Who? Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Cleveland 20, Chicago 10Preview - Box Score - Recap By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports WriterOctober 9, 2005CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a matter of seconds, Trent Dilfer passed a career milestone and turned another dull Sunday into a rare, exciting home win for the Cleveland Browns.Dilfer connected with wide receiver Antonio Bryant for two touchdowns in a 38-second span late in the fourth quarter as Cleveland rallied to a 20-10 victory over the sputtering Chicago Bears.With the Browns (2-2) trailing 10-6, Dilfer, making his 100th career start, hit Bryant for a 33-yard TD with 3:02 left. The scoring strike was also the 33-year-old Dilfer's 100th career TD pass, and five plays later, he got No. 101.After Bears rookie quarterback Kyle Orton's fumble was recovered by Chris Crocker, Dilfer found Bryant on the same route in the left corner, this time a 28-yard TD that put the Browns up by 10 points with 2:24 remaining.For nearly 57 minutes, the Browns, who were without rookie wide receiver Braylon Edwards, appeared headed toward another tough loss at home. Cleveland is just 15-35 at Browns Stadium since returning to the league as an expansion team in 1999.But instead of losing on a last-second field goal, controversial call or idiotic play like Dwayne Rudd's mindless helmet toss in 2002, the Browns sent their dedicated fans home with smiles.The Bears (1-3) were undone by costly mistakes and an offense that couldn't get much going behind Orton, who went 16-for-26 for 117 yards.Chicago running back Thomas Jones rushed for 137 yards on 24 carries, but left midway through the fourth quarter with an injured right knee.Dilfer, who had two interceptions in the first half, finished 22-for-34 for 218 yards.Edwards remained hospitalized after surgery on Saturday to treat an infection in his right arm. The No. 3 overall draft pick practiced all week, but his arm became swollen following the club's walkthrough and he was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic.Orton's 8-yard TD pass to Marc Edwards gave the Bears a 10-6 lead in the third quarter.Jones ripped off 25- and 23-yard runs and accounted for 73 yards rushing on Chicago's 12-play, 93-yard scoring drive that was capped by Orton dropping a soft pass to a wide-open Edwards, and the former Brown went in untouched.Phil Dawson's 44-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in the second quarter gave Cleveland a 6-3 halftime lead, concluding 30 minutes of offensive ineptitude by both teams.One of the biggest ovations of the afternoon came during a Pee Wee football game at half when one of the youngsters broke free on a long scoring run.Chicago safety Mike Brown, whose 16-yard interception return for a TD in overtime won the previous matchup between the clubs in 2001, picked off an overthrow by Dilfer and returned it 72 yards to Cleveland's 9 in the second quarter.But the Bears' offense went in reverse. Orton's apparent TD pass to Jones was called back by a face-mask penalty, and after a sack by Alvin McKinley, rookie Rob Gould kicked a 44-yard field goal to tie it at 3.With kicker Doug Brien sidelined with a back injury sustained running sprints, the Bears signed Gould on Saturday.A fumble by Bears rookie wide receiver Mark Bradley, who got drilled by cornerback Gary Baxter after a catch, led to Dawson's 19-yard field goal that gave Cleveland a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.Good win for my Brownies after being down late in the 4th, Trent's by far the leader of this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Congrats who, Way to do your job in keeping the rat's in the cellar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Good win for my Brownies after being down late in the 4th, Trent's by far the leader of this team.Congrats on a good win against a tough defense. And you know what's even better about this? With the Browns winning and the Ravens losing, the standing now look like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Those standings are lookin' pretty good to me right about now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan2 Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Those standings are lookin' pretty good to me right about now! They'll look a lot better after the Chargers drop a bomb on the Steelers Monday nite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMThor Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Is it me, or did that Brownie reciever give a big moon? Watch the highlights closely. I don't know who it is, but he catches a TD, rolls over out the back of the endzone, and then you see it. His butt. I think. Sure as Hell looks like it to me. I mean, I have never seen a big black mans naked butt in person before, but I think he did. Watch the highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Those standings are lookin' pretty good to me right about now! They'll look a lot better after the Chargers drop a bomb on the Steelers Monday nite.Haha.. wouldn't that be nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Congrats on the win Who, I was rooting for the Bears but they just couldnt handle the Browns for 4 quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Yeah, yeah Who. Good win. Keep the Ravens in the cellar, I'll take it...But you guys better slow it down, or I might have to get concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Is it me, or did that Brownie reciever give a big moon? Watch the highlights closely. I don't know who it is, but he catches a TD, rolls over out the back of the endzone, and then you see it. His butt. I think. Sure as Hell looks like it to me. I mean, I have never seen a big black mans naked butt in person before, but I think he did. Watch the highlights.Haha yes! That was Antonio Bryant who did that, I got a good laugh out of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'm glad that Dilfer is finally getting some credit instead of getting bagged on all the time. I've always liked Dilfer, and just because he's the Browns' QB doesn't make him all bad.And it's always nice to see an ex-Cowboy flourishing in new surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Come on BlackJesus, I know you can do better than that!Oh yeah, I'm finally done with that signature bet, thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Come on BlackJesus, I know you can do better than that! You know you love it... It doesn't get much better than Calvin and Hobbes, even though the funny dialogue was erased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who? Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Come on BlackJesus, I know you can do better than that! You know you love it... It doesn't get much better than Calvin and Hobbes, even though the funny dialogue was erased.I.. hate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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