jacksonville 10/26/08
RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 vs. New Orleans 9/10/06 INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (5x) last vs. NYG 10/13/08
PBU: 2 at Oakland 9/23/07 FORCED FUMBLE: 1 at San Diego 11/5/06
BLOCKED KICK: 1 (PAT) vs. Tampa Bay 12/24/06 RECOVERED FUMBLE: 1 at Baltimore 12/17/06; at San Diego 11/5/06
PBU: 3 at Carolina 10/8/06
DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 at Baltimore 11/18/07 (I00-yard INT return for TD)
MULTI-TASKING
In 2007, DB Sean Jones finished second on the team with five interceptions. BACK-TO-BACK
Jones picked off Bengals QB Carson Palmer in Week Two, Seahawks QB Matt DB Brodney Pool had an interception in back-to-back games in 2007, intercept-
Hasselbeck in Week Nine, Ravens QB Kyle Boller in Week 11, Cardinals QB ing Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week 10, before swooping in front of a
Kurt Warner in Week 13 and Jets QB Kellen Clemens in the end zone, thwarting Ravens QB Kyle Boller pass in the end zone and returning it 100 yards for a
a Jets scoring drive, in Week 14. touchdown in the Browns Week 11 win over the Ravens.

Jones also had the second most tackles on the team in 2007 with 105 tackles* Pool’s 100-yard interception for a touchdown set a franchise record, surpassing
(47 solo, 56 assisted, 2 TFL). the 97-yard interception returns of Anthony Henry (12/16/01) and Najee Musta-
faa (10/10/93), both of which were also returned for touchdowns.
Pool’s 100-yard INT return also marked the longest interception return for a
touchdown in the NFL in 2007.

JONE’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS POOL’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS


TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for
Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss
9/7 DAL 7 4 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 9/7 DAL INACTIVE INACTIVE
9/14 PIT INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/14 PIT 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0
9/21 at Balt INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/21 at Balt 6 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1
9/28 at Cin INACTIVE INACTIVE 9/28 at Cin 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0
10/13 NYG INACTIVE INACTIVE 10/13 NYG 5 4 0 0/0 1/24 0 0/0 1
10/19 at Wash 16 10 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 10/19 at Wash 6 4 2 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 0
10/26 at Jac 8 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 10/26 at Jac 6 1 5 1/6 0/0 0 0/0 0
11/2 BALT 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 11/2 BALT 4 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1
11/6 DEN 11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf 11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU 11/23 HOU
11/30 IND 11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten 12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi 12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN 12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit 12/28 at Pit
Totals 4 games 32 17 15 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0 Totals 7 games 31 21 7 1/6 1/24 1 1/0 3

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Brandon McDonald Profile Eric Wright Profile


BRANDON McDONALD ERIC WRIGHT
22 24
Defensive Back Defensive Back
Height: 5-10 Height: 5-10
Weight: 185 Weight: 190
College: Memphis College: UNLV
Birthdate: Aug. 26, 1985 Birthdate: July 24, 1984
How Acquired: D(5) – ‘07 How Acquired: D(2) – ‘07
Year with Browns: 2nd Year with Browns: 2nd
Year in NFL: 2nd Year in NFL: 2nd
Games Played/Started: 2007 (14/13), 2008 (8/8).
Games Played/Started: 2007 (16/2), 2008 (8/8).
Career Totals: 22 games, 21 starts
Career Games: 24 games, 10 starts
Postseason Totals: 0 games, 0 starts
Postseason Games: 0 games, 0 starts
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the second round, 53rd overall, of
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round, 140th overall, of
the 2007 NFL Draft.
the 2007 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights: Recorded his first career interception off Dolphins QB Cleo Lemon vs.
Career Highlights: Recorded his first career interception vs. Houston on Nov. 25, 2007…
Miami on Oct. 14, 2007... Recorded his first career touchdown with a fourth quarter intercep-
Made his first NFL start at N.Y. Jets on Dec. 9, 2007.
tion of Giants QB Eli Manning returned 94 yards for a score... The 94 yard interception return
was the fourth longest in club history.
McDONALDS’ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
TACKLES: 6 (2x) last at Cincinnati 10/28/08
INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (3x) last vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 WRIGHT’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
PBU: 3 (2x) last at NY Jets 12/9/07 TACKLES: 10 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07
SACKS: 1 at Pittsburgh 11/11/07
INTERCEPTIONS: 1 (4x) last vs. NY Giants 10/13/08
FORCED FUMBLE: 1 at Washington 10/19/08
PBU: 3 at Cincinnati 12/23/07
DEFENSIVE SCORES: 1 vs. NY Giants 10/13/08 (94-yard INT return for TD)

McDonald Shines In Second Half of Season


After seeing solely special teams action during his first seven games with the
Browns during his rookie campaign in 2007, DB Brandon McDonald received
Wright Named Defensive Player of the Week
an increased role in the secondary during the second half of the season and DB Eric Wright was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 for
blossomed with a pass defensed in five consecutive games and finished tied for Week 6. Wright had three solo tackles, two passes defensed and one intercep-
second on the club with 11 PBU. McDonald also added two interceptions on the tion returned for a touchdown in Monday Night’s 35-14 win over the New York
season, while finishing third on the club with 17 special teams tackles. Giants on Oct. 13. In the contest, Wright’s fourth quarter interception sealed
the victory as his 94-yard interception return for a touchdown turned a 13 point
advantage into the 35-14 final. The interception return also was the fourth lon-
gest in club history.

MCDONALD’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS WRIGHT’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS


TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for TACKLES Sacks Int’s Fumbles Tackles for
Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss Date Opp Total S A No/Yds No/Yds PBU Rec./For. Loss
9/7 DAL 6 2 4 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 9/7 DAL 4 3 1 0/0 1/20 0 0/0 0
9/14 PIT 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 9/14 PIT 4 4 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0
9/21 at Balt 5 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 1 9/21 at Balt 7 6 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0
9/28 at Cin 6 5 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 9/28 at Cin 7 5 2 0/0 1/17 0 0/0 0
10/13 NYG 3 3 0 0/0 1/20 1 0/0 0 10/13 NYG 3 3 0 0/0 1/94t 2 0/0 0
10/19 at Wash 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 10/19 at Wash 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/1 0
10/26 at Jac 5 4 1 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0 10/26 at Jac 4 3 1 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0
11/2 BALT 7 7 0 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 11/2 BALT 5 5 0 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 0
11/6 DEN 11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf 11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU 11/23 HOU
11/30 IND 11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten 12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi 12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN 12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit 12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 34 27 6 0/0 1/20 9 0/0 1 Totals 8 games 36 31 5 0/0 3/131 7 0/1 0

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BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW


S Mike Adams has a joint foundation with childhood friend Gerald Hayes (Ariz.) LB Antwan Peek established a relationship with the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater
named the Rising Stars Foundation to assist underprivileged youth www.risingstars- Cleveland and provides game tickets for children to sit in ‘Peek’s Pound’. He was also
foundation.org. recruited at the University of Cincinnati to play basketball for coach Bob Huggins.
FB Charles Ali was the only Browns undrafted rookie free agent to earn a roster spot LS Ryan Pontbriand participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day
during training camp and spent the entire 2007 season on the 53-man roster. entrepreneurial program at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern. His
QB Derek Anderson raised over $50,000 to support flood victims in his home state of great-grandfather, Victor Hunt, was on the coaching staff of SMU’s 1935 team that
Oregon in 2007. He started a youth football camp at his high school in Scappoose, won the Knute Rockne Trophy, emblematic of the National Championship.
Ore. He was named as the 2007 Player of the Year by the local chapter of the PFWA. S Brodney Pool scored his first career TD on a 100-yard interception return at Balti-
WR Joshua Cribbs will once again host a reality television show, ‘Josh’s Cribbs’ on more on Nov. 18, 2007, which set a franchise record. His mother, Rose, is the assistant
Fox Sports Ohio. He signed a six-year contract extension with the Browns through the track coach at the University of Texas.
2012 season and is a converted college quarterback from Kent State, earned a roster QB Brady Quinn graduated from Notre Dame with dual degrees in political science
spot as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2005. and finance. This past spring he participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association
LB Andra Davis makes regular visits to Boys and Girls Clubs and donates tickets to three-day business management and entrepreneurial program at the Stanford Gradu-
all Browns home games for parents and their children to enjoy games as a family. He ate School of Business.
is the first person from his hometown of Live Oak, Fla., and Suwanee High School to DL Shaun Rogers interacted with 2,000 Detroit-area underprivileged children at the
play professional sports and is honored every year with a day celebrating his profes- NFL Experience Kids’ Day the week of Super Bowl XL. His father, Ernie, played at Rice
sional accomplishments. (1975-78) and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1979 and played in the Canadian
K Phil Dawson is the longest active tenured member of the Browns. He scored the Football League and also for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.
first regular season rushing TD for the Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium with a OL Kevin Shaffer has started at tackle in 71 of the last 72 contests. He is very active
4-yard TD run on a fake field goal attempt vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 1999. in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as Read with the
TE Darnell Dinkins established the Maleness to Manhood Foundation to benefit inner- Browns and Lift Up America.
city youth. He spoke to nearly 100 students at Cleveland’s Genesis High School, a DL Robaire Smith has two older brothers who played professional sports – Fernando,
program to provide intense academic recovery to specific youth in a small group who played nine seasons in the NFL, and Antonio, who played for the NBA’s Toronto
instruction. Raptors after leading Michigan State to the 1999 Final Four.
WR Braylon Edwards donated $1 million to the Cleveland Municipal School District DL Shaun Smith established the ’91 Ways’ Foundation, which benefits at risk youth.
to create a college scholarship opportunity for 100 eighth-grade students, named Ad- This past year, he hosted his first annual celebrity bowling tournament at Corner Al-
vance 100, as long as the students maintain a 2.5 GPA, participate in 15 hours of com- ley in Cleveland.
munity service each year throughout high school. In 2006, he donated $500,000 to DB Nick Sorensen participated in the NFL and NFL Player Association three-day busi-
create a scholarship endowment at the University of Michigan for the football player ness management and entrepreneurial program at the Wharton School at the Univer-
who wears the No. 1 jersey, the largest donation pledged to the university by a profes- sity of Pennsylvania.
sional athlete.
OL Eric Steinbach has helped paved the way for four consecutive 1,000 yard rushers
OL Hank Fraley was one of only two players to take every offensive snap (Joe Thom- with Jamal Lewis (2007) and Rudi Johnson (2004-06). He led Providence Catholic High
as) in 2007. His brother, David, was stationed with the United States Army’s 3rd Infan- School (New Lenox, Ill.) to 50 straight wins and three state titles as a tight end and
try Division in Iraq and his father is a Vietnam veteran. defensive end.
RB Jerome Harrison is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting chari- OL Joe Thomas hosts an outdoor sportsman show on Sports Time Ohio, Outdoors
table events such as Shop with a Jock and the NFL’s Hometown Huddle. Ohio with D’Arcy Egan and Joe Thomas. In 2007, he was named to the Pro Bowl and is
TE Steve Heiden is a partner in an athletic training facility, Athletic Development only the fourth NFL rookie offensive lineman to be named to the Pro Bowl.
Corp., using science and technology for prep and collegiate athletes in Valley View, OL Ryan Tucker is an avid rifle hunter of quail, deer and turkey, owns a 1,100 acre
Ohio. He recorded his first career TD reception and blocked a punt in the same game ranch in Texas. He earned a Super Bowl ring with St. Louis in 1999.
at Carolina on Dec. 17, 2000.
FB Lawrence Vickers attended a youth football camp in Australia this past spring.
LB D’Qwell Jackson changed his number from 58 to 52 this past spring. His wife
Amira, recently opened her dental practice in Westlake, Ohio. DL Corey Williams has overcome personal tragedy as he lost his father at the age of
15 and his mother five years later. Just before the 2004 NFL Scouting Combine, he en-
S Sean Jones recorded his second consecutive 100-plus tackle season (105 in 2007 dured the death of his infant daughter, who lived only two weeks after her premature
and 107.5 in 2006). birth. He has since had another daughter and embraces fatherhood and everything
WR Joe Jurevicius is a Cleveland-area native who played prep football at Lake Catho- the role brings in his life.
lic High School in Mentor, Ohio and has played in three Super Bowls during his career, LB Leon Williams is active in the Cleveland community by supporting the Shop with
earning a ring with Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has a 65,000-acre hunting a Jock holiday program.
ranch, Dismal River Outfitters, in Mullen, Neb., which is stocked with buffalo, elk and
deer. LB Kamerion Wimbley set the Browns rookie record with 11 sacks in 2006. He had his
jersey number 12 retired at Northwest High School, his alma mater, during a basket-
RB Jamal Lewis topped 9,000 career rushing yards, in 2007, becoming one of only 26 ball halftime ceremony on Jan. 23, 2007, in his hometown of Wichita, Kan.
players in NFL history to accomplish that feat. He is the owner and CEO of a trucking
company, All American Xpress, based in Atlanta, Ga. TE Kellen Winslow hosted his first youth football camp in North Olmsted, Ohio this
past summer. He is very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable
LB Willie McGinest is the CEO of a multi-faceted entertainment company called 55 events such as the Special Olympics Holiday Party, Taste of the NFL and the Browns
Entertainment, and owns a sports memorabilia company, Signature Collectables, a Youth Football Camps stressing the importance of nutrition and physical activity.
visual content and distribution company, Pristine Vision and owns and operates res-
taurant franchises and investment properties, WilMac, Inc. RB Jason Wright is a keyboardist, singer and worship leader at The International
House of Prayer in Cleveland. He and his wife, Tiffany, are passionate about education
OL Seth McKinney is partner in a heavy machinery company, G Bar S Site Service, and are strong supporters of urban education initiatives such as Cleveland’s Entre-
in Centerville, Texas. His father, Mike, was the Health and Human Services Commis- preneurial Preparatory School (E-Prep Middle School).
sioner for the state of Texas under former Governor and now President George W.
Bush, and then served as the Chief of Staff for Texas Governor Rick Perry. P Dave Zastudil lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Bay Village (Ohio) High
School.

