GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: CLEVELAND (2-2) at NEW ENGLAND (4-0)

NFL: CLEVELAND (2-2) at NEW ENGLAND (4-0)

<h3>Browns coach Crennel faces Belichick for first time</h3>







Cleveland (2-2) at New England (4-0), 1:00 pm EDT


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- Romeo Crennel faces his formerteacher - Bill Belichick - for the first time on Sunday, when theCleveland Browns visit the New England Patriots.


It is a challenge Crennel might not be looking forward to.

Crennel was Belichick's defensive coordinator on all three ofNew England's Super Bowl-winning teams, but he will have hiswork cut out trying to devise a game plan to slow down thehigh-flying Patriots.


The Patriots rank second in the NFL in scoring (148 points) andtotal offense (431.8 yards per game), trailing only the DallasCowboys in both categories.


New England rolled over the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-13, on Mondaynight to remain one of four unbeaten teams in the NFL. ThePatriots have scored at least 34 points in each of their fourwins.


The combination of Tom Brady and Randy Moss has been unstoppableso far this season as the duo hooked up for two more scoresagainst the Bengals. Moss leads the NFL with seven TDreceptions.


Despite missing the entire preseason with a leg injury, the30-year-old Moss has been spectacular, becoming the first playerto crack the 100-yard receiving mark in each of his first threegames with a new team before Monday.


The Bengals could not stop Moss as he made it four in a row withnine catches for 102 yards.


In his third season in Cleveland, Crennel is known as adefensive specialist, but the Browns rank second-to-last intotal defense, yielding 427.5 yards per game.


Still, the Browns have showed signs of life under DerekAnderson, who became the starting quarterback when Charlie Fryewas traded to the Seattle Seahawks.


Anderson has led Cleveland to wins over Cincinnati in Week Twoand Baltimore last week, taking some of the heat off Crennel,whose job was considered to be in jeopardy at the start of theseason.


A third-year player out of Oregon State, the 24-year-oldAnderson has passed for 964 yards and nine touchdowns.

Cleveland leads the all-time series, 11-8, but has dropped threestraight, including a 42-15 loss in the last meeting in 2004.

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 0 13:57 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 0 12:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 0 9:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 20 YD

CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 3 8:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 3 7:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 34 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 3 3:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 3 2:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 3 2:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON CLE 34 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND AT NEW ENGLAND
NOTE: CLEVELAND RB LEWIS LEFT THE GAME WITH AN APPARENT
FOOT INJURY, RETURN IS QUESTIONABLE.</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
DONTE' STALLWORTH 34 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 2:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 2:27 LEFT, 1ST QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

Re: NFL: CLEVELAND (2-2) at NEW ENGLAND (4-0)

Good game so far. Patriots leading 10-0.</p>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 0:09 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 0 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 10 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 20 YD, 6:59.
Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 6:59.
Key plays: Brady 16-yard pass to
Moss on 3rd-and-5 to New England
41; Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to
Cleveland 15. NEW ENGLAND 3-0
NWE - TD, DONTE' STALLWORTH 34 YD PASS FROM
TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI
KICK), 12:27. Drive: 1 plays, 34
yards in 0:11. Key plays: Samuel
6-yard interception return to
Cleveland 40. NEW ENGLAND 10-0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 11:49 LEFT, 2ND QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 12 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 10 10:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 25 YD

CLEVELAND 0
NEW ENGLAND 13 6:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>