Browns Defense Topples The Super Bowl Champs 30-17

Who Dat? What Dat? Where Dat? Why Dat? How Dat? Who, is the Cleveland Browns. What, was a big victory. Where, was the Superdome. Why, was great defense. How, was two interceptions for touchdowns. The Browns future before New Orleans looked bleak, but now the sky is the limit. The Browns stunned the Saints 30-17. Cool Brees got stiffled with a total of four interceptions and the Super Bowl Champs looked like chumps.

There wasn't much in the way of offense for the Browns. Phil Dawson was the top point getter on the offense with three field goals. Hillis had a touchdown off of a short run that was set up by an interference call on an attempted pass to Joshua Cribbs. Colt McCoy passed for only 74 yards and that is about it for the rookie other than catching a 13 yard pass from Hillis.

It was defense and special teams for the Browns all the way. Linebacker David Bowens intercepted Brees twice and scampered across the goal line on both. Scampered maybe a little much, more like trotted and skipped for the touchdowns. Perhaps Scott Fujita, who had an interception near the goal line, was a secret weapon seeing he is a former Saint and was familiar with their schemes. Maybe, maybe not. Sheldon Brown had the other pick. The defense was all over Brees and kept the Saints non-existent running game in check.

Drew Brees was passing like a bull let loose on a crowded street flailing and thrashing in all different directions looking to hit someone. Even though Brees had four picks he threw 56 times with 37 completions amounting to 356 yards, plenty enough to win any other game. The Saints are looking unchampion like through their first seven games and are 4-3. Still very much alive in spite of the mishaps.

The Browns are 2-5. They are still very much in need of an offensive attack. I still say Mangini needs to get Joshua Cribbs more involved in the offense, but with Colt McCoy at the helm getting the ball to Cribbs on a deep route will be a challenge. Until the offense is capable of doing that the only wins from here on out will be when the opposing team has a complete meltdown like the Saints. Cleveland is on a bye this week so they have some extra time to come up with some imaginitive schemes to dazzle their opponents. Come on Mangini, entertain us.