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(Opening statement)- “We lost a division game yesterday that we were hoping we could (On Joe Jurevicius and Donte’ Stallworth)- “I think that we know what Joe brought to the
win. We had a 14-point lead in the second half and we couldn’t hold the lead. We should team last year. He was a consistent player, possession guy, third-down guy, red-zone guy
have been able to win a game like that with a 14-point lead. Defensively we encountered that was where he was supposed to be and he was going to catch the football. That’s a
some problems for whatever reason, I’m not exactly sure. They were able to run the ball valuable asset for any quarterback and when you don’t have that it hurts you a little bit.
on us, some of it had to do with over-pursuing because some of the runs were cutback We haven’t had him this year at all so we had to adapt and work around it. With Donte’
runs. They made the plays and we’ve got to do something to see if we can seal that up. not being there, he strained a muscle last week and it wasn’t quite ready so I made him
Offensively we were unable to get anything going in the running game or in the passing inactive for the game and hopefully he’ll be ready on Thursday.”
game so that combination hurt us and didn’t allow us to take advantage of some field posi-
(On Joe Jurevicius playing in 2009)- “Joe is a professional, first of all, and he’s a team
tion that we got in the second half that we didn’t have in the first half. The bright spot in the
player also. The reason that he came to Cleveland is he wanted to play for the Browns.
game, if there is one, is Josh Cribbs. I think Josh tried to take the team on his shoulders
He’s a hometown guy and he wants to go out on a good note. When he finishes his career
and tried to lift them up and do it all himself and he just didn’t have enough help. On kickoff
he wants it to be in a Brown uniform in front of the home fans and hopefully with winning
returns and punt returns he was tremendous, on coverage he was tremendous and he
football. That’s what he wants and I think that’s why he working so hard to try to get ready
tried really hard to help this team win. Everybody else, they weren’t able to play at the lev-
and be available for next year. I think that would top off his career in the right way as far
el that he was playing at which is unfortunate because that’s what we needed. This team
as he’s concerned. I know that he’ll do everything that he can to get himself ready to go
that we have is a team that when they play as a team, everybody plays together, every-
and try to be a productive member of the Browns.”
body makes a contribution, and they play pretty good. We have to hit on all cylinders and
when we’re not hitting on all cylinders, we don’t do enough to win the game and yesterday (On player availability after a loss)- “The NFL says that players have to be available.
was evident of that. We’re going to still work, we’ve still got eight games to play. We don’t If they’re available, I think that satisfies the rule. Whether they talk or not is kind of up
know what’s going to happen but we’re going to play them and we’re going to play them to them. I think as you look around the league you see different guys and different ap-
more consistently than we did yesterday. Overall, they started off the game reasonably, proaches to whether a guy will talk after a loss or not. I try to speak for them but I can’t
trying to make some plays and had some bad field position early but they hung in there. say everything for them. With Kellen, I think that’s a little bit different situation because he
Josh got us started, we were tied at the half, tied in the fourth quarter and then we couldn’t talked to you and he got into a little trouble. I think he’s trying to temper it a little bit and not
finish. The coaching wasn’t good enough, the playing wasn’t good enough and that’s why get in any more trouble and not put himself out there as much. I think that thing that every-
we’re 3-5 now. We’re going to see what we can do to try to change things around for the body wants to see is the guy performs on the football field. If he performs on the football
last half of this year and see if we can flip the script, if nothing else.” field, you’d like to talk to him and you’d like for him to talk to you but if he doesn’t, you don’t
mind as much if he performs. If he doesn’t perform, then you’d like to know why he’s not
(On Eric Steinbach)- “Steinbach had a rib, they’re doing an MRI and we don’t have the
performing and you’d like for him to talk to you. I think that, for the most part, the guys try
results of that as of yet. When we get those results, we’ll know more and we’ll let you
to talk to you and they will talk to you but every once in a while a guy gets to a point where
know more.”
he knows that he made a mistake and he just doesn’t feel like talking about it at that time.
(On declining the holding penalty on third-and-10)- “We thought about pushing them back Maybe he feels like if he had more time to cool off or if he had overnight to think about it
at that point but we had been struggling a bit defensively. You push them back and you then the next day would be a better day. That’s the only thing I can tell you.”
give them another play and they were already in field goal range so we felt like they were
(On the Ravens converting on third-and-16)- “The odds are on your side defensively be-
going have the opportunity to kick the field goal. Rather than give them another play, we
cause it’s third and 16 and you’d like to think that you can keep them from making those
felt like we would decline the penalty and force them to make a decision.”
16 yards on third down. Sometimes you come close and other times you don’t. Our guy
(On the Terrell Suggs interception)- “If Suggs is standing there like that and there’s no was diving at the ball and couldn’t quite get there and they completed it. You could change
pressure on DA, then he pulls it down and goes somewhere else with it or just throws it the call, you could blitz them and be one-on-one in the back end with no help as we were
away. The problem on that play was (Haloti) Ngata was coming from the other side and on one play and we slipped down and let the guy run for a touchdown. There’s some give
he was on top of him so then he threw to where the back was, the back didn’t quite get and take and the coordinator decides what call he wants to make and tried to take that
to where the ball was and Suggs was there and he ran it in for a touchdown. (Jason) all into consideration. He makes the one that he thinks is best for that particular moment
Wright is going to turn around and have a chance to catch the ball but he doesn’t get and it didn’t work yesterday.”
turned around quite quickly enough and the pressure is on him. Either he’s going to take
(On not finishing games)- “Well it’s a different team (from last year). We’ve got some guys
the sack, which in that situation in the game you really didn’t want to take the sack. If
in there who are still learning, situations are different, stresses and pressures are different
you were going to do anything, you’d rather throw the ball away so that you don’t lose
and we’re learning to handle them, we just haven’t learned them well enough yet.”
the yards. He felt like that back would be there to make the catch on that ball and I think
the pressure didn’t allow the time to read the coverage, per se, to know exactly what the (On the cornerbacks)- “I think some of the times that our leverage and technique on the
coverage was.” receiver could have been better. Then we got one ball thrown over our head, we fell down
on another ball so some of those things happened during the course of the game. I think if
(On Braylon Edwards and possibility of benching him)- “We keep him at practice, we’ve
we were a little bit more consistent on our technique and leverage on the receiver, maybe
done concentration drills, we talk to him, we get him on the juggs (machine). He stays
we could have forced them to throw the ball somewhere else, maybe not inside because
after as well and we’ll keep working at it to try to get him more consistent as far as that
they caught a couple balls inside that normally we don’t allow. If they’re going to throw
goes. I think that any team, if you have good competition that allows you maybe to sit
it and catch it, we’d rather they throw it and catch it outside. I think sometimes they feel
somebody down, I think that can have an impact. I think you have to look at your situation
like they need to change up their technique because they don’t want to show the guy the
and determine what you think is best. ”
same thing all the time. For instance, if you’ve been playing inside technique, sometimes
(On the short week before the Denver game)- “The short week is always tough. I don’t they think ‘well I need to show this guy outside leverage rather than inside leverage to
know how much you take that into consideration, you do what you think you need to keep him guessing’ but a lot of times those good receivers can get inside and catch the
do. Really you only have two practice days. They’re in here today but they just played ball on you. Then you’re thinking about if they should have been inside and yes, they
a game so we’re not going to do much today other than watch some Denver stuff. Then should have been inside but they were outside. Sometimes I think that happens, they try
you’ll practice tomorrow and you practice Wednesday, which is the day before the game to change it up when they really don’t need to change it up.”
and usually they don’t do much the day before the game other than a walk through, so
(On Sean Jones missing an open-field tackle because of his knee problems)- “Well I
you’ve got Tuesday, Wednesday and you play on Thursday. That condenses everything
hope that’s not the case. Well, maybe I should say I hope that is the case for him to miss
down and you’ve got to get a lot more done on your practice days. Usually you’ve got
a tackle like that one-on-one. Generally he’s a better tackler and as I watched that play,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to get all your phases in and get them all looked at in
it looks like rather than being really aggressive and going and taking the guy on, he tried
practice. Now you’re got Tuesday and Wednesday to try to get that done and on a sped-
to back off a little bit which gave the guy an opportunity to stiff arm him and get up the
up basis.”
sideline. It was just poor tackling technique, it didn’t look like him.”
(On the effects of Braylon Edwards’ drops on Derek Anderson)- “Hey, we all wanted him
to make that catch. That would have definitely helped us and would definitely have lifted
everybody. If the play is not made, you have to put that one behind you and go onto the
next one. It’s like in golf, if you play golf and you let one bad shot carry with you than all the
rest of your shots are bad shots. You’ve got to put that one behind you and play the next
one. Like I think I mentioned before, when his supporting cast does well then he has a
better chance to do well and when they’re not doing as well then he’s not doing as well.”

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Depth Chart as of 11-3-08


Offense
WR 18 DONTE’ STALLWORTH 16 Joshua Cribbs 83 Steve Sanders
LT 73 JOE THOMAS 61 Isaac Sowells
LG 65 ERIC STEINBACH 79 Scott Young
C 66 HANK FRALEY 68 Seth McKinney
RG 70 REX HADNOT
RT 77 KEVIN SHAFFER 72 Ryan Tucker
TE 80 KELLEN WINSLOW 82 Steve Heiden 87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Martin Rucker
WR 17 BRAYLON EDWARDS 12 Syndric Steptoe
QB 10 BRADY QUINN 3 Derek Anderson 11 Ken Dorsey
FB 47 LAWRENCE VICKERS 41 Charles Ali
RB 31 JAMAL LEWIS 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison

Defense
LE 99 COREY WILLIAMS 97 Santonio Thomas
NT 92 SHAUN ROGERS 71 Ahtyba Rubin
RE 91 SHAUN SMITH 93 Louis Leonard
LOLB 55 WILILIE McGINEST 51 Shantee Orr
MLB 54 ANDRA DAVIS 94 Leon Williams 58 Beau Bell
WLB 52 D’QWELL JACKSON 53 Kris Griffin
ROLB95 KAMERION WIMBLEY 96 Alex Hall
LCB 24 ERIC WRIGHT 25 Terry Cousin
RCB 22 BRANDON McDONALD 23 Travis Daniels 30 Gerard Lawson
SS 26 SEAN JONES 27 Nick Sorensen 42 Hamza Abdullah
FS 21 BRODNEY POOL 20 Mike Adams

Specialists
P 15 DAVE ZASTUDIL
K 4 PHIL DAWSON
H 15 DAVE ZASTUDIL
PR 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 12 Syndric Steptoe 22 Brandon McDonald
KR 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 29 Jason Wright 35 Jerome Harrison
LS 64 RYAN PONTBRIAND 82 Steve Heiden

STARTERS
Rookies
() Injured

Pronunciation Guide
Hamza Abdullah HAHM-zuh Ahtyba Rubin ah-TAH-ba ROO-ben
Andra Davis ON-dray Isaac Sowells Souls
D’Qwell Jackson DUH-quell Syndric Steptoe SIN-drick
Joe Jurevicius Jur-uh-VIH-shus Kamerion Wimbley Cameron
Ryan Pontbriand PAWNT-bree-awnd Dave Zastudil ZAS-tuh-dil

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Roster Size: 53 (as of 11-3-08)

NO NAME HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ GP/GS/DNP/IA


3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05 8/8/0/0
4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99 8/0/0/0
10 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07 0/0/8/0
11 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07 0/0/0/8
12 Steptoe, Syndric WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07 8/3/0/0
15 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/0/0/0
16 Cribbs, Joshua WR 6-1 215 06/09/83 25 4 Kent State Washington, D.C. FA - '05 7/0/0/1
17 Edwards, Braylon WR 6-3 215 02/21/83 25 4 Michigan Detroit, Mich. D1 - '05 8/8/0/0
18 Stallworth, Donte' WR 6-0 200 11/10/80 28 7 Tennessee Sacramento, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '08 3/3/1/4
20 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07 6/5/0/2
21 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05 7/7/0/1
22 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07 8/8/0/0
23 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 26 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08 6/0/2/0
24 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07 8/8/0/0
25 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08 8/0/0/0
26 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04 4/4/0/4
27 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07 8/0/0/0
29 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05 8/0/0/0
30 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08 8/0/0/0
31 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07 8/8/0/0
35 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich D5a - '06 8/0/0/0
41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07 8/0/0/0
42 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08 1/0/0/4
47 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06 7/4/0/1
51 Orr, Shantee LB 6-1 245 05/28/81 27 5 Michigan Detroit, Mich. UFA (Jack.) - '08 7/0/0/1
52 Jackson, D'Qwell LB 6-0 240 09/26/83 25 3 Maryland Largo, Fla. D2 - '06 8/8/0/0
53 Griffin, Kris LB 6-3 245 05/27/82 26 4 Indiana (Pa.) Beaver, Pa. W (K.C.) - '07 6/0/0/2
54 Davis, Andra LB 6-1 250 12/23/78 29 7 Florida Live Oak, Fla. D5 - '02 8/8/0/0
55 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06 6/6/0/2
58 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '08 2/0/2/4
61 Sowells, Isaac OL 6-3 320 05/04/82 26 3 Indiana Louisville, Ky. D4b - '06 8/0/0/0
64 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03 8/0/0/0
65 Steinbach, Eric OL 6-6 295 04/04/80 28 6 Iowa Lockport, Ill. UFA (Cin.) - '07 7/7/0/1
66 Fraley, Hank OL 6-2 310 09/21/77 31 9 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, Md. Tr. (Phi.) - '06 8/8/0/0
68 McKinney, Seth OL 6-3 310 06/12/79 29 7 Texas A&M Centerville, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '07 8/2/0/0
70 Hadnot, Rex OL 6-2 320 01/28/82 26 5 Houston Lufkin, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '08 7/7/0/1
71 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '08 5/0/0/3
73 Thomas, Joe OL 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '07 8/8/0/0
77 Shaffer, Kevin OL 6-5 315 03/02/80 28 7 Tulsa Salisbury, Md. UFA (Atl.) - '06 7/7/0/1
79 Young, Scott OL 6-4 312 07/15/81 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah W (Phil.) - '08 0/0/2/6
80 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 250 07/21/83 25 5 Miami (Fla.) San Diego, Calif. D1 - 04 6/5/0/2
82 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02 8/7/0/0
83 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07 5/0/0/0
86 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '08 0/0/1/7
87 Dinkins, Darnell TE 6-4 260 01/20/77 31 7 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/1/0/0
91 Smith, Shaun DL 6-2 325 08/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Brooklyn, N.Y. RFA (Cin.) - '07 5/3/0/3
92 Rogers, Shaun DL 6-4 350 03/12/79 29 8 Texas LaPorte, Texas Tr. (Det.) - '08 8/8/0/0
93 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W. (St. L) - '07 8/3/0/0
94 Williams, Leon LB 6-2 250 07/30/83 25 3 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. D4a - '06 8/0/0/0
95 Wimbley, Kamerion LB 6-3 255 10/13/83 25 3 Florida State Wichita, Kan. D1 - '06 8/8/0/0
96 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '08 8/2/0/0
97 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '08 6/0/0/0
99 Williams, Corey DL 6-4 320 08/17/80 28 5 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. Tr. (G.B.) - '08 8/8/0/0

RESERVE-PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP): (1)


84 Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06 0/0/0/0

RESERVE-INJURED (IR): (6)


39 Holly, Daven DB 5-10 185 08/08/82 26 4 Cincinnati Clairton, Pa. FA - '06 0/0/0/0
56 Peek, Antwan LB 6-3 250 10/29/79 29 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio UFA (Hou.) - '07 0/0/0/0
62 Friedman, Lennie OL 6-3 290 08/13/76 32 10 Duke Milford, N.J. Tr. (Chi.) - '06 0/0/0/0
72 Tucker, Ryan OL 6-6 315 06/12/75 33 12 TCU Midland, Texas UFA (Stl.) - '02 1/1/0/6
97 Pittman, Chase DL 6-5 300 03/15/83 25 1 LSU Minden, La. D7a - '07 0/0/0/0
98 Smith, Robaire DL 6-4 310 11/15/77 30 9 Michigan State Flint, Mich. UFA (Ten.) - '07 2/2/0/0

RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1)


69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 24 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD: (8)


9 Leggett, Lance WR 6-3 200 02/11/85 23 R Miami (Fla.) Bartow, Fla. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
28 Patrick, Allen RB 6-1 200 02/15/84 24 R Oklahoma Conway, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
59 Brown, Titus LB 6-3 245 03/27/86 22 R Mississippi State Tuscaloosa, Ala. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
60 Purcell, Melila DL 6-5 295 02/05/84 24 1 Hawaii Pago Pago, American SamoFA - '08 0/0/0/0
63 Quarterman, Kurt OL 6-5 348 10/05/85 23 1 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
69 #Mohr, Christian DL 6-4 251 04/05/80 28 1 No College Aachen, Germany FA - '08 0/0/0/0
78 Leffew, Travis OL 6-4 292 01/27/83 25 1 Louisville Boyle County, Ky. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
89 Hubbard, Paul WR 6-2 225 06/12/85 23 R Wisconsin Colorado Springs, Colo. D6b - '08 0/0/0/0

# International Practice Squad Player

Head Coach: Romeo Crennel


Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior
Assistants: Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant
Strength and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn
(Running Backs Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line
Coach), Tom Myslinski (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and
Quarterbacks Coach), Mike Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs
Coach), Frank Verducci (Offensive Assistant)

