Brady Quinn had some decent numbers and ended the game with a rating of 95.7. Quinn had 3 TD's, the first TD coming on their opening possession, something that hadn't been done for a span of 35 games. Quinn was 25 for 45 with a total of 271 yards. This week Quinn distributed the ball between 9 different players with Evan Moore his primary target. Philip Rivers unfortunately was near flawless with a rating of 140.8. Rivers had 18 completions out of 25 attempts with a total of 373 yards with 2 TD's.
The Brown's running game was minus Jamal Lewis and the carries were spread between Jerome Harrison, Chris Jennings, and Joshua Cribbs, Harrison getting the bulk of the carries. Harrison had 2 touchdowns and interestingly they were both 8 yard passes from Quinn in the mighty fourth quarter.
Neither team dominated defensively. There were no interceptions and sacks on the quarterbacks nearly unmentionable, except the hit to Quinn on the Charger's 8 yard line that caused a crucial fumble, stalling a potential Brown's score. Joshua Cribbs had a good kick return day with a total of 148 yards, the longest being 42 yards.
This week is the big Thursday night game with the Steelers. Steelers, by the way, were beaten by the lowly Raiders 27-24. It's crying time again in the Steel Town and the Terrible Towels are getting quite saturated by the many tears being shed week after week. Cleveland Brown's Stadium should be rocking, if it doesn't start out with a half empty stadium like today's game. There will probably be alot of Steeler fans there. The Dawg Pound will have to carry the load of boosting the Brown's psyche.
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