NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 14:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 11:32 LEFT, 3RD QTR CLE BALL ON CLE 19 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 7:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 1 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 3:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR CLE BALL ON CLE 45 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 1:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 24 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 3 5 0 8 END, 3RD QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 35 YD, 8:09. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards in 4:15. Key plays: Anderson 25-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-7 to Buffalo 30; Anderson 11-yard pass to Lewis to Buffalo 18. CLEVELAND 3-0 2ND QUARTER: CLE - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE 1:12. CLEVELAND 5-0 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 49 YD, 13:38. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 2:44. Key plays: Lewis 11-yard run to Cleveland 18; Anderson 25-yard pass to Edwards to Cleveland 43; Anderson 9-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 31; Anderson 10-yard pass to Edwards to Buffalo 31. CLEVELAND 8-0 3RD QUARTER: NONE</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 14:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR CLE BALL ON CLE 29 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 10:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 13 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 9:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR CLE BALL AT MIDFIELD 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 7:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 41 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 6:08 LEFT, 4TH QTR CLE BALL ON CLE 3 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 CLE BALL ON BUF 48 YD LINE 4TH AND 1</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 1:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 30 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0 CLEVELAND 8 0:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR CLE BALL ON CLE 10 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 3 5 0 0 8 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 35 YD, 8:09. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards in 4:15. Key plays: Anderson 25-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-7 to Buffalo 30; Anderson 11-yard pass to Lewis to Buffalo 18. CLEVELAND 3-0 2ND QUARTER: CLE - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE 1:12. CLEVELAND 5-0 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 49 YD, 13:38. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 2:44. Key plays: Lewis 11-yard run to Cleveland 18; Anderson 25-yard pass to Edwards to Cleveland 43; Anderson 9-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 31; Anderson 10-yard pass to Edwards to Buffalo 31. CLEVELAND 8-0 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: NONE ATT: 73,196</div>
By Jeff Brewer PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Special teams were indeed special for theCleveland Browns. Playing their most meaningful regular-season home game in fiveyears, the Browns defeated Buffalo, 8-0, in blizzard conditionson Sunday. Cleveland was seeking to clinch a playoff berth for the firsttime since 2002 but were denied when Tennessee defeated KansasCity. The Browns had to survive a late drive by the Bills, who moved60 yards to the 10-yard line and faced a fourth down with 16seconds to play. The Bills attempted a screen pass, but safety Sean Jones brokethrough to take down Fred Jones and end it with three seconds toplay as Cleveland recorded its first shutout since November 20,2005. Two inches of snow blowing in gusting winds of up to 43 milesper hour seemed to bother the Bills much more so than theBrowns. Phil Dawson punched through field goals of 35 and 49 yards andJamal Lewis rushed for 163 yards on 33 carries to leadCleveland. The weather conditions also played a factor in another score forthe Browns. With Cleveland leading. 3-0, a snap sailed over the head ofBills punter Brian Moorman. As the ball rolled into thesnow-covered end zone, Moorman kick it out of bounds for thesafety to give the Browns a 5-0 lead with 13:48 to play in thefirst half. After Buffalo punted, Cleveland started on its own 7 and marched62 yards in 10 plays to the Bills 31. Dawson's 49-yard field goal attempt was a low line drive whichskipped off the crossbar and fell through the uprights with 1:22left in the half. The kick brought back memories of Dawson's bank-shot field goalwhich put the game against Baltimore on November 18 intoovertime - which the Browns won, 33-30. The second half for Cleveland was all about field position andnot making a critical mistake. At 7:52 of the third quarter, Browns punter Dave Zastudildropped a 56-yard punt on the Buffalo 1-yard line. The Browns were able to burn considerable clock behind Lewis,who racked up his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season andthe 34th of his career. In the process, Lewis became the eighthCleveland Brown to crack 1,000 rushing yards. Cleveland had to survive one final bit adversity when Moormandropped a 50-yard punt on the Browns 3 with 6:08 to play. Butthe sure-handed Lewis came to the rescue with runs of 13 and 9yards to give his team some breathing room.