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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ GP/GS/DNP/IA
42 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08 1/0/0/4
20 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07 6/5/0/2
41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07 8/1/0/0
3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05 8/8/0/0
58 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '08 2/0/2/4
25 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08 8/0/0/0
16 Cribbs, Joshua WR 6-1 215 06/09/83 25 4 Kent State Washington, D.C. FA - '05 7/0/0/1
23 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 26 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08 6/0/2/0
54 Davis, Andra LB 6-1 250 12/23/78 29 7 Florida Live Oak, Fla. D5 - '02 8/8/0/0
4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99 8/0/0/0
87 Dinkins, Darnell TE 6-4 260 01/20/77 31 7 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/1/0/0
11 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07 0/0/0/8
17 Edwards, Braylon WR 6-3 215 02/21/83 25 4 Michigan Detroit, Mich. D1 - '05 8/8/0/0
66 Fraley, Hank OL 6-2 310 09/21/77 31 9 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, Md. Tr. (Phi.) - '06 8/8/0/0
53 Griffin, Kris LB 6-3 245 05/27/82 26 4 Indiana (Pa.) Beaver, Pa. W (K.C.) - '07 6/0/0/2
70 Hadnot, Rex OL 6-2 320 01/28/82 26 5 Houston Lufkin, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '08 7/7/0/1
96 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '08 8/2/0/0
35 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. D5a - '06 8/0/0/0
82 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02 8/7/0/0
52 Jackson, D'Qwell LB 6-0 240 09/26/83 25 3 Maryland Largo, Fla. D2 - '06 8/8/0/0
26 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04 4/4/0/4
30 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08 8/0/0/0
93 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W (St. L) - '07 8/3/0/0
31 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07 8/8/0/0
22 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07 8/8/0/0
55 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06 6/6/0/2
68 McKinney, Seth OL 6-3 310 06/12/79 29 7 Texas A&M Centerville, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '07 8/2/0/0
51 Orr, Shantee LB 6-1 245 05/28/81 27 5 Michigan Detroit, Mich. UFA (Jack.) - '08 7/0/0/1
64 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03 8/0/0/0
21 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05 7/7/0/1
10 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07 0/0/8/0
92 Rogers, Shaun DL 6-4 350 03/12/79 29 8 Texas LaPorte, Texas Tr. (Det.) - '08 8/8/0/0
71 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '08 5/0/0/3
86 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '08 0/0/1/7
83 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07 5/0/0/0
77 Shaffer, Kevin OL 6-5 315 03/02/80 28 7 Tulsa Salisbury, Md. UFA (Atl.) - '06 7/7/0/1
91 Smith, Shaun DL 6-2 325 08/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Brooklyn, N.Y. RFA (Cin.) - '07 5/3/0/3
27 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07 8/0/0/0
61 Sowells, Isaac OL 6-3 320 05/04/82 26 3 Indiana Louisville, Ky. D4b - '06 8/0/0/0
18 Stallworth, Donte' WR 6-0 200 11/10/80 28 7 Tennessee Sacramento, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '08 3/3/1/4
65 Steinbach, Eric OL 6-6 295 04/04/80 28 6 Iowa Lockport, Ill. UFA (Cin.) - '07 7/7/0/1
12 Steptoe, Syndric WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07 8/3/0/0
73 Thomas, Joe OL 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '07 8/8/0/0
97 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '08 6/0/0/0
47 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06 7/4/0/1
99 Williams, Corey DL 6-4 320 08/17/80 28 5 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. Tr. (G.B.) - '08 8/8/0/0
94 Williams, Leon LB 6-2 250 07/30/83 25 3 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. D4a - '06 8/0/0/0
95 Wimbley, Kamerion LB 6-3 255 10/13/83 25 3 Florida State Wichita, Kan. D1 - '06 8/8/0/0
80 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 250 07/21/83 25 5 Miami (Fla.) San Diego, Calif. D1 - 04 6/5/0/2
24 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07 8/8/0/0
29 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05 8/0/0/0
79 Young, Scott OL 6-4 312 07/15/81 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah W. (Phil.) - '08 0/0/2/6
15 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/0/0/0

RESERVE-PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP): (1)


84 Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06 0/0/0/0

RESERVE-INJURED (IR): (6)


62 Friedman, Lennie OL 6-3 290 08/13/76 32 10 Duke Milford, N.J. Tr. (Chi.) - '06 0/0/0/0
39 Holly, Daven DB 5-10 185 08/08/82 26 4 Cincinnati Clairton, Pa. FA - '06 0/0/0/0
56 Peek, Antwan LB 6-3 250 10/29/79 29 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio UFA (Hou.) - '07 0/0/0/0
97 Pittman, Chase DL 6-5 300 03/15/83 25 1 LSU Minden, La. D7a - '07 0/0/0/0
98 Smith, Robaire DL 6-4 310 11/15/77 30 9 Michigan State Flint, Mich. UFA (Ten.) - '07 2/2/0/0
72 Tucker, Ryan OL 6-6 315 06/12/75 33 12 TCU Midland, Texas UFA (Stl.) - '02 1/1/0/6

RESERVE-NON FOOTBALL INJURY (NFI): (1)


69 Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 24 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD: (8)


59 Brown, Titus LB 6-3 245 03/27/86 22 R Mississippi State Tuscaloosa, Ala. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
89 Hubbard, Paul WR 6-2 225 06/12/85 23 R Wisconsin Colorado Springs, Colo. D6b - '08 0/0/0/0
78 Leffew, Travis OL 6-4 292 01/27/83 25 1 Louisville Boyle County, Ky. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
9 Leggett, Lance WR 6-3 200 02/11/85 23 R Miami (Fla.) Bartow, Fla. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
69 #Mohr, Christian DL 6-4 251 04/05/80 28 1 No College Aachen, Germany FA - '08 0/0/0/0
28 Patrick, Allen RB 6-1 200 02/15/84 24 R Oklahoma Conway, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
60 Purcell, Melila DL 6-5 295 02/05/84 24 1 Hawaii Pago Pago, American Samoa FA - '08 0/0/0/0
63 Quarterman, Kurt OL 6-5 348 10/05/85 23 1 Louisville Albany, Ga. FA - '08 0/0/0/0

# International Practice Squad Player

Head Coach: Romeo Crennel


Rob Chudzinski (Offensive Coordinator), Mel Tucker (Defensive Coordinator), Ted Daisher (Special Teams Coordinator), Dave Atkins (Senior
Assistants: Offensive Assistant Coach), Chris Caminiti (Assistant Special Teams), Wes Chandler (Wide Receivers Coach), Alan DeGennaro (Assistant Strength
and Conditioning Coach), Mike Haluchak (Linebackers Coach), Umberto Leone (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Anthony Lynn (Running Backs
Coach), Steve Marshall (Offensive Line Coach), Richard McNutt (Assistant Defensive Backs), Randy Melvin (Defensive Line Coach), Tom Myslinski
(Strength and Conditioning Coach), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), Rip Scherer (Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach), Mike
Sullivan (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Bob Trott (Defensive Assistant Coach), Cory Undlin (Defensive Backs Coach), Frank Verducci (Offensive
Assistant)

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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY POSITION
Roster Size: 53 (as of 11-3-08)

QUARTERBACKS (3) POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ GP/GS/DNP/IA
3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05 8/8/0/0
11 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07 0/0/0/8
10 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07 0/0/8/0

RUNNING BACKS (3)


35 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. D5a - '06 8/0/0/0
31 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07 8/8/0/0
29 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05 8/0/0/0

FULLBACKS (2)
41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07 8/0/0/0
47 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06 7/4/0/1

WIDE RECEIVERS (5)


16 Cribbs, Joshua WR 6-1 215 06/09/83 25 4 Kent State Washington, D.C. FA - '05 7/0/0/1
17 Edwards, Braylon WR 6-3 215 02/21/83 25 4 Michigan Detroit, Mich. D1 - '05 8/8/0/0
84 ***Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06 0/0/0/0
83 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07 5/0/0/0
18 Stallworth, Donte' WR 6-0 200 11/10/80 28 7 Tennessee Sacramento, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '08 3/3/1/4
12 Steptoe, Syndric WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07 8/3/0/0

TIGHT ENDS (4)


87 Dinkins, Darnell TE 6-4 260 01/20/77 31 7 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/1/0/0
82 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02 8/7/0/0
86 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '08 0/0/1/8
80 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 250 07/21/83 25 5 Miami (Fla.) San Diego, Calif. D1 - 04 6/5/0/2

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)


66 Fraley, Hank OL 6-2 310 09/21/77 31 9 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, Md. Tr. (Phi.) - '06 8/8/0/0
62 *Friedman, Lennie OL 6-3 290 08/13/76 32 10 Duke Milford, N.J. Tr. (Chi.) - '06 0/0/0/0
70 Hadnot, Rex OL 6-2 320 01/28/82 26 5 Houston Lufkin, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '08 7/7/0/1
68 McKinney, Seth OL 6-3 310 06/12/79 29 7 Texas A&M Centerville, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '07 8/2/0/0
77 Shaffer, Kevin OL 6-5 315 03/02/80 28 7 Tulsa Salisbury, Md. UFA (Atl.) - '06 7/7/0/1
61 Sowells, Isaac OL 6-3 320 05/04/82 26 3 Indiana Louisville, Ky. D4b - '06 8/0/0/0
65 Steinbach, Eric OL 6-6 295 04/04/80 28 6 Iowa Lockport, Ill. UFA (Cin.) - '07 7/7/0/1
73 Thomas, Joe OL 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '07 8/8/0/0
72 *Tucker, Ryan OL 6-6 315 06/12/75 33 12 TCU Midland, Texas UFA (Stl.) - '02 1/1/0/6
69 **Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 24 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08 0/0/0/0
79 Young, Scott OL 6-4 312 07/15/81 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah W (Phil.) - '08 0/0/2/6

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)


93 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W. (St. L) - '07 8/3/0/0
92 Rogers, Shaun DL 6-4 350 03/12/79 29 8 Texas LaPorte, Texas Tr. (Det.) - '08 8/8/0/0
71 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '08 5/0/0/3
98 *Smith, Robaire DL 6-4 310 11/15/77 30 9 Michigan State Flint, Mich. UFA (Ten.) - '07 2/2/0/0
91 Smith, Shaun DL 6-2 325 08/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Brooklyn, N.Y. RFA (Cin.) - '07 5/3/0/3
97 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '08 6/0/0/0
99 Williams, Corey DL 6-4 320 08/17/80 28 5 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. Tr. (G.B.) - '08 8/8/0/0

LINEBACKERS (9)
58 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '08 2/0/2/4
54 Davis, Andra LB 6-1 250 12/23/78 29 7 Florida Live Oak, Fla. D5 - '02 8/8/0/0
53 Griffin, Kris LB 6-3 245 05/27/82 26 4 Indiana (Pa.) Beaver, Pa. W (K.C.) - '07 6/0/0/2
96 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '08 8/2/0/0
52 Jackson, D'Qwell LB 6-0 240 09/26/83 25 3 Maryland Largo, Fla. D2 - '06 8/8/0/0
55 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06 6/6/0/2
51 Orr, Shantee LB 6-1 245 05/28/81 27 5 Michigan Detroit, Mich. UFA (Jack.) - '08 7/0/0/1
56 *Peek, Antwan LB 6-3 250 10/29/79 29 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio UFA (Hou.) - '07 0/0/0/0
94 Williams, Leon LB 6-2 250 07/30/83 25 3 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. D4a - '06 8/0/0/0
95 Wimbley, Kamerion LB 6-3 255 10/13/83 25 3 Florida State Wichita, Kan. D1 - '06 8/8/0/0

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)


42 Abdullah, Hamza DB 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08 1/0/0/4
20 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07 6/5/0/2
25 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08 8/0/0/0
23 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 25 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08 6/0/2/0
39 *Holly, Daven DB 5-10 185 08/08/82 26 4 Cincinnati Clairton, Pa. FA - '06 0/0/0/0
26 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04 4/4/0/4
30 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08 8/0/0/0
22 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07 8/8/0/0
21 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05 7/7/0/1
27 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07 8/0/0/0
24 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07 8/8/0/0

SPECIALISTS (3)
4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99 8/0/0/0
64 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03 8/0/0/0
15 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06 8/0/0/0

* - Reserve-Injured
** - Reserve-Non Football Injury
*** - Reserve-Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)

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HOW THETHE
HOW BROWNS WERE
BROWNS BUILT
WERE BUILT
Roster Size: 53 (as of 11-3-08)
Roster Size: 53

YEAR DRAFT (21) TRADE/WAIVER (9) FREE AGENTS (23)


2008 Beau Bell (4a) Travis Daniels (Tr. - Mia.) Hamza Abdullah
Martin Rucker (4b) Shaun Rogers (Tr. - Det.) Terry Cousin-UFA (Jack.)
Ahtyba Rubin (6a) Corey Williams (Tr. - G.B.) Rex Hadnot-UFA (Mia.)
Alex Hall (7) Scott Young (W. Phil) Gerard Lawson
****Christian Mohr
Shantee Orr-UFA (Jack.)
Donte' Stallworth-UFA (N.E.)
Santonio Thomas
**Eric Young

2007 Joe Thomas (1a) Kris Griffin (W. - K.C.) Mike Adams
Brady Quinn (1b) Louis Leonard (W.- St. L) Charles Ali
Eric Wright (2) Ken Dorsey
Brandon McDonald (5) Jamal Lewis-UFA (Balt.)
Syndric Steptoe (7b) Seth McKinney-UFA (Mia.)
*Antwan Peek-UFA (Hou.)
Steve Sanders
*Robaire Smith-UFA (Ten.)
Shaun Smith-RFA (Cin.)
Nick Sorensen
Eric Steinbach-UFA (Cin.)

2006 Kamerion Wimbley (1) Hank Fraley (Tr. - Phi.) Darnell Dinkins-UFA (Balt.)
D'Qwell Jackson (2) *Lennie Friedman (Tr. - Chi.) *Daven Holly
Leon Williams (4a) ***Joe Jurevicius-UFA (Sea.)
Isaac Sowells (4b) Willie McGinest-UFA (N.E.)
Jerome Harrison (5a) Kevin Shaffer-UFA (Atl.)
Lawrence Vickers (6a) Dave Zastudil-UFA (Balt.)

