Final
Anderson takes reins as Browns await Bengals
Sep 16, 2007 - 11:09 AM Cincinnati (1-0) at Cleveland (0-1) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT ------------------------------------------------------CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Two days after absorbing a beating by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cleveland Browns avoided a quarterback controversy by eliminating one.
Charlie Frye was traded to Seattle on Tuesday, opening the door for Derek Anderson to start Sunday when intrastate and AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals pay a visit.
In Sunday's season-opening 34-7 loss to Pittsburgh, Frye was yanked in the second quarter in favor of Anderson. Trailing, 17-0, at the time, the Browns received no discernible boost from the switch of quarterbacks.
Frye completed just 4-of-10 passes and was sacked five times. Anderson was not much better, finishing 13-of-28 with one touchdown, one interception and a fumble.
If anything, the move likely served to ease the logjam at quarterback for Cleveland and clear the path for rookie Brady Quinn, the No. 22 overall pick, to eventually take over the job.
Browns general manager Phil Savage said Anderson remains the starter for now but conceded the move was designed to expedite Quinn's development.
"By making Brady the backup, it obviously ramps up his preparation in terms of reps and keeping him on course with a chance to play at some point later this year," Savage said.
The Bengals opened the season Monday night with a 27-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens - a victory that was not as impressive as it seems.
Cincinnati took advantage of six turnovers, turning them into 24 points. Otherwise, the Bengals' high-powered offense pretty much was held in check.
"A win is a win against that team, that defense," Bengals quarterback Palmer said. "When you don't play great and you don't play your best football, you just say a thankful prayer for being able to get a win. The defense won the game."
Palmer finished 20-of-32 for 194 yards and two touchdowns passes, including a 39-yarder to Chad Johnson, who had five receptions for 95 yards.
Running back Rudi Johnson managed just 50 yards on 18 carries, but he has rushed for at least 125 yards in four of the last five meetings with Cleveland.
The Bengals have won the last five games in the series, including a 30-0 victory in November 2006 which marked the team's first shutout in 17 years.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CINCINNATI 7 14 17 7 45
CLEVELAND 6 21 14 10 51 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CIN - TD, RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON
PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 4:28.
Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards in 4:28.
Key plays: Palmer 14-yard pass to C
Johnson to Cincinnati 44; Palmer
16-yard
Sep 16 4:37 PM - NFL
TD CIN
GLENN HOLT 7 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 45
CLEVELAND 51 3:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 4:17 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 37 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:53 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 37 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:53 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 37 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:53 PM- NFL
TD CLE
BRAYLON EDWARDS 37 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 38
CLEVELAND 48 9:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:53 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CINCINNATI 7 14 17 38
CLEVELAND 6 21 14 41 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CIN - TD, RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON
PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 4:28.
Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards in 4:28.
Key plays: Palmer 14-yard pass to C
Johnson to Cincinnati 44; Palmer
Sep 16 3:36 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 5 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:32 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 5 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:32 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 5 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:32 PM- NFL
TD CIN
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 5 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 38
CLEVELAND 41 0:49 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:32 PM - NFL
TD CLE
JAMAL LEWIS 66 YD RUN
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 31
CLEVELAND 41 5:54 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:24 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 14 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:20 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 14 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:20 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 14 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:20 PM- NFL
TD CIN
CHAD JOHNSON 14 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 31
CLEVELAND 34 6:11 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:20 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 34 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:12 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 34 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:12 PM
TD CLE BRAYLON EDWARDS 34 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:12 PM- NFL
TD CLE
BRAYLON EDWARDS 34 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 24
CLEVELAND 34 8:17 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 3:12 PM - NFL
FG CIN
SHAYNE GRAHAM 20 YD
CINCINNATI 24
CLEVELAND 27 12:09 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:59 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CINCINNATI 7 14 21
CLEVELAND 6 21 27 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CIN - TD, RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON
PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 4:28.
Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards in 4:28.
Key plays: Palmer 14-yard pass to C
Johnson to Cincinnati 44; Palmer
16-y
Sep 16 2:40 PM
TD CLE KELLEN WINSLOW 25 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:38 PM
TD CLE KELLEN WINSLOW 25 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:38 PM
TD CLE KELLEN WINSLOW 25 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:38 PM- NFL
TD CLE
KELLEN WINSLOW 25 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 21
CLEVELAND 27 1:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:38 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 22 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:26 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 22 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:26 PM
TD CIN CHAD JOHNSON 22 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:26 PM- NFL
TD CIN
CHAD JOHNSON 22 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 21
CLEVELAND 20 3:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:26 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Cribbs 85-yard kickoff return to the Cincinnati 11
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:19 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Cribbs 85-yard kickoff return to the Cincinnati 11
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:19 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Cribbs 85-yard kickoff return to the Cincinnati 11
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:19 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:18 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:18 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:18 PM- NFL
TD CLE
JOE JUREVICIUS 9 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 14
CLEVELAND 20 6:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:18 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 23 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:09 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 23 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:09 PM
TD CIN T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 23 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:09 PM- NFL
TD CIN
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 23 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 14
CLEVELAND 13 7:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 2:09 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 17 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:55 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 17 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:55 PM
TD CLE JOE JUREVICIUS 17 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:55 PM- NFL
TD CLE
JOE JUREVICIUS 17 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CINCINNATI 7
CLEVELAND 13 10:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:55 PM - NFL
CINCINNATI 7
CLEVELAND 6 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
CIN BALL ON CIN 15 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Sep 16 1:46 PM - NFL
FG CLE
PHIL DAWSON 39 YD
CINCINNATI 7
CLEVELAND 6 0:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:43 PM - NFL
FG CLE
PHIL DAWSON 39 YD
CINCINNATI 7
CLEVELAND 3 4:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:29 PM
TD CIN RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:13 PM
TD CIN RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:13 PM
TD CIN RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:13 PM- NFL
TD CIN
RUDI JOHNSON 13 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER
(SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK)
CINCINNATI 7
CLEVELAND 0 10:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Bengals vs. BrownsSep 16 1:13 PM
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