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 3 5 0 0 8 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 8:09 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 35 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards in 4:15. Key plays: Anderson 25-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-7 to Buffalo 30; Anderson 11-yard pass to Lewis to Buffalo 18. CLEVELAND 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 1:12 CLE - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE . CLEVELAND 5-0. 13:38 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 49 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 2:44. Key plays: Lewis 11-yard run to Cleveland 18; Anderson 25-yard pass to Edwards to Cleveland 43; Anderson 9-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 31; Anderson 10-yard pass to Edwards to Buffalo 31. CLEVELAND 8-0. 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: NONE BUFFALO - CLEVELAND Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS BUFFALO CLEVELAND FIRST DOWNS 11 16 Rushing 5 8 Passing 6 8 Penalty 0 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-16-19% 4-14-29% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-5-40% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 232 304 Total offensive plays 65 62 Average gain per play 3.6 4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 108 174 Rushing attempts 32 37 Average gain per rush 3.4 4.7 Tackles for loss-yards 5-14 1-3 NET YARDS PASSING 124 130 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7 Gross passing yards 124 137 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 33-13-0 24-9-0 Avg gain per pass play 3.8 5.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 2-0-0 3-0-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 7-35.9 7-33.1 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 33.3 32.4 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 18 5 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-18 2-5 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-50 1-26 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 2-15 2-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 0 0 Rushing 0 0 Passing 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-1-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:13 31:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS BUFFALO CLEVELAND RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M LYNCH 21 82 3.9 29 0 J LEWIS 33 163 4.9 26 0 F JACKSON 7 16 2.3 5 0 J WRIGHT 3 11 3.7 10 0 T EDWARDS 1 12 12.0 12 0 D ANDERSON 1 0 0.0 0 0 B MOORMAN 2 4 2.0 4 0 J REED 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T EDWARDS 13-33-124 0 0 21 D ANDERSON 9-24-137 0 0 25 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: D ANDERSON 1-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L EVANS 4 36 9.0 20 0 B EDWARDS 4 64 16.0 25 0 F JACKSON 3 36 12.0 21 0 J JUREVICI 2 34 17.0 25 0 J REED 3 29 9.7 20 0 K WINSLOW 2 28 14.0 14 0 M GAINES 2 14 7.0 9 0 J LEWIS 1 11 11.0 11 0 R ROYAL 1 9 9.0 9 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Interceptions: None PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B MOORMAN 7 251 35.9 0 3 50 D ZASTUDIL 7 232 33.1 1 3 56 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEONHARD 2 18 9.0 10 0 J CRIBBS 2 5 2.5 5 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEONHARD 2 32 16.0 17 0 J CRIBBS 1 26 26.0 26 0 T MCGEE 1 18 18.0 18 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- P DAWSON 0/0 2/2 Dist.: 35 49 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ R NEILL 1 0 0 0-0 J CRIBBS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ T MCGEE 6 6 0 0-0 L BODDEN 6 6 0 0-0 B SCOTT 5 5 0 0-0 A DAVIS 6 6 0 0-0 D WHITNER 5 5 0 0-0 S SMITH 6 4 2 0-0 R DENNEY 5 4 1 0-0 R SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 J DIGIORGIO 5 4 1 0-0 S JONES 5 4 1 0-0 A CROWELL 5 3 2 0-0 K WIMBLEY 5 2 3 0-0 A SCHOBEL 4 4 0 1-7 D JACKSON 4 2 2 0-0 K ELLISON 4 4 0 0-0 B POOL 3 3 0 0-0 J LEONHARD 3 3 0 0-0 E WRIGHT 3 3 0 0-0 J MCCARGO 3 3 0 0-0 E KELLEY 3 2 1 0-0 C KELSAY 3 2 1 0-0 B MCDONALD 2 2 0 0-0 A HARGROVE 3 0 3 0-0 O ROYE 2 1 1 0-0 L TRIPPLETT 2 2 0 0-0 C THOMPSON 2 1 1 0-0 K WILLIAMS 1 0 1 0-0 W MCGINEST 1 1 0 0-0 L WILLIAMS 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 73,196</div>
By Jeff Brewer PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Special teams were indeed special for theCleveland Browns. Playing their most meaningful regular-season home game in fiveyears, the Browns defeated Buffalo, 8-0, in blizzard conditionson Sunday. Cleveland was seeking to clinch a playoff berth for the firsttime since 2002 but were denied when Tennessee defeated KansasCity. The Browns had to survive a late drive by the Bills, who moved60 yards to the 10-yard line and faced a fourth down with 16seconds to play. The Bills attempted a screen pass, but safety Sean Jones brokethrough to take down Fred Jones and end it with three seconds toplay as Cleveland recorded its first shutout since November 20,2005. Two inches of snow blowing in gusting winds of up to 43 milesper hour seemed to bother the Bills much more so than theBrowns. Phil Dawson punched through field goals of 35 and 49 yards andJamal Lewis rushed for 163 yards on 33 carries to leadCleveland. The weather conditions also played a factor in another score forthe Browns. With Cleveland leading. 3-0, a snap sailed over the head ofBills punter Brian Moorman. As the ball rolled into thesnow-covered end zone, Moorman kick it out of bounds for thesafety to give the Browns a 5-0 lead with 13:48 to play in thefirst half. After Buffalo punted, Cleveland started on its own 7 and marched62 yards in 10 plays to the Bills 31. Dawson's 49-yard field goal attempt was a low line drive whichskipped off the crossbar and fell through the uprights with 1:22left in the half. The kick brought back memories of Dawson's bank-shot field goalwhich put the game against Baltimore on November 18 intoovertime - which the Browns won, 33-30. The second half for Cleveland was all about field position andnot making a critical mistake. At 7:52 of the third quarter, Browns punter Dave Zastudildropped a 56-yard punt on the Buffalo 1-yard line. The Browns were able to burn considerable clock behind Lewis,who racked up his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season andthe 34th of his career. In the process, Lewis became the eighthCleveland Brown player to crack 1,000 rushing yards. Cleveland had to survive one final bit of adversity when Moormandropped a 50-yard punt on the Browns 3 with 6:08 to play. Butthe sure-handed Lewis came to the rescue with runs of 13 and nineyards to give his team some breathing room.