2005 Braylon Edwards (1) Derek Anderson (W - Balt.) Joshua Cribbs


Brodney Pool (2) Jason Wright

2004 Kellen Winslow (1)


Sean Jones (2)

2003 Ryan Pontbriand (5a)

2002 Andra Davis (5) Steve Heiden (Tr. - S.D.) *Ryan Tucker-UFA (Stl.)

2001

2000

1999 Phil Dawson

* Reserve-Injured (IR)
** Reserve-Non Football Injury (NFI)
*** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)
**** International Practice Squad Player

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2008 CLEVELAND BROWNS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE
Roster Size: 53 (as of 11-3-08)

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ

15th Year (1) 55 McGinest, Willie LB 6-5 270 12/11/71 36 15 USC Long Beach, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '06

12th Year (1) 25 Cousin, Terry DB 5-9 185 04/11/75 33 12 South Carolina Miami, Fla. UFA (Jack.) - '08
72 *Tucker, Ryan OL 6-6 315 06/12/75 33 12 TCU Midland, Texas UFA (Stl.) - '02

11th Year (1) 84 ***Jurevicius, Joe WR 6-5 230 12/23/74 33 11 Penn State Mentor, Ohio UFA (Sea.) - '06

10th Year (2) 4 Dawson, Phil K 5-11 200 01/23/75 33 10 Texas Dallas, Texas FA - '99
62 *Friedman, Lennie OL 6-3 290 08/13/76 32 10 Duke Milford, N.J. Tr. (Chi.) - '06
82 Heiden, Steve TE 6-5 270 09/21/76 32 10 South Dakota St. Rushford, Minn. Tr. (S.D.) - '02

9th Year (2) 66 Fraley, Hank OL 6-2 310 09/21/77 31 9 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, Md. Tr. (Phi.) - '06
31 Lewis, Jamal RB 5-11 245 08/26/79 29 9 Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. UFA (Bal.) - '07
98 *Smith, Robaire DL 6-4 310 11/15/77 30 9 Michigan State Flint, Mich. UFA (Ten.) - '07

8th Year (2) 92 Rogers, Shaun DL 6-4 350 03/12/79 29 8 Texas LaPorte, Texas Tr. (Det.) - '08
27 Sorensen, Nick DB 6-3 210 07/31/78 30 8 Virginia Tech Winter Haven, Fla. FA - '07

7th Year (6) 54 Davis, Andra LB 6-1 250 12/23/78 29 7 Florida Live Oak, Fla. D5 - '02
87 Dinkins, Darnell TE 6-4 260 01/20/77 31 7 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. UFA (Bal.) - '06
68 McKinney, Seth OL 6-3 310 06/12/79 29 7 Texas A&M Centerville, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '07
77 Shaffer, Kevin OL 6-5 315 03/02/80 28 7 Tulsa Salisbury, Md. UFA (Atl.) - '06
18 Stallworth, Donte' WR 6-0 200 11/10/80 28 7 Tennessee Sacremento, Calif. UFA (N.E.) - '08
15 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/78 30 7 Ohio University Bay Village, Ohio UFA (Bal.) - '06

6th Year (3) 11 Dorsey, Ken QB 6-4 215 04/22/81 27 6 Miami (Fla.) Orinda, Calif. FA - '07
56 *Peek, Antwan LB 6-3 250 10/29/79 29 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio UFA (Hou.) - '07
64 Pontbriand, Ryan LS 6-2 255 10/01/79 29 6 Rice Houston, Texas D5a - '03
65 Steinbach, Eric OL 6-6 295 04/04/80 28 6 Iowa Lockport, Ill. UFA (Cin.) - '07

5th Year (7) 20 Adams, Mike DB 5-11 195 03/24/81 27 5 Delaware Paterson, N.J. UFA (S.F.) - '07
70 Hadnot, Rex OL 6-2 320 01/28/82 26 5 Houston Lufkin, Texas UFA (Mia.) - '08
26 Jones, Sean DB 6-1 220 03/02/82 26 5 Georgia Atlanta, Ga. D2 - '04
51 Orr, Shantee LB 6-1 245 05/28/81 27 5 Michigan Detroit, Mich. UFA (Jack.) - '08
91 Smith, Shaun DL 6-2 325 08/19/81 27 5 South Carolina Brooklyn, N.Y. RFA (Cin.) - '07
99 Williams, Corey DL 6-4 320 08/17/80 28 5 Arkansas State Camden, Ark. Tr. (G.B.) - '08
80 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 250 07/21/83 25 5 Miami (Fla.) San Diego, Calif. D1 - 04

4th Year (9) 42 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 08/20/83 25 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. FA - '08
3 Anderson, Derek QB 6-6 230 06/15/83 25 4 Oregon State Portland, Ore. W (Bal.) - '05
16 Cribbs, Joshua WR 6-1 215 06/09/83 25 4 Kent State Washington, D.C. FA - '05
23 Daniels, Travis DB 6-1 195 09/08/82 26 4 LSU Hollywood, Fla. Tr. (Mia.) - '08
17 Edwards, Braylon WR 6-3 215 02/21/83 25 4 Michigan Detroit, Mich. D1 - '05
53 Griffin, Kris LB 6-3 245 05/27/82 26 4 Indiana (Pa.) Beaver, Pa. W (K.C.) - '07
39 *Holly, Daven DB 5-10 185 08/08/82 26 4 Cincinnati Clairton, Pa. FA - '06
21 Pool, Brodney DB 6-2 205 05/24/84 24 4 Oklahoma Houston, Texas D2 - '05
29 Wright, Jason RB 5-10 215 07/12/82 26 4 Northwestern Diamond Bar, Calif. FA - '05
79 Young, Scott OL 6-4 312 07/15/81 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah W. (Phil.) - '08

3rd Year (6) 35 Harrison, Jerome RB 5-9 205 02/26/83 25 3 Washington State Kalamazoo, Mich. D5a - '06
52 Jackson, D'Qwell LB 6-0 240 09/26/83 25 3 Maryland Largo, Fla. D2 - '06
61 Sowells, Isaac OL 6-3 320 05/04/82 26 3 Indiana Louisville, Ky. D4b - '06
47 Vickers, Lawrence FB 6-0 250 05/08/83 25 3 Colorado Houston, Texas D6a - '06
94 Williams, Leon LB 6-2 250 07/30/83 25 3 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. D4a - '06
95 Wimbley, Kamerion LB 6-3 255 10/13/83 25 3 Florida State Wichita, Kan. D1 - '06

2nd Year (6) 41 Ali, Charles FB 6-2 255 08/23/84 24 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff St. Louis, Mo. FA - '07
93 Leonard, Louis DL 6-4 325 07/16/84 24 2 Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W. (St. L) - '07
22 McDonald, Brandon DB 5-10 185 08/26/85 23 2 Memphis Collins, Miss. D5 - '07
10 Quinn, Brady QB 6-3 235 10/27/84 24 2 Notre Dame Dublin, Ohio D1b - '07
73 Thomas, Joe OT 6-6 305 12/04/84 23 2 Wisconsin Brookfield, Wisc. D1a - '07
97 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 27 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. FA - '08
24 Wright, Eric DB 5-10 190 07/24/85 23 2 UNLV San Francisco, Calif. D2 - '07

1st Year (2) 83 Sanders, Steve WR 6-3 205 12/23/82 25 1 Bowling Green Cleveland, Ohio FA - '07
12 Syndric, Steptoe WR 5-9 200 12/06/84 23 1 Arizona Bryan, Texas D7b - '07

Rookie (5) 58 Bell, Beau LB 6-1 250 05/26/86 22 R UNLV Tustin, Calif. D4a - '08
96 Hall, Alex LB 6-5 250 08/17/85 23 R St. Augustine Glenarden, Md. D7 - '08
30 Lawson, Gerard DB 5-10 195 01/12/85 23 R Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. FA - '08
71 Rubin, Ahtyba DL 6-2 330 07/25/86 22 R Iowa State Fort Belvoir, Virg. D6a - '08
86 Rucker, Martin TE 6-4 260 05/04/85 23 R Missouri St. Joseph, Mo. D4b - '08
69 **Young, Eric OL 6-3 305 11/22/83 24 R Tennessee Union, S.C. FA - '08

* Reserve-Injured
** Reserve-Non Football Injury
*** Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)

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2008 TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 7 Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski signed to a two-year contract extension. July 21 DL Christian Mohr signed as International Practice Squad Player
Jan. 11 Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham will not be retained for 2008. July 23 WR Joe Jurevicius, OL Ryan Tucker placed on Active/PUP
Jan. 12 Mel Tucker named as Defensive Coordinator. Aug. 9 DB Gary Baxter contract terminated.
Cory Undlin named Defensive Backs Coach. Aug. 10 DB Steve Cargile waived.
Jan. 29 Head Coach Romeo Crennel signed a two year contract extension (through 2011). DB Travis Key signed as a free agent.
Feb. 21 RB Jamal Lewis agreed to terms on a three-year contract. DB Brandon Mitchell signed as a free agent.
Feb. 27 DE Orpheus Roye contract terminated. Aug. 11 OL Cliff Louis waived.
Feb. 28 RB Kory Chapman, TE Brad Cieslak, DB AJ Davis, WR Kevin Kasper, OL Cliff OL Jonathan Palmer signed as a free agent.
Louis, DL Chase Pittman, WR Steve Sanders, WR Syndric Steptoe, DL Zach
West signed as Reserve/Future free agent. Aug. 20 DB Travis Daniels traded from Miami to Cleveland for an undisclosed draft choice.

Feb. 29 QB Derek Anderson agrees to terms on a three-year contract. DB Mil’Von James waived.

Browns trade the 2008 second-round draft choice to Green Bay for DE Corey Aug. 26 WR Joe Jurevicius placed on Reserve-PUP.
Williams and agree with Corey Williams on a six-year contract. WR Kevin Kasper placed on Injured-Reserve.
March 1 WR Donte’ Stallworth signed to a seven-year contract. DB Damon Jenkins, DL Brian Schaefering, RB Austin Scott waived.
March 4 Browns trade DB Leigh Bodden and the 2008 third-round draft choice to Detroit Aug. 30 TE Brad Cieslak, DB A.J. Davis, WR Efrem Hill, TE Kolomono Kapanui , DB Tra-
for DL Shaun Rogers and agree to terms on a six-year contract with Shaun Rogers. vis Key, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DB Brandon Mitchell, LB David Mc-
S Nick Sorensen signed to a three-year contract. Millan, LB Chase Ortiz, OL Jonathan Palmer, DB Jereme Perry, DL Melilia Pur-
cell, K Jason Reda, WR Steve Sanders, WR Travis Wilson waived.
March 10 OL Rex Hadnot signed to a two-year contract.
OL Lennie Friedman placed on Injured-Reserve.
March 11 OL Lennie Friedman signed to a one-year contract.
LB Shantee Orr contract terminated.
March 13 FB Charles Ali signed to a one-year contract.
OL Derrick Morse waived-injured.
DB Gary Baxter signed to a one-year contract.
OL Marvin Philip waived-injured.
March 21 LB Shantee Orr agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
DL Chase Pittman waived-injured.
March 22 Mike Keenan named president.
RB Travis Thomas waived-injured.
March 26 LB Kris Griffin signed to a one-year contract.
Sept. 1 OL Scott Young claimed via waivers from Philadelphia.
March 27 Named Richard McNutt as assistant defensive backs coach.
OL Nathan Bennett waived.
Named Chris Caminiti as assistant special teams coach.
LB Titus Brown, RB Omar Cuff, OL Christian Gaddis, DB Travis Key, WR Lance
March 28 OL Seth McKinney signed to a one-year contract. Leggett, DL Melila Purcell, WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad.
April 27 Browns trade their 2008 fourth round selection (122nd overall) and their 2008 Sept. 4 LB Antwan Peek placed on Injured-Reserve.
fifth round selection (155th overall) to Dallas for the 104th selection in the fourth
round. LB Shantee Orr signed to a one-year contract.

Selected LB Beau Bell in the fourth round (104th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Sept. 6 WR Paul Hubbard waived.

Browns trade their 2009 third-round selection to Dallas for the 111th overall selection WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
in the fourth round. Sept. 8 WR Paul Hubbard, RB Allen Patrick signed to the practice squad.
Selected TE Martin Rucker in the fourth round (111th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. RB Omar Cuff waived.
Selected DL Ahtyba Rubin in the sixth round (190th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. Sept. 16 DL Robaire Smith placed on Injured-Reserve.
Browns trade their 2009 fifth round selection to Philadelphia for the 191st overall DL Santonio Thomas signed as a free agent.
selection in the sixth round.
Sept. 23 OL Travis Leffew signed to the practice squad.
Selected WR Paul Hubbard in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
OL Nathan Bennett waived from the practice squad.
Selected LB Alex Hall in the seventh round (231st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Oct. 6 WR Steve Sanders waived.
April 30 DB Steve Cargile, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB
Craig Hormann, TE Kolomona Kapanui, DB Gerard Lawson, OL James Lee, DB Travis Key waived from the practice squad.
WR Lance Leggett, DL Chase Ortiz, OL Robert Powell, K Jason Reda, DL Brian
DB Hamza Abdullah signed to the active roster.
Schaefering signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Oct. 8 WR Steve Sanders signed to the practice squad.
April 30 DB Darnell Terrell signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Oct. 28 OL Kurt Quarterman signed to the practice squad.
RB Travis Thomas signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
OL Christian Gaddis waived from the practice squad.
OL Eric Young signed as an undrafted rookie free agent.
Nov. 1 OL Ryan Tucker placed on Reserve-Injured.
May 5 RB Kory Chapman, LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison,
QB Craig Hormann, OL Robert Powell, OL Eric Young waived. WR Steve Sanders signed from the practice squad to the active roster.
OL Nathan Bennett, WR Nate Hughes, DB Mil’Von James, DB Damon Jenkins,
LB Asa Matthews, LB Xavier Mitchell, RB Austin Scott signed as a free agent.
May 14 DB Kenny Wright contract terminated.
May 15 DB Jereme Perry signed to a one-year contract.
May 21 DB Daven Holly signed to a one-year contract.
May 22 DB Daven Holly waived-Injured.
LB Asa Matthews waived.
May 23 DB Terry Cousin signed to a two-year contract.
June 11 OL LeCharles Bentley contract terminated.
June 17 WR Nate Hughes, LB Xavier Mitchell, DB Darnell Terrell waived
OL Derrick Morse signed as a free agent.
July 21 DB Justin Sandy waived injury settlement.
DL Zach West waived.

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2008 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
WON 3, LOST 5 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD
09/07 L 10-28 Dallas 73,012 Lewis 148 533 3.6 24 3
09/14 L 6-10 Pittsburgh 73,048 Harrison 12 79 6.6 33 0
09/21 L 10-28 at Baltimore 71,104 Anderson 22 50 2.3 15 0
09/28 W 20-12 at Cincinnati 65,541 J. Wright 11 42 3.8 11 0
10/13 W 35-14 New York Giants 73,102 Vickers 7 26 3.7 10 0
10/19 L 11-14 at Washington 90,487 Cribbs 4 19 4.8 12 0
10/26 W 23-17 at Jacksonville 64,775 TEAM 204 749 3.7 33 3
11/02 L 27-37 Baltimore 73,078 OPPONENTS 253 1184 4.7 60 9
11/06 Denver * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD
11/17 at Buffalo Edwards 26 457 17.6 70 3
11/23 Houston Winslow 26 251 9.7 20 1
11/30 Indianapolis Lewis 13 120 9.2 18 0
12/07 at Tennessee Heiden 12 176 14.7 51 0
12/15 at Philadelphia Steptoe 11 140 12.7 53 0
12/21 Cincinnati J. Wright 8 65 8.1 17 1
12/28 at Pittsburgh Stallworth 7 56 8.0 18 1
Clev. Opp. Vickers 6 51 8.5 16 0
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 123 163 Harrison 5 73 14.6 23 1
Rushing 40 62 Dinkins 3 31 10.3 22t 1
Passing 71 91 Cribbs 2 18 9.0 17 1
Penalty 12 10 Sanders 1 18 18.0 18 0
3rd Down: Made/Att 36/103 44/103 Ali 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
3rd Down Pct. 35.0 42.7 TEAM 121 1454 12.0 70 9
4th Down: Made/Att 2/5 6/10 OPPONENTS 145 1675 11.6 48 9
4th Down Pct. 40.0 60.0 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD
POSSESSION AVG. 27:58 32:02 E. Wright 3 131 43.7 94t 1
TOTAL NET YARDS 2134 2785 Adams 2 18 9.0 18 0
Avg. Per Game 266.8 348.1 Pool 1 24 24.0 24 0
Total Plays 458 494 McDonald 1 21 21.0 21 0
Avg. Per Play 4.7 5.6 Jackson 1 16 16.0 16 0
NET YARDS RUSHING 749 1184 Cousin 1 4 4.0 4 0
Avg. Per Game 93.6 148.0 TEAM 9 214 23.8 94t 1
Total Rushes 204 253 OPPONENTS 7 112 16.0 42t 2
NET YARDS PASSING 1385 1601 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Avg. Per Game 173.1 200.1 Zastudil 39 1718 44.1 38.5 5 11 59 0
Sacked/Yards Lost 11/69 13/74 Dawson 1 33 33.0 33.0 0 1 33 0
Gross Yards 1454 1675 TEAM 40 1751 43.8 38.3 5 12 59 0
Att./Completions 243/121 228/145 OPPONENTS 34 1462 43.0 34.8 4 10 59 0
Completion Pct. 49.8 63.6 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Had Intercepted 7 9 Cribbs 19 2 175 9.2 32 0
PUNTS/AVERAGE 40/43.8 34/43.0 Steptoe 2 0 23 11.5 14 0
NET PUNTING AVG. 40/38.3 34/34.8 TEAM 21 2 198 9.4 32 0
PENALTIES/YARDS 60/369 52/395 OPPONENTS 16 4 118 7.4 23 0
FUMBLES/BALL LOST 9/2 7/4 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD
TOUCHDOWNS 14 20 Cribbs 18 501 27.8 92t 1
Rushing 3 9 Dinkins 3 37 12.3 14 0
Passing 9 9 Lawson 3 72 24.0 43 0
Returns 2 2 Steptoe 3 61 20.3 23 0
* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Ali 1 10 10.0 10 0
TEAM 20 47 23 52 0 142 Sowells 1 0 0.0 0 0
OPPONENTS 17 58 52 33 0 160 TEAM 29 681 23.5 92t 1
* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 28 582 20.8 41 0
Dawson 0 0 0 0 12/12 14/16 0 54 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Edwards 3 0 3 0 0 22 Dawson 0/ 0 6/ 6 6/ 6 1/ 1 1/3
Lewis 3 3 0 0 0 18 TEAM 0/ 0 6/ 6 6/ 6 1/ 1 1/3
Cribbs 2 0 1 1 0 12 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 3 4/ 5 1/1
Dinkins 1 0 1 0 0 6 Dawson: (34G)(31G,38G)(38G)(25G,29G)(28G,51N,
Harrison 1 0 1 0 0 6 26G)(37G,54N)(32G,20G,42G)(23G,54G)
Stallworth 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS: ()(48G)(48N)(42G,45G)()(36N)(38B,
Winslow 1 0 1 0 0 6 53G)(41G,32G,22G)
E. Wright 1 0 0 1 0 6
J. Wright 1 0 1 0 0 6
TEAM 14 3 9 2 12/12 14/16 0 142
OPPONENTS 20 9 9 2 19/19 7/10 0 160
2-Pt. Conversions: Edwards 2, TEAM 2-2,
OPPONENTS 0-1
SACKS: Rogers 5, Hall 3, Jackson 1.5, Pool 1,
Wimbley 1, Sorensen 0.5, S. Thomas 0.5,
C. Williams 0.5, TEAM 13, OPPONENTS 11
FUM/LOST: Anderson 7/0, Steptoe 1/1,
E. Wright 1/1

