Archives for November 2008

‘Call it the Leaking Oil Bowl.’

‘”It was a game that had playoff implications,” defensive end Chris Kelsay said of the loss to the Browns last year that officially eliminated the Bills from postseason contention. “This could end up being the same way down the line.”‘

‘If C Duke Preston gets overmatched, it might be another tough night for the running game.’

‘Bills 26-21.’

‘The Bills win 20-13.’

‘Bills 23, Browns 20.’

‘Browns 24-21.’

‘Bills 24, Browns 19.’

‘Browns, 24-20.’

Cleveland Browns should be cautiously optimistic about quarterback Brady Quinn, NFL experts say (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Gameday Preview: Browns vs. Bills (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Browns try to go 2-0 on MNF (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

Cribbs’ thrill is his specialty (Willoughby News Herald)

Turn back the clock: Browns vs. Bills (Willoughby News Herald)

Scouting report: Browns better be up to speed (Willoughby News Herald)

Weather should be similar, but team in different place this time against Bills (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

Tonight’s game (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)

A couple of Browns optimists (Canton Repository)

Browns matchups (Canton Repository)

Browns (3-6) at Bills (5-4) (Canton Repository)

Preview: Browns (3-6) at Bills (5-4) (Columbus Dispatch)

Browns get past remarks by Lewis (Akron Beacon Journal)

Five things to watch: Browns-Bills (Akron Beacon Journal)

Soap opera on Lake Erie (Arizona Republic)

Browns-Bills? Let it snow (ClevelandBrowns.com)

Scouting report: Browns at Bills (ClevelandBrowns.com)

‘The Browns are worse off. Coming off two losses, they appear to be unraveling by the week, undone by a series of distractions that have led to a sudden rise of infighting, with running back Jamal Lewis questioning whether some teammates have quit.’

‘The Bills are a team of few stars. They count on the sum of their parts to be greater than the whole. Their inability to get big plays from star players is one big reason they have not put the brakes to the slump that has seen them lose three straight and four of their last five games.’

‘The problem goes all the way back to 1996, when the Bills began a 13-year streak of failing to draft an offensive linemen in either the first or second rounds with one unfortunate exception. That was in 2002 when their first-round pick was used on Texas tackle Mike Williams, whose name produces migraine headaches among Buffalo fandom.’

‘It makes sense, considering the Browns, along with the New York Giants, were the teams shown most regularly on television during pre-Bills days. Furthermore, the Browns had more talent than Hollywood from 1946 to 1965, and it’s easy to see why Falls natives Steve Panepinto and Al DeGregorio opted to adopt the brown and orange as their official football colors for life.’

‘"I think at some point, I kind of gained the perspective that I just needed to make sure that every day I came to work I got better," he said. "I knew I wasn’t able to necessarily be out there on the field, and I wasn’t sure what our organization was going to do at that point in time with Derek’s contract, etc., so I just wanted to make sure I was getting better, whether it was for Cleveland or another team because that was somewhat of an unknown."’