Texans finally get road win, best bumbling
Browns 16-6
Their season in shambles, the Cleveland Browns left the field on
Sunday to an eerie silence and thousands of empty, orange seats.
Another home loss had left them beaten, battered and bewildered.
“There’s no explanation for it,” running back Jamal Lewis said. “We were just
all over the place.”
Picked apart by Houston quarterback Sage Rosenfels and unable to do anything
once they had the ball, the Browns were humiliated in a 16-6 loss on Sunday to
the Texans, who snapped an eight-game road losing streak and dropped Cleveland
deeper into a seemingly bottomless abyss of defeat.
Rosenfels passed for 275 yards and a touchdown, and Kris Brown kicked three
field goals as the Texans (4-7) got their win away from home since Nov. 4, 2007,
at Oakland. All it took was a weekend in chilly Cleveland and a date with the
bumbling Browns for Houston to have a road trip to remember...more
Video Recap: Houston snapped
an eight-game losing streak outside Texas with a 16-6 win over the bumbling
Cleveland Browns, who capped another tumultuous week with another troubling loss
Sage Rosenfels passed to Kevin Walter to the left for 17
yard gain (Kris Brown made PAT)
7 - 0
2nd Quarter
13:37
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 31-yard field goal
10 - 0
7:59
CLE
FG
Phil Dawson kicked a 32-yard field goal
10 - 3
2:20
CLE
FG
Phil Dawson kicked a 32-yard field goal
10 - 6
0:03
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 31-yard field goal
13 - 6
3rd Quarter
8:48
HOU
FG
Kris Brown kicked a 36-yard field goal
16 - 6
4th Quarter
NONE
16 - 6
Team Statistics
HOU
CLE
First Downs
19
15
Passing
13
6
Rushing
6
6
Penalty
0
3
Third Down Efficiency
4-16
2-9
Fourth Down Efficiency
3-3
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
383
240
Total Plays
69
52
Average Gain Per Play
5.6
4.6
NET YARDS RUSHING
112
95
Rushes
36
20
Average Per Rush
3.1
4.8
NET YARDS PASSING
271
145
Completions-Attempts
24-32
13-32
Yards Per Pass Play
8.2
4.5
Times Sacked
1
0
Yards Lost to Sacks
4
0
Had Intercepted
2
3
PUNTS
3
2
Average Punt
43.0
52.0
PENALTIES
11
5
Penalty Yards
84
40
FUMBLES
2
2
Fumbles Lost
0
2
TIME OF POSSESSION
37:25
22:35
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
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Preview:
The Cleveland Browns and
Houston Texans seemed set at
quarterback entering the season,
but now each team is banking on
a backup to end its struggles.
Brady Quinn and the Browns,
coming off a much-needed win,
look to end their home woes when
they meet Sage Rosenfels and the
lowly Texans on Sunday. Derek
Anderson had an outstanding 2007
season for Cleveland (4-6) and
there was no reason to believe
he wouldn't grow after his first
year as a starter, but he
struggled through eight games
and coach Romeo Crennel benched
him in favor of Quinn...
Prediction: Cleveland makes
you wonder a lot, they beat the Giants for one of their 4 wins, but Cleveland is
28th against the run and won't be stopping Steve Slaton. Still something about
the new quarterback and Paul Brown stadium makes us go Cleveland since Houston
cant seem to win on the road at all. Browns 30 Texans 24
Video Preview: The Houston
Texans hope to avoid losing their fourth straight game in a row when they take
on the Cleveland Browns. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz break down the key
matchups in the game
Road skid at eight as Texans head to Cleveland
Houston Chronicle
They hope to end the drought this weekend against a Browns
team struggling to win at home, where it is 1-4, with its lone victory coming
Oct. 13 when ...
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