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Anderson 243 121 1454 49.8 5.98 9 3.7 7 2.9 70 11/ 69 68.9
TEAM 243 121 1454 49.8 5.98 9 3.7 7 2.9 70 11/ 69 68.9
OPPONENTS 228 145 1675 63.6 7.35 9 3.9 9 3.9 48 13/ 74 82.4

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2008 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
2008 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Player Total Solo Asst. TFL Sacks Yds Press. Ints Yds PBU For. Rec. Safety TD
D’Qwell Jackson 88 56 30 21 1.5 7.5 2 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
Andra Davis 52 28 23 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Shaun Rogers 46 29 10 7 5.0 30.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kamerion Wimbley 39 25 14 0 1.0 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Eric Wright 36 31 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 3 131 7 1 0 0 1
Brandon McDonald 34 27 6 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 20 9 0 0 0 0
Sean Jones 32 17 15 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brodney Pool 31 21 7 3 1.0 6.0 0 1 24 1 0 1 0 0
Corey Williams 27 15 11 1 0.5 4.5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Mike Adams 26 15 10 1 0.0 0.0 2 2 18 0 0 1 0 0
Leon Williams 26 23 2 1 0.0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest 24 13 11 0 0.0 0.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Hall 17 11 5 1 3.0 18.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Terry Cousin 13 10 3 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
Shaun Smith 12 8 4 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louis Leonard 11 1 10 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Sorensen 9 6 2 1 0.5 4.5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Santonio Thomas 8 3 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robaire Smith 6 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ahtyba Rubin 4 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shantee Orr 2 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Daniels 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BROWNS TOTALS 544 345 179 20 13.0 74.0 38 9 213 26 4 3 0 1

INTERCEPTIONS (9) SINGLE-GAME HIGHS


3: E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG) Tackles: 16 Interceptions: 1
2: M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN) *D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) *E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08
*S. Jones (10/19/08 @ WAS) vs. NYG)
1: D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL), T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN), B. *D. Jackson (9/21/08 vs. BAL)
McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG), B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Solo Tackles:11
*D. Jackson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) *M. Adams (9/21/08 vs. BAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN)
QB SACKS (13) *T. Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN)
Assisted Tackles: 7
*B. McDonald (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
5: S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 @ WAS, *A. Davis (10/26/08 @ JAX)
10/26/08 @ JAX)) *B. Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Sacks: 1
3: A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG) *S. Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/19/08 PBU: 2
*A. Davis (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
@ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
1.5: D. Jackson (10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL) *E. Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL,10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/2/08
*A. Hall (9/21/08 vs. BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. BAL)
1: K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN), B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX) vs. NYG)
*K. Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN) *B. McDonald (10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX)
0.5: C. Williams (9/14/08 vs. PIT), N. Sorensen (9/14/08 vs. PIT),
*D. Jackson (11/2/08 vs. BAL) Special Teams Tackles: 3
S. Thomas (11/2/08 vs. BAL) *B. Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX) * N. Sorensen (10/26/08 @ JAX)
* J. Cribbs (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

TOUCHDOWNS (1)
1: E. Wright (10/13/08 vs. NYG - 94 yd. int return)

2008 REGULAR SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS


Player Total Solo Asst. For. Rec. PATs FGs Punts TDs Safety
Joshua Cribbs 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Sorensen 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerome Harrison 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shantee Orr 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darnell Dinkins 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerard Lawson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Hall 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Wright 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Daniels 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Cousin 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kris Griffin 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Adams 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence Vickers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon McDonald 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beau Bell 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Pontbriand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Rogers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
BROWNS TOTAL 50 40 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

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2008 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATS
INTERCEPTIONS
Game Opp. No. Yards LG TD Players
9/7 DAL 1 20 20 0 E. Wright
9/14 PIT - - - - -
9/21 at Balt 2 16 16 0 D. Jackson, M. Adams
9/28 at Cin 3 39 18 0 E. Wright, M. Adams, T. Cousin
10/13 NYG 3 139 94 1 E. Wright (TD), B. McDonald, B. Pool
10/19 at Wash - - - - -
10/26 at Jac - - - - -
11/2 BALT - - - - -
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 9 213 94 1 E. Wright (3), M. Adams (2), D. Jackson (1),
T. Cousin (1), B. McDonald (1), B. Pool (1)

FUMBLES
FUMBLES FORCED FUMBLES RECOVERED
Game Opp. No. Player No. Player
9/7 DAL 0 - 2 D. Anderson, S. Steptoe
9/14 PIT 0 - 0 -
9/21 at Balt 0 - 1 K. Shaffer
9/28 at Cin 2 K. Wimbley, A. Hall 2 C. Williams, M. Adams
10/13 NYG 0 - 1 D. Anderson
10/19 at Wash 2 S. Jones, E. Wright 1 B. Pool
10/26 at Jac - - - -
11/2 BALT - - - -
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 4 K. Wimbley (1), A. Hall (1), 7 D. Anderson (2), S. Steptoe (1), K. Shaffer (1),
S. Jones (1), E. Wright (1) C. Williams (1), M. Adams (1), B. Pool (1)

QUARTERBACK SACKS
Game Opp. No. Yards Players
9/7 DAL 0 0 -
9/14 PIT 2 15 S. Rogers, C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5)
9/21 at Balt 1 7 A. Hall
9/28 at Cin 3 14 A. Hall, S. Rogers, K. Wimbley
10/13 NYG 1 4 A. Hall
10/19 at Wash 1 6 S. Rogers
10/26 at Jac 3 16 S. Rogers, B. Pool, D. Jackson (.5), S. Thomas (.5)
11/2 BALT 2 12 S. Rogers, D. Jackson
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals 8 games 13 74 S. Rogers (5), A. Hall (3), D. Jackson (1.5),
K. Wimbley (1), B. Pool (1), C. Williams (.5), N. Sorensen (.5)
S. Thomas (.5)

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THE LAST TIME
REGULAR SEASON
as of 9.8.08
Punt Returned For a TD 300 Yards Passing
By Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 76 yards (12/30/07 vs. SF) By Browns: Derek Anderson, 310 yards (18-29, 2 TD) (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
By Opponent: Nate Burleson, 94 yards (11/4/07 vs. SEA) By Opponent: Tony Romo, 320 yards (24-32, 1 TD) (9/7/08 vs. DAL)

Kickoff Returned For a TD Back-to-Back 300-Yard Passing Games


By Browns: Joshua Cribbs, 92 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) By Browns: Brian Sipe, 349 yards (28-of-46) (10/26/80 vs. PIT)
By Opponent: Justin Miller, 99 yards (10/29/06 vs. NYJ) Brian Sipe, 391 yards (24 of 39) (10/19/80 vs. GB)

Interception Returned For a TD 400 Yards Passing


By Browns: Eric Wright, 94 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) By Browns: Kelly Holcomb, 413 yards (30-39-5-0) (11/28/04 at CIN)
By Opponent: Terrell Suggs, 42 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL) By Opponent: Carson Palmer, 401 yards (33-50-6-0) (9/16/07 vs. CIN)

Fumble Returned For a TD 100 Yards Receiving


By Browns: Daven Holly, 40 yards (12/25/06 vs. TB) By Browns: Braylon Edwards, 154 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
By Opponent: Randall Gay, 15 yards (10/7/07 at NE) By Opponent: Derrick Mason, 136 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

FG Block Returned For a TD Two 100-Yard Receivers in Same Game


By Browns: Leigh Bodden, 59 yards (11/13/05 at PIT) By Browns: Braylon Edwards, 146 yards
Kellen Winslow, 100 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
Punt Block Returned For a TD By Opponent: Tony Gonzalez 105 yards
By Browns: Andre King, 28 yards (11/30/03 at SEA) Eddie Kennison 117 yards (12/3/06 vs. KC)
By Opponent: Chris Martin, 31 yards; Kevin Ross, 4 yards (9/30/90 vs. KC)
Back-to-Back 100-Yard Receiving Games
Punt Blocked By Browns: Kellen Winslow, 11 for 125 yards (11/4/07 vs. SEA)
By Browns: Team Block (11/30/03 at SEA) Braylon Edwards, 8 for 117 yards (10/28/07 at STL)
By Opponent: Bubba McDowell (11/21/1993 vs. Houston Oilers) By Opponent: Matt Jones, 117 yards, (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Derrick Mason, 136 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
Shutout Scored
By Browns: Buffalo Bills 0 at Cleveland 8 (12/16/07) 200 Yards Receiving
By Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals 30 at Cleveland 0 (11/26/06) By Browns: None
By Opponent: Chad Johnson, 209 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
PAT Unsuccessful
By Browns: Phil Dawson (11/4/07 vs. SEA) 500 Yards Total Offense
By Opponent: Ryan Fitzpatrick (9/28/08 @ CIN) (2-pt. Conversion) By Browns: 554 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
By Opponent: 531 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
Field Goal Blocked
By Browns: Shaun Rogers (10/26/08 @ JAX) OT Game Won
By Opponent: Nate Clements (12/30/07 vs. SF) By Browns: Cleveland 33 at Baltimore 30 (11/18/07)
By Opponent: Philadelphia 34 at Cleveland 31 (10/24/04)
Safety Scored
By Browns: K Brian Moorman kicked ball out of end zone (12/16/07 vs. BUF)
By Opponent: Holding penalty on Cleveland in end zone (9/19/04 at DAL)

100 Yards Rushing


By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 128 yards (12/30/07 vs. SF)
By Opponent: Ray Rice, 154 yards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

Back-to-Back 100-Yard Rushing Games


By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 163 yards (12/16/07 vs. BUF)
Jamal Lewis, 118 yards (12/9/07 at NYJ)
By Opponent: Derrick Ward, 101 yards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Clinton Portis, 175 yards (10/19/08 @ WAS)

200 Yards Rushing DENOTES OCCURED DURING 2008 SEASON


By Browns: Jamal Lewis, 216 yards (9/16/07 vs. CIN)
# DENOTES FRANCHISE-RECORD
By Opponent: Willie Parker, 223 yards (12/7/06 at PIT)

Two 100-yard Rushers in Same Game


By Browns: Leroy Kelly, 113 yards
Ernie Green, 103 yards (10/8/66 vs. PIT)

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2008 STARTING LINEUPS AND TURNOVER TABLE
OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Game Opp. WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
9/7 DAL Steptoe J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley McKinney Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Heiden (TE)
9/14 PIT Steptoe J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers
9/21 at Balt Steptoe J. Thomas McKinney Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Heiden (TE)
9/28 at Cin Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers
10/13 NYG Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Tucker Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers
10/19 at Wash Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Vickers
10/26 at Jax Stallworth J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Heiden Edwards Anderson Lewis Dinkins (TE)
11/2 BALT Heiden (TE) J. Thomas Steinbach Fraley Hadnot Shaffer Winslow Edwards Anderson Lewis Ali
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit

DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS


Game Opp. LE NT RE LOLB MLB WLB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS
9/7 DAL C. Williams Rogers R. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Adams
9/14 PIT C. Williams Rogers R. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool
9/21 at Balt C. Williams Rogers S. Smith Hall Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool
9/28 at Cin C. Williams Rogers S. Smith Hall Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool
10/13 NYG C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Adams Pool
10/19 at Wash C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool
10/26 at Jac C. Williams Rogers Leonard McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool
11/2 BALT C. Williams Rogers S. Smith McGinest Davis Jackson Wimbley E. Wright McDonald Jones Pool
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit

2008 TURNOVER TABLE


-----TAKEAWAYS----- -----GIVEAWAYS-----
Game Opp. Fumbles INTs Total Fumbles INT Total Difference Result
9/7 DAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 +1 L, 28-10
9/14 PIT 0 0 0 0 2 2 -2 L, 10-6
9/21 at Balt 0 2 2 0 3 3 -1 L, 28-10
9/28 at Cin 2 3 5 1 1 2 +3 W, 20-12
10/13 NYG 0 3 3 0 0 0 +3 W, 35-14
10/19 at Wash 1 0 1 0 0 0 +1 L, 14-11
10/26 at Jax 1 0 1 0 0 0 +1 W, 23-17
11/2 BALT 0 0 0 1 1 2 -2 L, 37-27
11/6 DEN
11/17 at Buf
11/23 HOU
11/30 IND
12/7 at Ten
12/15 at Phi
12/21 CIN
12/28 at Pit
Totals