NFL: BUFFALO at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BUFFALO 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 3 5 0 0 8 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 8:09 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 35 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards in 4:15. Key plays: Anderson 25-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-7 to Buffalo 30; Anderson 11-yard pass to Lewis to Buffalo 18. CLEVELAND 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 1:12 CLE - SAFETY, BALL THROUGH END ZONE . CLEVELAND 5-0. 13:38 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 49 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 2:44. Key plays: Lewis 11-yard run to Cleveland 18; Anderson 25-yard pass to Edwards to Cleveland 43; Anderson 9-yard pass to Jurevicius on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 41; Anderson 10-yard pass to Edwards to Buffalo 31. CLEVELAND 8-0. 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: NONE BUFFALO - CLEVELAND Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS BUFFALO CLEVELAND FIRST DOWNS 11 16 Rushing 5 8 Passing 6 8 Penalty 0 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-16-19% 4-14-29% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-5-40% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 232 304 Total offensive plays 65 62 Average gain per play 3.6 4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 108 174 Rushing attempts 32 37 Average gain per rush 3.4 4.7 Tackles for loss-yards 5-14 1-3 NET YARDS PASSING 124 130 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7 Gross passing yards 124 137 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 33-13-0 24-9-0 Avg gain per pass play 3.8 5.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 2-0-0 3-0-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 7-35.9 7-33.1 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 33.3 32.4 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 18 5 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-18 2-5 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-50 1-26 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 2-15 2-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 0 0 Rushing 0 0 Passing 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-1-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:13 31:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS BUFFALO CLEVELAND RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M LYNCH 21 82 3.9 29 0 J LEWIS 33 163 4.9 26 0 F JACKSON 7 16 2.3 5 0 J WRIGHT 3 11 3.7 10 0 T EDWARDS 1 12 12.0 12 0 D ANDERSON 1 0 0.0 0 0 B MOORMAN 2 4 2.0 4 0 J REED 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T EDWARDS 13-33-124 0 0 21 D ANDERSON 9-24-137 0 0 25 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: D ANDERSON 1-7. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L EVANS 4 36 9.0 20 0 B EDWARDS 4 64 16.0 25 0 F JACKSON 3 36 12.0 21 0 J JUREVICI 2 34 17.0 25 0 J REED 3 29 9.7 20 0 K WINSLOW 2 28 14.0 14 0 M GAINES 2 14 7.0 9 0 J LEWIS 1 11 11.0 11 0 R ROYAL 1 9 9.0 9 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Interceptions: None PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B MOORMAN 7 251 35.9 0 3 50 D ZASTUDIL 7 232 33.1 1 3 56 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEONHARD 2 18 9.0 10 0 J CRIBBS 2 5 2.5 5 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J LEONHARD 2 32 16.0 17 0 J CRIBBS 1 26 26.0 26 0 T MCGEE 1 18 18.0 18 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- P DAWSON 0/0 2/2 Dist.: 35 49 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ R NEILL 1 0 0 0-0 J CRIBBS 1 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ T MCGEE 6 6 0 0-0 L BODDEN 6 6 0 0-0 B SCOTT 5 5 0 0-0 A DAVIS 6 6 0 0-0 D WHITNER 5 5 0 0-0 S SMITH 6 4 2 0-0 R DENNEY 5 4 1 0-0 R SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 J DIGIORGIO 5 4 1 0-0 S JONES 5 4 1 0-0 A CROWELL 5 3 2 0-0 K WIMBLEY 5 2 3 0-0 A SCHOBEL 4 4 0 1-7 D JACKSON 4 2 2 0-0 K ELLISON 4 4 0 0-0 B POOL 3 3 0 0-0 J LEONHARD 3 3 0 0-0 E WRIGHT 3 3 0 0-0 J MCCARGO 3 3 0 0-0 E KELLEY 3 2 1 0-0 C KELSAY 3 2 1 0-0 B MCDONALD 2 2 0 0-0 A HARGROVE 3 0 3 0-0 O ROYE 2 1 1 0-0 L TRIPPLETT 2 2 0 0-0 C THOMPSON 2 1 1 0-0 K WILLIAMS 1 0 1 0-0 W MCGINEST 1 1 0 0-0 L WILLIAMS 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 73,196 Time of Game: 2:57</div>
