Wow. Can you believe this? The game could not have started any better. A nice opening drive, a mishandled kick off by the Patriots, and then a Peyton Hillis rushing touchdown - all in the first 4 minutes of the game. Not only that, but the Browns continue to dominate the rest of the first half with trickeration, and some pretty fine defense to go into the half with a 17-7 lead. Yes, a 17-7 lead against the New England Patriots.
Give a lot of credit to the coaching staff for this first half performance. Rob Ryan's defense allowed 1 Patriots first down in the entire first quarter. That's a defensive performance for the ages, if you ask me. Not only that, but even after Tom Brady and crew started to get it going, the defense never stopped going after him. On Brady's touchdown throw, the ball was tipped way up into the air and I think it was a little bit of luck that allowed Aaron Hernandez to make his first career NFL touchdown reception. Other than that, the numbers read like this. Brady is 10/17 for 135 and 1 TD, and the Browns have only allowed 36 total yards on the ground to the rushing combination of Woodhead and Green-Ellis. Not bad at all.
And my favorite whipping boy, Brian Daboll, can no longer be whipped - well...at least not for today. He's come up with some great stuff the last couple of games. The fourth down and inches play in the first quarter which the Browns converted with the shift of formation before the QB sneak was brilliant. And the Chansi Stuckey touchdown run for me was nothing short of unbelievable. I have watched a lot of NFL over my 19 years on earth, and I don't think I've ever seen a play like that. For the team in orange and brown, Colt McCoy is 9/16 for 106 yards, and Peyton Hillis has 73 yards on 11 carries and 1 TD. The Patriots have not allowed a 100 yard rusher yet this season, but I do believe that it's going to happen today based on the fact that the rushing game has shredded that defense so far.
I mean, of course I'm going to say hopefully the Browns can keep this up in the second half, but I really think they will. The Browns look for real and I think they're going to get a big win today.See you after the game,
~MAS
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