Tecmo Browns - Week 8

DOMINATING DEFENSE LEADS BROWNS TO VICTORY
PHILLIP RIVERS SEEN CRYING SOFTLY ON SIDELINES.

28 Oct 2012
Cleveland, OH

Coming into their Week 8, the Cleveland Browns had yet to play a complete game. Against San Diego, Cleveland finally shook off the ghosts of inconsistency which seem to have haunted the young team. The offense, led by a strong rushing performance from Trent Richardson, marched 89 yards down field on their opening drive. Despite being unable to get into the end zone, Cleveland took the lead with a Phil Dawson field goal. The defense responded by holding San Diego to a punt, sacking Phillip Rivers twice on the Chargers' opening drive.



The Browns went on to score on each of their first half drives. Unable to take advantage of short fields, Cleveland leapt ahead to a 9-0 lead, courtesy of Phil Dawson. The Browns defense remained stout, pressuring Chargers QB Phillip Rivers on virtually every passing down. Rivers only narrowly escaped a safety with time expiring in the second quarter to keep Cleveland's lead at 9.

The second half played out much the same as the first. Trent Richardson, taking away tackles-for-loss, tallied over 80 yards rushing and 51 yards receiving. Trent's dominance both powered the offense and kept Cleveland's defense fresh. Following a Phillip Rivers interception early in the fourth, Cleveland tacked on another field goal to push their lead to 12. In fact, San Diego only advanced beyond the 50-yard line once, late in the fourth with the game already out of reach.

GAMEBALL

The Browns hit full strides in all aspects of the game. Since Football is a team game, this week's ball goes to:

BROWNS HIGHLIGHT

With San Diego driving in the fourth quarter, Jabaal Sheard comes up big to seal the Browns' victory: