Another fourth-quarter lead was in danger of disappearing when Cleveland's offense met before taking the field. Three losses in three weeks had stung the Browns. It was time to change, so running back Peyton Hillis and his teammates gathered and laid out their plan. "The message was," Hillis said, "'We've got to pull this one out.'" This time they did. Hillis, a human battering ram in helmet and shoulder pads, rumbled for 102 yards and a touchdown, Phil Dawson kicked three field goals and the Browns survived a big day by Cincinnati's Terrell Owens for their first win, 23-20 over the Bengals on Sunday. The Browns (1-3) had dropped their first three games by a total of 12 points and in cookie-cutter fashion, failing to finish down the stretch and frustrating coach Eric Mangini with silly, self-inflicted mistakes. Learning from their errors, they overcame a costly penalty against rookie safety T.J. Ward, made a crucial sack of Carson Palmer in the closing minutes and withstood a 10-catch, 222-yard performance by an unstoppable Owens, who moved into second place on the NFL career list in receiving yards. Read more: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010100301/2010/REG4/bengals@browns/recap/full-story
