Final
Surging Browns to take on Cardinals
Dec 2, 2007 - 12:30 PM Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6) 4:05 pm ESTGLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- Three games into the season, the Cleveland Browns were looking to save their coach's job. The stakes have grown considerably higher.
The Browns travel to face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and continue their push for both a playoff berth and a possible division title.
Winners of two in a row and five of its last six games, Cleveland is one game behind front-running Pittsburgh in the AFC North.
Despite the impressive surge, the Browns are just one game ahead of Tennessee for the sixth and final slot for a playoff berth in the conference.
After a series of close games, Cleveland had a relative breather in last week's 27-17 victory over the Houston Texans.
Derek Anderson threw two touchdown passes and Jamal Lewis rushed for 134 yards on 29 carries as the Browns recorded their first five-game home winning streak since the 1994 season.
Lewis had 91 of his yards in the second half as Cleveland ripped off 13 straight points to break the game open.
"You are going to have two- and three-yard runs, but you make adjustments and those runs start to open up," Lewis said. "It's my time of year to run the football, in November and December."
Kellen Winslow caught 10 passes for 107 yards, marking the third 100-yard game of his career. His 874 receiving yards are tops among tight ends in the league.
The Cardinals will be looking to bounce back from a stunning 37-31 setback in overtime to the lowly San Francisco 49ers, who snapped an eight-game losing streak in beating Arizona for the second time this season.
Kurt Warner threw for an NFL season-high 486 yards but his fumble in the end zone was recovered by Tully Banta-Cain with 5:02 to play in overtime to end it.
The loss dropped the Cardinals two games behind the Seattle Seahawks for first place in the NFC West.
The Cardinals had a chance to win earlier in overtime but Neil Rackers missed a 32-yard field goal wide left with 6:43 remaining.
Larry Fitzgerald had a monster day for Arizona, hauling in nine passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns, including a Hail Mary on the final play of the first half.
- NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 3 7 8 3 21
ARIZONA 14 0 7 6 27 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARI - TD, RODERICK HOOD 71 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 4:15.
ARIZONA 7-0
ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 5 YD PASS FROM KURT
WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 10:01.
Drive: 7 plays, 43 yard
Dec 2 7:17 PM - NFL
CLEVELAND 21
ARIZONA 27 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Dec 2 7:15 PM - NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 3 7 8 3 21
ARIZONA 14 0 7 6 27 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARI - TD, RODERICK HOOD 71 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 4:15.
ARIZONA 7-0
ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 5 YD PASS FROM KURT
WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 10:01.
Drive: 7 plays, 43 yard
Dec 2 7:14 PM - NFL
FG ARI
NEIL RACKERS 19 YD
CLEVELAND 21
ARIZONA 27 1:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 7:06 PM - NFL
FG CLE
PHIL DAWSON 22 YD
CLEVELAND 21
ARIZONA 24 6:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:52 PM - NFL
FG ARI
NEIL RACKERS 33 YD
CLEVELAND 18
ARIZONA 24 12:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:37 PM - NFL
CLEVELAND 18
ARIZONA 21 14:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR
ARI BALL ON CLE 40 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:27 PM
TD ARI BRYANT JOHNSON 1 YD PASS FROM MATT WARE (NEIL RACKERS KICK)
Warner 11-yard pass to Morey on 3rd-and-11 to Cleveland 12.
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:20 PM
TD ARI BRYANT JOHNSON 1 YD PASS FROM MATT WARE (NEIL RACKERS KICK)
Warner 11-yard pass to Morey on 3rd-and-11 to Cleveland 12.
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:20 PM
TD ARI BRYANT JOHNSON 1 YD PASS FROM MATT WARE (NEIL RACKERS KICK)
Warner 11-yard pass to Morey on 3rd-and-11 to Cleveland 12.
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:20 PM- NFL
TD ARI
BRYANT JOHNSON 1 YD PASS FROM MATT WARE
(NEIL RACKERS KICK)
CLEVELAND 10
ARIZONA 21 0:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 6:15 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CLEVELAND 3 7 10
ARIZONA 14 0 14 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARI - TD, RODERICK HOOD 71 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 4:15.
ARIZONA 7-0
ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 5 YD PASS FROM KURT
WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 10:01.
Drive: 7 plays, 43 y
Dec 2 5:26 PM
TD CLE JAMAL LEWIS 6 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 5:17 PM
TD CLE JAMAL LEWIS 6 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 5:17 PM
TD CLE JAMAL LEWIS 6 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK)
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 5:17 PM- NFL
TD CLE
JAMAL LEWIS 6 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)
CLEVELAND 10
ARIZONA 14 1:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 5:17 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CLEVELAND 3 3
ARIZONA 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARI - TD, RODERICK HOOD 71 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 4:15.
ARIZONA 7-0
ARI - TD, LEONARD POPE 5 YD PASS FROM KURT
WARNER (NEIL RACKERS KICK), 10:01.
Drive: 7 plays,
Dec 2 4:45 PM - NFL
TD ARI
LEONARD POPE 5 YD PASS FROM KURT WARNER
(NEIL RACKERS KICK)
CLEVELAND 0
ARIZONA 14 4:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 4:28 PM - NFL
TD ARI
RODERICK HOOD 71 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(NEIL RACKERS KICK)
CLEVELAND 0
ARIZONA 7 10:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Browns vs. CardinalsDec 2 4:14 PM
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