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2008 PARTICIPATION CHART
Date 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/13 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/6 11/17 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/15 12/21 12/28
Opponent DAL PIT at Balt at Cin NYG at Was at Jac BALT DEN at Buf HOU IND at Ten at Phi CIN at Pit GP GS DNP IA
Abdullah, H. N N N N IA IA IA IA 0 0 0 4
Adams, M. FS SS SS SS SS IA IA X 6 5 0 2
Ali, C. X X X X X X X FB 8 1 0 0
Anderson, D. QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 8 8 0 0
Bell, B. DNP IA X IA DNP IA X IA 2 0 2 4
Cousin, T. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Cribbs, J. IA X X X X X X X 7 0 0 1
Daniels, T. X DNP X DNP X X X X 6 0 2 0
Davis, A. MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 8 8 0 0
Dawson, P. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Dinkins, D. X X X X X X TE X 8 1 0 0
Dorsey, K. 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 3QB 0 0 0 0
Edwards, B. WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 8 8 0 0
Fraley, H. C C C C C C C C 8 8 0 0
Griffin, K. IA X IA X X X X X 6 0 0 2
Hadnot, R. IA RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 7 7 0 1
Hall, A. X X LOLB LOLB X X X X 8 2 0 0
Harrison, J. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Heiden, S. TE X TE TE TE TE TE TE 8 7 0 0
Jackson, D. WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB 8 8 0 0
Jones, S. SS IA IA IA IA SS SS SS 4 4 0 4
Lawson, G. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Leonard, L. X X X X RE RE RE X 8 3 0 0
Lewis, J. RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 8 8 0 0
McDonald, B. RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 8 8 0 0
McGinest, W. LOLB LOLB IA IA LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB 6 6 0 2
McKinney, S. RG X LG X X X X X 8 2 0 0
Orr, S. X X X X X X IA X 7 0 0 1
Peek, A. IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0
Pontbriand, R. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Pool, B. IA FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 7 7 0 1
Quinn, B. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 8 0
Rogers, S. NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 8 8 0 0
Rubin, A. IA IA X X X X X IA 5 0 0 3
Rucker, M. IA IA IA IA IA IA DNP IA 0 0 1 7
Sanders, S. X X X X PS PS PS X 5 0 0 0
Shaffer, K. RT RT RT RT IA RT RT RT 7 7 0 1
Smith, R. RE RE IR IR IR IR IR IR 2 2 0 0
Smith, S. X X RE RE IA IA IA RE 5 3 0 3
Sorenson, N. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Sowells, I. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Stallworth, D. DNP IA IA IA WR WR WR IA 3 3 1 4
Steinbach, E. LG LG IA LG LG LG LG LG 7 7 0 1
Steptoe, S. WR WR WR X X X X X 8 3 0 0
Thomas, J. LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 8 8 0 0
Thomas, S. N N X X X X X X 6 0 0 0
Tucker, R. IA IA IA IA RT IA IA IR 1 1 0 6
Vickers, L. X FB X FB FB FB X IA 7 4 0 1
Williams, C. LE LE LE LE LE LE LE LE 8 8 0 0
Williams, L. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Wimbley, K. ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB 8 8 0 0
Winslow, K. TE TE TE TE IA X IA TE 6 5 0 2
Wright, E. LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 8 8 0 0
Wright, J. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0
Young, S. DNP IA DNP IA IA IA IA IA 0 0 2 6
Zastudil, D. X X X X X X X X 8 0 0 0

N - not with team; PS - practice squad; X - played in game; IA - inactive; PUP - physically unable to perform list; NFI - non-football injury; 3QB - third quarterback; SUS - suspended by
league; E - roster exemption

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2008 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
MOST YARDS RUSHING 1, Kamerion Wimbley (9/28/08 @ CIN), D’qwell
Browns: 88, Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Jackson (11/2/08 vs. BAL), Brodney Pool (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Opponent: 175, Clinton Portis (10/19/08 @ WAS) Opponent: 2, Terrell Suggs (9/21/08 @ BAL)

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS MOST INTERCEPTIONS


Browns: 25, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN) Browns: 1, Eric Wright (9/7/08 vs. DAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN,
Opponent: 28, Willie Parker (9/14/08 vs. PIT) 10/13/08 vs. NYG), Mike Adams (9/21/08 @ BAL &
9/28/08 @ CIN), D’Qwell Jackson (9/21/08 @ BAL),
MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Terry Cousin (9/28/08 @ CIN), Brandon McDonald
Browns: 1, Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN & 10/13/08 vs. NYG, (10/13/08 vs. NYG), Brodney Pool (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
10/26/08 @ JAX) Opponent: 1, T. Polamalu/ B. McFadden (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Opponent: 2, Marion Barber (9/7/08 vs. DAL) E. Reed/ C. McAlister/ S. Rolle (9/21/08 @ BAL)
2, Le’Ron McClain (9/21/08 @ BAL) C. Ndukwe (9/28/08 @ CIN), T. Suggs (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

MOST YARDS PASSING Rushing Yards


Browns: 310, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 88 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Opponent: 320, Tony Romo (9/7/08 vs. DAL) 81 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX)
80 - Jamal Lewis (10/19/08 @ WAS)
MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS 79 - Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN)
Browns: 37, Derek Anderson (9/21/08 @ BAL, 10/19/08 @ WAS)
Opponent: 42, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX) Rushing Attempts
25 - Jamal Lewis (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS 21 - Jamal Lewis (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Browns: 18, Derek Anderson (9/14/08 vs. PIT & 10/13/08 vs. NYG) 20 - Jamal Lewis (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Opponent: 25, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Longest Rush
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 15 att.) 33 - Jerome Harrison (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Browns: 62.5%, Derek Anderson (9/28/08 @ CIN) 24 - Jamal Lewis (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
Opponent: 75.0%, Tony Romo (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
Receptions
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES 7 - Kellen Winslow (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Browns: 2, Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/2/08 vs. BAL) 5 - Kellen Winslow (9/28/08 @ CIN)
Opponent: 2, David Garrard (10/26/08 @ JAX), Joe Flacco 5 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
(11/2/08 vs. BAL) 5 - Steve Heiden (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
5 - Kellen Winslow (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
MOST RECEPTIONS
Browns: 7, Kellen Winslow (9/14/08 vs. PIT) Receiving Yards
Opponent: 9, Steve Smith (10/13/08 vs. NYG), Derrick Mason 154 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
(11/2/08 vs. BAL) 86 - Braylon Edwards (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
73 - Steve Heiden (10/26/08 @ JAX)
MOST RECEIVING YARDS 64 - Braylon Edwards (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Browns: 154, Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 64 - Kellen Winslow (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
Opponent: 136, Derrick Mason (11/2/08 vs. BAL) 59 - Steve Heiden (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
58 - Braylon Edwards (10/19/08 @ WAS)
MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
Browns: 1, Kellen Winslow (9/7/08 vs. DAL), Braylon Longest Reception
Edwards (9/28/08 @ CIN, 10/13/08 vs. NYG, 11/2/08 vs. 70 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
BAL), Darnell Dinkins (10/13/08 vs. NYG), Joshua Cribbs 53 - Syndric Steptoe (10/26/08 @ JAX)
(10/19/08 @ WAS), Donte’ Stallworth (10/26/08 @ JAX), 51 - Steve Heiden (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Jason Wright (11/2/08 vs. BAL) 49 - Braylon Edwards (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
43 - Braylon Edwards (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Opponent: 1, Terrell Owens (9/7/08 vs. DAL), Santonio Holmes
(9/14/08 vs. PIT), Chad Johnson (9/28/08 @ CIN), Plaxico Passing Yards
Burress (10/13/08 vs. NYG), Santana Moss 310 - Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
(10/19/08 @ WAS), Matt Jones/Reggie Williams 246 - Derek Anderson (10/26/08 @ JAX)
(10/26/08 @ JAX), Derrick Mason/Mark Clayton (11/2/08 vs. BAL) 219 - Derek Anderson (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

MOST POINTS Passing Attempts


Browns: 35 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) 37 - Derek Anderson (9/21/08 @ BAL & 10/19/08 @ WAS)
Opponent: 37 (11/2/08 vs. BAL) 33 - Derek Anderson (11/2/08 vs. BAL)

MOST SACKS Pass Completions


Browns: 1, Alex Hall (9/21/08 @ BAL, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 18 - Derek Anderson (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
10/13/08 vs. NYG) 18 - Derek Anderson (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
1, Shaun Rogers (9/14/08 vs. PIT, 9/28/08 @ CIN, 17 - Derek Anderson (11/2/08 vs. BAL)
10/19/08 @ WAS, 10/26/08 @ JAX, 11/2/08 vs. BAL)
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2008 TEAM SUPERLATIVES
MOST POINTS FEWEST POINTS
Browns: 35 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) Browns: 6 (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Opponent: 37 (11/2/08 vs. BAL) Opponent: 10 (9/14/08 vs. PIT)

MOST POINTS, QUARTER FEWEST POINTS, HALF


Browns: 17, 4th (9/28/08 @ CIN) Browns: 0, 1st (9/14/08 vs. PIT), 2nd (9/21/08 @ BAL), 1st
Opponent: 17, 4th (11/2/08 vs. BAL) (10/19/08 @ WAS)
Opponent: 0, 2nd (10/13/08 vs. NYG), 1st (10/19/08 @ WAS)
MOST POINTS, HALF
Browns: 18, 2nd (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS
Opponent: 24, 2nd (11/2/08 vs. BAL) Browns: 11 (9/7/08 vs. DAL & 9/21/08 @ BAL)
Opponent: 14 (9/14/08 vs. PIT & 9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST FIRST DOWNS
Browns: 20 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST YARDS RUSHING (NET)
Opponent: 30 (9/7/08 vs. DAL) Browns: 53 (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
Opponent: 69 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST YARDS RUSHING (NET)
Browns: 144 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
Opponent: 193 (10/19/08 @ WAS & 11/2/08 vs. BAL) Browns: 15 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
Opponent: 16 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
Browns: 40 (9/28/08 @ CIN) FEWEST PASSING YARDS (NET)
Opponent: 44 (9/21/08 @ BAL) Browns: 114 (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
Opponent: 142 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST PASSING YARDS (NET)
Browns: 310 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST PASSING ATTEMPTS
Opponent: 320 (9/7/08 vs. DAL) Browns: 24 (9/7/08 vs. DAL & 9/28/08 @ CIN)
Opponent: 19 (9/14/08 vs. PIT & 9/21/08 @ BAL)
MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS
Browns: 37 (9/21/08 @ BAL & 10/19/08 @ WAS) FEWEST COMPLETIONS
Opponent: 42 (10/26/08 @ JAX) Browns: 11 (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
Opponent: 12 (9/14/08 vs. PIT)
MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS
Browns: 18 (9/14/08 vs. PIT) & (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST SACKS (BY DEFENSE)
Opponent: 25 (10/26/08 @ JAX) Browns: 0 (9/7/08 vs. DAL)
Opponent: 0 (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
MOST SACKS (BY DEFENSE)
Browns: 3.0 (9/28/08 @ CIN & 10/26/08 @ JAX) FEWEST TOTAL NET YARDS
Opponent: 4.0 (9/21/08 @ BAL) Browns: 169 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
Opponent: 211 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
MOST TOTAL NET YARDS
Browns: 454 (10/13/08 vs. NYG) FEWEST PENALTIES (No. – Yards)
Opponent: 487 (9/7/08 vs. DAL) Browns: 1-15 (10/26/08 @ JAX)
Opponent: 5-40 (9/21/08 @ BAL), 5-38 (10/13/08 vs. NYG),
MOST PENALTIES (No. – Yards) 5-38 (10/19/08 @ WAS)
Browns: 10-65 (9/14/08 vs. PIT) & 10-55 (10/13/08 vs. NYG)
Opponent: 11-82 (9/7/08 vs. DAL) LEAST TIME OF POSSESSION
Browns: 22:12 (9/21/08 @ BAL)
MOST TIME OF POSSESSION Opponent: 25:58 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
Browns: 34:02 (9/28/08 @ CIN)
Opponent: 37:48 (9/21/08 @ BAL)

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2008 STATISTICS
FIRST DOWNS EARNED
Total First Downs - Regular Season
(First downs awarded to passer and receiver on passing plays)

PLAYER RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING TOTAL


Anderson, Derek 4 - 70 62
Edwards, Braylon - 20 - 19
Heiden, Steve - 9 - 9
Lewis, Jamal 21 6 - 27
Winslow, Kellen - 13 - 13
Wright, Jason 4 4 - 8
Sanders, Steve - 1 - 1
Steptoe, Syndric - 6 - 6
Cribbs, Joshua 3 2 - 5
Vickers, Lawrence 4 3 - 7
Harrison, Jerome 3 3 - 6
Dinkins, Darnell - 1 - 1
Stallworth, Donte’ - 2 - 2
PENALTY - - - 12
Total 33 70 70 -

FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS


Date Opp. ATTEMPTS RESULT
9/7 DAL 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted
9/14 PIT 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted
9/21 BAL 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted
9/28 CIN 0/1 D.Anderson pass incomplete short right to S. Heiden
10/13 NYG 0/0 No fourth down conversions attempted
10/19 WAS 1/2 D. Anderson pass incomplete short middle to B. Edwards/ D. Anderson pass short middle to J. Cribbs, TD
10/26 JAX 1/1 D. Anderson pass short right to S. Heiden for 51 yards
11/2 BAL 0/1 D. Anderson pass incomplete short left to J. Harrison

REPLAYS AND CHALLENGES


Browns Challenges (0/0)
Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision

Opponent Challenges (1/3)


Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision
9/21 BAL 9:37 (4th) R.Rice fumbled, D. Jackson recovers at CLV 29 R.Rice ruled down by contact, play REVERSED
9/28 CIN 14:51 (3rd) D. Anderson pass to S. Steptoe, Steptoe OB at CIN 31 S. Steptoe ruled in bounds, play UPHELD
after 17 yd. gain, CIN challenges if runner was in bounds
10/19 WAS 5:47 (4th) C. Portis fumbled, B. Pool recovers at WAS 29 Washington challenged loose ball recovery ruling, play UPHELD

Replay Assistant Challenges (0/0)


-Last two minutes of each half and overtime only-
Date Opp. Time Initial Call Decision
10/13 NYG 0:54 (2nd) E. Manning sacked and fumbled, replay assistant Play ruled a fumble, play UPHELD
challenged ruling of a fumble

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2008 NUMBERS IN THE RED ZONE
vs. Dallas Cowboys (9/7/08)
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense - 1 1 1 3 1 1 10 -
Defense 1 1 2 1 5 3 - 21 1

vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (9/14/08)


ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense - 1 1 1 3 - 2 6 1
Defense - 1 - - 1 1 - 7 -

at Baltimore Ravens (9/21/08)


ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense - 1 1 - 2 1 1 10 -
Defense - 1 2 2 5 3 - 21 -

at Cincinnati Bengals (9/28/08)


ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense 1 - - 3 4 2 2 20 -
Defense - - - 1 1 1 - 6 -

vs. New York Giants


ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 20 -
Defense - 2 - 2 4 2 - 14 1

at Washington Redskins
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense - - 1 2 3 1 1 8 -
Defense - 1 1 1 3 2 - 14 -

at Jacksonville Jaguars
ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense 1 2 - 1 4 2 2 20 -
Defense - 1 1 - 2 2 - 14 -

vs. Baltimore Ravens


ATTEMPTS IN THE RED ZONE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TDs FGs Pts. Turn.
Offense - 1 1 - 2 1 1 10 -
Defense - 1 1 1 3 1 2 13 -

