The Browns are coming on strong down the final stretch, defeat the Chiefs. It was only lowly Kansas City today, but a victory none-the-less. Jerome Harrrison and Joshua Cribbs were firing on all pistons with five touchdowns, a total of 30 points of the 41 the Brown's scored. If you put there yardage together they had over 600 yards of body pounding forward motion. It was a good thing because Brady Quinn was misfiring with two interceptions.
Jerome Harrison had a 71 yard run for a touchdown and accumilated a total of 286 yds on 34 carries. An average of 8.4 yds a carry. Add 3 TD's to his production and Harrison was impressive. This kind of show solidifies his place at running back for the rest of the season and into the next.
Joshua Cribbs, the Browns top offensive producer, once again stole the show. He set a new NFL record with 2 kick off returns for TD's making a total of 8 for his career. Cribbs first was 100 yds and his second went for 103 yds. Cribbs is a key player for the Browns and has proven his flexibility to play many positions, quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and special teams. I have spoken many times about how Mangini needs to incorporate that into the game plan.
Kansas City didn't sit down and gave the Browns a scare near the end. The Brown's defense couldn't stop Matt Cassel or Jamaal Charles all day. Cassel had 331 yds of passing and two TD's. Charles had 154 yds of running and one TD. A decent day by standards, but fades into the background compared to Cribbs and Harrison.
The Browns are now 3-11. Next week they play the Raiders and then end the season with the Jaguars. The Browns can put an exclamation point on their season by winning these two final games and carry a streak of five into next year. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, one game at a time. A final note, Harrison broke Jim Brown's single-game team rushing record. It was a day of records.
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