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CLEVELAND (9 - 5) at CINCINNATI (5 - 9)
Week 16 Sunday, 12/23/2007 1:00 PM

  1 2 3 4 Tot
Browns (9-6) 0 0 7 7 14
Bengals (6-9) 0 19 0 0 19

Bengals get a 19-14 victory that leaves the Browns scrambling for a playoff spot.

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Recap: With Derek Anderson struggling to find his touch on a windy afternoon, the Cleveland Browns threw away a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in five years. No surprise, really. Nothing comes easy to these guys. Anderson's consecutive interceptions set up a pair of rapid-fire touchdowns late in the first half, and he threw four in all Sunday, helping the Cincinnati Bengals get a 19-14 victory that left the Browns scrambling for a playoff spot.
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Pregame Previews, Storylines, and News

Preview: The Cleveland Browns did not come close to totaling 51 points over their final four games last season. So when they scored that many against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 of this season, it certainly opened some eyes. It turns out that impressive showing wasn't a fluke, and it may have been the catalyst for a Browns team that can now clinch a playoff spot by completing a season sweep of the Bengals on Sunday...more

Around the web:


Bleacher Report
BROWNS LOOK TO CLINCH PLAY-OFF SPOT
Sportinglife.com, UK
The Cleveland Browns look to clinch their first play-off spot since 2002 on Sunday when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals. The Browns can lock up a ...
NFL Picks Week 16: Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals Point-Spreads.com
Palmer, Bengals ready to play spoiler Sunday Youngstown Vindicator

Browns can clinch playoff spot in Cincinnati against the team that ...
USA Today 
That also was the last time the Browns swept the intrastate series. With Bengals fans more inclined to sell their tickets and go shopping instead, ...
QB turned jeers to cheers Cincinnati Post
Browns: Early win over Bengals changed season for the better Chronicle-Telegram
Anderson accidental quarterback Cincinnati Enquirer

Ex-Bengals fueling Browns
Springfield News Sun, OH
The surging Cleveland Browns will tell you this about left guard Eric Steinbach without hesitation. And so will Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer ...
Winslow knows his time will come The Morning Journal
Makeup test Bengals.com

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 Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
FG 12:52 Shayne Graham 29 yd FG
Plays: 10 | Yards: 69 | Time: 5:09
FG 5:04 Shayne Graham 38 yd FG
Plays: 10 | Yards: 48 | Time: 4:47
TD 1:05 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 5 yd pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick)
Plays: 1 | Yards: 5 | Time: 0:08
TD 0:26 Kenny Watson 1 yd run (failed 2pt Pass from Carson Palmer)
Plays: 2 | Yards: 20 | Time: 0:21
3rd Quarter
TD 0:40 Braylon Edwards 2 yd pass from Derek Anderson (Phil Dawson kick)
Plays: 11 | Yards: 71 | Time: 5:50
4th Quarter
TD 5:57 Braylon Edwards 5 yd pass from Derek Anderson (Phil Dawson kick)
Plays: 3 | Yards: 16 | Time: 1:26
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Time of Possession 33:06 26:54
First Downs 25 15
Rushing 9 9
Passing 16 6
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down efficiency 8-14-57% 5-12-42%
4th-Down efficiency 1-4-25% 0-0-0%
Red-Zone Efficiency 2-5-40% 2-3-67%
Goal-To-Go Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Total net yards 379 270
Total plays 75 54
Average gain 5.1 5.0
Net yards rushing 136 155
Rushes 26 33
Average yards per rush 5.2 4.7
Rushing TDs 0 1
Net yards passing 243 115
Completed-attempted 29-48 11-21
Average yards per pass 5.0 5.5
Passing TDs 2 1
Sacked-yards lost 1-7 0-0
Had intercepted 4 2
Return Yardage 184 140
Punts-returns 2-27 1-3
Punt-Return TDs 0 0
Kickoffs-returns 4-115 2-58
Kickoff-return TDs 0 0
Interceptions-returns 2-42 4-79
Interception-Return TDs 0 0
Field Goals Made 0-0--% 2-2-100%
Extra Points Made 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
Two-Point Conversions Made 0-0-0% 0-1-0%
Penalties-yards 4-33 4-34
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-1
Own-Recovered-yards 2--11 1-0
Own-Recovered-TDs 0 0
Opp-Recovered-Yards 1-0 0-0
Opp-Recovered-TDs 0 0
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