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2008 Game Summaries
COWBOYS 28 STEELERS 10
BROWNS 10 BROWNS 6
September 7, 2008 September 14, 2008
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas QB Tony Romo threw for 320 yards as the Cowboys downed the Browns 28-10 in With rain and winds of 60 mph, the Steelers downed the Browns in a 10-6 slugfest at
the 2008 season opener at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Dallas jumped out to a 7-0 ad- Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Steelers got on the scoreboard first after QB Ben Ro-
vantage after RB Marion Barber’s first of two 1 yard touchdown runs. Cleveland evened ethlisberger found WR Hines Ward for an 11-yard strike in the second quarter. Cleveland
it at 7-7 after QB Derek Anderson found TE Kellen Winslow on a two-yard scoring strike drove to the Pittsburgh 11 with eight second remaining in the second quarter but an inter-
in the second quarter. The Cowboys added two TDs in the second, a 35-yard pass from ception by DB Troy Palamalu ended the scoring threat and the half. The Steelers added
Romo to WR Terrell Owens and Barber’s second score, to take a 21-7 lead into halftime. to its lead in the third after K Jeff Reed connected on a 48-yard field goal. Browns K Phil
Rookie RB Felix Jones scored on his first NFL carry, an 11-yard scamper in the third Dawson answered with a 31-yard field goal to cut the lead to 10-3 in the third. Dawson
quarter. K Phil Dawson added a 34-yard field goal for Cleveland in the fourth quarter. QB added a 38-yard try with 3:21 remaining in the contest to close the gap. The Browns
Derek Anderson finished 11-24 for 114 yards and a touchdown. RB Jamal Lewis added defense stopped the Steers on a 4th-and-4 try to regain possession with 26 seconds left,
62 yards on the ground on 13 carries. Barber finished with 80 rushing yards, while Jones but were unable to complete a pass. Steelers RB Willie Parker totaled 105 yard on the
posted 62. Winslow paced the receivers with 47 yards on five receptions. Dallas TE Ja- ground, while WR Santonio Holmes added 94 yards receiving. Roethlisberger finished
son Witten led the Cowboys with six receptions for 96 yards. DB Eric Wright recorded his 12-19 for 186 yards and 1 TD, while Browns QB Derek Anderson went 18-32 for 166
second career interception in the endzone to end a Dallas scoring threat. yards and two interceptions. TE Kellen Winslow led the Browns with seven receptions
for 55 yards. Defensively, DL Shaun Rogers and DL Shaun Smith each recorded a sack,
Team 1 2 3 4 Final while DB Nick Sorensen and DL Corey Williams combined for a sack.
Cleveland 0 7 0 3 10
Dallas 7 14 7 0 28 Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Cleveland 0 0 3 3 6
SCORING SUMMARY Pittsburgh 0 7 3 0 10
Team Q Time Play
Cowboys 1 6:40 M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-80, 5:15) SCORING SUMMARY
Browns 2 12:43 K. Winslow 2 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (16-78, 8:57) Team Q Time Play
Cowboys 2 9:48 T. Owens 35 yd. pass from T. Romo (N. Folk kick) (4-69, 2:55) Pittsburgh 2 6:26 H. Ward 11 yd. pass from B. Roethlisberger (Je. Reed kick) (12-70,
Cowboys 2 0:26 M. Barber 1 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-69, 5:39) 6:29)
Cowboys 3 6:24 F. Jones 11 yd. run (N. Folk kick) (10-86, 4:53) Pittsburgh 3 7:58 Je. Reed 48 yd. Field Goal (5-54, 2:18)
Browns 4 10:13 P. Dawson 34 yd. Field Goal (10-70, 5:25) Cleveland 3 1:25 P. Dawson 31 yd. Field Goal (12-67, 6:33)
Cleveland 4 3:21 P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (14-60, 7:29)
TEAM STATISTICS
CLE DAL TEAM STATISTICS
FIRST DOWNS: 11 30 CLE PIT
TIME OF POSSESSION: 37:29 22:31 FIRST DOWNS: 17 14
TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 205 (91/114) 487 (167/320) TIME OF POSSESSION: 30:17 29:43
PUNTS/Average: 5-40.6 2-48.5 TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 208 (53/155) 281 (117/164)
PENALTIES/Yards: 9-55 11-82 PUNTS/Average: 5-53.0 6-45.5
FUMBLES/LOST: 2-0 1-0 PENALTIES/Yards: 10-65 7-60
FUMBLES/LOST: 0-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 11-24-114 (TD); DAL: T. Romo 24-32-320 (TD, INT) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 13-62, D. Anderson 4-24, J. Wright 1-5; DAL: M. Barber 16- PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-32-166 (2 INT); PIT: B. Roethlisberger 13-20-179
80-2, F. Jones 9-62-1, T. Choice 5-26, T. Romo 1-(-1) (TD)
RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-47-1, B. Edwards 2-14, S. Sanders 1-18, J. Lewis 1-14, RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-38, D. Anderson 3-6, J. Cribbs 1-5, L. Vickers 1-2, J. Har-
S. Steptoe 1-12, S. Heiden 1-9; DAL: J. Witten 6-96, P. Crayton 6-82, T. Owens 5-87-1, rison 1-2; PIT: W. Parker 28-105, S. Holmes 1-10, C. Davis 1-2, B. Roethlisberger 1-0
M. Barber 3-21, I. Stanback 2-24, T. Curtis 1-8, T. Choice 1-2 RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 7-55, B. Edwards 3-32, J. Lewis 3-28, S. Steptoe 2-16,
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-20; DAL: None J. Harrison 1-23, J. Wright 1-9, L. Vickers 1-3; PIT: S. Holmes 5-94, H. Ward 5-59-1, H.
PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-203 (40.6); DAL: M. McBriar 2-97 (48.5) Miller 2-33, B. Roethlisberger 1-(-7)
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 2-23 (11.5); DAL: F. Jones 2-8 (4.0) INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; PIT: T. Polamalu 1-12, B. McFadden 1-0
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: S. Steptoe 3-61 (20.3), G. Lawson 2-29 (14.5); DAL: F. PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-265 (53.0); PIT: M. Berger 6-273 (45.5)
Jones 1-20 (20.0), O. Scandrick 1-19 (19.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-44 (8.8); PIT: M. Moore 1-1 (1.0)
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0); PIT: R. Mendenhall 2-21 (10.5), M.
Spaeth 1-0 (0.0)

CLEVELAND DALLAS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH


WR S. Steptoe LE C. Williams WR T. Owens LE M. Spears WR S. Steptoe LE C. Williams WR H. Ward DE Aa. Smith
LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT F. Adams NT J. Ratliff LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT M. Smith NT C. Hampton
LG E. Steinbach RE R. Smith LG C. Procter RE C. Canty LG E. Steinbach RE R. Smith LG C. Kemoeatu DE B. Keisel
C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C A. Gurode SLB G. Ellis C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C J. Hartwig LOLB L. Woodley
RG S. McKinney MLB A. Davis RG L. Davis MILB B. James RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG K. Simmons LILB J. Farrior
RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT M. Colombo MOLB Z. Thomas RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT W. Colon RILB L. Foote
TE K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley TE J. Witten WLB D. Ware TE K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley TE H. Miller ROLB J. Harrison
WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright WR P. Crayton LCB A. Jones WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright RB W. Parker LCB I. Taylor
QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB T. Romo RCB A. Henry QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald TE M. Spaeth RCB B. McFadden
RB J. Lewis SS S. Jones RB M. Barber SS R. Williams RB J. Lewis SS M. Adams QB B. Roethlisberger SS T. Polamalu
TE S. Heiden FS M. Adams FB D. Anderson FS K. Hamlin FB L. Vickers FS B. Pool WR S. Holmes FS R. Clark

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2008 Game Summaries
RAVENS 28 BROWNS 20
BROWNS 10 BENGALS 12
September 21, 2008 September 28, 2008
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Ravens used three third quarter touchdowns to put the Browns away 28-10 at M&T Fueled by 17 fourth quarter points, the Browns downed the Cincinnati Bengals 20-12
Bank Stadium. Cleveland got on the board first in the second quarter after RB Jerome at Paul Brown Stadium. K Phil Dawson capped Cleveland opening drive with a 25-yard
Harrison found the endzone on a 19-yard pass from QB Derek Anderson. The Ravens field goal. Two second quarter field goals by K Shayne Graham gave the Bengals a 6-3
evened it up after a 5-yard run by RB Willis McGahee. A 38-yard Phil Dawson field goal advantage at the half. The Browns scored the contest’s first touchdown in the fourth
gave the Browns a 10-7 advantage at the half. In the third stanza, Le’Ron McClain scored quarter after QB Derek Anderson found WR Braylon Edwards in the corner of the end-
on two 1-yard runs and DB Ed Reed added a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown zone on a fade route to cap off an 80-yard drive. After a DB Mike Adams fumble recovery
to account for Baltimore’s scoring. Anderson finished the contest 14-37 for 125 yards at the Cincinnati 24, the Browns crossed the goal line again on a 1-yard run by RB Jamal
with one touchdown pass and three interceptions. Raven QB Joe Flacco finished 13-19 Lewis. Cincinnati cut into the Cleveland lead after WR Chad Johnson scored on a 4-yard
for 129 yards and two interceptions. RB Jamal Lewis led Cleveland on the ground with pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. A failed two-point conversion try kept the score at 17-12.
56 yards and WR Braylon Edwards led with 27 yards on three receptions. LB D’Qwell Dawson connected on a 29-yard field goal to account the Browns final score. Defensively
Jackson and DB Mike Adams each recorded interceptions. Adams, DB Terry Cousin and DB Eric Wright each recorded interceptions.

Team 1 2 3 4 Final Team 1 2 3 4 Final


Cleveland 0 10 0 0 10 Cleveland 3 0 0 17 20
Baltimore 0 7 21 0 28 Cincinnati 0 6 0 6 12

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY


Team Q Time Play Team Q Time Play
Browns 2 14:52 J. Harrison 19 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (7-52, 3:14) Browns 1 9:29 P. Dawson 25 yd. Field Goal (8-60, 4:05)
Ravens 2 6:40 W. McGahee 5 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (7-43, 4:15) Bengals 2 10:22 S. Graham 42 yd. Field Goal (13-68, 7:08)
Browns 2 1:04 P. Dawson 38 yd. Field Goal (13-55, 5:36) Bengals 2 0:08 S. Graham 45 yd. Field Goal (7-17, 2:21)
Ravens 3 11:13 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (4-12, 2:17) Browns 4 13:05 B. Edwards 4 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (13-80, 6:38)
Ravens 3 10:23 E. Reed 32 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick) Browns 4 11:06 J. Lewis 1 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (4-24, 1:52)
Ravens 3 4:49 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (5-35, 3:08) Bengals 4 7:46 C. Johnson 4 yd. pass from R. Fitzpatrick (pass failed) (8-59, 3:20)
Browns 4 0:32 P. Dawson 29 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:32)
TEAM STATISTICS
CLE BAL TEAM STATISTICS
FIRST DOWNS: 11 21 CLE CIN
TIME OF POSSESSION: 22:12 37:48 FIRST DOWNS: 19 14
TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 169 (70/96) 273 (151/122) TIME OF POSSESSION: 34:02 25:58
PUNTS/Average: 7-43.0 3-48.7 TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 261 (134/127) 211 (69/142)
PENALTIES/Yards: 9-65 5-40 PUNTS/Average: 4-43.0 4-43.3
FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 1-0 PENALTIES/Yards: 9-52 6-55
FUMBLES/LOST: 2-1 2-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-125 (TD, 3 INT); BAL: J. Flacco 13-19-129 (2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
INT) PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 15-24-138 (TD, INT); CIN: R. Fitzpatric 21-35-156 (TD,
RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 12-56, J. Wright 1-11, L. Vickers 1-4, D. Anderson 2-(-1); BAL: 3 INT)
L. McClain 17-66-2, W.McGahee 15-64-1, R. Rice 5-21, L. Neal 1-2, J. Flacco 6-(-2) RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 25-79-1, J. Harrison 4-20, J. Wright 5-18, D. Anderson 4-11,
RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 3-27, J. Lewis 3-21, L. Vickers 2-21, K. Winlsow 2-14, S. L. Vickers 1-6, J. Cribbs 1-0; CIN: R. Fitzpatrick 4-41, C. Perry 12-28
Steptoe 2-6, J. Harrison 1-19-1, J. Cribbs 1-17; BAL: D. Mason 4-42, D. Williams 3-26, RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winlsow 5-54, B. Edwards 3-22-1, S. Steptoe 2-24, J. Lewis 2-15,
T. Heap 2-32, M. Clayton 2-14, W. McGahee 1-11, L. McLain 1-4 J. Wright 1-10, L. Vickers 1-8, J. Harrison 1-5; CIN: T. Houshmandzadeh 6-50, C. Perry
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: D. Jackson 1-16, M. Adams 1-0; BAL: E. Reed 1-32, C. McAl- 5-15, C. Johnson 3-28-1, R. Kelly 3-21, A. Chatman 2-32, B. Utecht 2-10
lister 1-12, S. Rolle 1-2 INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: M. Adams 1-18, E. Wright 1-17, T. Cousin 1-4; CIN: C. Ndukwe
PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 7-301 (43.0); BAL: S. Koch 3-146 (48.7) 1-12
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-24 (12.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 1-21 (21.0) PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 3-139 (46.3), P. Dawson 1-33 (33.0); CIN: K. Larson 4-173
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-52 (17.3), D. Dinkins 1-11 (11.0), C. Ali 1-10 (43.3)
(10.0); BAL: J. Leonhard 3-78 (26.0) PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-10 (5.0); CIN: A. Chatman 1-9 (9.0)
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-44 (44.0), D. Dinkins 1-14 (14.0), I. Sowells 1-0
(0); CIN: G. Holt 4-122 (30.5)

CLEVELAND BALTIMORE CLEVELAND CINCINNATI


WR S. Steptoe LE C. Williams LWR M. Clayton LDE H. Ngata TE S. Heiden LE C. Williams TE B. Utecht LDE R. Geathers
LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT J. Gaither NT J. Bannan LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT L. Jones LDT D. Peko
LG S. McKinney RE S. Smith LG B. Grubbs RDE T. Pryce LG E. Steinbech RE S. Smith LG A. Whitworth RDT J. Thornton
C H. Fraley LOLB A. Hall C J. Brown LOLB J. Johnson C H. Fraley LOLB A. Hall C E. Ghiaciuc RDE A. Odom
RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG M. Yanda LILB R. Lewis RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG B. Williams SLB R. Jeanty
RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT A. Terry RILB B. Scott RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT S. Andrews MLB Dh. Jones
TE K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley TE T. Heap ROLB T. Suggs TE K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley TE R. Kelly WLB K. Rivers
WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright RWR D. Mason LCB C. McAllister WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright WR T. Houshmandzadeh LCB Da. Jones
QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB J. Flacco RCB S. Rolle QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB R. Fitzpatrick RCB L. Hall
RB J. Lewis SS M. Adams RB W. McGahee SS D. Landry RB J. Lewis SS M. Adams HB C. Perry SS C. Ndukwe
TE S. Heiden FS B. Pool FB L. McClain FS E. Reed FB L. Vickers FS B. Pool FB R. Maui’a FS M. White

