The Cleveland Browns played a pretty good game against one of the best teams in the AFC, let alone their division. However, after a 77-yard touchdown bomb from Kyle Boller - who was replacing an injured Steve McNair - to Demetrius Williams, the Browns were unable to regain momentum to pull off the win.
In the end, Baltimore emerged victorious 27-17.
The Browns offense was able to show a few bright spots throughout, and were neck and neck with the Ravens until about half-way through the third quarter. From that point, the long TD pass from Boller seemed to deflate the Cleveland Browns.
Derek Anderson again seemed to play well and, at times, moved the ball very efficiently. He spread the ball out among his receivers quite well, and showed great poise and presence in the pocket. Anderson finished the game with 223 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, and a passer rating of 85.81.
Kellen Winslow, Braylon Edwards and Joe Jurevicius all finished the game with 5 catches, for 61, 68, and 46 yards, respectively. Edwards and Jurevicius each caught a touchdown pass. Jason Wright also showed some promise with 8 carries - 2 consecutive ones accounting for 30 of his 37 total yards.
As if Ravens fans didn't get enough surprise out of the Browns putting up a fight, the true story of the game was the play of Kyle Boller.
Don't feel bad, I never thought I'd type that either.
Boller finished the game with 238 yards, a touchdown, and a QB rating of 112.8 - the third highest single game rating of his career.
To top off the Kyle Boller show, the Browns allowed a third running back in a row run for 100+ yards. Jamal Lewis, who came into today's game averaging over 125 yards/game against the Browns, ran for 109 yards and a touchdown - including a 52 yard rip in the second quarter.
Unlike many previous games, there was no particular area of the game that seemed to really kill the Browns. It was a somewhat well-played game of which they just couldn't finish on top. Injuries to Alvin McKinley and defensive captain Andra Davis, however, did not help matters.
While the 4-10 Browns go winless in their division for the first time in franchise history, they now need to put that all behind them and prepare for the Bucs (3-11) at home next week.
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