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2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 35 REDSKINS 14
GIANTS 14 BROWNS 11
October 13, 2008 October 19, 2008
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
Cleveland earned its second win of the season as the Browns offense rolled to 454 The Redskins used two second half touchdowns to down the Browns 14-11 at FedEx-
net yards of offense and the defense forced three interceptions in a 35-14 win over the Field. RB Clinton Portis found the endzone on a three-yard touchdown run and an 18-
defending Super Bowl champion Giants on Monday Night. In the contest, the Browns yard touchdown toss to WR Santana Moss opened up a 14-3 Washington lead. In the
jumped to an early lead with K Phil Dawson’s 28 yard field goal and RB Jamal Lewis’ fourth quarter, the Browns mounted a comeback with a one-yard touchdown pass from
4-yard TD run opened a 10-7 second quarter lead. The Browns extended the lead with QB Derek Anderson to WR Joshua Cribbs and converted a two-point conversion at-
QB Derek Anderson’s 22-yard TD strike to TE Darnell Dinkins, however Giants QB Eli tempt to WR Braylon Edwards with 2:44 remaining in regulation. The Browns defense
Manning connected with Plaxico Burress on a 3-yard TD pass to cut the Browns lead to forced the Redskins to punt and provided the Browns offense one more opportunity.
17-14 at the half. In the third stanza, Dawson extended the lead with a 26-yard FG and Anderson led the Browns in six plays down to the Redskins 36 yard line to set up a
WR Braylon Edwards converted an 11-yard TD pass from Anderson on the first play in 54 yard game-tying field goal attempt by K Phil Dawson which missed wide right with
the fourth quarter to open a 27-14 cushion. In the 4th quarter, DB Eric Wright picked 25 seconds remaining. In the contest, Anderson was 14 of 37 passing for 136 yards
Manning’s pass attempt and returned the interception 94 yards for a TD, the fourth and one touchdown and RB Jamal Lewis rushed for 80 yards on 19 carries (4.2 avg.).
longest in club history, for the 35-14 final. Edwards led the club with four receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg.). Defensively, the
Browns forced one turnover as DB Eric Wright stripped Portis late in the 4th quarter,
Team 1 2 3 4 Final which was recovered by S Brodney Pool, and led to the Browns late touchdown.
Cleveland 3 14 3 15 35
New York Giants 0 14 0 0 14 Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Cleveland 0 0 3 8 11
SCORING SUMMARY Washington 0 0 7 7 14
Team Q Time Play
Browns 1 10:08 P. Dawson 28 yd. Field Goal (9-69, 4:52) SCORING SUMMARY
Giants 2 12:09 B. Jacobs 7 yd. run (J. Carney kick) (6-58, 3:24) Team Q Time Play
Browns 2 11:10 J. Lewis 4 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (3-74, 0:59) Redskins 3 7:30 C. Portis 3 yd. run (S. Suisham kick) (6-62,2:57)
Browns 2 2:15 D. Dinkins 22 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-77, 5:36) Browns 3 2:43 P. Dawson 37 yd. Field Goal (10-58, 4:47)
Giants 2 0:12 P. Burress 3 yd. pass from E. Manning (J. Carney kick) (10-80, 2:03) Redskins 4 12:28 S. Moss 18 yd. pass from J. Campbell (S. Suisham kick) (3-49, 1:14)
Browns 3 11:55 P. Dawson 26 yd. Field Goal (6-38, 2:53) Browns 4 2:44 J. Cribbs 1 yd. pass from D. Anderson (D. Anderson-B.Edwards pass)
Browns 4 14:55 B. Edwards 11 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (14-87, 8:16) (5-29, 2:52)
Browns 4 8:07 E. Wright 94 yd. interception return (D. Anderson-B. Edwards pass)
TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS CLE WAS
CLE NYG FIRST DOWNS: 16 17
FIRST DOWNS: 20 23 TIME OF POSSESSION: 31:08 28:52
TIME OF POSSESSION: 32:25 27:35 TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 236 (102/134) 351 (193/158)
TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 454 (144/310) 373 (181/192) PUNTS/Average: 8-44.1 8-37.3
PUNTS/Average: 0-0.0 2-42.5 PENALTIES/Yards: 4-25 5-38
PENALTIES/Yards: 10-55 5-38 FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 2-1
FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-37-136 (TD); WAS: J. Campbell 14-23-164 (TD)
PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 18-29-310 (2 TD); NYG: E. Manning 18-28-196 (TD, 3 RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-80, J. Harrison 3-12, D. Anderson 3-4, L. Vickers 1-2, J.
INT) Cribbs 1-2, J. Wright 1-2; WAS: C. Portis 27-175, R. Cartwright 3-12, S. Alexander 3-8,
RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 21-88-1, J. Harrison 2-41, J. Cribbs 1-12, J. Wright 1-3, L. J. Campbell 2-1, F Davis 1-(-3)
Vickers 1-2, D. Anderson 4-(-2); NYG: D. Ward 10-101, B. Jacobs 14-67-1, E. Manning RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 4-58, D. Stallworth 2-24, K. Winslow 2-17, J. Lewis 1-18,
1-13 S. Heiden 1-10, L. Vickers 1-6, D. Dinkins 1-4, J. Cribbs 1-1-1, C. Ali 1-(-2); WAS: S.
RECEIVING: CLE: B. Edwards 5-154-1, S. Heiden 5-59, J. Harrison 2-26, D. Stallworth Moss 4-74-1, A. Randle El 4-56, C. Cooley 4-32, C. Portis 1-8, R. Cartwright 1-(-7)
2-19, D. Dinkins 1-22-1, S. Steptoe 1-20, J. Wright 1-6, J. Lewis 1-4; NYG: S. Smith 9-94, INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; WAS: None
P. Burress 4-58, D. Ward 2-1, K. Boss 1-24, M. Matthews 1-13, D. Hixon 1-6 PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 8-353 (44.1); WAS: R. Plackemeier 8-298 (37.3)
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: E. Wright 1-94-1, B. Pool 1-24, B. McDonald 1-21; NYG: PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 5-48 (9.6); WAS: A. Randel El 3-22 (7.3), S. Moss
None 1-8 (8.0)
PUNTING: CLE: None; NYG: J. Feagles 2-85 (42.5) KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 2-46 (23.0), G. Lawson (43.0); WAS: R. Cartwright
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-3 (3.0); NYG: None 2-60 (30.0), S. Moss 1-26 (26.0)
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-22 (22.0), D. Dinkins 1-12 (12.0); NYG: A. Brad-
shaw 3-66 (22.0), D. Johnson 1-2 (2.0)

CLEVELAND NEW YORK GIANTS CLEVELAND WASHINGTON


WR D. Stallworth LE C. Williams WR P. Burress LE J. Tuck WR D. Stallworth LE C. Williams WR P. Burress LE J. Tuck
LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT D. Diehl NT B. Cofield LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT D. Diehl NT B. Cofield
LG E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard LG R. Seubert DT F. Robbins LG E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard LG R. Seubert DT F. Robbins
C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C S. O’Hara RE M. Kiwanuka C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C S. O’Hara RE M. Kiwanuka
RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG C. Snee SLB D. Clark RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG C. Snee SLB D. Clark
RT R. Tucker WLB D. Jackson RT K. McKenzie MLB A. Pierce RT R. Tucker WLB D. Jackson RT K. McKenzie MLB A. Pierce
TE S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley TE K. Boss WLB G. Wilkerson TE S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley TE K. Boss WLB G. Wilkerson
WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright WR S. Smith LCB A. Ross WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright WR S. Smith LCB A. Ross
QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB E. Manning RCB C. Webster QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB E. Manning RCB C. Webster
RB J. Lewis SS M. Adams TE M. Matthews SS J. Butler RB J. Lewis SS M. Adams TE M. Matthews SS J. Butler
FB L. Vickers FS B. Pool RB B. Jacobs FS M. Johnson FB L. Vickers FS B. Pool RB B. Jacobs FS M. Johnson

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2008 Game Summaries
BROWNS 23 RAVENS 37
JAGUARS 17 BROWNS 27
October 26, 2008 November 2, 2008
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
In the 23-17 victory at Jacksonville, the Browns opened an early lead as QB Derek The Ravens scored 24 unanswered points to complete a 37-27 come-from-behind vic-
Anderson connected with WR Donte’ Stallworth on a three-yard touchdown pass in tory at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns fell behind early and found themselves
the first quarter. RB Jamal Lewis added a two-yard touchdown plunge and K Phil trailing 10-0 in the first quarter when KR Joshua Cribbs provided the club with his fifth
Dawson’s 32 yard field goal extended the Browns lead to 17-7 at the half. In the third career kickoff return for a touchdown with a 92-yard return to cut the deficit, 10-7. In
quarter, the Jaguars responded with an 8-yard touchdown pass from QB David Garrard the second quarter, K Phil Dawson converted a 23-yard field goal and a career-long
to WR Matt Jones to cut the deficit, 17-14. The Browns defense continued to frustrate 54-yard field goal before the half to tie the contest, 13-13. In the third quarter, QB Derek
the Jaguars running attack as the Browns forced Jacksonville into a 38-yard field goal Anderson connected with WR Braylon Edwards on a 28-yard touchdown pass and RB
attempt early in the fourth quarter, which was blocked by NT Shaun Rogers to preserve Jason Wright on a 7-yard touchdown toss to open a 27-13 lead. The Ravens mounted
a 17-14 lead. In the fourth stanza, the Browns converted two drives as K Phil Dawson a comeback with a FB Le’ron McClain 1-yard touchdown run and a WR Derrick Mason
added a pair of field goals from 20 and 42 yards for a 23-17 final. In the contest, Browns 28-yard touchdown pass from QB Joe Flacco to tie the contest, 27-27. In the fourth
QB Derek Anderson was 14 of 27 passing for 246 yards and one touchdown, as An- quarter, the Ravens took the lead in the fourth quarter with a K Matt Stover 22-yard
derson set a career-high streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception field goal and added a defensive score as LB Terrell Suggs intercepted an Anderson
(currently at 105 attempts). RB Jamal Lewis paced the club with 20 carries for 81 yards pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown to secure the 37-27 final. In the contest,
and one rushing touchdown, while TE Steve Heiden led the team with three receptions QB Derek Anderson was 17-of-33 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and
for 73 yards and WR Braylon Edwards added two receptions for 64 yards. Defensively, one interception. TE Kellen Winslow led the club with 5 receptions for 64 yards and
the Browns held the Jaguars RB tandem of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to 20 WR Braylon Edwards added 4 catches for 86 yards and one touchdown. KR Joshua
carries for 53 yards (2.7 avg.) and sacked QB David Garrard three times for 16 yards. Cribbs totaled 237 kickoff return yards and 278 combined return yards (237 kickoff
Cleveland NT Shaun Rogers continued to exert his presence and posted five tackles, and 41 punt) as both totals rank second in franchise history behind his record setting
three pressures, one sack for seven yards and a blocked kick in the effort. performance from last season (Joshua Cribbs, 245 kickoff return yards, 306 combined
return yards at Baltimore 11/17/07).
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Cleveland 7 10 0 6 23
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Jacksonville 0 7 7 3 17
Cleveland 7 6 14 0 27
Baltimore 10 3 7 17 37
SCORING SUMMARY
Team Q Time Play
SCORING SUMMARY
Browns 1 2:08 D. Stallworth 3 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (9-80, 4:44)
Team Q Time Play
Jaguars 2 10:28 R. Williams 5 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (13-74, 6:40)
Ravens 1 10:40 M. Stover 41 yd. Field Goal (9-19, 3:21)
Browns 2 7:20 J. Lewis 2 yd. run (P. Dawson kick) (6-62, 3:08)
Ravens 1 5:19 M. Clayton 47 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (2-47, 0:49)
Browns 2 2:09 P. Dawson 32 yd. Field Goal (5-49, 1:47)
Browns 1 5:05 J. Cribbs 92 yd. kickoff return (P. Dawson kick) (0-0, 0:14)
Jaguars 3 10:27 M. Jones 8 yd. pass from D. Garrard (J. Scobee kick) (9-72, 4:33)
Browns 2 5:50 P. Dawson 23 yd. Field Goal (11-74, 5:39)
Jaguars 4 8:48 J. Scobee 53 yd. Field Goal (7-39, 2:17)
Ravens 2 0:29 M. Stover 32 yd. Field Goal (12-66, 5:21)
Browns 4 4:35 P. Dawson 20 yd. Field Goal (10-77, 4:13)
Browns 2 0:03 P. Dawson 54 yd. Field Goal (5-30, 0:26)
Browns 4 4:06 P. Dawson 42 yd. Field Goal (4-0, 0:21)
Browns 3 13:05 B. Edwards 28 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (1-28,
0:08)
TEAM STATISTICS
Browns 3 6:07 J. Wright 7 yd. pass from D. Anderson (P. Dawson kick) (8-72, 4:57)
CLE JAX
Ravens 3 1:10 L. McClain 1 yd. run (M. Stover kick) (11-79, 4:57)
FIRST DOWNS: 15 20
Ravens 4 13:57 D. Mason 28 yd. pass from J. Flacco (M. Stover kick) (3-42, 1:03)
TIME OF POSSESSION: 24:55 35:05
Ravens 4 5:36 M. Stover 22 yd. Field Goal (5-59, 1:54)
TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 327 (91/236) 380 (113/267)
Ravens 4 2:43 T. Suggs 42 yd. interception return (M. Stover kick)
PUNTS/Average: 5-41.4 3-46.7
PENALTIES/Yards: 1/15 6-40
TEAM STATISTICS
FUMBLES/LOST: 1-0 1-1
CLE BAL
FIRST DOWNS: 14 21
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
TIME OF POSSESSION: 26:15 33:45
PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 14-27-246 (TD); JAX: D. Garrard 25-42-283 (2 TD)
TOTAL NET YARDS: (Ru/Pa): 274 (64/210) 429 (193/236)
RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 20-81-1, L. Vickers 2-10, J. Wright 1-0, J. Harrison 1-(-1);
PUNTS/Average: 6-41.7 6-41.7
JAX: D. Garrard 7-59, M. Jones-Drew 12-29, F. Taylor 8-24, T. Williamson 1-1, G. Jones
PENALTIES/Yards: 8-37 7-42
1-0
FUMBLES/LOST: 1-1 0-0
RECEIVING: CLE: S. Heiden 3-73, D. Stallworth 3-13-1, B. Edwards 2-64, J. Wright
2-18, S. Steptoe 1-53, L. Vickers 1-13, J. Lewis 1-7, D. Dinkins 1-5; JAX: M. Jones
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
8-117-1, D. Northcutt 5-49, R. Williams 3-42-1, M. Lewis 3-34, M. Jones-Drew 3-19, G.
PASSING: CLE: D. Anderson 17-33-219 (2 TD, INT); BAL: J. Flacco 17-29-248 (2 TD)
Jones 1-11, T. Williamson 1-6, R. Angulo 1-5
RUSHING: CLE: J. Lewis 19-49, D. Anderson 2-8, J. Harrison 1-5, J. Wright 1-2; BAL:
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; JAX: None
R. Rice 21-154, L. McClain 14-34-1, J. Flacco 4-2, L. Neal 1-2, T. Smith 1-1
PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 5-207 (41.4); JAX: A. Podlesh 3-140 (46.7)
RECEIVING: CLE: K. Winslow 5-64, B. Edwards 4-86-1, J. Wright 3-22-1, S. Heiden
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 1-5 (5.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 1-14 (14.0), M. Jones-
2-25, S. Steptoe 2-9, J. Lewis 1-13; BAL: D. Mason 9-136-1, M. Clayton 4-87-1, R. Rice
Drew 1-9 (9.0)
3-22, L. McClain 1-3
KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-78 (26.0); JAX: B. Witherspoon 6-134 (22.3)
INTERCEPTIONS: CLE: None; BAL: T. Suggs 1-42 (42.0)
PUNTING: CLE: D. Zastudil 6-250 (41.7); BAL: S. Koch 6-250 (41.7)
PUNT RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 3-41 (13.7); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-17 (8.5), J. Leonhard
CLEVELAND JACKSONVILLE 2-1 (0.5), E. Reed 1-0 (0.0)
WR D. Stallworth LE C. Williams WR R. Williams DE JP. Spicer KICKOFF RETURNS: CLE: J. Cribbs 7-237 (33.9); BAL: Y. Figurs 2-28 (14.0), R. Rice
LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT K. Barnes DT J. Henderson 1-6 (6.0), E. Jones 1-0 (0.0)
LG E. Steinbach RE L. Leonard LG U. Nwaneri DT R. Meier
C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C B. Meester DE R. Hayward CLEVELAND BALTIMORE
RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG T. Reyes OLB D. Smith TE S. Heiden LE C. Williams WR M. Clayton LDE H. Ngata
RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT T. Pashos MLB M. Peterson LT J. Thomas NT S. Rogers LT J. Gaither NT J. Bannan
TE S. Heiden ROLB K. Wimbley TE M. Lewis OLB J. Durant LG E. Steinbach RE S. Smith LG B. Grubbs RDE T. Pryce
WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright TE R. Angulo LCB B. Williams C H. Fraley LOLB W. McGinest C J. Brown LOLB J. Johnson
QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald WR M. Jones RCB R. Mathis RG R. Hadnot MLB A. Davis RG C. Chester LILB R. Lewis
RB J. Lewis SS S. Jones QB D. Garrard SS G. Sensabaugh RT K. Shaffer WLB D. Jackson RT W. Anderson RILB B. Scott
TE D. Dinkins FS B. Pool RB F. Taylor FS R. Nelson TE K. Winslow ROLB K. Wimbley TE T. Heap ROLB T. Suggs
WR B. Edwards LCB E. Wright WR D. Mason LCB F. Walker
QB D. Anderson RCB B. McDonald QB J. Flacco RCB F. Washington
RB J. Lewis SS S. Jones RB R. Rice SS J. Leonhard
FB C. Ali FS B. Pool FB L. McClain FS E. Reed

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